I Love Thursdays Because.....

....we have Taco Salad in the cafeteria. I love them! They are so good, and I don't really know what it is about them, but they are different and I love them! I really do look forward to Thursday, because I know that I will get to eat a Taco Salad. How sad is that?

Brent is in Ft. Worth for the day. He still has to go once a month for his certification. He missed a couple during soccer season, so he is making one up today. I wanted to go with him, and just shop for the day, but it is more work to prepare for a sub, and I am really trying to save up my days!

My arm and back are so sore today!!! We painted all weekend and then last night I scraped wallpaper for two hours. Brent's parents bought an old home and are gutting it! There is like seven layers of wallpaper, atleast, and in the two hours I scraped I probably scraped a four foot area! Trying to get wallpaper off that is 90 years old is NOT easy! I am feeling it today!

No other news except.....Tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!!

Not Much To Say

Brent and I really enjoyed our 3-day weekend! It was kind of a tease for summer. My kiddos have kind of been asleep this week, which has been nice! Maybe they will stay like this for the rest of the year! There is a chance I could be packing up my classroom for the fourth time. I might be moving to fifth grade. I have mixed feelings about it! On one hand I am really excited, on the other, it would be nice to stay in the same place for more than a year. My principal asked and I couldn't tell her no. I am a little excited, although if I don't go, I can have everything totally prepared and ready to go for my second year in second grade. Not that teaching fifth grade would be new (since I have two years exp. in 5th) ...that has been the hard thing about this year, all my stuff is for fifth grade. Either way I know I will be happy. I have learned in my four years of teaching....each year teaching a different grade... that I love whatever grade I am in. So I guess that is why it really doesn't matter what grade I teach next year, I know I will enjoy it! I'll keep ya posted!

Yeah For Friday!!!!!

I am so glad Friday is here! Yesterday we were in Lockdown all day, and still are partially in Lockdown today! Can't give any details online...but needless to say yesterday was very stressful and chaotic! The good thing about yesterday was that it was Mom's B-day! We took her to Copper Creek! First time we had been to the new restaurant in town! I highly recomend it! Very Good Food!! And of coarse very well decorated ~ my dad and brother enjoyed looking at all of the wildlife hanging on the walls! Granddad and Marj went with us. They have been traveling so much lately that we haven't had a chance to see them. They leave again today for Holland and Belgium, so it was fun getting to visit with them. Drew and Lana were supposed to come in town, but the class he thought was getting canceled today didn't get canceled. So they are still going to go ahead and come in town today...One of Drew's friends has an engagment party. Isn't it crazy that all my brother's friends are getting married! That would make us OLD!

Yeah, for the fact that we get a three-day weekend!I don't really know why we are getting Monday off...I guess a weather day, doesn't matter what it is for...I will take it!! Not really any big plans this weekend; tomorrow morning our class at church is going to the food bank to volunteer, tomorrow night Leigh Ann and Jason will be in town and we get to see the "Newlyweds", the rest of the time will be spent painting and working out at the lake!

YEAH FOR FRIDAY!!!!!

The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, but that every child should be given the wish to learn. ~John Lubbock

There are some days I wonder why I chose to be a teacher, and then there are all the other days that I am so thankful that the Lord gave me the gift of teaching. I love my job, even though some days are tiring, or make me crazy! Each year I think I won't be able to love the next group of kids as much as I love the current class, but every year I fall in love with all of them. The end of the year gets a little crazy, with field trips, programs, and special activities, and it tends to make a teacher ready for summer! I have enjoyed this special class of children and will never forget their smiling faces and all the memorable moments! I thought I would share my precious 2nd graders with you!!! We had a Cowboy program... don't they look cute all decked out Texas style!!! These next ones are the days when 3:15 can't come soon enough!!!

Great Weekend!

We had a fun weekend, long weekends are always fun! We went to Austin for the State Soccer Tournament. We watched a bunch of really good games. I never knew watching soccer could be so much fun, and I love watching it with Brent cause I learn so much. I will have to admit, soccer is one of the few sports I know much about - I grew up with a basketball/baseball family. It was nice just getting to relax at the hotel, shop, eat, eat, eat, and work on my tan while watching some games.

Then Saturday night we got home early enough that we were able to hang out with some friends that were in town for Easter. Sarah, Brad, (Sarah needed a date since Ryan is in Iraq) Molly, Peter, Brent, and I all went to Bueno (our Bueno) and then to Starbucks! It was so much fun talking and hanging out! I am so thankful for those special friendships that you know you will have the rest of your life!

Sunday was filled with family time. First church, then just hanging out at the house. Drew was in town, so it was good to spend some time with him! T.J. and Chandra came over to my parents for lunch. Dad cooked a brisket and the guys played pool. I don't know what they would do without that pool table!!! It is nice that they boys have something to keep them occupied while all of us girls talk! I love that we have other girls in the family....not that Lana and Chandra are actually a part of the family yet, but they have been around so long they pretty much are!

So that was our Easter weekend in a nutshell! Lots of Friends and Family! Wish I had pics but we haven't bought a new camera yet???? Any suggestions??? We had a small digital and then my big one! I loved the big one and Brent liked the small digital one, so it worked out really well because there were pics with each of us in them.... But they are both broken and unrepairable, so we are in the market for a new one!!! Open for suggestions....

I'm Owning up!!!

Molly says I need to own up to my "blog responsibilities." I told you I am not very good with keeping up with this! Here is a quick update!

Wow!!! I know field trips are supposed to be fun, but they are so TIRING! Who in their right mind would take 19 7 year olds to Western Heritage Day?! Yes, that would be me!!! They did have fun, but I didn't know if I was going to make it through the day! Luckily I did make it, and now we only have 1 hour left, and I don't have to come back until Monday! We get tomorrow off and Brent and I are heading out to Austin today for the state soccer tournament. I wouldn't really call a soccer tourny vacation, but you have no idea how much I am looking forward to just getting away, and taking a break! Hopefully, I can find some malls, and a spa! Other than that we are just planning on eating nice and RELAXING!!! I can't wait! Hope y'all have a great Easter weekend!

Why are weekends so fast?

We had a fast, full weekend! I wish the weekends and the weekdays were switched, and we worked two days and played five! Wouldn't that be fun?

On Friday we headed down to the Metroplex and of course our first stop was Cabellas.....but I was a good wife and was very patient while Brent shopped and shopped. It is always so hard for me to do that, and yet he is so good at being patient while I shop ~ that is something I need to work on.

Then we went to my grandparents for dinner and dominoes. We had a blast with them. My grandmother is very entertaining!!! Then after a wonderful breakfast that my "Maime" fixed on Sat. morning we were off! We headed over to see Bryan, Lisa, and Little G. We didn't get to stay long, but it was a nice, short visit. And we got to play around with Griffin for a bit! Next, we headed out to Dallas for the shower. (which was our whole reason for going) It was a couples shower. Brent has never been to a couples shower, except the one that was given for us, so he wasn't so sure about it....but it wasn't that bad. We got to see and catch up with Izzy (one of his old teammates.) We hadn't seen him since we lived up there, so it was fun! Will and Amanda got lots of cute stuff! It was a fun shower since B and I could go together. Then after the shower we headed over to my aunt's house to deliver some birthday presents. My new baby cousin, that my aunt and uncle adopted last summer, turned 1 last week. He is so precious. He is walking and into everything! He would look at Brent and give him the biggest, cheesiest smile ever. So then after a long day and a half of socializing we left the metroplex and returned to A-town. As soon as we got back on Sat. night we changed for the HSU soccer banquet and rushed over just in time for it to start!!!! It was lots of fun! Brent is very excited about helping coach the Cowgirls next season!

After church on Sunday we went out to the lake cabin and began to work on remodeling it! What a job....I am beginning to think maybe we are in over our heads. We worked all day yesterday and we both feel like we didn't accomplish anything! There is just so much to do that the little stuff we spent all day doing yesterday makes it seem like we didn't do anything at all! Very frustrating!!!! But I know we will enjoy it after we have put in all the work! Have a great week!