happy mothers day tootsies

Hi I'm Emilee i am strange but i say happy mothers day tootsies.

Alyson and Bryant go to MORMON PROM, not with eachother

How sweet.

Bryant thought it would be fun to pick up his date until he ripped her dress.

She was a great sport and handled perfectly.
We discussed with Bryant he must NEVER ever rip
a girls dress again!

Alyson and her date Jeffrey looking very sharp.

Seriously cute!

Is she impressed? I'm not sure either.

They wanted a wedding shot. But ummm as one of the moms said, "OH, it's that kind of wedding."

It usually is about the boys around here.

So lovely and modest.

And strong.



All the couples.



I love this picture, I think they look like they are
having so much fun.

Yep my kids together looking ridiculous.

They really do look nice together.

Smile bigger please.



Dear Alyson and Bryant,
Thanks for letting me be part of your life.
I love you.
Love, CoRi dAwN

I watched as someone went to heaven.

It is true, we recently had a "code blue" on our floor. Scary and sad. This person was "fine" just minutes before the code was called, then suddenly they grabbed their chest, their heart went into a funky rhythm and well that was pretty much it. But not really. For 45 minutes in the small hospital room there were about 15 highly trained professionals  (I was in the hall) who did an amazing job at getting lines established, giving blood, administering medications, and doing compressions. The patients child was in the hall tearing up and on the verge of a breakdown. I listened as they called their other parent and said, "Come quick". At that very second I prayed that I would never be in that same situation. I never want to have to call a family member and say, "come quick", not ever.  I stood in the hallway watching, I had never before seen a "code" take place, it was quite an experience. I saw the hand fall over the side of the bed with a wedding ring on, I watched as the belly wiggled and shook around during compressions, I saw the bloody sheet, and I felt the sadness as I watched the spouse arrive and run down the hall to greet their child. The fabulous team of professionals then got a pulse, amazing. They planned for a couple of minutes to move the patient to the ICU, a team was sent there to set up. The pulse then left and compressions started again. Watching again I saw something amazing, I watched as a doctor came to the spouse and said, "the heart has stopped again, shall we continue?" And then I saw/heard the most beautiful thing ever, I watched and listened as the heartbroken spouse said, "that is enough". And then I handed over a clean sheet. A clean sheet, that was it. 


*side note* Please make your medical or end of life wishes known to your family.*


Dear Patient,
God Speed.
Love, CoRi dAwN
For purposes known to health care workers, I will say that this may or may not be true. You decide.   

Here's something to celebrate!!

Just sayin' nice work guys!
Go Navy!

Dear Navy Seals,

Thank You.

Oh and thanks for the eye candy.

Love, CoRi dAwN

Can you believe my BrYaNt looks like Edward Cullen? Me neither!

I mean really! It's a little creepy! But he's just so dang cute!
I bet he sparkles in the sunshine.

Getting ready for......

Alyson and her friends posing for their grad party announcement.

Graduation!! It's on May 17th! We can't wait.

Thought I'd post a picture that shows how I feel today.
Good work NAVY SEALS and President Obama.




We're also getting ready for.....
BASEBALL
That starts on Wednesday.
I LOVE to watch Dawson play ball!

AWKWARD!

So this is what Alyson found on the front porch the other night.

She was asked to Mormon Prom.

But actually I was asked first.

That is not the AWKWARD part! The Awkward part was her reply! We decided that it would be funny if I adorned the lights, stood on his porch, and held up a sign that said on one side, "I'd be DE-lighted to"....(flip side) "Send Alyson to MoProm with you".

OK, kinda cute right?!

*Back story* On Monday Alyson broke up with long time boyfriend Seth. (We really like Seth, he is a nice boy. It was simply time for them to go their separate ways. *Back story over*

So as Alyson and I stood on the front porch, her smiling and me tangled up in Christmas lights, Jeffrey (the invite-er) came to the door and Seth (the recently parted BF) walked up behind us all. Alyson laughed, Jeffrey smiled, and Seth asked why I was strangling myself with Christmas lights.

I mean really! I am way too old to be "tangled" up in teen-age drama.

Dear Teenagers,
Enjoy the drama.
Love, CoRi dAwN