A Thorn Among Roses

yep...i allowed it. i never allow it. but paige had a photography project...steps and motion and so, i thought i'd be the cool mom and let the jumping beans...jump! it was kinda fun just being the mom...the director...the laughing lady on the side while paige did the work. and i also found a little self portrait of paige too! she might kill me, but its still cute!! Hosted by Cecily and Lolli

softball call out meeting was today at the high school... and so i can smell the brick dustin the air. ok, so we have been in year round travel all this time, but this is p's chance to make the varsity softball team...as a freshman. it will be hard. it will be a challenge. but she'll do her best...and it's all for the love of the game.

what's in a name? well, trouble, when it comes to paige... not in a really bad way, but in a "destructive" way. some things never change, you know... paige was "that" kid...the one that followed directions the first time. almost never had to be reminded of rules anywhere. she was polite and darling, looking very much like a precious moments little girl with her big brown eyes and her toe head blonde hair. one thing...the one thing that paige did {okay, there were two...but more on that at a later time} was write her name on everything! my handmade natural, unfinished leather couch...scratched her name right in the side of it. then, said she didn't do it. hello...your name was the clue. the bathroom wall...lysol-ed a big arrowed heart with "her bio dad's name + mom"...then said she never touched the lysol. the smell didn't evacuate for 3 months...and we had to repaint the wall in the end to cover it up. so you know that when ryan was inst...