Monday, December 1, 2008

OLIVIA


Today was a fun day. I didn't get much work done, I'll admit, but it was still fun. Today was our "baby's" 18th birthday.

OLIVIA PARKE TAYLOR - one of her elementary school teacher's once told her her name sounded like a movie star's name. She hates her middle name, but she didn't get a choice in that.

So - as we did with her older sisters before her - on the day of her 18th birthday, Joelene and I interrupted all of her senior-high classes one-at-a-time all day long (I'm sure her teachers loved that, but that's a perk of being the pastor at your own Christian school) to give her 18 things each hour.

1st hour - 18 flowers

2nd hour - 18 balloons

3rd hour - 18 dollar bills taped to cardboard in the shape of the 'number 18'

4th hour - 18 birthday cards

5th hour - 18 Starbucks cups (it's one of her favorite places to go)

6th hour - was lunch, so we let her eat in peace

7th hour - 18 cupcakes (right after lunch - PERFECTO!)

8th hour - 18 candy bars

9th hour - 18 chapsticks (she's constantly dabbing with those things)

Happy birthday, Olivia. You're now - officially - a woman!

And be blessed.

1 comment:

JCsings4Him said...

Oh PRECIOUS!

Please wish "I-live-in-a-trailor-park" A VERY Happy Birthday from the Ciske's!