Report cards. Christine gets so excited when she brings her report card home.

Second trimester just ended for elementary students. This is part of her self evaluation for the second trimester. Everyone have a good day.

No more letters :( After contacting CCF about Melhni Jean it looks like I will never be able to write to her again.

All the letters we sent each other were sent to and from the projects address. She doesn't have our address and I will never know hers. It just doesn't seem right, does it? Just knowing that I will never know how she's doing, and that I'll never be able to send her things that are so special to her makes me so sad:( She loves stickers. When I sent her money for her birthday or Christmas she would always buy something for her mother and her sisters. One year she bought some chocolate for her family and a new school uniform. I'm going to miss all of her beautiful drawings and all the letters. She will always be in my heart. Ok, I'm off to get some tissue. I'm just so sensitive. Sometimes it's a good thing and other times it's not. Everyone have a good day.

Melhni Jean moves:( Little Judy is our new sponsored child.

I'm happy for her family, but we have been corresponding with her for seven plus years now. Sooooooooo many letters that mean so much to me! Yes, I actually had tears when I read this letter. I'm happy to sponser Judy now, but I would still love to keep in touch with Melhni Jean. The letter below says that they are just starting their family. It makes me sad for the children when their parents can't provide for them, and then they go on to have more children. Judy's story sounds a lot like Melhni Jean's.

The trophy

Something that has been so important to me is to teach my girls to think about others before they think about themselves. It could be giving a friend your last piece of gum when you really wanted it or giving ten dollars to a charity instead of buying a barbie. When my mom was up in February she was telling me that I was doing a great job raising my girls to have giving hearts. She said she had a story to tell me about a dance competition I was in when I was five years old. She said that we were backstage after the competition and that I had won the competition and received the trophy. My mom was telling me how proud she was of me. She said that I kept looking over at the girl that had won second place. The girl was crying and very upset that she hadn't won the trophy. After I looked over at her a few times I told my mom that I would be right back. I went over to the girl and handed her my trophy. Her mother said thank you, and my mom said that she could not believe what I had just done. When I came back to my mom she asked me why I had given her my trophy. She said that I looked up at her and said these words, " because she wanted it more than me." My mom said she was pretty upset with me because she was so happy that I had done so well. She said that her anger didn't last long though because she was also so proud of me for what I had done. I don't remember any of this, but I hope the lady still has her trophy, and I hope it means just as much to her now as it did thirty three years ago. I think my mom did a pretty good job in raising me to be a giving person, and I thank her so much for that :) Everyone had a good Monday :)

Failure to obey a red light.

I received a ticket in the mail the other day for the accident I was in. The officers decided that I was indeed the one at fault. So I paid the fine and now I'm waiting to hear about my car. The most important thing is that no one was hurt. It really is a good thing to be aware of your surroundings when you're driving. Like the scarecrow said in the Wizard of Oz, "if I only had a brain." Everyone have a good day.

Goofy song, but I like it. When it's on the radio I sing along. The video is low quality, but the song is all I needed. The Barenaked Ladies, If I had a million dollars I'd buy your loooooooooooooooooooove If I had a $1000000 (If I had a $1000000) I'd buy you a house (I would buy you a house) If I had a $1000000 (If I had a $1000000) I'd buy you furniture for your house (Maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman) And if I had a $1000000 (If I had a $1000000) I'd buy you a K-Car (A nice Reliant automobile) If I had $1000000 I'd buy your love. If I had a $1000000 I'd build a tree fort in our yard If I had $1000000 You could help, it wouldn't be that hard If I had $1000000 Maybe we could put like a little tiny fridge in there somewhere You know, we could just go up there and hang out Like open the fridge and stuff There would be already laid out foods for us Like little pre-wrapped sausages and things If I had $1000000 (If I had $1000000) I'd buy you a fur coat (But not a real fur coat that's cruel) And if I had $1000000 (If I had a $1000000) I'd buy you an exotic pet (Like a llama or an emu) And if I had $1000000 (If I had a $1000000) I'd buy you John Merrick's remains (All them crazy elephant bones) And If I had $1000000 I'd buy your love. If I had a $1000000 We wouldn't have to walk to the store If I had a $1000000 We'd take a limousine 'cause it costs more. If I had a $1000000 We wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner But we would eat Kraft Dinner Of course we would, we’d just eat more And buy really expensive ketchups with it That’s right, all the fanciest dijon ketchups Mmmmmm If I had $1000000 (If I had $1000000) I'd buy you a green dress (But not a real green dress, that's cruel) And if I had $1000000 (If I had $1000000) I'd buy you some art (A Picasso or a Garfunkel) If I had $1000000 (If I had $1000000) I'd buy you a monkey (Haven't you always wanted a monkey?) If I had $1000000 I’d buy your love If I had $1000000, If I had $1000000 If I had $1000000, If I had $1000000 I'd be rich

Kim and Melanie. I miss you guys. It's been much too long since we've seen each other.

I remember going to the dance that night. The three of us without a date. We didn't care about going stag, we just wanted to dance. I have so many great memories from soooooooooo long ago. WHERE DID THE TIME GO? (22 YEARS TO BE EXACT) WE HAD SO MUCH FUN TOGETHER! Click on picture for a larger view.

4 Comments:

• At 9:21 PM, Melanie said…

  Josie! I didn't know that you were going to post this on your blog. Ha, ha. How embarassing!

• At 9:22 PM, Melanie said…

  By the way, I think we all look great!

• At 6:01 PM, Nicole said…

  Sport that perm!

• At 10:36 AM, Kim said…

  Who are those hot chicks anyway? Can I get a phone number? Tee hee hee!!! Didn't know you were going to post us on the world wide web! Geez!!!

I have a dream. Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.

At school Christine's class was told to write about some of the dreams that they had for our world. One of those dreams had to be something that would definitely never come true for her. A treat everyday, like ice cream or cake. She asks me everyday, and I guess it doesn't hurt to ask, but she knows she will never get treats everyday :) I think we all have a dream that the other five will come true. Everyone have a good day :) Just for some history, Martin Luther King Jr. received a "C" in his public speaking class. Although with his passion and overcoming adversity he delivered one of the most famous speeches of all time. Click here to watch his speech. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEMXaTktUfA

THE PARTY..... CHRISTINE'S BIRTHDAY SLEEPOVER :)

The people.... six girls and two boys. The place.... our house. The parent.....me. The prizes.....all kinds of good stuff. Everyone was fighting over the two lollipops. The pinata......A cute mouse that Ashley made years ago. The presents.....A barbie, books, photo album and other girl stuff. The problem....too many pre-teen girls with attitude. The next day at 2:30 when everyone went home......The PEACE :) It was some party. I have never had a sleepover like this, ever. All the birthdays Ashley had and all the friends that stayed over were great. All the kids were very respectful, kind and no trouble at all. Some of the kids that came to Christine's party were very rude, unkind, and VERY disrespectful. One girl in particular had three girls in tears. She is a good friend of Christine's and comes over a lot. She was very mad about Christine inviting two girls that she did not like at all. Of course the girls she didn't like were the best behaved girls. She said some really mean things to one of the girls and I felt horrible about it. Zadra, the sweetest girl tried her best to ignore her, but Taylor just would not let up. Taylor told Christine in a very proud way that she had made Christine cry on her birthday two years in a row. I called the kids together and told all of them that the party was not going to be any fun, for anyone, if they couldn't get along and be nice to each other. All the petty things that they were complaining about. "Hailey glared at me." "Taylor said she didn't like me." "Christine left her room and didn't even tell anyone she was leaving." "Britney said she doesn't want to sleep next to me." It went on like that until they went to bed at around midnight. When we played games the kids argued like crazy about who won. The next morning they all went outside and thought it would be really cool to get all muddy. It wouldn't have been bad except that they didn't have extra clothes to change into. They all came into the house like dirt clods. When each of the parents picked up their child they asked me how it went. I told them that it was a challenge and a few of the parents told me I was crazy to even attempt having six pre-teens stay overnight. One of the dads wished me good luck when he dropped his daughter off at our house. There were times when the kids were having fun, but it never seemed to last very long. I'm glad that Christine had other parties that were a lot of fun :) As parents we wear many hats. We are nurses, teachers, counselors, coaches, taxi cab drivers and the list goes on. Parenting is overwhelming at times, but I wouldn't trade it for the world. Everyone have a good day :) Oh yeah, the girls started out sleeping in Christine's room, but they ended up sleeping in my room. All that giggling in my small bedroom, and I still slept like a baby.