Baby Fever

Everyone I know is pregnant, or just had a baby....did you know that? :) Since Emily has been home with baby Bryson, the flu has been going around, so nobody could go visit her. Well, my old community H (the girls I taught with at Garrison in 07-08) decided to bring Emily and Brian dinner, since she was a member of our great community. So Thursday, we stopped by the Ross household for a good time.


A picture of my salad all packed up and ready to go!

Ann and Dara picked up Sonny's and I made a HUGE salad and got dinner rolls from The Bread Wagon here in town. Donna dropped by later on and brought them her famous, yummy, banana pudding for dessert.


Ann was so in love with Bryson :)


New mama, Emily, with her baby boy.


One Proud Daddy.

I didn't get any pictures of Dara or I.

We stayed over at the Ross' for about 2 hours and held baby Bryson, and let Emily and Brian have a "romantic" dinner in the kitchen by themselves. They were very grateful and worn out. And we LOVED every second.

After we left their house, Dara, Ann, and I went to Old Mexico and caught up on life for another 2 hours! It was great. Sweet Dunny treated us to supper...which was so nice! What a great ending to a long week.

Every Dawg has its Day

Unfortunately...today wasn't a good one for the Georgia Bulldogs.
It was a hard game to watch, I'll admit.

I was decked out in my red and black...drinkng a Sonic cherry diet dr. pepper....and even though we lost, I'm still excited about College Gameday and all the teams in the SEC!! Football means Fall...gotta love this time of year!

GOOO DAWGS! Sic em!

Could this day get any better??

5:50 pm on Friday night and I'm in my Dawg PJ's! This might sound strange to some people..but to me it sounds great! It has been a long week and a crazy full moon/Grandparents Day/Mother Goose Day Friday at my school! I busted my butt after school and got my plans finished and everything set out for Tuesday and now I'm in relaxation mode for the long weekend.


I decorated in red/black...GO DAWGS! for Grandparents Day this morning :) I love it!


I got all but 4 books on my wish list from parents and my support teacher!! What a blessing! This is the first book fair that I haven't had to spend a fortune at. These are some of my new favorites!

I'm going to finish reading a really great book tonight (I just picked up a book this week that I started this summer at the beach...I took about a month off from reading for pleasure which is a long time for me...b/c of work chaos) and watch a movie with Matty. Not to mention we are having taco night!! Tomorrow I'll be going to Tallahassee and watching the Georgia Game!!! Then, my parents and brother are coming on Sunday to see our house *hopefully*! I will not be getting out of bed on Monday...just in case you were wondering. I'll be watching tv and movies all day...really, I will.

I love the anticipation of a great, relaxing weekend. I love the breeze and feeling of Fall in the air, heck, I even liked the smell of the school buses this afternoon :)


This picture will probably make you laugh. We all had to dress up today. Nothing like feeling professional in front of 50 grandparent's!! It is so funny when your principal chases you down to take your picture. Me, my support, and inclusion teacher were the 3 blind mice! It is so funny to see everyone's costumes. The best part is how much the kids LOVE it. They become obsessed. I think half of my class made their own mouse ears at centers. And everytime I took my sunglasses off they would remind me that I was supposed to be blind!!! haha! Just another reason why I love my job!

To teach or not to teach??

Matt and I were asked to teach 1st grade Sunday School today! I immediately said "NO" to the person that asked me for another person that I haven't spoken to yet. But now I feel bad because I always say "YES" and I think it would be really fun, and I know it would be a blessing to us. I would probably learn so much and I've never taught Sunday School before.

BUT...
We've been really excited about trying new classes and finding a perfect fit for us right now, since we've kind of outgrown the Newlyweds class. And I'm around babies all day and kind of want a break. PLUS, we would have to be back in town every Sunday and both of our families live out of town...3 and 5 hours away!

I'm torn. I'm going to think about it a lot tonight. So my question and prayer is, to teach or not to teach??

Beth Moore, Bromeliads, and Blazers!

I think that just about sums up our busy/lazy weekend here in town. High school football started this weekend, Carrie Beth and I attended Beth Moore's 2009 Live Simulcast at my church...which was life changing, The BLAZERS had their first home game, and I got some bromeliads!! One for my classroom and one for our house! I'm busy getting ready for a super busy week...and looking forward to a 3 day weekend...it can't get here soon enough :)


GO JACKETS!


GO BLAZERS


I didn't get any pictures at the Beth Moore/Travis Cottrell event, but his sums it up. Amazing women gathered together...receiving a fresh word. LOVED IT!


These are the bromeliads that I got. I ran into my school counselor at Publix and she helped me decide on one for my classroom. Carrie and Matt helped me pick one for our house!

Trying so hard...

I'm trying so hard, to stop trying so hard
just let you be who you are
Lord who You are in me

Jesus I'm trying so hard
to stop trying so hard
Just let you be who you are
Lord who You are in me, Oh Lord



I get to be a part of this on Friday and Saturday!

An Important Message from Beth Moore from LWEvents on Vimeo.

I can't wait to hear her this weekend. I feel like it will be just what I've been needing...God's timing has been perfect all week. I got an e-mail today from one of my student's parents (she's a middle school teacher). Her e-mail may have changed my outlook on education and helped me focus on what I'm called to do and why! I think I'll share it soon!

Introducing....

Bryson Carty Ross! My friend, Emily, had her baby boy on Aug. 10.

And....Harper Merritt Ball! My friend, Stacy, had her baby boy on Aug. 21.

They actually went to the same high school, in Perry GA, same college, and then somehow ended up pregnant at the same time in Tville :) Both teaching for the same system.

The first pic is of Emily and Bryson.


This picture is of Stacy, Harper, and our friend Meredith that teaches with me!!


I love all these new baby boys!