Cheatham Chat

Hoping you all had a fabulous Mother's Day! 

I just had to share what Ellison made me at school for Mother's Day.... after I received this sweet, funny gift.... I had to go get the one Halle Caroline made for me when she was in 4th Grade.  I had it out to get framed because I loved her's so much also.  But 2 years later, it still is not framed! 

Ellison - 9  years old

 Notice the pink TOMS shoes with the little blue tag at the back... love it!

My commentary:
- awesome and skinny! ha!
-Lover of chocolate, diet coke, and beaches - she hit the nail on the head there!
-relaxed when "tanning" - I rarely "tan"!
-gives love, response, and money to our church.  This makes me laugh... evidentally we have been making an impact on our kids about giving money to the church! lol!
- who fears solicitors--- I have been teaching the kids that they don't owe it to any solicitor to open the door to them.
-The last one makes me really laugh!  My favorite place is the beach, so yes, I would like to see ANY beach! And I am a flight attendant, but often complain that I wish I wasn't (she's ratting me out here), and I really complained about having to do 6 science fair projects between my kids through elementary school.  Halle Caroline did 2, and Ellison did 4.  I was worn out by the last one! Evidentally I complained about that a lot too.
- And for the record... I'm just glad to have a job during these hard economic times, but I HATE having to leave my family for 3 days at a time sometimes.  Just in case someone was gonna leave a rude comment.

Here is Halle Caroline's that she did when she was 9

My commentary:
-Lover of Sonic diet cokes, Target, and Pink - she hit the nail on the head too!
-Who needs her iphone - umm, yes, I start shaking if it is missing for 5 minutes.  Reisens (the candy)- maybe not so much! ha!
-Who gives monogrammed stuff - yes I have a monogram business - most everyone always receives monogrammed gifts from me/us.  And we like to occasionally take Sonic drinks to teachers. It's fun!
-Who fears Hobo's (okay.... I think she couldn't think of anything! lol!) and my favorite "US LOOKING UGLY!"  CRACK ME UP!  It's true, people, it's true.  When the girls were little, they had HUGE bows and everything matching at all times... I think I have relaxed a little on this.... But I hate to say that I do on occasion tell them they are not leaving the house looking like "ragamuffins".
-Who would like to see a pink slug bug in the middle of her living room! Well, the story here is that I stalked a lady that lives close to us for FIVE years that drove a pink convertible slug bug.  I would scream AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS every time we passed her.  I knew where she lived!  And Derek happened to pass her house everyday on the way to work.  I told him that if that slug bug ever came for sale... that he better call about it!!! One day, he called me and said, "you are never gonna believe what is for sale?"  The pink slug bug was for sale!!!  It had been for sale for 20 minutes and they had tons of calls after us.  It is the most ridiculous purchase we have ever made in our entire lives.  But I love it more than anything... well except my family.and maybe my iphone. and my ipad.  Kinda thankful I have it now, because of the gas prices!

And.... both girls mentioned diet cokes... I am happy to say that I am 22 days clean and sober of diet coke today!!!! I always knew how bad it was for you... I finally received one of those crazy emails that was the straw that broke the camel's back and I quit.  But just fyi - the email said that the average person that quits drinking diet coke will lose like 17 pounds.... well, this was the theory that I was wanting to test.... and NO - I haven't lost any weight.  But it could be due to the fact that I have taken up Sonic limeades.... they probably have a million calories!

It's so fun to see what your kids pick up from you! Too funny!