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My Week in Pictures

Posted on October 2, 2009 by auburnchick
This is lip gloss...a free sample I received in the mail! You untwist the top to reveal the roller that contains the lip balm!This is lip gloss…a free sample I received in the mail! You untwist the top to reveal the roller that contains the lip balm!
Roosters English project...based on the book To Kill a Mockingbird

Rooster's English project...based on the book To Kill a Mockingbird

I love receiving free samples in the mail!

I love receiving free samples in the mail!

Getting ready to shop!

Getting ready to shop!

Chickys fancy shoes that nearly gave me heart failure this week!

Chicky's fancy shoes that nearly gave me heart failure this week!

Three dozen brownies for the Tailgate Party before the Homecoming Game

Three dozen brownies for the Tailgate Party before the Homecoming Game

A coupon for free yogurt! Now, Ill just wait until its on sale B1G1, and Ill get two for free!

A coupon for free yogurt! Now, I'll just wait until it's on sale B1G1, and I'll get two for free!

Honoring our country before the game

Honoring our country before the game

The football team entering the field before the start of the game...very exciting with the colored smoke!

The football team entering the field before the start of the game...very exciting with the colored smoke!

One booga bag almost complete. All I need to do is make the i-cord.

One booga bag almost complete. All I need to do is make the i-cord.

More Noro! Im going to make another booga bag for a friend to give as a gift.

More Noro! I'm going to make another booga bag for a friend to give as a gift.

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Two Down, One To Go

Posted on September 30, 2009 by auburnchick

Today was the Homecoming parade.

Chicky donned dress #2, a lovely yellow-green beaded gown, and her fancy shoes and headed out.

Rooster joined his band mates while I followed Chicky around and took pictures of her with the friends she’s grown up with.

The Homecoming attendants sparkled in their sequins, and the guys looked debonair in their tuxes.

Most of the candidates rode in convertibles.  Chicky and her escort were no exception…

The kids smiled and waved as they rode down “Main Street.”  Parents and friends hollered for them to glance their way so they could get photographs.  Some of the candidates threw candy.

All enjoyed their moment in the spotlight.

It was a fabulous afternoon, and I left the parade pumped with adrenaline.

Chicky breathed a sigh of relief when the parade was over.  The game is tomorrow, and she’ll be wearing her prom dress, which fits her like a glove, from the Spring…along with her beaded silver sandals (no more 4-inch heels).

Two events down…one to go.  It will be a little sad to see the week end.

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One Down, Two to Go

Posted on September 28, 2009 by auburnchick

Today was Day #1 of Homecoming festivities.

The school has a special shin-dig for homecoming candidates.  The girls are escorted by their male counterparts, walk across a stage, and then under the swords of the ROTC as their names are announced…

The theme this year has to do with pirates and the Caribbean (hence the ship)

The candidates leave class early to get ready, with the girls gathering in one or two teachers’ classrooms.

This was the first year Chicky has been on the Homecoming court, and what an experience it was!  I was subbing but had Planning that period (thank you, Lord), so I got to witness a room full of girls all helping each other get ready for the show.  They chatted excitedly.

Several moms showed up, hairbrushes in hand, and helped their daughters tease their hair to proper heights.

Chicky was nervous.  She worried about tripping in her 4″ heels.

I was nervous too.  I didn’t want her to twist an ankle or knee, nor did I want her to be embarrassed by falling down.

She allowed me to snap a photo before she left the classroom…

I walked to the cafeteria, where all of the candidates and their escorts were waiting, took pictures of Chicky with a male soccer player (her escort and a candidate for Homecoming King), and reminded him, several times, not to let her fall.  He assured me that he would take care of her, and then I went out to sit with the other parents in the bleachers.

I prayed…a lot…and breathed…a little.

And I waited…

Anxiously.

And then her name was called.  I hardly remember her going up the stairs, across the stage, and back down the stairs…that’s how nervous I was.

All I know is that she smiled a gorgeous smile that I knew was one of relief.  The guy hammed it up a bit, and we all got a chuckle.

Before I knew it, the party was over.  I caught up with the Mr., who was armed with the camcorder…ever the proud dad.

One event down, two to go.

Maybe I’ll actually be able to breathe for the next two.

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New Shoes for Chicky

Posted on September 26, 2009 by auburnchick

Next week is Homecoming, and Chicky will be representing the girls’ soccer team.

Homecoming is a big deal around here…especially if you’re a girl.  “Tradition” dictates that female candidates wear three different dresses…one to the in-school Homecoming production, one to the parade, and a third to the game itself.

Many of the girls borrow dresses, and Chicky was no exception.  She borrowed two and will wear her prom dress (do you remember the blue beaded gown we had altered this past Spring?).  But, Chicky needed new shoes.

The girl she borrowed the dresses from is an inch taller than Chicky, and apparently she wore heels with the dresses.

So, Chicky and I went shoe shopping.

Surprisingly, we got along during this shopping trip.  We fight about almost everything on any given day, but Friday afternoon was different.  Rooster later reminded me that the reason we got along was because we’re girls…we love shoes.  “Duh” was his final commentary on the subject.  heehee

She tried on a couple different pairs before settling on this one…

They are actually more pewter in color, and there is a thick strap that gets wound around the ankle.

Thank goodness for that strap.  These are 4″ heels…ack!  Chicky is not a high-heel kind of girl, so she is nervous, but the strap gives added support.

She needed that extra height to make the dresses fit properly.

Fortunately, she’ll only need to walk around at the school shin-dig.  She’ll be riding in a convertible during the parade and will be able to give her tootsies a break.

For her prom dress, she’ll wear these flats…tres comfortable…

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