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.

Gotta Love Them Hogs!!!!!!

I have waited for this day since the Cotton Bowl when Mizzou beat the Hogs. I thought today would never get here. I have had my attire picked out for over a week. Anyone who knows me knows that I NEVER preplan my clothing. My family was impressed. My dad and I arrived on campus at around 2:00 p.m. and set up our chairs in front of Razorback Road. We watched alot of fans entering the campus. Some tailgaters were set up across the street and had some really awesome Razorback music! If anyone out there knows how to purchase Razorback music please let me know. We walked over to Charlie's Chicken for our traditional game day meal. It was delicious. I was a little concerned about the outcome of tonight's game since Darren and Felix left. At first I had reason to be concerned but the Hogs pulled out the win at the last minute. The Hogs beat Western Illinois 28 to 24. Casey Dick had 300+ yards. He had a great game and I am glad he has his chance to shine. He deserves it. I took some pictures with Mom and Dad's camera but I have to take them to WalMart and have them put on a disc before I can post them. I was just too excited about the win to not post something about it.

I have survived the first three days but the week is not over yet...

Well I am excited to say I have survived the first three days. I have not had any angry parent notes and all of my students have gotten home the way they were supposed to. Anybody in education knows how rare that is. All in all I think I have a great class and this is going to be a great year!!! I am finally remembering to post pictures of my classroom. Sorry there are not very many my batteries went dead. Imagine that:)

Tomorrow is the Big Day...

I can't believe summer is already over. It went by so fast! I realize that technically summer is not officially over but for those of us who teach or attend public schools in Arkansas our school year begins tomorrow. Believe it or not I am ready. I am really excited about my class this year. I have heard really great things about my students. I have a good feeling that this is going to be a wonderful school year! I am ready to get it started. Please pray for all of the students,parents, and teachers everywhere may we all have the best year ever!!!

7 Days

In exactly 7 days I 'm either going to be really happy or really sad. I have to go get fitted for my bridesmaids dress for my sister's wedding. I have been working really hard to lose some weight and I have lost some. However the closer we get to the wedding the more stressful it is and the more I eat. I am the classic "stress eater". This is a stressful time for me right now and all I want to do it eat. Please pray that all will go well next Thursday. The wedding is 5 weeks from tomorrow. YIKES!