Your Dreams Stay Big, Your Worries Stay Small...

I can't swear to it, but I *think* the arrow is pointing to my kid.

{I was a little emotional at this point.}

Tossing the caps!

John, Tim, Me

{his gown didn't stay on for very long}

Tim & Mama

The whole Dysfunctional Family...John, Shelbie, Andrew in front of her, Tim, Me, and Elayna in front of me.

{I have no idea what's going on with Tim's goofy expression!}

The yummy cake!

The Graduation Card we gave Tim played this song, and we played it at his graduation party. Since the first time I heard this song, I knew I wanted it played at all of my kids' graduation parties. It's very meaningful.

I Survived.

I survived the graduation of my first born child. I actually held up pretty well; I only choked up twice: when all of the graduates, in cap & gown, came walking out, and then when MY graduate walked out.

I got caught up in all of the excitement and only took a few pictures.

Same thing at the party the next day - I took ONE picture, and that was a picture of the cake.

(it was really yummy!)

We had a cookout, chips and veggies and watermelon. Summer stuff!

It was a lot of fun. Good food and good times with good friends & family....who could ask for more?

Today was the last day of school for the younger kiddos. So, it's officially summer break, and I am so glad!

Hope y'all are having a good week; graduation pics to come tomorrow!

Milestone Weekend

Just a quick check-in to post some Fragments!

We're having a busy day today, getting things ready for this weekend. But I had to take a moment for Fragments!

Tomorrow is the big day - Tim's graduation! I can't believe it's actually here. I'm excited! (I'm not freaking out - YET!)

The next day we're having a party for him. We're going to cook out and have some friends & family over.

So, it's a full and busy weekend!

I plan to take lots of pictures. Hopefully I won't get all emotional and distracted and forget!

I've got about a million things to do, so I'm off! Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

P.S. In case you missed it earlier, I'm not ignoring you, my internet is broken. I broke my USB thingy. I'll be back ASAP!

Playing CatchUp

I know, I know; Friday is almost over and I am just now fragging. It's just that I have so much random stuff to post, and finally had a moment to sit down and post it!

I'm trying to get caught up, and starting (sort-of) fresh. So if I've missed anything, I'm sorry, I still love you, smooch smooch.

I am 'marking as read' everything in the reader that's older than one day, and clearing out the mailbox, to save what little is left of my sanity.

I am SO ready for summer break! I feel like life is full of running from this appointment to the next, picking kids up, dropping kids off, soccer practice, soccer games....then, starting all over again. I'm not complaining - I'm just TIRED!

I chose the ladybug dividers because today, after picking up the big kids from high school, I pulled into our lane to find Elayna (who had stayed home with John & Andrew) walking along the wildflowers, holding a ladybug. I love that girl SO much!!

Today I walked into the seasonal aisle of Walmart, which was full of graduation gifts. I immediately teared up, turned around, and walked away. Sigh.

Andrew: Mama, today one of my friends said something about Elayna that was NOT nice and it made me really mad.

Me: What did he say?
Andrew: He said "your sister is a BABE".

Me: Died.

Go check out what I've been cooking and snag some fun new recipes!

Southern Loving Food Blog

Don't forget to visit Mrs 4444's for more Friday Fragments!

And I hope you have a great weekend.

We will be at Soccer Tournaments all weekend!

Go Green!

Now -

Time for Friday Song Sharing!

{virtual} coffee

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I've been seeing these {virtual} coffee posts up recently, and I wanted to join in, but I never remembered until it was too late. Because that's how I roll. But finally, as I was sitting here with writer's block, I remembered in time to join in. So I visited the blog that hosts {virtual} coffee, and fell in love. Go check out Lucky Number 13 - I bet you fall in love too.

First of all, if we were having coffee, we'd probably be at Starbucks. Because I don't make coffee at home. Second, it would probably be in the afternoon. Because I am not an early riser. I would be drinking something with lots of sugar and caramel and vanilla and yumminess. I don't really want my coffee to taste like coffee! Once we got our coffee, we could get down to chit-chat.

Tonight after the kids' soccer practice, I'm going to our Ladies' Bible Study for my church. I usually don't go; weeknights can be so hectic. But I need this; I think it will be good for me.

Did you realize that Mother's Day is THIS weekend? Because I did not. It works out well though, because the kids will be home this weekend.

I can't believe we've only been in our new home for a little over a month. It feels like forever! We really like it here. My garden is coming along nicely. We're starting to see pears popping out on the pear tree. Do you have any good pear recipes?

We have so much going on in our lives. Besides the stressful stuff....let's not even go there! My son is graduating in June. My niece is getting married later that month. And in September, my parents will celebrate their 50th anniversary! We're already throwing around ideas about that celebration. We want to surprise them.

What are your summer plans? We're hoping to spend some time at the beach & springs, camping and swimming. Maybe we'll be able to hit up an amusement park, too.

Well, all this hot coffee has made me thirsty. I need a Diet Dr Pepper!

See you next week!