By the time my husband and I got married, all of his siblings were married with kids. So we had a fun wedding with lots of kid stuff like glow sticks, fun dances, candy everywhere, and my mom hated this, but I wore a light pink, very formal, prom dress that I fell in love with and refused to look at anything else. It was also on clearance for $30!
It definately wasn't the fanciest wedding but it was the funest and we didn't spend 1/4 of any of the other weddings in the family.

Crew you are so sweet... thanks!

OKAY this wedding the hubby was in this weekend was SO over the top I couldn't belive WE were invited let alone had a good enough credit rating to get in the door! Oh yeah! We even drove the Mazda because the Dodge van would look odd parked near the BMWs and Mercedes!!! NOT KIDDING!
The best- her wedding gown looked like old lady shear curtains that were puckered and pinned with rhinestones. Okay, I'm a simple gal that did have a very non traditional wedding gown but OMGosh this was money with no taste. The food was amazing , the cake was mouth watering wonderful (I think the groom picked this!) and it was so great to see his family! The hubby grew-up with the groom and is very close to his parents to this day. Don't know the bride very well but from what I know the other wives (all six groomsmen are from Iowa and good buddies) are not very fond of her! BRidzilla was used a few times--BEFORE the bar was opened! SOunds like I need to start going to BUNKO night again! HA!!

I wish I could post my four dancing to They Go Swimming....If you will excuse me...I love these moments of zen!

Da dadata da data data da (my poor Impressionation of instrumental 'Lone Ranger Intro'
On his blacksteed (harley- no wussy white horses for me :cool: ) and his sidekide 'Electric Lemonade' Shawn leaves his fours sons and duaghter (but just for a few) in a cloud of dust (and maybe some pretty girls dancing on the saloon bar) he serves up his multicolored concoction. :eek:

Graduation Countdown: 15 days, 5 hours, 56 minutes and 34 seconds

Thought I was gonna not havta do any PTA stuff this summer new school and all, well old school recvd puter grants (no one on staff has any IT knowledge and district is worse) plus they need 5,000 for the matching part of the grant but have no Idea where to get it (HELLO shouldnt they have thought about before- instead of asking to pushback or use PTA fundraisers)

[ 06-06-2006, 03:06 PM: Message edited by: Shawn ]

Electric lemonade...I'll break out the disco ball and music. I better get some munchies.

Gosh, my emotional state lately is nearly as erratic as my son's. Word to the wise, menopausal moms and adolescent sons are a frightening combination! If my husband weren't a brave man, he'd be running for the border right about now!!!! My own dad barely survived having four teenage daughters and one teenage son all in the house at the same time.

The mood in here needs to be lightened up.....

Shawn - where are you with that Electric Lemonade when we need it?

library mom - my son is amazing and I love him with my whole heart. He's an only child and we're as close as two people can be. I know he'll make it through to the other side. I just worry that he thinks it's a journey he has to take alone. I was completely unprepared for it, that's all. And it came out of nowhere!

I have two really great examples in my life:

My sister threw up her hands in defeat and both of her sons paid the price.

My sister-in-law rode the waves with her son, was a constant source of strength for him and he's wonderful, turning 18 years old and becoming an amazing man. I'm so proud of him.

The lesson I think I learned is that no matter how hard we parents think it is on us, it's 100 times harder for our sons and we need to be there for them, even when it scares the daylights out of us! And we're just starting this crazy journey. Catch up with me in 6 years......

mykidsmom offers the best advice, whether their father is in the picture or not. As our boys try to figure out what kind of men they want to be, it's a great blessing to have many positive role models in their lives. My son has the best dad a boy could have (really, he blows me away) but he also has his two favorite uncles, cool cousin (said 18 year old above), the neatest Social Studies teacher, a rockin' guitar teacher and a grandpa that he loved with his whole heart.