May 14, 2008

Bad hair day. Just went jogging. Oh well...




Today's the anniversary of my birthday. Ok. It's my birthday. Now I know why the ladies don't tell their ages. I'm getting up there, too.

But we did celebrate. Just not tonight. Tonight, all three older kids had activities and work, so we went out last night as a whole family--which in itself is rate. We went to the Beach House and watched a lovely sunset while eating on the outside deck with a guitarist playing in the background. (And yes, Lauren is inspecting a bruise Jonathan gave her earlier in the day. Just like old times...)

Nice to be with my family.

Natalie's MCC Nursing Pinning

She did it!! These are pictures from Natalie's nursing dept. pinning. We're skipping the graduation. (The girl has a graduation every 2 years, anyway.) Instead, this pinning included just the 100 nurses from Natalie's class. The professor that introduced each graduate varied from the script for Natalie and introduced her as the youngest nurse in the history of their program. (And probably in the US!!) Her professors only had great things to say about her and her bright future. One said they expected to see Natalie come back to MCC as a professor!

I am indeed proud of Natalie. I remember back four years ago, plotting out Natalie's coursework at MCC when she was only 14 years old. Here's a testimony to the advantage of homeschooling. Thanks, Connie Cutler, for suggesting it.

Grandma and Grandpa Briggs made it over and we enjoyed Natalie's favorite meal--Japanese. She had sushi while we had the usual.

So...in 2 years, we hope to attend a BSN graduation at ORU. Then in 2 more years, we hope to see her MSN graduation as a pediatric nurse practitioner.

Love you, Natalie!