Girl Scout cookies

So, this morning I threw out what was left of Ted's Mom's Oatmeal cookie bars. Today I was done with cookies. I can start working out again very soon so I wanted to slowly wean myself off cookies and dessert. Then today my lovely co-worker visited and brought Elle an adorable Summer dress, along with my 5, yes 5, boxes of girl scout cookies I had ordered from a co-workers daughter--I forgot about them. What timing-huh? Are you kidding me, as if I could pass up girl scout cookies. The second she left, I ripped opened the "thin mints" and quickly ate 10 of them. I have no control with cookies......so needless to say, this 10 pounds is going to take longer then I would like, but it's my fault and it doesn't help that the weather went back to freezing....

I was a daisy, brownie and a Girl Scout of course. Mom was the troop leader at one point and the "cookie" mom several times. I will never forget cookie selling season...Dad would take my cookie selling sheet to Ford Motor Company where he worked and come back with tons of orders. I could just see Dad walking around asking the line men to order cookies from his daughter. They probably roller their eyes at him...One thing that does give me some peace is knowing how proud my Dad was of me. He wasn't the best at telling me directly all of the time, but boy did his friends give me an earful. Apparently bragging about my job, different places I have lived, etc...was his favorite topic when visiting with his friends.  I hope I can continue making you proud Dad, but it makes me so sad that you cannot be here today to meet your Granddaughter. You would be most proud of me now.....you were a great Father and I am so sorry every single day that your own Son ended your life. It's so hard for me to write those shocking words especially when I look at pictures of you and Justin together as he was growing up. You loved your Son and I'm so sad it ended this way. It didn't have to. 

I pray for you too, even though I know it happened so quick. I hope your last words with Mom or Brandy were happy words and I hope your last thought was a good one.  I love you and thank you for all of the years you brought my Girl Scout cookie order sheet into work...........we all miss you so much. 

Elle is doing great--growing every day. As you will see above in the pictures, Ted enjoys reading to her.....and she seems to enjoy it as well.