Emma Claire ROCKS the 80s!

That's right, baby... it's spirit week! Do they do that in other regions of the US? Spirit week?

Well, for those that have NO clue what I'm talking about, spirit week is the week leading up to the Homecoming game. Each day, the students dress up according to the theme to show their support or school spirit.

Anyway, yesterday was crazy hair day/injury day. And, yeah... don't ask about injury day... I have NO idea. We just ignored that part of it. :-) I did, however, spend about 30 minutes yesterday morning fixing HALF of Emma's hair into many, many little ponytails. After the right side of her head was completed, I made the mistake of asking her if she wanted to look at it in the mirror. Ummm... no. In fact, not only did she NOT want to look in the mirror, she also decided that she didn't want to wear crazy hair at all. Seriously? Can you see the steam coming out of my ears at this point? I mean, THIRTY minutes spent on HALF your head only to be told, "no, take it out." Sheesh. So, I took it out. She went with completely normal hair yesterday. This is why there are no pictures to share.

But, today... today she participated in a BIG way. It was 80's day! (Which, Curt pointed out that the SENIORS... the OLDEST kids in the school... were born in '89, maybe even '90! What the heck!?! You've GOT to be kidding me. Time absolutely FLIES, doesn't it!?!) Anyway, so, with the help of the super-star-rock-star-four-year-old of all time, Josie!!!, Emma ROCKED out 80's day. Haha! As soon as I saw 80's day on the list, I knew where to turn for the goods. I called up Alison & asked if Emma could borrow something from the Jo. Alison & Josie provided quite the wardrobe to choose from, including a BUBBLE skirt with attached footless leggings with lace around the ankles! <----- THAT'S our winner! She also had a super stylish, elasticized, silver sequin belt in the choices. We had to use that bad boy, too. So, yeah, I took an old sweatshirt & cut the neck wide, the sleeves short & the bottom off to give it sort of a Flashdance look. (Although, looking back, her sleeves were long... Flashdance girl, that is.) We added some beads of Josie's, a pair of high top converse folded over, and a teased side pony... RADICAL! (Yes, I did JUST type that. Yes, I know I should be embarrassed for being such a dork. Bwahahahaa!) Here's the finished product:

Check out the next shot. 'Cause this is Thriller, Thriller night... Bwahahaha!!! That's my girl! And this one. Man, This one I just threw in because this is honestly the first time I've looked at a photograph of her (other than when she was a little baby) and thought, DANG, that girl looks like me! People say it all the time, but I guess I just don't see it. At least, I don't think it's super obvious. But, in this picture, there is something about her smile... and her eyes. I'm telling you, that is ME. There's a particular picture that I have in mind from when I was about this age. I searched & searched for a copy of it to post along with this photo, but I don't seem to have a copy of it. Mom... do you know which one I'm talking about? It's a school type picture, and I'm wearing a white sweatshirt with red dots or cherries on it. I SO wish I had a copy of that picture right now. So, yeah... if anyone reading this has a copy scanned (unlikely with this technically impaired family - love you guys!) please email it to me. :-)

That's 80's day! Tomorrow is nerd day. Honestly, I'm not sure how I feel about nerd day. I personally feel like it opens kids up to making fun of other kids and stuff. So, I'd still like Emma to participate, but we're going to put our own spin on things. We're going with a bookworm rather than a nerd. And, we're gonna PROVE that "nerds" can be cute. ;-) Watch for it.

Take care!