Love For Ashley

Ashley is now wearing contacts. You should have seen her yesterday at the doctor's office putting those contacts in. Everyone, including me, thought that we would be watching Ashley get frustrated after 5 minutes of trying to put one contact in. Not my girl; Ashley got both contacts in her eyes in just under a minute! Not only could she get them in with no problems, she was able to remove them without problems too. As she was putting the contacts back in her eyes, she did so without looking in the mirror! I have been wearing contacts for 20 years and I still have to look in the mirror to put my contacts in. The doctor said they have never had someone as young as 10 years old get contacts in as fast as Ashley. Now with Ashley wearing contacts, we can see her big beautiful eyes and long eye lashes! Speaking of Ashley's big beautiful eyes. As Ashley was being examined, I asked the doctor what color eyes Ashley has. For years people said Ashley eyes were brown and I said no...

These last few days I have found myself reflecting on my life. One of the things I am very grateful for is the love my husband and children have for me. Actually, I think the correct word is humbled not grateful. Despite my faults, my mistakes, my weaknesses, etc. my husband and kids still love me. Sometimes I feel like I don't deserve their love but I am forever rejoicing in their love. I really hope that Joey, Brad and Ashley know how much I love them and how much my life is complete with them. Everyday I work to make them proud of me as they have made me proud of them. My husband is my best friend, and my children are my heart. Being lucky in love is what keeps me waking up every morning.

Since Ashley is part of a competitive dance company she is required to take a Summer Intensive Dance Camp. And when they say intensive they mean it, it's 5 hours of dance non stop. I wasn't sure Ashley would last through 5 hours of dance a night but she has. With this camp she takes Ballet, Lyrical, Jazz, Tap, Modern and Hip Hop. Ashley has never taken a Modern class before but she loves it. She told me that she would love to incorporate a Modern class into her regular dance schedule. That would mean 9 hours of dance classes a week. Not sure about that but it certainly would be cheaper for her to take more classes. Ashley loves Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical and Modern. She likes Hip Hop to but unfortunately she is a white girl with really no rhythm to keep up with the fast paced Hip Hop choreography. She says Hip Hop is fun and is a release of energy. Her least favorite class of all time is tap. If Ashley had it her way she would never ever take Tap again. Ashley has one more week of h...