It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by. How else, indeed, to clap the net over the butterfly of the moment? For the moment passes, it is forgotten; the mood is gone; life itself is gone. That is where the writer scores over his fellows: he catches the changes of his mind on the hop. ~Vita Sackville-West
Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. ~E.L. Doctorow
Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very;" your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. ~Mark Twain

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Lucky 13 :)

So, it's official.  My beautiful Spazzy-Jazzy is a teenager. Where did the years go? I remember that day so clearly...it's hard to forget the skunk that sprayed outside the hospital!  They switched me to another room and within an hour my little 6lb 5oz baby girl was in my arms. She was so teeny and precious. It was 2 weeks of pumping before she was finally able to nurse. See..she was stubborn then too!! She was the first grandchild and the first great-grandchild on both sides of my family and everyone was so happy to meet her. Sadly, we just said goodbye to my Grandpa Phillips, and we lost Grandma Phillips about 5 years ago, but we still have our memories of them, and a few great pics like the one above. Jasmyn Anne...you'll always be my beautiful baby girl. No age will ever change that! I love you! :)
Lucky 13, right?!  It's actually been a pretty good number for me. I was born during the 13th inning of a Yankee/Sox game. And although most people would think a New Yorker would find it lucky if the Yanks had won, I'm not picky...and my brother would be happy to know that the Sox won it! Also, I recently got back in contact with my best friend, Erin, who moved to Indiana on MY 13th birthday.  I'll never forget that day either...I think we missed saying goodbye by about 15 minutes because I'd been on a Girl Scout trip to Canada.  But, I got some beautiful homemade gifts from her...one was a blown-out egg with a cute little scene glued inside it.  So, even though some might focus on the negative aspects 13 has had for me..I'm an extremely positive person! This year will be a great and memorable one for my 13 year old! :)
Speaking of my oldest and dearest friend, Erin...she recently posted a birthday interview with her 6 year old on her blog.  I thought it was a cute idea..so here goes.
Miss Jasmyn...
What dreams do you have for your future?
I want to get married, and have 2-3 kids. I want to be a teacher's aide for learning disabled kids.

Who are your best friends?
Kaila Paninski, Cassie Bush, Emberlin Leja, Andrea Priest, Tiffani Teller, and Ashley Wood

What makes you happy?
friends, family and life

What makes you sad?
death

What do you like to do with your father (Dennis)?
going out to eat-and he never finishes all his food
going to the movies-where he wakes up snoring
going golfing

What do you like to do with your mom?
shopping!!
girl's day out
cooking

What do you like to do with your dad (Em)?
4-wheeling
going to work with him
watching movies
jamming out w/the stereo cranked

What do you like to do with your brothers?
nothing...God!!

What do you like to do with your sister?
her hair and makeup

What's your favorite color?
blue

What's your favorite song?
The Show Goes On-by Lupe Fiasco

What's your favorite food?
pizza

What's your favorite animal?
panda

What's you all-time favorite thing to do?
4-wheeling with Cassie Bush
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  1. ErinSeptember 2, 2011 at 3:03 AM

    Happy birthday, Jasmyn! She looks like you did when I last saw you. Such a long time ago. I had forgotten about the egg until you mentioned it, and had an amazing memory of sitting at our kitchen table in Pulaski, making it for you, and how I felt then. That was such a sad time for us kids, leaving our home in upstate NY. :(

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