Today,

my eldest niece graduated from the eight grade (she'll be 15 the end of Nov). We went up to my brother's in OC last night because we had to get there so early this morning. It was awesome, except for one thing......we sat in the HOT sun for about two hours (thank goodness i put a ton of sunscreen on before we left). Being that there were 803 (no, that is not a typo - bigger than my high school graduating class 18 years ago) graduates, they had to use a high school football stadium to fit everyone. It was a lot of fun though. After the graduation, we went to lunch to celebrate with just the family. She had her own pool party with her friends back at her house this afternoon.

Here's hoping everyone has a fun, safe and blessed summer.

Next year we'll have two graduates. My second eldest niece will say farewell to sixth grade (on to middle, which for them is only two years) and my one and only nephew will say "Peace out" to fifth grade (on to middle; for him its three years).

Please go to...

www.lifetomotion.com - click on the three kids on the left side of the page. These children were killed in very tragic traffic accident on May 4th. The mother and grandmother were badly hurt, but are recovering. Please say prayers for this family that they continue to get through this.

Ok, so May...

was a pretty busy month with Mother's Day and birthdays. June holds more birthdays and a graduation. My eldest niece is graduating from the Eighth Grade; high school next year....YIKES. I remember my eighth grade graduation; the trip was to Disneyland. She was able to go to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Virginia...NOT FAIR! She ended up having a fantastic time; and took a grand total of 450 pictures!! The birthdays are my sister-in-law and my second eldest niece, who's turning 11 next week.

May birthdays included my eldest brother and my youngest niece (father/daughter), who turned seven.

Health wise, I'm having problems with my leg again (still); I'm supposed to be going in for another ultrasound, but have no clue when. Still on the Coumadin and will be for another three months or so.