Today is Savannah's 15th Birthday. And as has been the custom for the last 15 years, it is icing outside. Every year during the week of Savannah's birthday, we usually have some of the worst winter weather for our area. This birthday was no different, so the "going out" plans that we had, had to be moved until tomorrow. She didn' bat an eyelash, though. Not a hint of discouragement. Just, "That's O.K., mom. Today will still be fun. And now we have something to look forward to tomorrow!" Sweet, sweet girl.
I woke up this morning wanting to see everything layered with a blanket of snow, and instead saw that everything was encased in ice, and it was still coming down. So, I got out of bed, headed for the coffee machine, and then went around doing all the winter-check-list things that you have to do when you could be without power. Then I fed the birds, read my Bible, and hit the treadmill.
*Before I typed that sentence, we had not actually lost power, but I kid you not, just as I typed that...the power went out enough to reset everything, so we may not be out of the woods yet!!*
I made Savannah pancakes for her breakfast, and before I could get my one bite of my OWN breakfast eaten, Jackson bounded into the room to cheerily tell us all that he had discovered that he had 3 actual armpit hairs.
The day hasn't really gotten a lot better.
These are my happy place right now. I got them a few weeks ago at the JCrew outlet store for practically nothing. I Love them. And everytime I have to have a congratulatory discussion with Jack about his armpit hairs, I sneak into my room and pull these beauties out of their box and smile at them. (It's all I got right now, people.)
Cheers!
Melissa
6 comments:
Shoe therapy speaks to me!!! I hope Savannah had a wonderful birthday!! It's great to hear from you again!
Happy birthday, Savannah!
It will take more than shoes, even really great shoes, to cheer me when Travis springs armpit hairs on me. You are a strong woman.
Happy birthday, again, Savannah!!
ROFL at the armpit hair!!
OH, my goodness... armpit hairs? Already? Jack is not that much older than James, so this is about where I am going to put my fingers in my ears and start singing loudly and off-key to drown out the rest.
*LALALALALALALALAAAAAA*
And Savannah, honey, you deserve Happy Birthday wishes that are, um, separate from the other things going on in your house. So, here you are:
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Happiest of Birthdays, Savannah!!
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That is a gorgeous picture, by the way. You are such a beautiful girl, inside and out. I hope this year is spectacular for you in so many ways.
Dy
Happy belated birthday! Gorgeous picture!
As far as the shoes... whatever it takes to get through winter. And armpit hairs.
=-)
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