Moms, Prom and CD-Rom

Happy Mother's Day! So for whatever reason, this holiday is one of the toughest to be away from home. I am thankful that Tim is not working today - he and Lula are taking such good care of me :) For anyone who isn't familiar with the formal wear industry - it is PROM season. Our friends and spouses are working crazy hours, 6 to 7 days a week. But it is all worth it; it is their "go-time" and it quite the rush for them....and exhausting.

For me, it's randomly appropriate that Mother's day is this weekend, as earlier in the week I had a dream with both of my grandmothers in it. My Grandma Ford was rocking my baby girl, she was so long on her petite lap - but Barb didn't mind a bit. Lula was asleep and Grandma just kept repositioning her, holding her close and rocking her. Not sure what spurred the dream - maybe it is my Kodak Pulse that rotates photos from the last 7 years :) Anyway, it was a blessing of a dream. I miss my grandparents so very much!

Which brings me to CD-Rom - Kodak Gallery has sold out to Shutterfly - gesh, now I have to go through and order CDs of all my photos of the past 8 years! They will transfer to Shutterfly, but I'm taking NO chances!

Again - HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! To all of the wonderful and inspiring ladies in my life, both here and those that have gone on to heaven. Love you all! Being a mom is the absolute best thing that has ever happened to me, and I am truly blessed with some of the best examples one could hope for. Thank you Lula Claire, for making every day so special. I love you!

Ready for Spring and Healthier Weather

For those not in VA - let me start by saying we really haven't had winter this year. However, our temps go from upper 20's to 70 in just a couple days...and it is terrible for my household and our immune systems! For whatever reason, we just can't get healthy. We spent the holidays with bronchitis, which faded into a few weeks of head colds, recovered slightly, and end up with the tummy bug...add teething to this for our toddler, and it makes for JOYOUS times. We've missed work, parties, the Superbowl and other events...not a fun start to 2012. So even though we haven't had a rough winter and I'd love for Lula to experience sledding and some really good snow, I am ready for steadily increasing temps and sun. That means I either need an extended vacation (take me to the beach), or fast-forward to April.

In other news, Lula had a new first - wearing mommy's shoes.  Now this warms my heart!

Mommy's chus

She amazes me - even when she is having a bad day or not feeling well, she still has fun every day. You have to love the imagination and ingenuity of a toddler. Whether she is wearing a bowl on her head, or mommy's big shoes, the bottom line is she is having fun. She can tear up the house, shred a roll of toilet paper in the living room (yes, she has), or make pretend food to feed her babies and animals. She makes the sun shine in this house everyday. So bring on the cold, flu, crazy weather...inside the Stamps house, there is a warm-front!

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