Something Old is Something New

After what can, on the light side of things, be considered a crazy week, today I did something I used to do often, but haven't been able to do a lot lately.

I got to see Ann Marie and Sophia and Stella.

Ann Marie is my mom's youngest brother's wife. As far as I am concerned, Bill married into royalty. Ann Marie stays at home to raise the girls. During the school year, she works part time, only while the girls are in class. She's a great mom. The girls are so well behaved and sweet it's surprising in today's world.

Anyway, I got to have a great talk with Ann Marie. (She's awesome to me!!) I also had this conversation with the girls after I saw Sophia make a face that I KNOW I make:
Janelle: "Sophia, I think you're my twin."
Sophia: "I think so, too."
Janelle: "Stella, you aren't my twin because you have way more guts than I have."
Stella: "Well, i don't think you and Sophia are alike either, because she's going to be much taller than you when she grows up. She's already almost taller than you"

Essentially, I was told I am short. By a seven-year-old. My girls are awesome, and growing up so fast! (Sidenote: I really do wish I had a scanner, as I would add some baby pictures of the girls, but no such luck.)






In the first picture, Sohpia was working on my hair. Stella made us pause to take a goofy picture. And, yes, that IS Roma's finger in ready to poke me in the face!

The second picture is from my grandma's funeral this April. As you can see, Stella was not lying when she said Sohpia is almost as tall as me... *sigh*

The third picture is the gals at their finest... very, VERY goofy!


Today I say that if you really want to see loved ones, don't wait. Go visit them now. My life would be so drastically different if Ann Marie and the girls weren't in it, and I am SO thankful for them!

Also, I hope everyone ate a healthier dinner than I, as I had Gardettos for the main course, and now Sno-Caps for dessert. Take that, diet!