awkward and awesome

awkward:

• being told 'you look tired.'  code for, 'you look like crap.'
• i'm wearing 5 different colors of clothing. all solids, but they don't necessarily match each other. anna told me i look nice though.
• being called 'miss' by a teenager.
• i asked my dad if he had anything to add to my awkward list he said, 'awesome-dad'.

awesome:

• themed parties...as long as they aren't awkward.
•  the kids and i spent last weekend in port townsend with my brother's family and cousin angie's family. it. was. awesome. last saturday was one of my most favorite days of my adult life. 
• this photo. can someone with photo-shop-ing skills please put an explosion or big fire behind us. i want to be a part of oceans 11. stat. please and thank you. email it to me at dedra.cheney at gmail.

• school is almost over.
• matthew put my picture as the background on his cell phone.
• sometimes anna calls me mother. it sounds like 'moth-oh'.
• ken. i really like him. a lot.
• nicole graduated from 8th grade two days ago. she was upset she still had to go to school the rest of the year. i would have been too.
• dad.
• the new song by lee brice. see video below or click here for a link straight to youtube.

awkward and awesome:

• my brother ryan. also lame.