Please Pray for Harper!!!

Update:
Harper was actually flown to St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She is stable at the moment. They checked her heart and it is fine. She has fluid in her lungs though. Please continue to pray for Harper. If you want to know all the details Kelly has been updating her blog periodically. You can access it from this blog. Kelly's Korner is her blog.

Harper Brown Stamps was born this evening to Scott and Kelly Stamps. She weighed in at 9 lb. 12 oz. She had difficulty breathing when she was born. Later this evening she had to be airlifted to Children's Hospital in Little Rock. Please lift this family up in your prayers. Kelly was one of Hillary's bridesmaids in her wedding. She has been a wonderful friend and influence on Hill. We have all been anxiously awaiting Harper's arrival. This precious little one and her family need our prayers. Please Pray for her!!!

Christmas Break, Puzzles, and New Camera...

I had a wonderful Christmas break. One of the many blessings of being a teacher is a two week Christmas break. It was wonderful getting to see the family that I do not get to see as often as I would like. We had Christmas lunch at my Aunt Ruby's it was delicious!!! I went to my parent's house for the remainder of my vacation. My mom and I hung around the house most days and worked puzzles. When I was younger I like to start working puzzles but I would soon get bored and leave them unfinished. My sister however loves to work puzzles and will stick it through to the end. Well I sort of got hooked the last couple of weeks. We worked five different puzzles as you can see from above. I have to admit my mom really makes it easy for us. She sorts out all of the pieces which makes it easier for us to work them.

My new camera came in this week and I have already started breaking it in. The kids really love it. It is purple and they can see the picture better. I purchased my new camera with Christmas money from my Nanny and Pop R. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Nanny and Pop R. I hope to be taking a ton of pictures with my new camera.

I'm back........

I am so excited to report that I am back among the blog world. Santa was very good to me this year and brought me a computer so I will be able to update more frequently. I also purchased a new digital camera with my Christmas money( Thanks! Nanny and Pop R.) so I am eager and ready to start blogging. I ordered my camera over the internet and it is not in. I will be posting soon with pictures but I wanted to write a short update for now.

Sad News, Thanksgiving, and Woo Pig Sooie...

I know this post is way past due but I have been having some computer problems. It is difficult keeping up with two blogs when you are having computer problems. So I opted to keep my classroom blog going at least for a little while. I am sad to say though my computer officially crashed last weekend. I do not really know a whole lot about computers so I failed to back up all of my pictures and itunes. My wonderful Uncle Johnny is seeing if there is any way to salvage the hard drive long enough to get my pictures off of it. I am not going to hold my breath though it doesn't look good. I am unsure when I will be able to replace it so I'll only be able to update when I am at my parent's house.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! I did. We are still extremely stuffed from all of the wonderful food. However, I want to send a note of thanks to Aunt Ruby for the wonderful dressing, Joyce for the awesome sweet potato casserole, Aunt Rose for the delicious banana nut cake. and Rick & Marcia for hosting such a fabulous Thanksgiving meal.

I am also thrilled and shocked to say that Arkansas beat LSU today 31 to 30. I was apprehensive about even watching the game today because I was afraid it was going to be really bad. I had to take Josh (my brother-in-law) to Russellville to pick up their new car and I missed the first half of the game. I am so thankful and relieved I did not miss the second half. I am so happy for Casey he had a wonderful last game. I am very proud of the HOGS they ended the season well and we kept the boot. Woooooo Pig Sooooie!!!!!!

The Leader of the Fam...

It's funny how something so small and adorable could be so demanding. It's really quite funny. My sister and I do not have any children yet so Chloe is the granddog. Big Momma (my mom) took this picture. She is definitly a Big Momma's girl. Big Momma carries her around and gives her treats and waits on her every need. My sister comes in a close second in Chloe's eyes. Chloe follows Hill around everytime they are together. She loves Big Dog (my dad) too. She would tell you that he can throw the ball better than anyone else in the family. She is definitely the leader of our family. She drives me nuts sometimes but life would be very boring and dull without her. She is going to the Pet Palace this weekend while we are at the wedding. She is going to be pampered while the rest of us are going to be running around like chickens with our heads cut off. I am not sure who has the better end of the deal. Only time will tell.

What a Mighty God We Serve...

The Lord never ceases to amaze me. Just when I think life is so crazy and hectic right now he shows me what is really important. The pastor at my church gave a wonderful sermon yesterday it was about T.I.M.E. (Treasuring Individual Moments Effectively). It really put things into perspective about what is important in life and what to treasure. One of the main points of the sermon was if you waste time; you waste life. It was very enlightening. I learned that it is truly important to not sweat the small stuff and just to focus on treasuring my relationship with the Lord instead of wasting time and life on situations that are completely out of my control.

Rain, Rain, Go Away....

It has rained for two solid days. It is a beautiful steady rain. However, do you have any idea how fun it is to entertain 20 seven and eight year olds who haven't been able to run out any of their energy. It's exhausting!!!!! I had recess duty today. It is is not fun entertaining 170 second graders full of energy and stuck inside for recess. We all survived and I didn't even have to use my teacher (I mean business) voice. I would call that a successful day. The rain is supposed to end tomorrow. I am holding out for outside recess on Friday. Here is a picture of my crazy wonderful class.