Only a kid for 2 more days!

It's her birthday week......

Wednesday is the big day....

18!!!

only a kid for 2 more days!

Disney Girl

Katelyn had a wonderful time on her Senior Class trip to Disney World! 

They were on the go non stop from Thursday to Monday...

Her poor little feet hurt so bad!

By the last night one of the boys got her and a friend a wheel chair and pushed them around the park...

he was so sick of hearing them complain about their feet! 

Lots of smiles, 

memories 

and new friendships!

Decisions decisions........

It's final.....

She's made her decision....

She is off this fall to University

3.5 hours away...

Her father and I are so proud of the hard work and dedication she has given her school work. I'm happy to say every University she applied to she received a scholarship. The University she choose is a small Catholic University outside Pittsburgh. She was one of 35 students accepted into their accelerated Physician Assistant Program. With continued hard work and dedication in five years she will graduated with her Physician Assistant BS/MS degree.

Now she can sit back and enjoy her Senior year of High School and I can get writer's cramp from writing out checks!!

It's all about Katelyn ♥

Yesterday was a long awaited day for Katelyn....my accessory whore girl!

Remember back in August she had surgery on her torn ear lobe aka butt ear!

It is healing nicely, still a scar...eight weeks after surgery...

Today was piercing day...not the same screams and crying as in Kindergarten...

She gave me the look like holy crap that hurt!!!

So in three weeks she can change her earring and get back to her accessory ways!

Also tonight I made her favorite

Tomato Soup and grilled cheese...recipe from PINTEREST 

It was delicious !!!

Recap from last weeks event...

Last Thursday was National Honor Society induction....here she is..

We couldn't be more proud!

Katelyn my number one girl ♥ 

Do you Pinterest?

We have had so much fun pinning and finding fun things....

One thing I love is the up-do and different hair tutorials.

Not for me....my hair is hopeless...but Katelyn has beautiful thick long hair.

Most days she straightens it and on the real humid days she curls it.

She found this solution on Pinterest it's curl your hair with no heat. 

Basically you put your hair in a high pony and wrap a toeless sock to form a bun. 

If your interested watch the video.

It worked on Katelyn and made amazing curls.

Sock bun...sleep all night with it...

Results the next morning...gorgeous uh?

Happy Thursday all...

I ♥ Katelyn

Here is Katelyn's Homecoming shot....it was this last weekend. I wish I had taken more pictures, I love her dress not too fancy, not skin tight, or too short. She did her own undo by following a tutorial on YouTube. She went with friends, took pictures for yearbook, did some dancing and went to an after party. She said she had fun....and that is the extent of a 17year's conversation.

I love my girl!!

Have a wonderful TODAY!!

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What's your TODAY like?

Twelve years ago at the piercing kiosk at the mall I made a bad call. Katelyn was five years old and we were getting her ears pierced. She was scared and instead of having one ear at a time done I had two girls pierce her ears at once. One ear piercing was really low and twelve years later it finally split resulting in what we refer to as her butt ear!

Butt ear no more.....Katelyn's earring hole split back in November, it looked like a butt crack.

We had to wait five months just to get an appointment with a plastic surgeon and another four months to get a surgery date. This minor procedure could not be fixed by a regular doctor or in the plastic surgeon office. Don't you think a little crazy glue and bam good as new. Heck no, surgical center $$$ surgeon cost $$$$$$ insurance covered NO! The price of vanity and accessories priceless! 

Twenty minutes or so later she was out and on our way. Several stitches and some sterile strips later in a couple months she can get it re-pierced. And my accessory girl once again will be wearing her favorite earrings and not have a naked butt ear!

Happy Friday all!

Big day is here....

Today my 17 year old girl...my baby....my one and only is getting her drivers license! The long awaited day is here...I'm terrified...nervous and a little excited and some what sad! It's a new independence but also a fear as a parent....!!

She's ready....I'm NOT! Please God keep my baby safe!
She passed!! Woot Woot!! Congrats  Katelyn!

Feathers....

Not in a hat but in your hair....My teenager daughter  bought this cute feather for her hair! I'm behind the times....Who knew feather earrings, necklaces and now clips ons for hair are the rage. Or all the rage in our house that is...but I have to say I think it looks really cute on her.

 You can straighten them

 Or curl them

She bought them at Sephora, she bought the natural color but they have a pink and blue also.

I feel like it's the 70/80's all over again....not sure why I'm thinking Stevie Nicks! 

So I leave you with this

Photo Sabatoger,rock star or silly teenager?

I swear every picture my daughter and her friends take, they are sticking there tongues out and or making the peace sign. EVERY picture, are they being funny, cute, annoying or do they really think they are some kind of Rock Star? When I take a picture of her I always say NO tongue! It's smile one, two, three NO tongue! Damn it Kate...delete okay one, two, three I mean it no tongue! ugh......teenagers!