Birthdays and Graduations

Happy Birthday to "The guy with the perfect hair."  He is the sweetest kindest 9 year old boy ever.  He gave me $40 for my birthday. hah. He is the last of the three to turn 9.    Now the officially ages of the grands are 12, 9, 9, 9, 6, 5.  Lots of birthdays lately.  Yes, in case you noticed, he is ladies man already.

Happy birthday to the lady in the monster hat, my sister in law.  She is a gem.  She is also the grammy of the cake sitter.  You will never meet a kinder person.

These two were graduates.  KT. Bug graduated from the Intermediate School to the Middle School.  They had a nice ceremony.  Each child was give either a honor/merit roll or/and a fun award.  She had straights A's and got "The smile that lights up a room" Award.  She walked up on stage and when they said that she flashed that special smile.
Her little sister missed her ceremony because she is an awesome soccer player.  Year around and 5 days a week.  She graduated to the Intermediate School from the Elementary school.  They had a fun clap out, that I missed.  I wish I could share the picture of her and Mr. Perfect hair together on the last day of school.  But it is on my phone.  Mr. Perfect Hair also graduated .  Two of the nines.

This pretty girl, L Belle is the other nine year old.  I think she is staying in the same school.  She's my Colorado girl.  She loves to dance. And she is the first of the six to get braces.  She wanted glasses to but she passed her eye exam.  She tried to cheat but the doctor knew better.

And my Fisher boy Q. graduated from pre-school as he is going to be a Kindy next year.  Oh, I hope they are ready for him.  He knows everything about fish, snakes, toads, frogs and bugs.  He might just be bringing some to school.  I haven't seen his grad pictures but I hear they are awesome.  He's also a Colorado grand.  I haven't seen them for 6 months.  That's the longest ever.  But that will change in just one week.  I can't wait to see them.

Let me see, that's I 2, 3, 4, 5, someone is missing.  Who could that be.

It's Mabel.  She is moving on up to first grade.  Her brother and cousin won't be there next year.  She will make up for them.  She's a tumbler and a dancer and our first grand that has visited the principal's office.  Probably more than once.  To be fair, here is a better picture.

With her Bestie.  Both their brothers moved on to the Intermediate School.  I think they are excited.  Mabel is the one in the dress.

 

Now we did have another birthday girl.  My other sister in law.  I love this picture from a few years ago.  But she is in Aruba right now again.

 

 

Can you see the green intruder?

For this guy, this week hasn't been a happy one.

Piper is still saving space for his sister.  That's her little fleece.  He still checks us out every time we come home to see if we have her.  Hang on little doggy better times a coming.

We had a quiet spot on showings then had two on Thursday night, one on Friday night and one on Saturday.  As always we do our thing, leave and come back later.  This time we thought no one was here and they weren't.  But as soon as I tear apart a drawer looking for something they show up an hour late.  We ask for five minutes to restore the house and they come in while we sit in the car with the dog and the A/C.  Still no offers.
Want to know what I was looking for in that drawer......a ring......that I placed there awhile ago.  Not there.  Then suddenly I remember not seeing my husband's brand new in the box, Kindle Fire.  That was in my dresser.  Yep, it's gone.  We are still searching to see what else was missing.  We will be filling a report with the Sheriff soon.  If it was just the ring, I might say I forgot where I put it, but not the new Kindle.  (Yes, I have misplace my old Kindle but I found it.)  I might add that I have only a few things that I treasure and that are valuable.  Of course this was the case with this ring.  We have an idea that it was a certain person that came "alone" to show our home.  He never filled out the online survey.  Our realtor called him four times and he never responded.  Since then he has changed real estate companies and is in our town.  Not going to judge but just saying.
One other time I lost my heart shaped diamond ring, 1 1/2 carot , my husband bought it for me in St. Thomas.  I looked and looked everywhere.  It was strange that nothing else was taken.  I suspected a friend of my son.  But just a year ago I said something about it and our youngest, you know the one with all the drama, said "No, he didn't take it.  I did, I gave it to Mandy and she wouldn't give it back."  Mandy was a girl with Downs that he went to prom with.  Well that was 10 years ago.  Nice, huh.  So, I do know when something is gone.  My other jewelry was locked or on me. 
Now, and you thought my life was always good.  Nope, just glad that there are more ups than downs.