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The results are in!

Wow what a day we had! I can't believe how well the girls did on there entries!

 

Big E won Intermediate Champion fondant cake, and Grand Champion fondant cake! WooHoo! She gets to auction it off on Saturday, she is already trying to figure out what she will buy with her money. Last years cake went for $500!

 

Miss H won a Senior Champion on her frosted cake and a won the Grand Champion Baked good!

 

Little E won a ribbon too. She is a clover and they all get the same ribbons. She was really proud of herself!

I am so proud of my girls! They worked really hard on their fair projects.

Little E's Locks Of Love

After I was diagnosed with breast cancer in January of 08 Little E told me she wanted to grow her hair out for Locks Of Love. Now I just thought that was the sweetest thing. She saw me loose my hair and I think it was her way to do something for someone else going through the same thing. I think that is pretty great thinking for a 5 year old.

Yesterday was the day for her big hair cut. She has been so excited about it!

 

We had a little photo shoot before we left.

 

 

I think she was really enjoyed it, maybe a little too much.

 

When we got there she wanted to go first.

 

Our hair dresser put her hair in a pony tail and cut away.

 

 

She was so proud of herself and skipped around the salon and flipped her hair around while her sister got her hair cut.

 

When we got home we had another photo shoot.

 

 

I am really proud of my little girl! Her donation will make someone very happy and more comfortable with the way they look. What a wonderful gift to give!

Perfect practice weather!

For this! Little E has been riding up a storm without her training wheels! Good Job sweetie!

Riding without training wheels! from Sarah S. on Vimeo.

(her bike helmet doubles as her riding helmet) :)

Found it!

Well I get the airhead Mommy award for the year. I bought Little E a big stuffed pony for Christmas, and the other day I was thinking about it. I didn't remember her playing with it. I do tend to forget things once and a while, but have never done this before. It left my mind again until Sunday. I remembered that I did not give it too her for Christmas, and that it must still be hidden somewhere.

 

Well it was a really good hiding place but I finally found it! She loved it of course, being the horse lover that she is.

I feel really bad that I forgot about it though. Sorry Little E!

Her name is Bella.

I am thinking I should have held it back for her birthday next month, but I could not bare the thought of it being forgotten again.

I am such a proud Mama!

Today was one of those days when I am a very proud Mama. The day started out with Little E waking up with pink eye. I felt so bad for her I knew she was uncomfortable. I called it into school to let them know about her being absent. The receptionist said "I guess you will not make it to the awards assembly today?" I said no. She hung up and I thought nothing of it.  A half an hour later she called back and said that I might want to get someone to watch Little E because she thought I SHOULD be there. "As a mother I am telling you that you would want to be there, that is all I can say". Can I just say I love my kids school?

Well I was intrigued, what could it be? I had an idea but was not completely sure. I got my husband to cover for me at home and got to school just in time. I was nervous during the whole assembly. Little E got the perfect attendance award, but she was absent, it was a bit ironic.

As the assembly continued Big E was called up for her awards first honors, computer and perfect attendance, I was very proud. At the end of the assembly they give out a very special award. It is called the SJA award and it is given to one middle school student and one lower school student from the whole school. Big E got it for the middle school. To win the award you must show good citizenship, kindness, good friendship, and must be a good student. I was so very proud of her. I tried to take a picture of her but the lighting was all wrong in the church.

 

Afterwords I tried to take her picture and she glared at me and said not here Mom! I felt like the paparazzi. God forbid if I embarrass her in front of her friends!

We stopped for ice cream on the way home.......

 

I gave her lots of high fives and hugs. She came home and did her homework, being the conscientious student that she is.

Way to go Big E, We are so proud!

Miss H got second honors yesterday in an assembly at her school. Parents are not allowed to attend. She wouldn't want me there anyway, To much parental embarrassment.