"Greater"

No One Ever Said Life Is Fair...............

and if you need an example, go see this movie!

This story is beyond AMAZING! 

It is inspiring and heart breaking all wrapped into a make you laugh and make you cry kind of movie!

Oh, and it's a TRUE STORY...........

It is only playing in about 200 theaters nationwide (for some strange reason).

If you live in Indy, the closest theater is in Bloomington. And when you go, be sure to eat at FarmBloomington!!! They'll even put your leftovers in the refrigerator for you while you go to the movie (just be sure to remember to go back and get them :-)

Delaney's grandpa interviewed Brandon Burlsworth just days before his accident and he really did wear the "Drew Carey" glasses.

GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!

The End.

"I look at this girl, with all of her confidence, and her daddy's great big eyes, and think of everything she has given me without even knowing it".......................(After You)

I wish I had thought of that sentence because I would swear it was written for me.

We went to a wedding this weekend and Delaney came home with 23 strips of pictures from the photo booth! I feel like I should help pay for it!!!

"Unofficial" 2016 School Picture

I had Delaney take this selfie on the way to school in case it becomes our "official" picture. I made sure to tell her to put her hair like this and she told me the photographer does their hair. Which explains last year's picture. I politely told her the photographer isn't paying for her picture and retakes means another fight about what to wear, how to do her hair, etc. 

Happy 40th Birthday Daddy!!!

Delaney recently found out that daddy was younger than mommy and she thinks that's so funny.  "I feel like he should be older than you mommy". Her sweet daddy will be Forever Young (unlike her "forty-something" mommy)..................

Tailgating Season

I am pleased to say Delaney made it longer than 7 minutes this year at the game. We both started our day with straight hair but the weather gave us beachy waves! We had a great time with some of our favorite people and Delaney "may" have ended up with cotton candy----(that I did not buy) despite the fact I smuggled in Goldfish and granola bars.

"Big Brother"

And I'm not talking about the show (which I am just not loving this season except when Delaney said "I've never seen Julie Chen wear a side pony" and "this show keeps getting smaller and smaller") #thatsthepointDelaney

Delaney and I went to her cousin Braxon's 1st birthday party which was also a gender reveal party (now do you believe me we like to have babies in this family) for his new sibling arriving in February!! We dressed in what we thought it would be, and as you can see, we were a house divided!!!

And I was wrong.....

Today's "car conversation" on the way to school.....

"Mommy, when I was checking my snaps, I noticed you downloaded a new App on your phone" 

"Delaney, you're exhausting sometimes". "Mommy, when you marry a guy like my daddy, you get a kid like me". And I am pretty sure truer words have never been spoken!! 

Chores....

Delaney has to make her bed before school. Little known fact, as soon as I get up, I have to make mine. I cannot start my day without making my bed. And somedays, that's about all I get done!

This is Delaney's bed that I made.....

And this is Delaney's bed that I didn't make...(I love she gave her stuffed animals each a pillow).  

I'm working on a new chore system. And by working on I mean I found one on Pinterest and now I need to pick up clothespins and wasabi tape and as I like to say "all roads lead to Target". I'll let you know if this system works well for Delaney.

Supplies

List of chores

Viola

(bddesignblog.com)

And I can't not share this story....when I told grandma about this idea she said "what chores does she have"? You know, in that "grandma" tone!!!