Only Me...

Yesterday was our "Celebration of Liberty" at church. We've been having on-and-off rain showers for the past few days (only for it to clear up completely in about five minutes). Luckily, I grabbed my umbrella before I left. Trust me though, that was not good enough....at all. When I left for church (which is literally five minutes down the road from my apartment) the skies looked awful. I knew it was going to rain any minute. I thought about staying in my car, but I'm "Miss Type A-have to be on time-perfectionist," and I couldn't risk being late. Besides, I just knew I could beat it out! Ha! So, I get to the parking lot, get out of the car with my little umbrella...and bag...and new purse...and yep, you guessed it....it started POURING RAIN. I'm talking about a downpour (with crazy wind which blew the rain everywhere). At this point I'm halfway to the church from my car, so I just keep walking. Of course, it just got worse. By the time I made it into the church, my entire white shirt (which I just ironed) was soaked. My cute black shoes had puddles of water the pointy toes, my hair (that I'd just fixed) was a mess, and my long black pants were dripping wet from the knees down. I knew it was bad when I walked into the choir room and saw all the faces of the women there. I'm not really a crier, but I would have. The only thing keeping me from that was my dignity and the fact that I was NOT about to mess up my makeup on top of everything else! Joni was so sweet, and she helped me with damage control! Thankfully, we found a hairdryer, and Joni helped me completely dry my shirt. I think I pulled it together enough for the program. Y'all know me though. This is just not a good situation for Meagan. I wouldn't have cared as much if I didn't have a solo, but this whole show is taped and is aired on TV. I just didn't want to look like a mess on camera. Thank goodness for the divas who bring their curling irons, hairdryers, and hairspray to the church! I think I'm going to start!

Sweet Willa Kate, Gabby, and Jonah

My mom had the joy of teaching the most adorable little girl this year, and here she is! This is Willa Kate. She is just the sweetest thing you ever met. Earlier this year, I was helping Mom out in her classroom one day, and one of the other boys was reciting something he'd memorized in class that week. Well, he got sort of sick looking, and next thing you know....well, you can guess what happened next. Yep, he lost it! So, I tried to get all the other kids away from the "area," but I couldn't budge Willa Kate. She got so upset, and wouldn't leave my side...bawling the whole time!!!!!!! Mom just said, "Yeah, she's really sensitive!" As you can see, she loves the color pink! I just thought this was the greatest picture of her. One time, I put my sunglasses on when she smiled, because I had told her how blinding her pretty white teeth were. Well, she spent the rest of this day smiling and reminding me to put on my shades! I love kids.

I am typing this entry on my brand new laptop. It's so nice to have a computer again. I know it seems sad to admit, but I've been lost without it!

While we're on the subject of cute kids--check out Gabby and Jonah! I have been keeping them every week. Aren't they precious?? I'll have to share some funny Gabby stories some other time. She is hilarious. They are one of the highlights of my week!!!!