Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to me!!

Yep, I'm another year older and hopefully wiser!!

I opened the door this morning to send Raychel to school and was greeted by

a web of PINK!! The "Birthday Phantom" got me again this year!

That evening we had parent conferences for Raychel.

Ward surprised us and made it home in time to go with us instead

of trying to meet up with us.

The conference went great!! Raychel has been getting A's and A+'s on

all her papers and tests so it was no surprise to see her grades

were the same. Her teachers said she is doing great, she is coming

out of her shell and participating in ways I never would have imaged.

She has been doing the morning announcements for the Christmas

fundraiser her class is in charge of, over the intercom for

the whole school to hear! Her reading scores improved 216 words,

they said the average student only improves 100 words for the year!!

She did this in the first quarter!!

We are so proud of all she has accomplished a such a short time.

After the conference we went to dinner at Sammy's to not only

celebrate my birthday but Raychel's great accomplishment as well.

Earlier in the day I received flowers, they were from

my oldest sister Carey. What a great surprise!!

They were so beautiful! They brought a little bit

of Spring with them!