Kid talk......

Today as I was sorting laundry Raegan emptied my basket only to put her two little chairs in it. She said to me, "Mommy I in my boat wanna ride." I politely declined and she said with the sweetest smile, "I in now, take my picture." She gave me the best laugh. I love her imagination and her spunky spirit. Thank you God for this precious gift.

An eventful weekend

Well what's a busy week without an even busier weekend. Friday night I cut my brother's hair and Scott helped a friend work on his farm then we were off to the ballgame only to witness another slaughter for the record books. Then Saturday we were up bright and early for the Bell Buckle BBQ Cook off....YUM YUM! When we got home I did a little shopping with my mother and we had the best time together. Saturday was also a good day for the SEC with Tennessee and Auburn chalking up wins and unfortunately Alabama as well. Sunday we went to church, then lunch, then to the cemetary with my dad and Grammy. I had gotten a gift card from friends at school and decided to use it to purchase a concrete bench for Grandaddy since it was given in his honor. Somehow the rain managed to hold off long enough for us to spend a little time taking care of things. Thank you God. The bench looks nice and I think Grandaddy would be pleased with it.This afternoon I colored and hilighted mom's hair and then cleaned up the house some. Scott cooked us dinner and also cleaned some to help out. Thanks Babe. If all goes well we plan to take Miss Raegan to the zoo tomorrow. We are really excited!!! Hope you enjoy your Labor Day Weekend.

Another Busy Week

This week has been busy at work. I am doing a 3-day lab with my students. My copier is broken and we're still waiting on our teaching materials. The other teachers are beginning to get the hang of things which makes my job easier. We have 4 new ones to the dept. this year and that makes me the veteran mentor. I love working with new teachers but this year has been filled with many unusual challenges. Progress reports go out this week and then finally a school holiday on Monday. Yipppee!!!!

Scott has a tough week of studying ahead with a state test on Friday. He has been working very hard and I am so proud of him. He is counting down the weeks until graduation. We have adjusted to the changes in the schedule which was such a fear for us in the beginning. Today, we laughed at the fact that we feel "old" going to bed before the news comes on and still being tired in the morning.

Raegan has enjoyed some extra time with my dad (Papa) and Grammy because Grandaddy has had to be with his family this week. Unfortunately on Saturday Scott's aunt passed away unexpectedly and her funeral was today. Raegan has enjoyed her time on the farm visiting the he he's ( horses), moo cows, and goats. Every afternoon she screams bye-byes and night-night sentiments to the barnyard brood. It's the cutest thing in the world.

Today is our nephew Tyler's 9th birthday. Every year that he is another year older marks another year of Scott and I being together. He was only a month old when we officially started dating. I remember when he was little and he would ask me all the details of his babyhood. He loved for me to tell stories about the silly things he did and how he was practically joined at my hip. I couldn't even get out of his sight. Man how time flies. We think back to how we miss those days. Scott and I dressed up as clowns for his first birthday party and we blew up about 100 balloons with a helium tank......then he was scared of us. Imagine that!!!!

We are looking forward to the long weekend....LC Football, the Bell Buckle Cook-off, and then to the zoo or the aquarium. We haven't decided. I am trying to talk Scott into an overnight trip for just the 3 of us but I'm not sure he is going to go for it. I know that my school will be right around the corner and it will soon be too cool to do some of the things that we missed out on this summer. So, I hope it all works out and we can just enjoy each other.

Counting the blessings

These last few weeks back at work have been a struggle for me. I struggle with the fact that I must leave my sweet little girl everyday and go to work, especially when she cries for me. I know I will never get these days back and I must treasure each moment with her. I have been struggling with the changing routines and uphevel at my job due to new staff and lack of materials. I have been working longer hours and have found myself some days feeling inadequate at my job and at home. I have been stretched too thin and stressed to the max, all the while attempting to keep my composure! We have started back to Wed. night classes at church and my college classes will soon be starting back up. We are adjusting to the exhausting hours and routines that our life entails.

All the while I am thankful that I have this hectic job which helps me to meet my family's needs. I know that others are desperately looking for jobs in this time of economic hardships. Some mothers are single-parents due to the loss of or death of a spouse. Some may be childless and yearning for a child to call their own. Some people may not have a church to call their own. Others may not even know GOD. Some would be thankful to have a messy house to call their own while I complain about keeping mine clean.

Even though this life of mine is often hectic and crazy..... I am proud of it and it's MY life. I am so lucky and blessed to be surrounded by such great friends and family. GOD is good all the time and he knows best. As a wise one once said, "and these times too shall pass."

Changes and Adjustments

Well this week has brought with it many changes and adjustments. First of all, Scott has started rookie school to train to be a firefighter. We have had to really adjust our schedules by going to bed much earlier and getting up earlier as well. This week has been physically and metally demanding for Scott and myself. I have also started back to work. This year I will be mentoring several other teachers so I have to be on my "A" game. This would be no problem if I had materials to work with but we don't even have books for this year. My classes are small but already I know that I have some course repeaters and some challenging students. I am looking forward to the challenge but at the same time a little overwhelmed by everything. It has been a rough summer and I expected this year to be rough getting started but I do see a light at the end of the tunnel and I have more faith than ever.

I have missed my sweet girl this week but she has enjoyed spending time with all of her grandparents and great-grandmother. I am amazed at how much she is talking now. Wow, I don't give her enough credit. I often say to myself, " she's only 2". I think that there's no way she knows what she's talking about and then she does something else that floors me. I am going to miss her terribly. My former students have been coming by to see me this week and they all ask about her. She's like a little sister to them.

My school doesn't start back until September. I am looking forward to getting another semester out of the way and getting one step closer to graduation. It really seems like this college adventure has moved pretty fast. I am fortunate to have found such a covenient schedule to work with and I am thankful for this opportunity. My principal has referred to our "challenges" as "opportunities" and I believe that is a great outlook. Opportunity seems so much more positive and really your "challenges" are what you make of them.

Just wanted to let you all know that just because I haven't posted in awhile doesn't mean I'm not still reading your blogs. I always enjoy them. Things have just been very busy and I haven't had much time to post. Hope all is well.