Jess Bess

  It was just Jess and I for the whole weekend! Awe...I loved it so much.  It's not that I don't love being with Tey and Kobe, but having Mom/Daughter time doesn't happen very often anymore and we have so much fun together. One of the BEST parts of the weekend was the fact that I didn't have to tell her to "PLEASE be nice" to Teylor and Kobe. Ha! Here are a few reasons why I adore her so much:

Jess is hilarious.  She has a very quick, witty sense of humor and loves to make people laugh.  Combine that with her sassy, fiery personality (who doesn't put up with ANY crap) and you've got this wonderfully sarcastic little lady.  For example:  We were late to church on Sunday... why?? I asked Jess to curl my hair and we were doing each others makeup and such.  You know, really important things... anyway, when we got there we had missed the bread and were standing in the hall.  The sweet little Deacon came out with the water, saw us and didn't come over to give us any (knowing we hadn't been there for the bread) and Jessie's response had me giggling.  She said, "That's it!  I'm writing a letter to the Bishop.  He didn't even give us the opportunity to take the Sacrament!  Oh, I'm ragin'. He is just grindin' my gears mom."  She is serious and kidding at the same time and it cracks me up. I tell her to stop through my laughter...not very effective parenting.  Also, during the closing prayer, they asked a blessing for anyone with "special needs"... we both elbowed each other and started laughing silently. She talks non-stop and tells me every detail of everything.  Sometimes I get distracted when she is talking to me and she'll say "all you do is text mom..."  So we compared texting numbers. I had 1500 and she had over 10,000.  Not even joking.  She is always on her phone, is incredibly fast AND can carry on two conversations at once.  I don't have that capability.    

This girl has had a boyfriend since 5th grade (not the same one...lots of different boys) so when she got asked to Homecoming it wasn't a big surprise.  I'm just happy she has waited this long before going on an official date...she will be a month away from 16! Hallelujah. It hasn't been easy and she and I have had MANY talks about boys and dating...I just hope she'll want to get married someday after all of my warnings. It is weird to go places with her and watch the guys checking her out...I find myself giving many dirty looks.

Jess is the most responsible 15 year old I've ever known.  She didn't get that quality from me... I was no where near that at 15...or 25 really.  Maybe it comes from being the 1st child, or it's just her personality.  But she takes care of everything.  She is on the Riverton Drill Team this year and has to be there at 5:30 every morning.  She is the one dragging my lazy butt out of bed to drive her there.  I don't have to worry about her, she takes care of herself and works hard at everything she does.  I love that. I feel very blessed that she was sent to me.  I have said this often - honestly, I don't know what I would do without her.  My sweet little girl. She is the best.