Tori...not so little anymore....

Rememer Lil Tori??? Here is Tori and Sandy in Charlotte North Carolina during the first Bloggy Meetup.....
Here is Tori wearing the dress Sandy sent her from Florida a few years ago.....

ready to see Tori today?




Tori is now 17...driving...and can you believe she is graduating this June from Highschool?? she starts at a tech collage here in town for phlebotomy. she wants to go into Law enforcement but can stat police academy until she is 20 so she will use her Phlebotomy skills for a few years until she can become a police officer.


she is active in a neighboring town's police department and will train for dispatching soon but for now she does ride alongs with officers and gets a feel of traffic stops, accidents, domestics, and more... she is anxious to become an officer someday.

but for now she will seek the medical field and go to school for phlebotomy..
Hard to believe she was just 11-12 years old when I started Blogging and here she is a senior in Highschool. she keeps me on my feet she is a teenage and she sure is caught up into all the teen age drama. she has has the same boyfriend for 3 years now. she is a cashier at a local grocery store. she grew up way to fast.... and not to mention we just got her report card and she made Highest honors...yep she got straight A's!

stay tuned for a Whitney update next :)

Tori's growing up!

Boy do I feel old...Lil Miss Tori received her Drivers License today.....this is going to take some getting use to! I always wanted Tori to do her very best in school and with all her tests and getting good grades....I have to admit I hoped she would pass her written drivers test but deep down I was hoping she would have failed her driving test.....I kept telling Brad...Do you think she is ready? Do you think she will be safe? He had some of the same thoughts as me...Brad brought Tori for her test and an hour later he called and said, we will be home soon, she is just getting her picture taken..My stomach sunk and I said...she passed? he said yes she did...I was happy but yet scared at the same time.
When I got home I snapped this picture and tucked away my fear and we went over rules with the car.( she now has our Altima as her own car) soon after she had to go to work and it felt funny not having to driver her and say Ill see you at the end of your shift...yet it felt even funnier watching her pull out of out driveway onto the road alone in a car. she was good and followed one of the rules...she called us and told us she made it safely. Maybe she is ready for her license...we as parents are not as ready... because she called when her shift ended and she is now home safe and sound.... really??? is my daughter already old enough to drive? yikes?

HaPpY Sweet 16 to my baby Girl.....

Tori....how did you grow up so fast.....but you grew up into a Beautiful Young woman who I am proud to have as my daughter... I love you much and Keep that beautiful smile on your face...Tori and her friend Alyssa

Tori and her Freind Becca...

My Baby Girl....Happy 16! We love you so much...Xoxoxoxo~

HaPpY 15th Birthday Tori

Today my baby Girl turned 15! Hard to believe.........

Enjoy your day Sweet~pea

Love Mom, Dad and Whit~bit!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Girls like to get dirty too! whether it is fishing or scooping horse poop!

Whitney can't get enough of riding....in fact we both can't. It has taken over our weekends and a few nights during the week days. Whitney is pretty independent on her horse now and goes out to the paddock to get Zee and leads her into the tacking room to get tacked.Then goes for a ride.... she is making great progress and was asked to attend a Horse show this weekend. They make a great team. Here is Whitney in her new riding helmet I ordered her....a Pink Camo Helmet...how cool is that?after Whitney and I rode Whitney volunteers her time on the weekends and one night a week to help out at the stable, Her Duties are.......

Racking up the old Hay in the Paddocks.........


Scooping Poop.........

This Little girl rather clean a stall than her own bedroom!After Whitney cleaned 8 out of 14 paddocks she was slowing down so I offered a hand in helping her.....it was a very hot and warm day once Whitney cleaned the paddocks and stalls she helped her instructor give Tee-Berry a bath.
The instructor told me that Whitney worked her Butt off and worked harder than some of their employees......Whitney worked 5 hours straight never giving up.As hot as it was and as dirty as she got she got she loved every minute of it. On the way home she told me that " This was the best day of my life....it was like I was living in a dream" I had more fun there than I did when we went to Florida!..
Now I think this girls is a true horse lover...she showed intrested in all aspects of a horse owner... proper care, proper grooming, tacking and all that is involved in caring for a horse....

She is going to continue volunteering and the more she works the more she will learn. and have all the knowledge under her belt before we take on having our own horses here.

I am Hoping Santa gets me this Handsome man for Christmas........ This is the "Other" man in my life.....BULL... he is my training horse and he just went up for sale...we have a special Bond and I would Love to be His Momma. Fingers Crossed~

While Whitney and I spent the entire day at the stable Bradley took Tori and her friend Mitchell Deep Sea fishing. They all caught a fish and Tori even fillet her own...... Brad said Tori is a true DeepSea fisherman and they plan on going back again next weekend since they all had so much fun while Whitney and I attend a horse show.

Tori caught the biggest fish! Haddock and Bradley caught COD and when they got home last night at 10pm I cooked it up and we all snacked on it for a late night snack. Yum! it was soooo good!

Tori's new Look

Tori decided it was time for a Change...we are Both Hard Core Tori Spelling fans so since Tori shares Tori's name she thought she'd have the same hair style as her as well.........

got the Book sTori Telling a few weeks ago and just about finished reading it...then when I am done Tori wants to read it.......

Do any of you watch Tori and Dean on Tuesday nights? I am so addicted to that show....now the season is over and it is all reruns but I don't care. I still can watch them over and over. They remind me of Bradley and I. and their song they made together also reminds me of Brad and I ...we have such a Dorky relationship.... so the song suits us perfectely.... click here to watch the video of their song "SO IN LOVE" if you wish.....

Okay Folks.... Now the reasoning for all your help

First off...THANK YOU for all your input and comments. really THANK YOU. Reading all your comments and emails regarding her outfit made me realize she is dressed appropriate, She is a teenager and tests the waters on certain outfits and such...but she does have morals and is not one to show off her "BODY" she is just a girl who likes to keep up with the styles. She came to me last Monday morning before school asking if the outfit she had on was okay for school. I did the 2 finger test on the straps and she passes with flying colors... I usually take notice of what she wears for school. ( I also notice what other girls wear too... (eyeroll) so Monday Morning I dropped her off in front of the school before the morning bell and saw her off.... not 20 minutes later I get a phone call from Tori in tears telling me I need to come pick her up~ I asked why? she said They expelled me for the rest of the school year because of my top. ( excuse me while I pick my jaw off the floor!) I said...this is a joke right? she said, NO! Mom they are serious. They are sending me home. I told her to hang tight as I told her that she said...Mom!<>

Me- Hello? I just got a phone call from Tori, What is going on?

Principal- I was out on Bus wait this morning, 2 students came up to me and said, How come Tori can wear tanks and we can't? so I brought it to Mrs. S and Mrs D. to deal with the situation because I don;t deal with the dress Code. so Mrs. S pulled Tori out and we obversed she was dressed extremely inappropriately!

Me- Huh, I did the 2 finger test and the test book says there is a 2 finger rule, and it passed? Tori feels like she is being singled out when there are many others wearing tanks

Principal- You know...Tori needs to worry about herself and not what others are wearing.

Me- said..oh, okay. ( as I could feel my blood boil) so the 2 students that came up to you on Bus wait? Did you tell them to worry about themselves and not what Tori was wearing? ( again, this is out of my league, I usually don't speak up like that but I felt I needed to back my daughter up on this)

Principal- told me to take this matter up with the Assistant Principal. Mrs. S... sigh......

so ya there you have it...My daughter was expelled from school for the rest of the year. ( 8 days!) for that outfit.....

so while Tori waits for me to arrive to pick her up at her school she keeps calling me... when I answered she was hystericle! not in a bad way but in a very happy way. I said what is going on? she said MOM! YOU KNOW 'J' THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM? WELL SHE WAS WALKING INTO THE SCHOOL AND NOTICED MY ART WORK I WAS HOLDING AND SHE COMMENTED ON HOW GOOD I DID ON IT AND SHE SAID, OH ARE YOU GOING HOME SICK? I SAID NO...THE SCHOOL EXPELLED ME FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR FOR MY OUTFIT, AND SHE SAID OH..I DIDN'T NOTICE YOUR OUTFIT AT ALL. YOU LOOK LIKE NICE..... Tori laughed and thought that was funny that the superindent of the school system thought she looked nice!!!!!

what about the girls who wear. "JUICY" on the ass of their shorts,gym pants? or the kid wearing a POT leaf on his shirt? or all the Gothic students with the Black makeup and facial piercings??? Oh and yesterday when I went to "TRY" to get Tori's year Book? there was a girl wearing a mini ( I mean MINI ) skirt with a spaghetti strap tank top with her Bra showing!!! in the office getting lunch money from her Mother!! WHAT??? and no one said a WORD!!!! ( Believe me I wanted to!!) The kicker.... not only did Tori get expelled from school...she was not able to attend the 8th Grade formal dance last Friday, she is not able to attend the 8th Grade Graduation Tomorrow night, and also had her 8th Grade Boston Trip taken away!!!!! There are students who have been suspended more times than they have fingers and toes through out the year who still get to take part in all the 8th Grade celebrations....Tori never got suspended! she has had a few detentions here and there for stupid little things but for her to have everything taken away? and expelled for wearing a "" INNOPROPIATE"" outfit that I found was appropriate going by the student handbook baffling! Oh...and this all happened the same day her Kitty died! Poor kid.... so I have been playing phone tag with the school and guidance counselors......I am not letting this go!

so we decided to write a letter to the Superintendent about this matter and how we believe it should of been handled differently....Maybe it was inappropriate to some???, but the punishment she recieved is a bit harsh!

also....when I talked with the Assistant principal, I told her that is is very unfair for Tori to miss out on her Graduation..
She told me that Tori can earn back her graduation by doing 10 hours of community service!!!!! WHAT???? No way I said! Tori earned her Graduation by completing 8th Grade and is moving onto the high-school. so No 10 hours of Community service! then was told than no she is not to attend the graduation with her class she can sit in the audience!!!! Pfft I don;t think so... This is really getting messed up! THANK GOODNESS SHE IS NO LONGER GOING TO THAT SCHOOL!!! she will be in a different school for High School. I hope they change their ways when it is Whitney's time to attend there....... sighhhh

Need your help.....

Okay everyone meaning EVERYONE! Fellow Blogger Friends, Lurkers, anyone....... I need your help. Please Tell me


Is Tori's outfit..........................................

( fist click on the Picture to enlarge it to get a REALLY GOOD LOOK! excuse her messy bedroom floor)


A. Age appropriate ( she will be 15 in September)?

B. Too Revealing?

C. Extremely inappropriate?

D. Cute and acceptable?

Please be honest...really no hard feelings with any of your answers.

I will let you all know what this is all about once I get a few opinions on this. I really want to tell you all now but I am curious what others think?

K....start letting me know...the faster you let me know the faster you will know what this is all about....... so start commenting away!!!!!!!

Sandy wants to know....What's up with T♥ri

Ragus Pug has asked " What has Tori been up to" I know I don't post much about Tori. It's not because I don't want to but she is just never home! She is 14 and I guess 14 year olds have better things to do than stay at home. ............















Tori spends a lot of her time here..............This is her Friend's house that she has been friends with since they have been in Pre~school...They have Goats, Chickens, Horses...you may remember this post ... she loves to chase around their Chickens......

They also have a old Barn that they like to go into and take pictures of each other ( she actually took these pictures toady at her house of them in the barn and the chickens....)

Her chickens she wants to bring home....This one she named Peanut.Besides her friends Tori takes a dance class at a local Dance studio every Wednesday Night...she takes Hip Hop and Jazz class.......
Did I ever mention that Tori has crooked pinkies just like her daddy, Pepere' and her sister?

See they all have a crooked tip of their Pinkie.....
This was her first baby swing at her Grandmothers...she still tries to swing in it... Tori is also a Clown...sometimes she does not know when to stop and this gets her into trouble in School...she uses her cuteness to her advantage....

Tori is a certified Babysitter and helps me watch a little girl after-school and does crafts with her and helps her do her homework....

This is Tori's favorite thing to do...is Play her Guitar Hero Game. Here is a clip from You-Tube to give you an example of the game....I tried a few times and I SUCK at it!

This is her Best Friend of all......... she pretty much lives here...When Tori is home she her friend H is home with her.... She is like my Third Daughter..She has been friends with Tori since she was 3 years old. Tori had her 14 year check up today...she is right on track and also got her Flu Shot....
Tori also spends a lot of her time with her Cousin...she lives in Massachusetts but they see each other every other weekend. She is also using her Nintendo DS....
Texting her friends all the time................


She is dying for me to take her Back to NYC..( Do I see a potential City for a Annual Bloggy Meet~UP?????)

Here are some facts on Tori....

1. she is a Ball of fire

2. she does not have a shy bone in her body

3.I used to fear when she was little she would leave with a strange from the grocery store. She would talk with anyone!

4. she has quite an appetite

5. she does not eat meat.

6. she has a fear of germs

7.she is a night owl like me

8. She loves to Snowboard

9. she has been riding 4-wheelers since she has been 2 years old.

10. Tori also is a human pretzel click here

11. she just told me there is a boy she likes..( yi..yi..yi!)

12. she weighed 5lb 14 oz ( tiny tiny) at birth

13. she has Pituitary Dwarfism click here

14. This requires her to have to have a injection each night before Bed.

15. She is only asking for a Lap top for Christmas this year. ( ugh?)

16. she can't sit still ..I call her twinkle toes due to this...

17. She has a passion for animals

18. she got an a+ in computer class...she passed a test of typing 119 words a minute. she has me beat by a mile!)

19. she knows all you need to know when it comes to computers and cell phones. when I get a new one she sets it all up for me

20. she gets her braces off at the end of the year.

21. A dream of her came true...that is meeting someone very special to her...Click here

22. When she gets her Picture taken she says...Chichi ... click here

23. She has a FuNny way of spelling her name with her friends..."irot" her name spelled backwards.

24. Her favorite food is mashed potatoes

25. she is not afraid to pick up a snake

26. she loves to fish and worms her own hook

27. even takes off the fish on her own. ( good thing! I wouldn't)

28. she has a special friend who is very close to her that is severely handicapped her same age with a birth defect...she helps him by just being his friend going over to visit. he is such a Love he means the world to her.

29. Being his friend has made her think she would like to go to collage to learn on how to help children like "N"

30. She is a good kid who has a huge heart she is kind and thoughtful...I am proud to be her Mum.