Off to ALL STARS!!

We always tell the kids that Swim is mandatory and dive is optional;however, this summer I told Shelby she had to dive, as it would be her third year diving 8 and under. This I told her, might, put her at an advantage. She reluctantly agreed. Well, now we are at the end of the season and she placed 2nd place in 4 out of 5 meets, got the high point trophy for 8 and under girls, made divisionals and placed yesterday 3rd at divisionals and will now go to All-Stars on Wednesday. Who would of thought!!! She has even told me recently that she would like to dive next year and that she has been having dreams about diving. She's come a long way this summer..from just knowing a front and back dive and front and back jumps to learning a front flip, a back flip, a front dive tuck and she wants to learn a front dive pike. We are incredibly proud of her accomplishments this summer and look forward to what she might do next summer!!! GO SHELBY!

Signs of Spring...

The trees began to bud, flowers bloom, finally signs of Spring. And Easter, of course....another sign and tradition. The famous Easter Egg Hunt at the Dranny's..followed by a fabulous meal.

Routers that warm you....

For those who don't know..we have a cat, Penny, she is a polydactyl cat with very large front and back feet and in general, although not fat, she is a big cat, not quite 3 yet! We laugh a lot about her because she loves Kevin's router for the computer in our room, she squeezes herself onto this to keep warm and take naps, much to his chagrin...I finally got to capture a few photos of her...

One last thing about my birthday....

The best way to end my birthday....




For those who play mahjongg....you know what i'm talking about :-)))

Oops, here's the finished product....

From the Mani/Pedi Day.....

"Dirty" Birthday Wishes!

My neighbor ran over to wish me a Happy Birthday! (of course I wouldn't let him really hug me like this :)

Thanks Lill!

Belated Birthday Posts.....

Since my birthday fell on the first day of Spring Break (oh joy!) I decided to have a birthday eve, eve celebration. The friday before I invited my scrap gals to join me for a breakfast/mani-pedi's/lunch day. I started my morning , in the pouring rain, meeting Michelle and Leslie for breakfast at Bagel City in Rockville. Michelle's son gets out of school early on Fridays so she was only able to meet in the morning. We had a really fun time talking and laughing. Michelle always makes me laugh. Then Leslie and I were going to get manicures and pedicures with Julie at LA Nails. So off we went. It was a nice relaxing morning. After mani/pedi's we went to La Madeline for lunch where my sister in law, Laura, met up with us. I left there and went and did some shopping and then headed home. Despite the rain, it was a lovely way to spend the day and to start off my birthday celebrations. Thanks Ladies..Love you All!!

p.s. My birthday was in April and now I am finally finding the time to catch up on my blogging!