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. She one of those people who is a great friend, but really, she is family, like my sister. I met her my 2nd day of my freshman year in college back in the fall of 1990! I knew nobody at the university I went to, and she was also a brand new freshman, and we just hit it off. We've been super close friends ever since. She now has two boys. Her oldest is almost 12, and her second is now just turning 2 years old (yes, a big gap!). Anyway, she is now a single mom, and for her 2 year old, I with her in the delivery room (I drove her to the hospital when "it was time"), and was right by her side when he was born. It was so special! So, I've had a special bond with her baby (now 2 years old). 
I really don't know but the Home EC teacher is enjoying it, and Toree is learning to sew... 
laughing ok, sorry...just could NOT resist that one. 
I'm not even good at naming pets, so I can't think of anything!Hello everyone,
I am exhausted today but the wedding went off perfectly.
It was so nice and casual, just like the bride and grooms personalities.
I will post photos this week.
Will just tell you a couple cute things that happened.
They had a Hill billy wedding cake for their wedding. The decorated tiered cake will be at the reception next saturday.
For those who arnt country folk like us, you probably have never heard of a hillbilly wedding cake. I assure you it is real.
You make a layer across the cake plate of hostess twinkies, then using wooded skewers you stick together layers of Suzy Q's, ding dongs, zingers, yellow and chocolate cupcakes and you stack as high as the weight will support them. They added a few small frosting red rose buds to finish it off.
Then on top were 2 tiny statues of black labs. One with a black ribbon and the other with a white lace ribbon.
Those represented their 2 labs, Lefty and Poncho, who were the ring bearers. Their dogs had the identical ribbons on with the rings attached.
They followed my son to the gazebo for the ceremony and then laid down until the rings were needed.
Once during the ceremony Lefty let out a huge burp and everyone laughed including the minister.
Also my son never proposed to Belinda. They just talked about getting married and it went from there.
She always teased him about that. He told her since he didnt proposed then he could sneak out and not break his word
So just as the ceremony was about to start the minister paused and Randy proposed. She was so surprized (already so nervous) she put her hand on her hip and said rather loudly , Now you ask me!!! Then she turned to the guests and told them he had not proposed yet.
Then she waited for the minister to start and he didnt.
I told her, Belinda you didnt say YES!!
Oh, I didnt answer. Yes I will marry you. Then the ceremony began.
Randy had set this up with the Minister ahead of time to pause and then wait if she didnt answer him.
She was just so excited and nervous she wasnt thinking clearly.
We arrived about 90 minutes prior to the ceremony because they were servimg food for their guests and time to meet her family. When we arrived the bride was in a simple house dress and bare foot running around asking if different things were done. Just panic mode. Her sisters told her to relax and sit down but she was just to psyched up to do that. Eventually they got her back to get dressed.
My son was no where ot be found. He had gone to the store for something but I told her he was headed to Mexico!! Just being helpful
I wont bore you with other things but I thought you might like to heard the few things that were not typical for a wedding.
I am exhausted, will post photos soon,
Kathy
Sounds like yours sons wedding would make a good TV show!!
Kathy thanks for sharing about your sons wedding, it sounds like you all had a blast!
Kristi, I have never seen them hand out leis, just bandana's for pirate night.
We went to get DD's passport yesterday. Things didn't go according to plan, first i forgot to take her SSN with me. I figured she already had a passport, and i had that plus her birth certificate with me, nope need SSN. So we called my FIL and asked him for it, no problem he gave it to us. So paperwork got done, pictures got taken $115 later we are all set, or so i thought! Later that evening my stepson was over and he asked why we needed his SSN from grandpop?? Turns out that my FIL had given us my stepsons SSN, which we then put on DD passport app
So now i have no idea what to do, i am going to try and call the place where we did the application tomorrow morning, but i am sure it already went out in the mail, oh this is not good
We went to get DD's passport yesterday. Things didn't go according to plan, first i forgot to take her SSN with me. I figured she already had a passport, and i had that plus her birth certificate with me, nope need SSN. So we called my FIL and asked him for it, no problem he gave it to us. So paperwork got done, pictures got taken $115 later we are all set, or so i thought! Later that evening my stepson was over and he asked why we needed his SSN from grandpop?? Turns out that my FIL had given us my stepsons SSN, which we then put on DD passport app
So now i have no idea what to do, i am going to try and call the place where we did the application tomorrow morning, but i am sure it already went out in the mail, oh this is not good
Kathy thanks for sharing about your sons wedding, it sounds like you all had a blast!
Kristi, I have never seen them hand out leis, just bandana's for pirate night.
We went to get DD's passport yesterday. Things didn't go according to plan, first i forgot to take her SSN with me. I figured she already had a passport, and i had that plus her birth certificate with me, nope need SSN. So we called my FIL and asked him for it, no problem he gave it to us. So paperwork got done, pictures got taken $115 later we are all set, or so i thought! Later that evening my stepson was over and he asked why we needed his SSN from grandpop?? Turns out that my FIL had given us my stepsons SSN, which we then put on DD passport app
So now i have no idea what to do, i am going to try and call the place where we did the application tomorrow morning, but i am sure it already went out in the mail, oh this is not good
Can't wait to see pictures! I have to admit I had never heard of a hillbilly cake, that's a riot! I think I'm just going to use a christmas stocking for the FE, we have one with a Winnie the Pooh head on it that would be cute I think ?
