Surviving Prom

So i was a prom mom last year...i liked being a prom mom..My oldest Jordan went, much to our disbelief..I never thought she would , was almost resigned to the fact that she wouldnt..So when she came to me and told me she was going i was thrilled..We did the whole nine yards..the dress the nails the hair the jewellery , it was a good day ...She even let me take photos(which never happens) and i do believe there might have been a smile or two..Jordan had an absolute blast...not at prom but at the after party in wasaga..saw lots of photos of this , i do believe this might have been the time she booted me off her facebook friends list..and put me on a need to know basis..not sure...Anyways so here we are again..its prom.!!!! No not Madisons but Madison would like to attend the after party in wasaga beach with her best friend Megan...It is Megans prom..she is leaving next year and so im kinda torn on whether i should let her go ..The beginning of the week i was like absolutely not lol and now im like hmmm well maybe..Megans mom seemed quite confident that Megan would look out for Madi and honestly i am quite confident she would too..Im not stupid , i know theres underage drinking, and stupid behavior, and Im not one of those parents with their head in the sand thinking my daughter wont partake in any stupidness that goes on..she will, its Madi she always acts first thinks later... Its just we kind of got her on track with everything after her confidence had been squashed and she was filled with way to much self doubt..Megan amongst other people helped her with that...So i unno do i let her go?? Would I have gone at 16?? Yes i would have gone at 16..i had a boyfriend that played in the N.H.L at 16 , guranteed i was probably worse places...Did it teach me anything...? yes it taught me how to handle myself with all sorts of people in all sorts of situations and it taught me adaptability...So yes i guess i should let her go..it better not turn around and bite me in the A** tomorrow though...I also have to say , she made me proud yesterday when she brought her friend Megan in and single handidly did her prom hair and makeup..thought she was biting off more than she could chew but she proved me wrong..Megan looked beautiful and Madison was happy to be a part of her day

So i ask myself why not

Im not really sure my reasoning behind blogging...it started out in my head as a way to keep my family and friends up to date on whats goin on in the johnston houselhold..I used to be awesome at christmas cards, recent photos , even took pride in the art of letter writing..So what the hell happened..Life, sports, chauffering, referring, and just never enough hours in the day. Then my cousin Joanne started blogging and im not going to lie , she made me feel like wow someone else is dealing with the same parental crap i am on a day to day basis..I think i read her blogs and its somewhat therapeutic, so thank you Jo!!!!My oldest daughter Jordan is an amazingly gifted writer so i asked her to jump in periodically and scribe some things..I may use this as a venting tool and i will apologize ahead of time if i offend lol ..im usually pretty good about not doing that but ya just never know.. Mostly i will just bring you up to speed on the happenings in our chaotic at the best of times house..So this is short and not really anything about anything but i have a mountain of laundry , rugs to vacum, and bathrooms to clean all before i head to work..gotta love being a woman...oh and just for a heads up...i dont care if the pictures i post of myself are old..too bad i happened to like my thighs way better in the 90's so until my thighs and i come to positive terms..the pictures will remain old..with a warning objects may or may not appear as they really are...