[THUNK!]
– Emily, on Amanda
[OOOWWW!]
– Amanda
“Ooo! Sorry! I was aiming for the meaty part!”
– Emily
“KNEES DON’T HAVE MEATY PARTS!”
– Amanda
Year: 2014
Proud Mama!
Don’t mind me… I’m just here shamelessly showing off what Emily‘s Durham Tech teacher wrote on her portfolio assignment… #proudmama 
Always be prepared
As usual, I took my rings off before our family hike, since my fingers tend to swell when I get warm. When we got back to the car, in preparation to walking into town for ice cream, this happened:
John: “Are you going to put your rings back on, or do I need to keep my hiking stick with me?”
Me: “Of course. Why would you need your stick either way?”
John: “Well, if you didn’t have your wedding ring on, I’d need to be prepared to beat off all the guys sure to be after you.”
This after 21 years of marriage and a particularly sweaty hike. I love my husband!!
Actually, we’re told it’s supposed to be “ensemble”
Shannon: “Emily, would it be correct to say that you are part of a Community Ballet… Troupe?”
(From multiple voices, elsewhere in the house): “Gang?” “Flock?” “Mob?” “Herd?”
Emily: “Troupe. Troupe is good.”
Happy Dance
Originally posted by Emily on Facebook:
My mom and I: *look at newly posted ACT scores*
Mom: *Starts ecstatic happy dance*
Me: “What does that mean?”
Mom: *adds whooping to happy dance*
Me: “Ok… guessing that’s good, but what does it mean?!”
I brought my composite ACT score up from 25 to 30, with the biggest difference between this year and last year being in my math score, which I brought up from 19 to 26! Seven whole glorious points!
