All Aboard!

I've been turning a sunday school classroom into an Aussie Adventure for 4th grade girls and boys all afternoon with a youth worker and my friend Laura. I know the video is cheesy! But you have NEVER seen a church go all out with VBS like my church! I love the songs each year and the sweet, simple, phrases and verses that speak to people of all ages..including myself. We had our Outback training and lunch on the barbie as a break for the hundreds of people setting up today! We got our shirts too...which we wear for 5 days straight!

The boomerang express is already starting out fun this year! We're keeping it simple in our room because last year LeAnn and I went crazy! We went overboard...and this year's theme is that it all "comes back" to Jesus! Let's hope Monday goes smoothly!

Matt and I are going a well deserved date in Tallahassee tonight! I can't wait!
Follow...worship...Live through Him!

The early bird gets the worm...

It is 7am, and I've been up for about an hour. Far too early for my first Friday without class or school...and Matt is even off today! The weird thing is that I went to bed super late last night and so my head is in a fog and my eyes hurt....if not, I would definitely work on some Root work. I have a good day or two's work still ahead of me for her class. My poor Blakely is up with me and I think she's tired too! Ha!

But what do you do this early? Should I clean the house? Watch tv? Read? I am so not used to this free time!!!

I guess I'll read a book...I'm currently reading My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult. It hits the movie theaters in a few weeks I think.


I do have to say...it feels great to be done with my writing class...minus my units! I gave my presentation last night, turned in my powerpoint, then celebrated by a visit to one of my favorite places..TARGET! Then I went to my brother's girlfriend, Miranda's, house and visited with her and Billy for awhile. Then my sweet hubby was waiting for me at Applebee's and we enjoyed a celebratory dinner! We NEVER eat at Applebee's but we had a coupon for $10 off....and it was really good. I am very thankful for my friends and family that celebrate the "small" things in life with me!

One more thing! Beth Moore and I had our second session last night on my way home from class! It was about psalms and songs! Very insightful!


This is good 7am worship if you ask me! :)

Reasons that I LOVE/hate my Maymester class!

Love:
Turns out, I am learning tons.
Am motivated to teach the stages of writing to my babies (I already teach genres)!
Have lots of new CUTE resources.
Made a really cute editing/proofreader's marks poster.
Have had to work my butt off and feel like a better student and teacher from it.
Know so much more about accommodations and modifactions....and got lots of great tips!
Making new friends...I don't feel so old when I'm around them ;)
My book!
The plethora of knowledge that I am gaining every second about writing and teaching! I am quite surprised about all the pros for this class!
Finishing in 15 days! Although it has felt like 100! :)

Hate:
Too much work! A crazy amount at that!....in such a short amount of time!
Driving everyday!


Ok, on to more exciting things! I am LOVING that Tori and Dean is back on Oxygen. Tori is my long lost sister, I'm sure of it. And Matt loves it just as much!

Sweet Summer Sunday!

If you would've stopped by our house today you would have never guessed that I am in the middle of the most work that I've ever had to do! I think I'm in denial. I have absolutely zero motivation....and I only have 4 days left. Ahhhh!


I spent the day by the pool, and read 2 books...highlight of my day! Then I ran to Publix, where I haven't been in a few weeks due to all my school work, and Matt grilled and we ate supper on the back deck. Pure Summer Goodness...I tell ya!



Now as I'm sitting out back, I can hear our neighbor's country music drifting through the air. Tomorrow is June 1st. I feel like summer is already racing past...and I just want it to slow down!

But before I can really enjoy it, I need to crank my butt into gear and finish my units and powerpoints! Oh yeah, did I mention that I got sunburned....my first burn of the summer! I hate being burned and will slather on the sunscreen for the rest of the summer SPF 50 at that. I am just so scared that I am going to pay for my addiction to pools! I did wear a hat most of the day! Anyway, we're just enjoying life for a split second here in the deep south. I kind of feel like watching My Girl or The Notebook...maybe next week! I HAVE to get this work done first! Please send some motivation my way if you can! Thanks!


I could really use some of this about right now!

What do I know of Holy???

I've had this Addison Road cd for awhile now from itunes...before they were on the radio. So I am very happy that they are now being played a lot on our local radio stations. I've been listening to this song over and over as I drive to and from Maymester classes and LOVE it and every single word! How true!

Step Up!

Not that I have a lot of extra time lately to blog. But when I am in the mood, what can I say? I worked yesterday.....hard for about 6 hours straight on my computer for my writing class...but am still treading water! At least I'm not sinking..right?
Anyway, my sweet hubby called me when he was working in Albany to say that he was stopping by the Lifeway store and he would have a surprise for me before I left for class!

It was the Stepping Up Bible Study and Audio cd's! Yay! I get sad when I can't do the Beth Moore studies at church. And sure enough last fall the women's ministry did Stepping Up and I was devastated that I couldn't attend because they met the same night that I had class....and I've kind of been looking for the book ever since. The one thing that I love are the hour long videos where Beth Moore gives an overview of the week and ties everything together. If you just do the study on your own and don't have the leader guide, then you miss out I think. But who knew about the audio cd's??? Not I!



I listened to the introduction on my way to class. Now, where have I been for the past 2 years....all of my driving and sleepiness at the wheel and all of a sudden I have the solution. I should've been doing these the whole time I've been in grad school...duh!

Well I know that our church library has these audio cds, so I'm going to listen to Daniel and Esther soon!

Ok, next! It was beautiful out yesteday for the first time in I don't know when. The sun was shining and it was hot, hot, hot...not a cloud in the sky. I guess I should've watched the weather because around 7pm last night sitting in class the sky got black and we were all jumping to the loudest thunder and largest lightening that I have ever seen. Dr. Root decided to let us out a little early.....but did anyone have umbrella's? NO! Luckily, Hillary had an umbrella and held all of our notebooks and bags under it. While we all made a mad (shoeless) dash out to the parking lot. Did any of us think to park in the parking deck? No! Were we all drenched when we got to our cars? Yes! The water in the parking lot came up past my ankles. It looked like we had jumped in a swimming pool...haha! All I could do was laugh! What a funny memory. I had to drive the hour drive back home with the heater cranked up on full blast!


As soon as I was in my car and "safe" I thought that I better take a picture to capture the moment:)


Can you see th water dripping down my face? Ha!


My books were safe though!


Trying to show how bad the rain was...it was completely sideways!

It's A.....

Boy!!! Hehe! I hosted another baby shower this afternoon! This shower was at the Madison Grove clubhouse for my friend Emily. We taught together last year and will both be JSL provisionals this year together. The shower was super fun....even with all the thunderstorms! Maybe June will bring some sunshine! A lot of people came from our old school and I thought it was a pretty good turnout after post planning and given that it was Memorial Day. It seems like lately all of my friends are having boys. We have Bryson, Harper, and Jenral all due this summer...exciting! The shower was a short drop in one, so we went really simple with decorations. Overall, one of the highlights for me was spending time with my old GP family. I also learned that Ann can make amazing bows! The shower was a books and bottoms shower! Here are some pictures from it!


Bryson's new books! People kept on asking me where I got this wrapped...but Matty and I did it...haha!


We also went simple on the food...it was what Emily wanted!


Testing the punch! Oh the stories we have from this shower! We were def. a bunch of scatterbrained teachers who are ready for summer vacation!


How cute is this punch?






I really don't know what Ann is doing in the one :) Haha!

Well, It's back to writing abou the Georgia writing assessment for me. I am looking forward to a date with Matty at 9pm tonight for Jon and Kate plus 8. I can't believe that tomorrow is my last day of post planning and then I'm out for the summer! WOW! I'm definitely ready though and need the time to get through this writing class.