Birthdays, birthdays, birthdays!

So, the last few days have had a few birthdays, my mom celebrated her birthday on Friday (don't worry mom, I won't reveal your age), my niece Angelee celebrated her birthday on Sunday and my sister-in-law Jolene is celebrating today. All three of them have touched my life for the better in different ways. I guess I should start with the first one, mom I hope you had a fabulous birthday. I love my mom and she is a great example to me. She has had a lot of trials in her life and has come through them with flying colors. There was a time in my life when I would have never imagined my mom being excited about receiving new scriptures for her birthday, you've come a long way mom! Next is my niece, Angelee, she is a true example of diligence and hard work. My sister has done a great job raising 4 girls by herself and Angelee has had a lot of obstacles to overcome. She earned a full ride scholarship to ASU and she knows what she wants out of life. I love you Leebop, hope you had a great day! Last, but certainly not least is Jolene, she is one of my best friends. I can talk to her about anything and she is one of the best moms I have ever seen. Her family means everything to her and she is a great example of what a mom, sister, daughter and friend should be. Jolene thanks for being there for me and I hope you have a fantastic birthday!

Even teenagers say the darnedest things...

The other day I was taking Bailey to a friend's house to play night games. I was asking her about who would be there and what they were going to do. She told me about some of the kids that would be there and then she looked at me and said "I don't think there's anyone you need to be worried about." I thought to myself, even teenagers say cute things, don't they?

One more quick story, Bailey called me after school last week and wanted to know if she could have some girlfriends over to watch American Idol. I told her that would be fine. Later that evening, Bart was due home any minute and her friends were coming in about a half hour, she asked me what I was going to do that night. I innocently said "um, watch American Idol." She replied with a whine, "Ah mom, you can't. I don't want you and Dad to watch it with us." I had a gift certificate to Chili's, so when Bart got home I told him he should probably take me to dinner because we were being kicked out of the house. Later he told Bailey "It's okay if you kick mom and I out of the house once in awhile so we can go on a date." I, of course, was devastated that she didn't want us around. We actually arrived home before it was over and it didn't seem to bother anyone that we watched it with them. Oh well, the life of a teenage parent!