M-I-A!

Well it seems that we have been gone awhile, but really we have just been super busy- you know the kind of busy that turns days into nights and nights into days with little remembrance for time and space? It just seems for these last two weeks we have all been running in hundreds of directions! Between school, my school, dance, basketball, church, and another project we have started we have hardly had time to stop and sleep! But..... finally the time has come to slow down and relax! We officially started Spring Break Friday! Derek left for Atlanta with his U15's and M, B, and myself got really sick! It is probably good that he was gone! I think we slept most of Friday, Saturday, and today away. We are finally feeling better! We are ready to start our Spring Break!
This is M at Cultural Arts! Why are you always taking my picture? I don't like my picture taken!

Here is B listening to the Navy Band at school!

This is M and G with a dance they made up!

Saturday we did have some errands to run, so we loaded up on cold medicine and hit the road! We stopped by the library on our way home to get some good books for the break! M has already read half of hers! That is what laying in bed will get you!

B has been reading a lot too! They both found my love of books! Now, if we can just get their dad reading.,......

I've talked about it before, but our downtown library is the BEST! We really enjoy going there and just looking around at all the displays and books!

Counting down the weeks-

I have about 2 1/2 weeks of school left. This completes my three year journey for that Doctorate! I can hardly wait! I need to finish up the dissertation part, but that should also be finished by Christmas! This is one of those things that I thought if I did, what would it feel like? It feels great, awesome, and unbelievable! In my profession, a Doctorate is the highest you can get with your education! I guess you could say that I was committed to the teaching profession!

We have 9 weeks of this school year left! Time has really flown by. This last week was a little crazy, but Spring Break is here, and the remainder of our year will really just fly by! This will be a great summer to because we have eleven full weeks!

We finished up our confirmation class last weekend at church. My mentee, Olivia, made me so proud. She has such a strong faith walk with Christ. She is going to do great things in her life. I received a gorgeous cross necklace from her that I have wore twice this week! I can't wait until we are at summer camp again!.....

Derek has been EXTREMELY busy with basketball. So busy, that these last two weeks, not only have I let this blog slide, but also his basketball blog slide as well. he has been at the gym almost every night, and I couldn't even tell you which team he had there! He was in Atlanta this weekend, and I believe that his team (U15's) finished 3rd. I am sure we will get all the details later tonight! The weekend of the 9th we will head to Knoxville for a really big tournament! I will go to that one, because we are right at Gatlinburg! That will be a great trip for us!

This week we are going to relax, enjoy the sun (it's been in the high 80's), and do a little cleaning and yard work. We are also going to try and firm up all of our travel plans for the summer!

We are thankful that we are still doing relatively great in this crazy economy!

"So stand strong, with the belt of truth tied around your waist and the protection of right living on your chest. On your feet wear the Good News of peace to help you stand strong. "

Ephesians 6: 14-15

This should be a great week for picture posts!