From Tween to Teen

Jacey turned 13 on March 11th. In honor of her 13 years, she got a total of 13 gifts. No, they were not all large gifts - she got some tees, some ponytail holders and things like that. Mom and I took Jacey and her good friend, KayLeigh, to North Park Mall for a day of shopping. We ate lunch at The Cheesecake Factory and had a great time! Here are some pics from the big day!

Arriving at the mall:





Lunch at The Cheesecake Factory:






The birthday cheesecake:



The serenade:



Mortified:



The cake:

First 18

These are some pics from Jacey's first game of golf.

Warning: This Post May Cause Envy

According to Jacey, she got the best Valentine's Day present ever – a miniature schnauzer puppy!!! She named her Valentine and calls her Val. She is absolutely adorable!

And here she is:

Quote for the Day

"The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of 'liberalism' they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." – Norman Thomas (six time U.S. Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America)

Who would you be?

If you could be any person from the Bible (other than Jesus), who would you choose to be and why?

Dedication

As some of you know, Jacey fell in love with golf this summer when she started taking lessons at The First Tee. They are not having classes for the winter, but they are playing on Saturdays. Today, she and a group of five other kids played four holes in 31 degree weather!! I am so impressed with the dedication they showed. According to their coach, they not only played, but they played without complaining!! Apparently they had a great time! Most of the other parents walked with the kids, but Jacey being Jacey (and this being her first time to really play) told me, "Bye!" Afterwards, one of the dads (thanks Wade!) bought the kids hot chocolate in the club house.

Nothing to Say

I really have nothing to say right now, but since I haven't blogged in a long time, I thought I might as well write something.

I watched the inauguration at work today and thought it was very interesting. It is a great accomplishment for our country that we finally have an African-American (in the truest sense of the word) as our president. Unfortunately, I disagree with the vast majority of his politics. I have also been pondering the idea of "unity" and I believe this is an impossible task. We are all individuals with varying ideals and beliefs. The only way you can have true unity is if we all believe the same things.