Homecoming Freshman Year - 2018

My daughter had her first homecoming dance this past weekend!  Her friend Jesse asked her to go with him.  He did the cute Hoco-prosal about 10 days ago (though she knew he was going to do it just not how or when).

 We had an Ohana birthday party starting at 3 so we had to get her dressed at the party.  I made sure her hair was done before we arrived.  I found a cute look on Pinterest and even though the model didn't have as much hair as my child, I think it turned out cute!

Back view.

When I knew the party and homecoming were on the same night I was really excited about a picture I could take with her and her Uncles.  The 4 underlined are daddy and the 3 main uncles in her life.  ANY of these men would drop everything and run to help any one of the 15 kids that are apart of our Ohana and I love that!

 Daddy and his baby girl.  He didn't like that she was old enough to have a "date" or going to dinner with a boy.  (though it was brothers and their dates as well!) He doesn't like to think of her as grown up enough for that.

We arrived downtown at the Riverwalk a little early (parking on a Saturday night can be nuts so I wanted to make sure I got a good parking spot that I didn't have to walk miles too!) 

There is a great mural in a parking lot that thankfully didn't have cars in it yet.  So since she is an artist I made sure to get her picture in front of it.  I LOVE this picture of her!

 The boys and their dates finally showed up and her date was so excited to point on things he thought was cool.

  One of the brothers was meeting a group so his date wasn't there.  They all look great!!!

 I sent a picture of her dress to his mom and he wanted to match Kennedie.  I thought it was so cute!

He picked out a great corsage and she loved it!!

I love this picture of the two of them.  They are great friends!

  On her way to dinner!  One of the brothers is a senior in high school so he got them to dinner and to the dance.  I had to pick up the outdoor games that my husbands unit donated to the dance so I picked her up from the dance.

I went back to the birthday party after pictures, and about 2 hours later I got this text from Kennedie.  Apparently she doesn't order steak much.  I tried to tell her to get chicken - apparently she was REALLY wanting steak like everyone else, she told me to ask dad.

I'm pretty sure she ended up with a steak even though I wasn't sure she was going to like it if they seasoned it.  And I was happy to know that she got a vegetable as a side!! WIN!

I was sent a video from a dance mom of her dancing at the dance, she has NO inhibitions when it comes to dancing in crowds.  In fact when they improve at dance she is known to just go with the flow and not hold anything back which she is admired for!  I loved seeing the video because she is in the middle of a circle and dancing and everyone is cheering and she is outgoing.  Which she is normally in a corner in her phone ignoring the world when she is a crowded social situation.  So for that I was PROUD of her.

Overdrive App - Library eBook System

I found this great resource a while ago but never felt the need for it.  While we were camping in Marianna, FL I had the need!  The book I brought with me to read was actually one I had already read just under a different name!  Debbie Macomber has published a few books that are older and republishes them with a new name.  Thankfully this book I found at a thrift store and only paid a $1 or so for it.  I had to call my local library to figure out what my PIN number was to get this all set up on my phone.  Probably took me about 20 minutes because I was trying NOT to have to call.  Had I just called when I first had the question I would have been done in like 5 minutes! 

So this is the APP (and I know this app isn't available to everyone but if you have access to it it's GREAT, and very user friendly!.

When you first open the app this is the screen that you see.  As you can see while we were at Blue Springs I was trying to download books, I finished the one at the bottom and was trying to turn in back in but with cell reception so low I just gave up.  When we went into town I downloaded two, incase one I started reading and didn't like it.  (it's pretty obvious I love Debbie Macomber!)

This is what the side bar looks like when you hit the 3 lines at the top left corner of the picture above.  The bookshelf brings you to the screen showing you all the books you have out (5 at a time), in the picture above.

I chose a book and this is the first page.  I was VERY afraid when I saw 406 pages (the first overdrive book I borrowed had 600 something (two books in one).  But when you are reading you go through them quick because they aren't standard page sizes.

This is the first page of the above book.

See not many words on a page.  Quick easy reading.  When you close out of the app it holds your place.

Here is how you download a book.  Click the 3 lines in the top left corner, Click your linked Library, in my case it says "Chattahoochee Valley Libraries"

That brings you to this screen.

In the search bar you search author name, title of book, theme...like you would in any online reservation system that does inter library loaning.  I clicked on "Debbie Macomber Classics"

Brings me to this screen.

Click on the book you want, click "BORROW"

In our library (and it may be different at other libraries) we have a 14 day limit.  You can go and re-borrow if you need more time.  I did on the first book I read.

You can hook it to your kindle or phone.  I don't have a kindle so I did the "Download Epub eBook" option.

Give it a second to download.

Go back to your bookshelf and you'll see it available.

This is a great option for me as sometimes I forget my book in the car when I'm waiting somewhere.  So I can just pull my phone out and continue reading.  I'm thinking this will be a great option for my daughter for school.

I will always love the smell of a paper book though, you think they make it in a candle?

Nadine West - Box 6

 Got my 6th Nadine West Box this week!!!  I love 1/2 of it this time. 

First this t-shirt dress.  I love the detail at the top, works GREAT with leggings and makes it the perfect outfit for work! $32.99 Keep.

AGAIN on point with the mesh leggings, I love that I got a different color than black this go around. $33.99 Keep.

Now this shirt, while it's cute and fits my daughter perfectly, she can't wear cold shoulder shirts to school.  Also you'll notice in the screen shot below the shirt doesn't look ANYTHING like the picture.  The pattern is completely different.  Had the pattern that was shown in the shipping information been sent to me I likely would have kept it.  The colors and pattern are far too muted for our taste.  $30.49 Send back

Now this tank is cute, I personally (as well as my daughter) didn't like the metal medallion that is in the center.  We live in Georgia, I can imagine that that metal will heat up in the summer and burn the dickens out of our chest. Also we are nearing the end of summer and we are looking for fall clothes now. $24.49 Send back.

The total for the pieces I'm keeping will be $66.98 and because I took a survey about the service I got a $3 credit so it will end up costing $63.98.

Past shipments:

Nadine West - Box 5

Nadine West - Box 4

Nadine West - Box 3

Nadine West - Box 2

Nadine West - Box 1