Apri 21, Did you ever have one of those days where you felt like the screaming person in that Munch painting? Well, today was that say. First, I found out that Sally’s mom rented a horse and carriage and it will be taking us from Maggie’s, to the Prom location. God I hope it doesn’t have mice for footmen. Then, I went for my fitting and I forgot my shoes, that wasn’t the end of the world, I could try it on again at home. Then, Dad had something to tell us, he was going out on a coffee date with some lady he met. Well, it’s been a few years since my mom passed since my mom passed away and he is deserving of someone. He assured us that it was just a date over coffee. However, Melissa and Stephanie “wigged out.” What a surprise! Stephanie was crying and saying that it was too soon after my mom died (not really) and Melissa was just plain freaking out. (Really?). Girls, sheesh, let the guy out of the house already.
  

Transportation to the Prom….ok Sarah, open mouth….insert foot.

April 20,  so again, more cafeteria conversations….Today the girls were discussing how we were getting to the Prom.    Personally, I assumed it would be parental wheels; my Dad’s or Patrick’s.   Maggie, my friend and fellow softball player, is having pictures at her house before the Prom.  Maggie’s house is 5 minutes away from where the Prom is being held.  Some of the girls are talking limo….Others want one of those party buses.  I chimed in with “Why don’t we get a pumpkin and turn it into Cinderella’s carriage?”   Omigod, wrong!  My friend Sally, is asking her mom to look into a horse and carriage!

  

Getting closer to the Prom….

April 19,   So, today at lunch, a bunch of the girls were discussing accessories for the Prom and the subject came up with the theme “The Grand Ball” and how debutantes, movie stars, princesses and queens wear tiaras.  I am not sure if I love the idea or totally hate it.  And my dress has gold in it and the majority of tiaras are silver.  So when I got home, I started looking at tiaras on line.  Steph came in and she asked what I was doing so Intold her.  SURPRISE!  She sat down to help me and totally loved the idea.  She even suggested that I talk to Cinderella Grandmom about it.  She thinks that Cinderella Grandmom would love the idea.  I called her and not only did she love the idea, she said she’ll buy it for me.  So I am wearing a tiara to the Prom.

  

After Prom plans….

April 18,   Yes!  Our Magic Bands came today!  Dad, in his wisdom, decided that the best way to keep his girls from going to after Prom parties was to take us to Disney World for the weekend after Prom is over. So we go to the Prom, get changed, and we’ll pile in for a family outing.  It’s a good compromise!

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Sunday morning visitors….

April 17,….this morning I heard a noise out in front of the house.  These Sandhill cranes are always hanging around our house.  Dad calls them Curly, Larry and Moe.  Sometimes we open the door and there they are looking in at us.  They eat lizards and stuff so we don’t know what they want from us.  They are pretty friendly.  Today they walked us to the car when we were going out for breakfast.  They looked like they expected something.  Dad said he’ll try to find some worms for them.

  

Cinderella Sarah’s favorite burgers and fries….she loves Five Guys.  Five Guys is a sure sign your child has graduated from being a kid to an adolescent.  They stop wanting the mass produced burger with the toy and graduate to the hand made patties and fresh potato French fries.   I didn’t take my kids to the mass produced burger places before Five Guys.  They liked Chick Fil A, then when Five Guys showed up….they were hooked.

April 16,   I bet whoever reads these pages is wondering why I am keeping a journal for my Prom month.  It wasn’t my idea, actually.  It was an “assignment” from my artist Grandma, the one who is my Mom’s Mother.  She felt that my mom would want me to have this as a memory someday for my children, especially if one is a girl.  I think it’s because Cinderella Grandmom believes all Cinderellas are special and should keep a diary ( and they are plotting.) ha ha.  Plus it’s a drawing exercise.  My favorite burger and fries are Five Guys.  Yep, we have Five Guys here is Florida!  I love Five Guys.  We’re going there for dinner tonight!

 

Woo Hoo..half the way there.  Today we find out that our teen age Cinderella does have a favorite ice cream flavor, or in this case, flavors….

April 15,  TGIF!  I don’t have any practice this weekend.  We won our game today.  My dad was there and after the game he suggested we go to Kilwin’s to get ice cream.  Yes!  We love ice cream at our house and in the non-snowbird season in Florida, you can actually walk in a normally busy place like Kilwin’s and get served immediately.

Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream is one of my favorites.  I also like Chunky Monkey, but we don’t have any Ben & Jerry’s stores around here and sometimes it’s just fun to get that cone and sit by the Port St Lucie River and eat ice cream on a late Spring afternoon.  That’s what’s nice about Florida.  Stuart, Florida is a great place to hang out and we go there a lot.

  

When doing a daily log of a character, it’s sometimes hard to make everyday special, even for Cinderella.  Not every day of our lives is a “ta da” day…….so Sarah has painted a picture to show everyone….

April 14,  We had our school art show tonight.  This is a copy of a painting I did that my art teacher entered into the show.  My artist grandmother loves it! 😊
  

I was feeling inspired today….I didn’t add color to this sketch because I liked this so much that I wanted to save it for for future projects.

April 13,  I had a dream last night about being Cinderella.  I guess all this Cinderella stuff is getting in my head.  Anyway, I dreamed of a horse and carriage and then remembered taking a picture of this horse and buggy.   Maybe I should just go with this Cinderella thing.  Is is so bad?

  

A day in the life of a modern day Cinderella…..these rainbow lizards really are running loose at the Indian Riverside Park in Jensen Beach, Fl. 

April 12,   We had batting practice today but coach let us go early because she had an appointment.  I still haven’t spoken to anyone yet about the pink sea horse.  It was quiet at home so I came over here to sit by the lagoon and do my homework.  There’s all these freaky lizards running around.  No one knows where they came from.  Somebody said they think someone let them go and now they are eating our smaller Florida lizards.  These larger ones like to hang out on the sidewalk or open grass.  I’ve been trying to get good sketches of them but they run away every time I try to sneak up on them.  This guy was really close to me.  I don’t think he saw me so I was able to get this sketch. I think the rainbow ones are the “boys.”