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“I’ve gotta @mittromney the whole thing,” sh

“I’ve gotta @mittromney the whole thing,” she says. 😂 This girl is twelve. She is fabulous. She got her first Pfizer shot today. And good news, my wedding cake progress is coming along. I think I’m 60% there.

Thanks @georgiascakes for the recipe and tips! I made a lemon zested sponge, soaked in lemon syrup, filled with cream cheese frosting and lemon curd. I frosted it with buttercream, topped with lemon drizzle.

I can’t express how much I love this picture of

I can’t express how much I love this picture of Ivy running off the bus for her first day of kindergarten. And now she’s in middle school. ⏰✈️

The Dollar Store sure knows creepy. Check out thes

The Dollar Store sure knows creepy. Check out these plastic Halloween party favor… COVID molecules?

I told my sister I would try to learn to make her

I told my sister I would try to learn to make her wedding cake for next month. 😂 I guess you could say I’m a natural.

We potted some plants and said our final goodbyes.

We potted some plants and said our final goodbyes. Ivy cried for half an hour after she left. It’s possible for something to be both right and incredibly hard.

Then the day after I said, “Goodbye forever,” I snuck over to the Wilkinson Center to take a stalker photo of her manning a booth at her own freshman orientation to encourage other freshmen to get involved with the student publication she’s working on. Because how cute is she?! In a totally adult sort of way. #gocougars

This is happening. #gocougars #byubound #byu

This is happening. #gocougars #byubound #byu

My dad sent this picture today with the following,

My dad sent this picture today with the following, “When Claire was about a year old, her family came to visit us in Houston. She managed to pull this shoelace out of the other sneaker in this pair all by herself. As you can see from her face and body language, she was sooo proud! And now she’s headed off to college. Wow! Seems like yesterday. I’m sure she’ll continue to have many accomplishments of which to be proud.”

We are starting to feel the reality of her leaving next week, 98% excited, 2% super sad.

Here’s Claire with her new friend we met in the

Here’s Claire with her new friend we met in the Target checkout line. We had a cart overflowing with dorm gear when this lady started chatting her up about college.

“Where are you going to school? What are you studying? That’s what my fiancé does for a living!! Is your mom sad? My son didn’t go to college but he’s enjoying his journey.”

Claire paid for a chunk of the bill with a stack of gift cards generous friends and family had sent. And then our new friend stepped in and insisted on paying the $60 balance.

We tried to refuse but she was adamant. She said, “Sometimes things just touch your heart. I WANT to do this.” She wanted to be part of our story.

And you know what? We didn’t really need the money. But we (I) really needed her to be part of our story. We really needed to be reminded of the goodness of strangers. Her daughter hugged Claire’s leg and told her to have fun at college and that we would miss her. And we walked away teary-eyed because goodness is everywhere and sometimes things just touch your heart.

#randomactsofkindness #payitforward @target

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