Cooper Family: Long week already and it's only Wed!

STAAR testing was today and yesterday and although I am sure the testing grade teachers are pretty tired, I just gotta say that keeping a bunch of 7 and 8 year olds quiet is pretty dang tiring all on its own.

Good news is that things are sorta looking up for Bree. Bad news is Matt isn't feeling well and has had a lot of pain. Good news is that Traci has a soccer game on Saturday. Bad news is that Matt may not be well enough to go. Good news is that Carebear will be in the Rodeo Parade on Saturday. Bad news is that I probably will miss it because of Traci's soccer game.

Good news is only two more days until the weekend. Bad news is there's still two more days until the weekend.

I'm still working on Keri's pages for the spring program. I sent in her personal ad pictures and text. All the pictures we have of her in her uniform are with her long dark hair so we went out and took some of her in the bluebonnets. I just hafta say, my i-phone takes good pictures.

There are so many good pictures that I don't know which to choose for her Senior profile page.

I just figured out how to get pictures to the left or the right
instead of having them all be in the middle. YAY for me. It's different than when I first started doing this and I don't take well to change. It's not like I really know what I am doing or anything. Also above, I tried out the caption feature. So proud of myself.

I am sad that Keri's senior year is almost over. My baby is leaving me. She's growing up. How dare she! I can't get over how beautiful and talented my daughter is. She has been an amazing captain. I'm still almost in shock that she made captain but thank goodness she did. Although it's been a rough year for her in many ways, it's one that she'll never forget. She told me when she was a ninth grader that she wanted to be captain of the drill team. She didn't try out for j.v. or Varsity Belles until she was a sophomore but she did just that. She gave up soccer and cheerleading and all of her other activities (except choir) and focused on dance and it paid off for her. I remember when she was a freshman that Traci often had to take up for her and put the bullies in their place. Keri was afraid for Trace to graduate and leave high school but she grew up that first year without Trace.
I love all of my sweeties, through the good and the bad. We have had so many easy years and it must be our turn to struggle. We'll make it through in one piece I surely hope.