emotions, emotions, and sisters growing up!!

Okay...so today has just been one of those days for me! I realized that at some point in time that reality would sink in that my sisters aren't "little" anymore and that they would soon "fly the coop".  Today my baby sister moved into her college dorm.  Now please realize that she is just 40 minutes away, but the empty room at my parents house will never be quite the same. I cannot express how proud I am of her for everything that she has accomplished in just her elementary, junior high, and high school years. She might be as hard headed as they come....but I know we're more alike than we both care to admit!  Gosh, I need my kleenex!!

Heather is graduating nursing school on Saturday. It seems like just yesterday that she was pushing me in the Barbie jeep! HAHAHAHA! I am also extremely proud of what she has been able to accomplish by completing the Four Rivers Practical Nursing Program through TTC in Humboldt. She is probably the most hot headed sister I have...but she sort of gets it honest! ;)  She is going to be one of the best nurses on the planet. I can't believe you're old enough to be doing this!!

So why am I rambling about my sisters growing up?  Because sometime's it's nice to reflect back on the memories of each other while I type this....memories that are special to me and my sisters that only we share. There's a bond that can't be broken with us...no matter how much we fuss and fight. I love them. They're the best!

New beginnings!

   Well it's that time of year again....time for back to school shopping and tax free weekend.  With Jacob starting back to school it made me think back of some memories of being in school myself.  If you went to Dyer School, you will be able to share some of my memories and I hope that they are as special to you as they are to me!

   If you were in Ms. Martha Phelan's Kindergarten Class, you will remember "The Shoe" and "The Rocket".  How many times did we strive to do our best in everything she asked us to do so that we could take a nap "The Shoe" or have the first play time in "The Rocket"?  Now...we probably wouldn't be able to even crawl into that old thing!  We spent many days out on the playground running to the top of the hill playing on the old wooden playground...often pretending we lived in a castle.  And who could forget those HUGE tires that we would each sit in and tell our best friend our deepest secret of the day! I made some of my best friends in that elementary school...(Kristin Roberts, Lauren Martin, Aerial Horner, Anna Fulwood) Those were the days....      And then came the day when we crossed the street! We had made it to Jr. High School! We thought we were Big Dogs!! We had no idea of what would later be in store for us!  Some of my favorite memories of Junior High were when my 8th Grade Class made a giant whale out of plastic and duct tape. We put to much hard work into that project and it was worth it to us in the end. I couldn't believe that when we graduated 8th grade....and cried like we would never see each other again, that in all honesty, our group of friends would never be "the same" anymore. 

 Our experiences at GCHS were so different that we slowly drifted apart....we all made new friends.  We were still friends in some regards, but our "new friends" began to be the ones that we hung out with the most.  Becoming the Drum Major for the Marching Band and being on the yearbook staff are two memories that I hold very dear to my heart!

   I can't believe that this is going to be our 5th year out of school, Class of 2007! Where has the time gone?  I do hope that those friends of mine are doing well and making all of their dreams come true!