DaisysMom
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| 06/01/2007 10:55 PM |
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Boy, am I exhausted! But, it's official  Got the diploma and everything - ha ha !
1. Michael and I
2. Ray (Hubby's best friend), Michael and Mike (Dad)
3. Michael and his sister, Mary |
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Tracey - Darlin' Daisy's Mom
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DaisysMom
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| 06/01/2007 10:58 PM |
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Some more...
4. Michael and his Pap
5. Whole crew of the guys
6. Whole crew of the girls
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Tracey - Darlin' Daisy's Mom
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DaisysMom
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| 06/01/2007 10:59 PM |
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And my family: Pap, Mary, Me, Michael, and Mike |
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Tracey - Darlin' Daisy's Mom
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Nat
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 06/01/2007 11:10 PM |
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| You have such a GORGEOUS family Tracey. You should be so proud. How did you hold up tonight? |
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xoxo,
-Nat
http://www.NatInAustin.com
http://www.myspace.com/cookieinaustin
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Sassy'sMama
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 06/02/2007 3:56 AM |
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| cool!!! how proud you must be!! |
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~~Jan~~
Mama to Sassy
**www.marykay.com/janetkimberlin** |
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DaisysMom
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| 06/02/2007 6:06 AM |
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| I did ok, Nat. I'm not one to usually cry in public. Oh, and it was about 98* humid degrees in the arena - whew!! and we were packed in like sardines!! |
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Tracey - Darlin' Daisy's Mom
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Bama's Mom 1
Terrier Terror
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| 06/02/2007 7:10 AM |
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| Yea!! Congrats on this accomplishment, not only for Michael but for you and his dad as well! What're his plans for post-high school? |
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Trina, mom to Ali & Bama
" ... work can wait another 30 minutes. There are more important things to do. Like throwing sticks."
www.trina4ua.blogspot.com |
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rattytatty
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| 06/02/2007 7:13 AM |
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| What nice pictures, Tracey -- such a memorable occasion and you'll enjoy these pictures for years to come! Still can't believe you got through it with no tears... wow.... |
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DaisysMom
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| 06/02/2007 7:16 AM |
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Ah, Nora...no tears in public!!! I find myself tearing up when I'm alone and having quiet moments. 
Trina: Plans? He has a full-time job as an apprentice in a machine shop, and will be attending community college in the fall (night classes) |
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Tracey - Darlin' Daisy's Mom
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rattytatty
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| 06/02/2007 7:25 AM |
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| Man....I would have created a tidal wave! haha Sounds like he's got some good plans, Tracey! |
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DaisysMom
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| 06/02/2007 7:50 AM |
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Well, see now, now when I'm sitting here alone while everyone's sleeping and I'm watching his videos and looking at the pics - now I'm in tears. I'm so unbelievably proud of him and yes, proud of his father and I, that somehow through all the mistakes and hard times, that we may have had a small part in helping mold this wonderful young man.
He's a good person. He may not have excelled academically (but he could have - he's unbelievably intelligent), but I keep thinking how he's so kind to others (always the one to stick up for the underdog), how our elderly neighbor would always call him to help fetch things from her attic or basement and he'd willingly go and lend her hand and get the paper for our other elderly neighbor when the weather was bad so she wouldn't have to walk out and get it. How, despite all their fighting, when Mary was sick I found him in her room at 3 a.m. reading her a story.
He's all I could have ever hoped for 18 years ago when I held him in my arms for the first time.
All right....now I'm sobbing like a baby. |
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Tracey - Darlin' Daisy's Mom
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rattytatty
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| 06/02/2007 7:53 AM |
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| Tracey.... he gets his kind nature from you. |
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DaisysMom
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| 06/02/2007 7:55 AM |
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Posted By rattytatty on 06/02/2007 7:53 AM
Tracey.... he gets his kind nature from you.
Thank you, Nora
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Tracey - Darlin' Daisy's Mom
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Brandy
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 06/02/2007 8:43 AM |
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| OK, now I'm crying!! You should be a proud mom!! You have done a great job with him. |
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PROUD Home Visit Coordinator for Ratbone's Rescue!!
This is Pirate Country, we bleed Purple and Gold!!!!!
GO ECU!!! |
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Kasey's Mom
Terrier Terror
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| 06/02/2007 9:05 AM |
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I'm tearing up.... You must be so proud. thanks for sharing. |
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Mardi
Momma to Kasey and Indy
~~Dance like nobody's watching~~ |
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bratt
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 06/02/2007 6:46 PM |
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Nice Tracey! You made me cry! AND I don't even have kids!!!! Congrats on bringing this fine young man to the place he is today! I know you are proud!!!!  |
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Debra~KSSM Queen II
Savanna~Princess Easy Street
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scrappinrattie
Terrier Terror
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Dillydog
Rat Royalty
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| 06/04/2007 10:31 AM |
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A mom can't hope for more than that her child becomes a loving and kind adult. Anything else he does (career, etc.) is really beside the point. I see some parents getting so uptight about their childrens college plans (or lack of) and if their kid isn't into drugs or alcohol or other criminal activity, then I say: relax, their gonna be OK!
We all make mistakes as parents, since I've never found the manual, have you? So, as we are all winging it, you have to give yourself some credit that your guidance helped him become the person he is today. |
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doecart
Terrier Terror
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| 06/04/2007 10:41 AM |
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Congratulations Tracey. It's so nice to be a proud mamma!!! |
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PamWh
Rattitude Problem
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| 06/04/2007 10:47 AM |
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| My stepson and my oldest son weren't model young men when they graduated from high school, but they have turned into men I can be proud of since then. I hope the same holds true for my youngest son. I guess they are late bloomers. They get that from their dad. |
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PamWh
aka Bob's Mom
If your rattie ain't happy, ain't nobody happy! |
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