"A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments, soccer games, romances, best friends, location of friend's houses, favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams. A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house."

Lots going on around here lately. Lauren has been on a prom dress finding frenzy. I have literally looked at thousands of styles online with her. So far this is her favorite and this is my favorite. We also like this in yellow. A couple of dresses she liked were over $400. I joked that she'd be lucky if her wedding dress cost that much. I said...if you want a dress like that...you need to talk to daddy. Whenever we try to show him a dress...he just grunts and goes back to watching college basketball. :0)
I ordered her cap and gown and graduation announcements on Tuesday(you don't want to know what they charge for that thin, paper like cap and gown). Chris took her to the ODU campus this week and they walked around. He said she really liked the student center. And as if Lauren doesn't have enough going on already....she is going on an eleven day mission trip to Guatemala the week after graduation(she has been to Guatemala and Costa Rica before). They need her on a team to help translate (she took 5 yrs of Spanish) and choreograph a stick/dance routine. She will be teaching children and performing while there also. How cool is that? So we will be getting donation letters out soon and having a couple of fundraiser dinners at church to help pay her way($1400).
I went up to Ben's school this morning to turn in his read-a-thon packet(got the rest of the donations in yesterday) and talk to his teacher. He has been talking out of turn alot in class. Blurting out answers (without raising his hand)and disrupting. She has to tell him over and over to let the other kids have a chance to answer. His teacher is so sweet and it ticks me off that he won't shut the heck up. He will have consequences when he gets home. I also need to remember to sign him up for soccer tonight. Can you believe it is soccer season already? Practices begin at the end of the month.
Nick was excited to go to school today. He was chosen to read aloud during the morning announcements. A story from a book on black history month. He was told he is the best (out loud) reader in his class. He was very honored.
He has also been talking about a Valentines dance at school next week. He wants to take a girl from church...but I told him I think it has to be a student at the same school. He is checking today. He did like a girl named Alex...but then he made the mistake of telling a friend...who told her. Then she said to Nick "NOT IN A MILLION YEARS". That heartless tramp!
Well I'm off to my sisters house. Kai has afternoon kindergarten and I will walk him to school so Katy won't have to leave the kids(5 of them) to take him. They live next door to his school...and there is no bus. But there is a long fence he has to walk around (behind the apartment complex) to get to the building. So I'm off to be the greatest aunt in the world and brave this 20 degree weather to escort him to his class.