Kids say the darnedest things

I was talking to my niece the other day and the boy's had some friends over the house for a play date and my little Miss Gabrielle (2) told her mom that she wanted "her friends Jessie who watches me some times, Arnie Kathy (that's me) and Arnie Jojo to come over and have a play date with her" because the boys that their friends over.

She is just precious and definitely in the will...I swear, she gets me through the tough times with this wait.

Random thoughts

--Work is busy...that's always good
--Michael is super busy...that's even better
--I don't see Michael all that often...that's good and bad
--I'm gaining a TON of weight...NOT good
--Emotional eating...just plain bad
--I bought new sneaker so that I can start walking...that's good
--I'm trying to make myself get off the couch and actually start walking
--I think I need to be hit with a cattle prod! Moo
--Referrals came in for June and they referred 6 days this month
--Am I in morning or am I depressed
--It has taken 8 months to refer 33 days
--We have 332 days before we get our referral...you do the math
--Definitely in morning
--Maybe a bit of depression too...don't tell CCAA!
--I'm thinking about getting a tattoo
--Michael will not like that
--I'm thinking of shaving Cosmo...poor thing...loaded with knots
--Not just shaved, but shots too...poor Cosmo
--No...I don't want to discuss my random thoughts thank you
--I'm really being punished...It's just not going to happen
--It's been raining for a week and I'm just sad...I can't shake it
--Maybe tomorrow will be better...it's going to be sunny tomorrow
--Okay...enough joy for this month...
--Really don't want to talk about my random thoughts...thanks
--It's all just doom and gloom this week

Fingerprints

Today we are off to get our third set of fingerprints. #3!!

We have our I-600 (CIS) approval coming up in October, but we have to start the process in July along with our updated home study.

Graduation...

Wow! I can't believe that my niece Samantha is graduating high school on Friday. I have a TON of nieces and nephews, but I was young (16) when the kids started coming and when Samantha came I was definitely older and had a lot of the party out of my system and could enjoy her so much more.

I went to her award ceremony on Monday and I started to cry seeing her in her cap and gown with all her sashes and pins...I'm just so proud of her!!

We plan on enjoying her as much as we can before she goes off to college.

WE LOVE YOU SAMANTHA!! CONGRATULATIONS AUNTIES GIRL!!

Here she is all dressed marching into the awards ceremony:



And here is a picture of Samantha with her mom and dad...my sister is a wreck...her little girl is all grown up...she looks good in this picture though: