May 10, 2006
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Manic May!
May is a very hectic month in our family. My schedule is full anyway, but this month is really hairy. (Does anyone still say hairy? WOW! I am old!)
It all starts off with Dan’s birthday at the end of April. Then we have Madison’s birthday on May 6, Mother’s Day, Andy’s birthday on May 22, and Betsy’s birthday on May 27. Matt. our son-in-law, has a couple of birthdays in his family during May, and Jess, our daughter-in-law has her brother’s birthday. This year, we also had Madison’s First Communion and Andy and Jess are having a new baby sometime toward the end of the month. We are trying to figure out what day we can tell Jess that she can give birth. Andy and Jess had the baptism of Jess’s brother’s baby. Conversations to set up celebrations for all of these events are beginning to sound a bit like “I can squeeze this in for 15 minutes at 4:00 AM on Tuesday. You bring the cake!”
First Communion is over, so we can cross that one off the list. Madison looked lovely and we had a nice family cookout at Betsy and Matt’s following the Mass. Here’s a picture of Dan and me with Madison at church.
The next event was Madison’s birthday. She decided that she would like to go to LibbyLu’s at the Mall of America with her best friend Maddie. Yes, Madison’t best friend’s name is – of all things – MADISON!! Fortunately, the friend Madison is called Maddie, so it is possible to avoid confusion when talking to or about them.
LibbyLu’s is a little girl’s dream. Staff fix the girls’ hair and add sparkles to their faces and other appropriate spots. Then they get to choose costumes to wear while they are there. The staff works with them on dance steps, then holds a dance and limbo party. Parents stand by taking pictures.
Here’s Madison with her hair up, her sparkles on, and practicing her rock star attitude.
Here are Madison and Maddie together. Rock on!!!
This Sunday morning, we are all going to brunch to celebrate Mother’s Day. The rest of the celebrations are pending, although I did get an email from Matt this morning with a list of gift suggestions for Betsy’s birthday. Now I just have to get a list for Andy and think about what to get for the new baby. Yes, May is a hectic month!
Comments (27)
Wow you have lots of birthdays at once so it must be very expensive for you. My grandaughter Alice makes her first communion in June.
Hi there, cute pics!
What a timing Nancy !!!! I foresee you will be exhausted at the end of the month but it is for happy events .
I see Madison at her first communion Day . She is really lovely . She is also in star rock !
In another style .
Next Sunday we attend the mass of our grandson ‘ s first communion .
Nancy I wish you could be relaxed the most and truly happy on this month . Can I wish that ? Yes of course
Michel
Love
I forgot to anwer : yes , I keep my father in law ‘ s tray . He is in my personal office !!!!!
Love
Michel
ryc: yes, Heather does sell the lip balm. She has lots of yummy flavors. You can check it out on her etsy.com website. Here’s the link.
The girls are so cute, by the way….
Congratulations on the Madison’s birthday and first communion, and on the new baby!
I wish they’d had a Libby Lu when I was a little girl! I would have loved that. We did that with my littlest sister Sierra. She was in heaven.
The two Madisons are just adorable. Sounds like you have a super busy month still ahead though. And I think hairy is okay to say. 
Just don’t say “Right on.” like my hubby. 
Wow! Sounds like you are busier than I am! We are knocking out a birthday and Mother’s Day this weekend and have another birthday towards the end of the month. That’s about it on this end of the world but my mother says this is the last year she’s planning any of our birhdays because it is too hard to find a time when we can all get together! Last year, the August birthdays were celebrated in September with the July birthdays!
Be sure to get some rest in between all your goings on!
Wow! Sounds like a lot of great things going on – and they’re still comin’! Have fun and good luck! Those are great pictures of Madison! That is too funny about her friend having the same name!
Thank you for your lovely comment regarding the new layout as well, Nancy… hope you have a lovely rest of the week!
There is a Private comment for you at my site.
In the merry, merry month of May! Cute pictures.
wow great photos have a good time on sunday
I believe that yes it is possible to be tolerant and stand up for yourself, but it is more logical to be loving and stand up for yourself.
What do you think?
Most definately a busy month! Those pics are great! I especially like the first one. Proud moments are worth hanging on to.
BE blessed!
Steve
Good heavens, love…you ARE gonna be a busy lass. Here’s to stamina and lots of naps!
She’s a doll baby and that outfit looks adorable on Madison. Congrats on the first communion.
Wow what a schedule. I’m glad it’s ours and not mine. I don’t think I could handle it.
Madison looks adorable. Happy Birthday to … well … everyone!
May for a teacher is always crunch time, and to have all those other things going on….whew! Madison is so cute! She is going to be quite the heartbreaker. Have a wonderful Mother’s Day.
Tomorrow is my birthday and the 27th is my older daughter’s birthday!!
Happy Mother’s Day, Nancy!!!
XOXOXO
Bev
nice pictures! hugs fancy
Tolerance is essential to any Socratic Discussion. As for others, tolerance is only essential if the purpose is to learn and grow from other’s ideas and being divorced frompassion does not pose a moral, ethical or practical problem.
madison is so beautiful
have a happy may!
An AL alumni huh? What kind of activities were you in? Maybe we are in some same things. Plus, who were the faculty and administration when you went there? You’re more likely to have graduated with my father than my grandparents, seeing how they are all around 80 or 90. Also, my mom didn’t attend school at AL so you probably didn’t graduate with her. What was your graduating class? I might be able to dig up an old yearbook of dad’s and find a picture of you. That’d be interesting.
CUTE! srry about my site being difficult to read, i like seeing the picture and i usually highlight things to read them anyway, but ARG I WILL COMMENT LATER, STORM MAY LOOSE CONNECTION!
YESH STORM IS OVER! but oks, so my reasoning is we do have free will, god is all knowing, he knew us before birth, he knows what we’ll decide, and when. see, if you think your straying from the path, god planned you to realize that and to get back on even tho technically you were on now that it is past. yea i confused myself. lol but its what i personally think, so ttyl!
-charlotte
We stopped by Libby Lu by Disney Land during the trip. The girls just love that place.
ryc: Thanks.