Because I'm The Coolest Mom EVER!

Last night I did something that may put me in the slacker mom catagory for some but definitely elevates me to coolest mom ever status with my kids. Instead of hitting the sack early in preperation for the 1st day of school we stayed up late & rocked it at a back to school concert event. Taking center stage for the evening were 1st (some good friends of ours! of course) Shatter Me w/ their new lead singer, The Letter Black & Decyfer Down. I have been looking forward to hearing the SM boys w/ the new lead guy for almost a yr now so it was a pretty exciting night for me too. I have to say it was the first event that I have done (& I have done a lot in the past 2 yrs!) where I didn't feel pressured, stressed or anything of the kind. Everything went very smoothly, I got the chance to visit w/ my friend Jana, the SM mom & work their merch table which was a fun change as I'm usually running around trying to keep everything running smoothly. I have always listened to DD but haven't been what you would call an avid fan but after last night I have jumped on the wagon. These guys are amazing & I have so much respect for them as they haven't let the rock star status get to their heads. They are still all about the message & reaching the people & that isn't always the case w/ these bands even though you would think that would be top priority in the Christian music world. Decyfer Down put on such an amazing, energy filled show & the guys from Shatter Me really pulled out all the stops to show that they are still an amazing band even though Brad has stepped down as lead to move more behind the scenes. It was a pretty awesome night! Unfortunetly I didn't get any pics of the SM boys because I left my camera at home & had to wait on Steven to get a moment free where he could bring it to me. But it was a God thing because when he left from giving it to me he spotted my friend's debit card laying in the parking lot & was able to return it to her ASAP. Needless to say she was thrilled I had forgotten my camera, tells you there's a plan in everything doesn't it. We did get home late but the kids had an amazing evening, something they won't soon forget & still managed to get up on time this morning & get ready w/ no rushing!!! AMAZInG!! Of course that's what we prayed for last night, have to cover all the bases, last thing you need is your 6 yr old dragging in sleepy eyed to the 1st day of 1st grade & telling her teach that she's SO tired cuz she went to a concert last night!! This is going to be a great year for the kids & we started it off right! Stone me if you wish but these are memories that will make them smile when I'm no longer here.