Could it be Magic....

I bought my mom tickets for Barry Manilow this year for her Birthday.

 Long story short, I owed it to her.

 A few years ago in MN I won tickets to his concert on the radio....I was so excited...Flemming was a little less than excited and suggested that I fly my mom out for the show. Well, best made plans, her plane did not make it...so Flemming had to go to the show with me. I think a part of him became a "fanilow" that night....

But this time it was Moms turn...
Who knew that a 78 year old women, who has seen hundreds of Broadway Shows, had never been to a live concert. She Loved It. Best Birthday Present Ever.... and I loved being there with her. My Mom loves big events. She loved the unity in the room. She loved how loud it was so we could all just sing along and not bother anyone. She loved the dancing. Her word for the night...Liberated....She just felt so Liberated. I am a little worried she may become a groupie....

and yes those are tears coming down her cheeks ... she was so happy

Prom

This picture just makes me so happy.....my daughter is growing up and prom is a right of passage. One of those High School moments you always look back on.

There was a lot of stress and planning and tears and stress and planning going into this event (plus the next 2 she will be going to in the next few weeks)

Maddie is a great, beautiful, witty, so witty, smart, insightful, loving, spiritual, girl. If she would just believe in herself as much as we do ..... there would be a few less tears and stress.... But how do you help them believe in themselves and work on that confidence...one way.... You dress them up like a Princess and tell them to go out and have a great time.......

.... As soon as I got her out the door on Saturday she had a great time and forgot about all of her doubts. Her date was a good friend from school, he was such a good sport, did not know any of the other kids at the Mormon Prom. Or even what Mormon Prom is all about. But fit in so well and reported to have a good time himself.

It was fun to go through the first High School prom again .... I would not like to go through High School doubts and insecurities again ... But Prom... Yea that was fun....and that is why that picture just makes me happy....

Me Again

So I've been thinking....about blogging again.... In the past I have turned to my blog for various reasons.... One because friends have bullied me into making post....(no names mentioned..you know who you are)

Two, I do feel terribly guilty and I do think it is a good source of record keeping that I am not doing....

Three...I have many clever friends that blog, and I do aspire to be like the friends I have around me....

But my reasons now for posting are a bit different....they are as follows

1. my favorite social medium, FaceBook, sometimes is not big enough for all I have to say...I have a lot to say.... To myself that is ....

2. I wake up in the morning, and pretty much through out the day, I have full conversations / lectures with myself that I feel need to be written, if only for prove one day when I hear someone famous say it I can say... Hey... I said that.....

3. In times of transition there is always a lot going on in my head that I need a place to let it out... And I am pretty sure my husband is sick of listening and guess what...he doesn't read the "family" blog....and his listen has decreased a bit because he is not living in the same state...

4. But the number one reason is because my fb network is getting to close to my daughters network and so I am constantly worried that if I say something too embarrassing it will ruin them for life..... So I am taking the embarrassment to the blog....because I know they don't read it...nor their friends... If you see several post in a row it is because I am trying to hide the posts.....so let the blogging begin....again....