February 2017 Randomness

The happenings of February.....

Macie celebrated the 100th day of school by dressing up as a 100 year old lady! I had been secretly looking forward to this day all year long! And, if I do say so myself..... we nailed it!

Seriously.... too much cuteness!! The rolled socks, dress with tennis shoes, sweater, pearls, rollers in her gray hair, purse, glasses, and especially the tissue tucked neatly into her bracelet.... it was PERFECT! I laughed all day long when I would look at the picture.
And here is her 100th day project!

Brenna has been obsessed with make up lately. I guess it's a 10 year old thing. But she carries it everywhere with her in search of an opportunity to use it. She got such an opportunity at Pops and Memaw's one night.... She found a willing victim.

Memaw is a good sport.

I had to go to Waco one weekend with my FCCLA kiddos for competition. The girls stayed with Josh for two days and then spent the last night with Graddy and Mrs. Kathy. They went to Brenna's volleyball game, and then Brenna went to a birthday party. Graddy and Macie took the opportunity to get into some trouble. He asked her if she wanted a sno cone or lunch first.... dumb question Dad! Of course she wanted the sno cone first! And this is the picture I got!

Boy I love these two.

And after I got home that afternoon from Waco, I was EXHAUSTED! But it was a beautiful day. So we grabbed Maylee and went for a buggy ride!

Some days you just need some fresh air.

We celebrated Valentine's day a little early since Daddy had to work that day. We had steaks (with Brenna having her own since it's her new favorite food...Thanks Nina!) And I made us some chocolate covered strawberries.

One night, Macie was telling her Daddy good night, and she decided he was stinky since he had been working outside. So she held her nose to kiss him....

Crazy kid.

On Valentine's day, the girls (and I) woke up to flowers, cards, and goodies.

Our guy is good to us I tell ya! We are all three loved and spoiled!
The girls wanted to dress up for their Valentine's parties.

And since schedules worked out, I got to go up for their Valentine's parties! And as a special surprise- Nina came and went with me too!

She was so excited to have her Nina sit with her at her table!

This girl was glad to see us too!!

That night, I had my teacher's sorority meeting. So Nina stayed at the house and kept the girls for me. It was their special Valentine's treat, and I think fun was had by all!

After a fun dinner at Boo Rays with Miss Megan one Friday night, the kids and I stopped by Graddy's and Mrs. Kathy's house to say hi. He was working on the boat, so of course two little girls climbed right in to help him out. I captured these two in deep conversation...

After all, they are BFF's ya know...

 The next morning, I woke up and just like that.... it was February 18th. 2 years. My hero had been gone two years. Minute by minute I relived that day just two years ago. It played through my head over and over. How did I not know? How did I not realize sooner that she would be gone so soon? Why didn't I call my Daddy in the middle of the night so he could make it home? Why did I have some of the actions and reactions that I have (or not have)? All of those questions kept rolling through my head. And as hard and often as I tried to stop them, they were still there. They weren't new questions. I've had them for 2 years now. And most days I can just tell myself- there was a reason. Everything happens for a reason. But for some reason on the 18th of February- the questions are very prominent and intense. But the answers I will never know. The one thing I did know was that the void was big on that day. The hurt was a little more intense. I tried to keep myself busy- but there just wasn't enough business on that day to do the trick. Last year- Dad and I skipped town and went to Mimi's for lunch. It was a good day. A hard day- but a good day of keeping my mind occupied. But with the 18th falling on a Saturday this year, and Dad having a fishing tournament- we couldn't make that trip happen. Brenna's volleyball game and lunch with Pops and Memaw kept me a little busy... but eventually the busy ended, and my mind wondered. A lot. My goal for next year is to plan a special day and stay BUSY the whole day. My body and mind functions best that way. It doesn't make the hurt go away...but it sure helps me deal with it better.
In the end- I made it through the day with only a couple of breakdowns here and there. I survived. As I will continue to do. My Mama was amazing, and she would be the first one in line to kick my butt for having a bad day!!