more beautiful Ruth

Ruth National Honor Society again

This evening Ruth was inducted into Jr. National Honor Society for the second year....no suprise here says the proud parents!  In planing for this  we picked out her dress a few months ago.  It is form fitting and show that yes, this child had a fugure and we are not totally sure when that happened.

Sara took time with her, great big sister, and did Ruth's hair and makeup.  I understand the eyeliner was a big to-do and everytime Sara went at her with it, she would blink, and then giggles all around.....I stayed out of the way for the final reveal.....and it was amazing.

Check out our beauty!

Color me....black?

Sara is planning out the upcoming soccer banquet with school.  Next she wanted to color her hair with a deep auburn like a friend of hers did. RULE #1----only temporary color!!  So we get something that we think will work and hit it and it came out......black.  There is a little bit of color in the sun if you are looking for it, but her hair is too dark to do, at least as a temporary color and that is all I am going for now.

Ruth the Artist

Today Ruth went to an art competition through school.  She took a bus and it was an all day event.  She took a first place (1) ribbon for her drawning.  It is really good and will for a while hang in the school on display.  There were maybe 15 other kids from the class that took a 1.

Model is born

Man, I need to invest in a better camera!!!

Tonight Sara had her first modeling job. She did fantastic. This is the first outfit she had. It included her cowboy boots. She was a natural, much better than she did yesterday at practice. I think I will look into some modeling for her.

EASTER

We had a good Easter. We went to my parent's house for the extended family get together. This of course included wonderful food. I loved the fact that for the first time, my kids helped w/ the dishes and I did not have to do any....love them!

We had of course the traditional egg hunt for the "kids" which incluse 14-29, so we use the term sparingly. This year there was cash in all eggs, of course when Ruth and I helped my mom with the last 38, we included monopoly money, a rock, pine needles, key chains, some mulch, and any other strange thing we would think of.....we are heading to the "let's get silly with this and have a few laughs" phase of life.

We had some great games of washer, a game of croquet, lots of card games, and lots of love.

What a day! Tornadoes, hail, wind, rain

They are saying that there were 15 tornadoes in 4 hours...one city got hit by 3!

Look at the twin tornado storms we had today. Can you say duck and cover! We are so very blessed that these two massive and destructive storms went up with us in between. We did get some very impressive winds & rain, but no circulation or hail. I am almost finished w/ my tornado hideout under the stairs and today I added helmets. I think this will be one of the normal springs when we get the usual tornadoes so I want to be prepared.

It hit the towns on both sides of us, but not us. My sister and her husband n of FTw are OK too.....

Model Sara

These are a few of very many photo that were shot today. I know moms are prejudice for their kids, but I think mine is beautiful!

Sara is getting ready for her first modeling job. She is excited and it is a learning experience in what is involved. Following is the newspaper article on what she will be in.



Alexander Portrait Designers will showcase some of top teen models at the Project Revolution fashion event, planned for April 10 at Aristide Event Center.Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for adults. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Young Minds, Inc.

After seeing the potential in the young leaders that created Young Minds, Inc., Glenda Beckwith, owner and photographer at Alexander Portrait Designers, asked area businesses to join her in this worthwhile cause.Area partners include Aristide Event Center, Classy Concepts, Aspirations, Mary Kay-Kim McClure, Rue 21 and Industrial.Young Minds, Inc. is a student-run non-profit organization providing support for real-life issues facing Mansfield students.Their current campaigns include "Put Your Foot Down Against Bullying," a bullying prevention and awareness campaign, and "Dress Smart", a school-based clothes closet providing professional dress clothing for students preparing for interviews, presentations or events.For more information about Young Minds, visit facebook.com/pyfdab.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/04/02/3853939/fund-raising-fashion-show-planned.html#storylink=cpy