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Testimony and Tea


I had the great honor of going with Kelly this weekend as she spoke at a church.  She did a fantastic job!!!!!!  I loved getting to go and hear!  We had a really good time!

Emily's class had a Mother's Day tea today.  I LOVED every second of it!!!! 

Everything about the tea was just darling!  They did portraits of their moms and we had to take a turn guessing which one was us.  I guessed right!  I am the one with the orange background.  Because my guess was correct, my name was put in a basket for a drawing.  I was the winner!!!!  I got a pot of Gerbera flowers!!!!  Emily was sooooooo soooooooo excited I won!

They did a video presentation that was so cute.  The children said things about their mothers.  Emily said my favorite thing to do was clean the house.  HA!  IT IS NOT!!!!!!!!  She just always sees me cleaning, but the house seems to never look any better.  She also said that my favorite food was pizza that smelled like cat food.  HA Ha!  That would be anchovey pizza.  That is not my favorite food, but I do like it!


Comments

Tara G. said…
You look stunning in your portrait!! :) Sweet times!!
Natasha said…
That portrait of you is awesome! I got a notice today that I get to go to a Mother's Day tea at Sam's preschool next week and there are some surprises. Sam has already told me about two of them! Ha ha ha!!!

Congratulations on winning the pot of Gerbera daisies :)
Jill said…
Laurie,

I love reading your blog. Your stories always make me laugh. When I read what Emily said about your favorite things (cat food pizza), I couldn't stop laughing. So funny. And her portrait of you is so cute!!
Sasha said…
What a great pic Emily drew! Reese's Mother's Day Tea is next week and I am really looking forward to it.
Lauren said…
Ohhh Emily, that girl is hilarious!!!!!!!!!! And LOVE the portrait!!!!! XO :)
I laughed out loud at "cat food pizza!" Too funny! When my son was that age, they answered questions about their moms for a Mother's Day tea and one of the questions was "what is your mom best at?" My son said "vacuuming." Ha!
His Doorkeeper said…
I think Emily inherited some of her artistic talent from her Mom! So cute! Love the picture of you two together!
Schluter said…
What a cute artist! And great meeting you and Kelly at Mugs & Muffins! Glad she made it home safely with you! ;)
Unknown said…
These paintings are so cute..:)

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Deena said…
Emily's artwork is outstanding! You'll have to frame it! I have a wall that is "Jacie's Art Gallery" where I frame our favorite paintings/drawings etc. I love it, and it makes her feel special too.

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