Close your eyes, Mommy.

Those words are usually followed with, "And hold out your hands." The first question I always ask is, "It's not alive, is it?" Then I make sure it's not slimy or used to be alive. That was the drill this past Monday when we got home from school and Lelia stood before me. After the normal questioning and I was allowed to open my eyes, the image to the right is what I saw. Introducing the 2009 K.B.Polk Elementary School Third Grade Science Fair winner! Way to go, Lelia Elaine! She did her project on Freezing liquids and learned much from all her research. That event gave us just one more thing to celebrate!

Earlier that Monday I interviewed for a Receptionist position at a Law Firm located across the street from the hospital Lelia was born in 8 1/2 years ago. I was offered the job at the conclusion of the interview and accepted the offer Tuesday morning. Now we get to celebrate big!