Hey its your birthday

You guys.... its a very big day TODAY!  Do you know why?

I'll give you a few hints. . . .

1817 - Mississippi was admitted to the Union as the 20th American state.
1830 - Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, MA. Only seven of her works were published while she was alive.
1851 - American librarian Melvil Dewey was born. He created the "Dewey Decimal Classification" system.
1869 - Women were granted the right to vote in the Wyoming Territory.
1898 - A treaty was signed in Paris that officially ended the Spanish-American War. Also, Cuba became independent of Spain.
1901 - The first Nobel prizes were awarded.
1906 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for helping mediate an end to the Russo-Japanese War.
1931 - Jane Addams became a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, she was the first American woman to do so.
1949 - Dear Mother, wife, sister, grandma, and friend LILLIAN ANDREW was born
1950 - Dr. Ralph J. Bunche was presented the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the first African-American to receive the award. Bunche was awarded the prize for his efforts in mediation between Israel and neighboring Arab states.
1958 - The first domestic passenger jet flight took place in the U.S. when 111 passengers flew from New York to Miami on a National Airlines Boeing 707.
1964 - In Oslo, Norway, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the youngest person to receive the award.
1993 - The crew of the space shuttle Endeavor deployed the repaired Hubble Space Telescope into Earth's orbit.
1994 - Advertising executive Thomas Mosser of North Caldwell, NJ, was killed by a mail bomb that was blamed on the Unabomber.
1996 - South Africa's President Mandela signed into law a new democratic constitution, completing the country's transition from white-minority rule to a non-racial democracy.
1998 - Six astronauts opened the doors to the new international space station 250 miles above the Earth's surface.

I had this same haircut when I went to college....

I guess we now know where Ashypants gets her posing from :)



oh, isn't she adorable :)

How excited does she look to be hanging out with us?

Happy Birthday MOM!  You are the best :)

Things you probably didn't know about our MOM:

• She is a natural red head (okay, you might have known that one)
• She prefers sugar as her pancake topper (great for a diabetic)
• No matter how many lights you put on your Christmas tree, she will always want to add more
• She is always willing to take a road trip
• She LOVES Kimberly High School athletics
• She has been honored as Biggest Fan (and has the T-shirt to prove it)
• She has enough Christmas sweatshirts to not have to wash them all season long
• She's a leftie... although can spank you with either hand (depending on which one the wooden spoon is in)
• She thinks everyone should watch the SESQUENTIAL CELEBRATION multiple times (especially during Chrismas)
• She Loves, Loves, Loves the movie, The Blind Side
• She never took piano lessons, but is willing to help you practice (she may be the expert at counting 1 and 2 and 3 and 4)
• She's an avid pine-nut eater...
• She has the best children ever, many people have commented on how great they are
• She is a great MOM
• She likes being a Grandma, and is very good at it
• She loves to read
• She is the 4th child (of 9) so she suffers from middle child syndrome
• She never misses a day of reading the paper, and will gladly let you know if anyone you went to school with is in For The Record or the Obituaries
• She only responds to MRS. ANDREW-- not mom, honey, Lillian, dear, hey you
• She makes the best hot chocolate
• She always willing to dispense advice (wanted or not)
• She can't wait to reitre (but I mean who isn't excited for that day)
• She doesn't make a big deal out of her Birthday, so you should go out and celebrate it for her :)