I don't understand....

I really don't understand why I can never get a Bass family photo with all 6 people in it. I think it has something to do with we can only take one shower at a time due to water pressure, someone has to hold the camera and four teenagers are not ever in the same room at the same time....... But I will say that starting a new chapter of life (have children graduating from high school) was not a sad one but one of joy, and I looking forward to seeing what God has for Jason in the next four years.

After a week in the hospital and a week at home on drugs, David still managed to get dressed up and celebrate the day!!! Very thankful !!!

Did I mention.......

Did I mention while David was in the hospital on day two......we had tornado warnings, a flood and the boys had prom.................

What I Missed this Week.....

Pneumonia........Did you know that there are at least 30 different causes of Pneumonia? I didn't but I do know that we just spent Nine days in the hospital. 4 1/2 in Murfreesboro and 4 1/2 at Vanderbilt trying to find a way to cure the Pneumonia and the 103 fever that came with it. David and Michele's life did stop for over a week, but we chose to let the kids remain occupied. So below Katie Ann had to have a new family (thank you Francis family) to take a picture with for the DNJ athletic banquet. And above Caroline was cheered on by other friends mothers at the finals of her soccer team championship game. I am just so glad for digital cameras and websites (facebook) that let me experience their moments while sitting in a hospital room.

Another new sport in the Bass Family.............

Jason is a senior and decided he would like to be on the tennis team his senior year. He missed try-outs but begin to play the varsity tennis players on the team. He managed to play well enough the coach watched him and he is on the team playing some days 6th seed and some days 5th. Not too bad for a boy who has not had a lesson.

But the parents had the learn the "parent rules" for this sport. And it was quiet different. No cheering until the point is over. No coaching. So when the point is over, you only say "nice hit, "good point, " good volley" So it is finally a sport where the parents can't talk! ha.....

And the players are the lines judge and the score keeper. This was how they kept up with how many games each player had one.

I have enjoyed seeing Jason play and it has been good for him to be busy during "Senior-itis"

The Egg-Dyeing Machines..............

Caroline doing some sponge painting...........
Katie Ann making sure this project is hand's on......................

Natalee.............the Prom Egg Designer................

Jason......just thinking about the philosophy of Eggs..............

Eggs of Teenagers...............

Gone are the days of single colored eggs........

Of course Mom tries to buy unique dye. This year I bought a marbling kit. Did not turn like the picture but the eggs turned out great!

Easter Lunch centerpiece above

During the egg dying. There were eggs dyed with the "magic" crayon and rolled or handed across the table.

Number 1 Egg: Prom?

Number 2 Egg: Yes

Number 3: Sounds Egg-cellent

Number 4: I am sure it will be

Number 5: Egg-citing

Sending my 15 off to Chicago for the day......

I love Chicago and it didn't take me very long to answer when Katie Ann ask if she could fly to Chicago with her Art class for the day. We left the house at 4:00am. They flew into Midway, took the train downtown, went to the Art Institute, took a outside walking tour of some of the city, had Chicago pizza, took the train back to the airport and flew back to Nashville. The famous "bean" when you can take your picture. Very cool.

On the train or subway heading into town. Don't know what point her friend was trying to make!

This picture I love because I actually get to see what they are doing. They took a drawing tour and got to sit at different paintings to do some drawing techniques. Love this one too!!! This is the little girl who didn't want to get on an elevator and now travels to cities for the day!