It's My Life

The weekend is winding down. There are only a few more hours left in this day meaning a new week will start momentarily. Time is running out. We are only two weekends away from The Boy's high school graduation. Graduation preparations have taken over our lives. My living room has become one giant party planning craft room. I have project after project in multiple stages of completion. My technology skills have been put to the test as I try to create a graduation video. I find myself exhausted but sleepless as I run through to-do list and budgets nonstop in my head! With all of that said, the past two weekends have brought a small reprieve. They have been prom weekends.  I found myself immersed in tuxedo's, gowns, flowers, photographs, and dancing if only for a few moments! One last high school tradition before graduation. This years prom festivities were so different from last. Last year he attended two proms. One he went with a group of friends and the other a blind dat...

I don't know about anyone else's family but ours occasionally has a day that is over scheduled. Here is our Insane Saturday! 9:00 a.m. Wake The Short Chic up to do hair and make-up. 10:00 a.m. Visit to local florist to pick up flowers. 11:30 Full Make-Up, Hair and Dress Rehearsal for Dance Recital I love rehearsal. It allows me to get up-close great shots without blocking anyone's view! 1:00 First Tee-Ball Game of the Season.  The Boy also had a baseball game but we had to miss the first hour because of tee-ball. Here is our group of girls getting ready for their game. Having a proper game face is an essential part of our strategy. 2:00 We won! {Yes, I admit no one actually keeps score in a tee-ball game. But I know we had 5 outs and they only managed to get 1 on us. That means we won!} 3:00 The Boy also won his first game. 3:15 to 3:45 Nap time! 3:45 The Boy showers and dresses for Prom. Round Two for Hair and Make-Up for T...

My social media news-feed is full of photos of young people in pretty gowns and tuxedo's. Every time I turn it on there are more photos to see.  It is Prom time. A right of passage of dressing up and dancing the night away. Every year up to this one, I have just sat back and enjoyed the photos in my news-feed. But not this year. My favorite photo from The Boy's prom This year was different. This year The Boy was old enough to attend Prom. Once I moved beyond the excitement that he is growing up and has reached yet another milestone I had a lot of unanswered questions and more than a few worries.  Would he drink? Would he stay safe? Would he make good decisions in the face of others? Like every other teen going to prom he thought he would get a party bus, hang out with friends, and he would be able to party the night away. I also know that he thought it was okay that members of his party planned to drink alcohol. His school  like so many schools now offer safe alte...