James Grad Party!

We had such a nice time on Saturday at James party! 

Zach took these pictures of James & I, this one below turned out the clearest!  :)

Great turn out!

Lots of food!

Amazing support!

Cousins by the chocolate fountain…

 

 

 

 

 

 

No wonder we ran out of chocolate 15 minutes before it was over!!  My sister said she had to tell the kids quite often to get a plate & go sit down!!  I am so glad they all loved it!!  (I didn’t get any though!!)

James’ memorabilia tables…

Decorations…

Food!

Friends & Family…

 

“Thank you” seems way too inadequate for all the love & support we received this weekend!!  WOW!  God is good!!

(now if only I had hired a photog for the day!!)  Oh well!!

Pam

Graduation Day!

 

  Singing last song…

With both his parents…

with me…

With Grandpa & Grandma..

Pam

The end of a really good book…

Have you ever read a really, really good book?  I book so good that you get to the end and you just hate that it is ending?

You know there is a sequel but you don’t have it quite yet, so you are finishing the book, sad that it’s over…

That’s what came to me this morning as I was continuing to finish up the end of my oldest son’s senior year.  And move into the next season of his life…

There is never again another season quite like this one… And never will there be a season again where all my kids are here together…

It’s extremely difficult to believe that the next seasons will be just as good, even though I know that they most likely will be very good… They will be different… Good thing I trust The Author…

 

Tomorrow I will be driving around picking up the food…

Saturday we will be decorating & making the food up.

Party is from 4-7 on Saturday.

 

We are going to be having turkey & ham sandwiches, vegetable tray, chips, hot wings, chocolate fountain…

I have lots of help & support.

My ex-husband and his family will be coming.  REALLY struggling with that.

My back has still been giving me quite a bit of pain today.

We could use your prayers.

I put each of these songs in James’ slide show, I won’t post the whole slide show here, too long…but it will show at his party.

Pam

Track Banquet 2010

Last night we had the track banquet & swimming… more jumping…

These are the two guys who James is going to college with & rooming with, Alex & Tim…  All 3 have track scholarships!

Coach Bragging on James…

Coaches picking on Zach…

The senior track team members… They each got a plaque with all their track accomplishments on it… Big Al is still in the competition, throwing Shot at State this Saturday (& missing our party!)

They gave “mock” awards at the end…

Zach’s was “The ‘I can tick Coach M off faster than anyone’ Award”

James’ was “The ‘ADHD’ Award & The ‘What Earring Coach?’ Award”

Zach & Kurt (the friend who wrecked in front of our house last weekend)

& more jumping!

What a lot of fun!

Pam

5th Grade Graduation {Lucas}

Tonight my 4th child, Lucas had his graduation from elementary school…

With Grandpa & James (he told James he got to graduate before him!)

With Grandma & Grandpa

With his teacher Mr. Moser, (Lucas is standing on a chair Mr M is so tall!)

With me…

Congratulations Lucas!!  I am very proud of you!

Pam

If I could freeze the hands of time…

This may be the season in life I would freeze… I am not feeling ready for my first child to leave the nest… feeling emotional… ready for the much planned & anticipated & worked for future… but not really…

James Grad Party is Saturday night.  I have rented a reception hall.  The food is all planned, ordered, waiting a full day of pick up on Friday…

Saturday we will decorate.

Make Food.

Lots of people will help me.

James’ dad may or may not show up.  Either way it will have to be dealt with emotionally.

Can’t wrap my mind around how he shows his face after all of this… can’t go there.

I woke up this morning with some major (can’t bend) back pain… getting a massage & a chiro appt today….

We could really, really use prayers this week…

This past weekend was full of kids, food, sun, rain…

Saturday night Zach had friends over…

Then, one of the boys took home 2 of the girls, and then drove back to our house (without my knowledge & law says he’s not supposed to be out driving after 10pm or drive passengers).  He lost control on our gravel road & flipped his car in front of our house.

The rest of the kids watched it happen, came in the house screaming, I called 911, I was still on the phone with 911 when Kurt came running up to the house telling us he had just flipped his car.

So scary, so amazing he wasn’t hurt at all.  Car is totaled.  Parents weren’t pleased with his choices to break the laws & drive when he did… it wasn’t fun.

We all waited around it after 12:30 for the tow truck to come and flip over the car and take it away.  Totaled.

Sunday was nice, relaxing.  James had friends over & we had some family over.  We had a bon fire & the kids slept in the tent.

Monday it rained.

Hard.

Water in the garage.

Water in the basement.  Again.

There is never, ever, a dull moment around here.  You know, just in case you were wondering.

Please keep us in your prayers this week…

“Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

Isaiah 40:31

Placing my hope in the Lord.

Pam