Hola My Blog Readers!

So, maybe I should say hello to all of three people, but hey, you're important to me! :) I haven't been blogging lately because I've been busy and into all sorts of things for the last 2 weeks it seems. I'm glad it's the weekend. Now I get to stay busy at home! Cleaning, washing clothes, etc. The joys of married life and housework! :) Some days it's more bearable than others, but I believe all of you wives out there are feeling my housework woes as you read!

Let me see if there's anything stupendous to tell you about that's been going on with me.

Well, I had a pretty good week at school, with the exception that some lovely child with apparently no conscience stole a candy jar full of candy off of my bookshelf BEHIND my desk. I have my suspicions on several culprits, but it's hard to know. It could have happened during my planning period while another teacher uses my room, but I'm not sure. I usually don't let my students "roam" around the room at all! I guess I will pray that the Lord deal with his/her heart, since it's not my job to punish anyone! I know it seems petty, but what bothers me is that some kids have no respect for other people's property and things that I spent my own money on to buy. I just hope and pray my child does not do such things - especially to a TEACHER!!!!!

Anyway, I feel I've just complained this entire blog, so I should write about something positive! I know that's what you're thinking! Sorry!

I definitely have counted my blessings this week. It seems like everyone I know is going through some sort of storm or hard time with ill family members or other issues, and so I've been reminded of how blessed I am and how thankful I should be to God for all of the things I take for granted daily. I think about Mike Adcock (our AP injured in a horrible car wreck 1 month ago), and I realize how I need to not complain so much. Mike is still in ICU at Grady and has had his right leg partially amputated. How blessed am I to be in what seems to be perfect health, walking just fine, talking just fine, and feeling good 99.9% of the time? It's amazing how I forget all of that, but God has used Mike's accident to remind me that I am forgetting to thank God for those little things that I take for granted every day. Please keep Mike and his family in your prayers. Our school is still not the same in his absence.

Something else positive - We had Youth Sunday last Sunday and we did our Cardboard Testimony skit. There are several versions on GodTube, and we did our own rendition of it on Sunday night. It was great! Our youth have grown SO much in the last 2 years. The kids are really opening up, sharing their testimonies more during church, giving the Lord the praise He's due, and they are growing closer as a group. It's so wonderful to see and be a part of.

Well, I'm blogged out for now. My bed is calling my name. Seems like I can't get enough sleep! Thank the Lord for Saturday mornings! Hey, 7:00 is sleeping LATE for me! :)

Love!

Pink Eye is on the way out, hopefully!

Hey everybody! I'm blogging at home today at 11:45 am because the Bug is asleep, and she got pink eye from somewhere! Who knows?! I believe the little cold she had just lingered around until it turned into something else, or she got it from just touching something out in public.

Anyway, she's feeling much better after a trip to Quick Care yesterday and some antibiotic drops, which she hates! :) She squirms and screams when I have to put them in, but I guess I would too if someone was holding me down and putting some foreign liquid into my eyes. She's been pretty good about the whole thing other than that. Just to make sure everyone else doesn't get it, I stayed home with her today, and we've been playing and making messes all day.

Thank the Lord for the rain! It's a rare sight to see so much it seems. I don't know how we've been surviving with as little rain as we get. Maybe Fay will help us out after all.

I'm really not full of blogging info or blurbs today, but I just wanted to update since I have no idea when it will happen again. It's hard working all day and trying to be a good mommy and wife and all of the other titles I have! :)

Sigh... I believe some housework is calling my name. :)

Another week gone by

Well, another week has gone by! This week seemed to go by quicker than the last. We've been very busy (Andy's birthday, AC3 practice, dentist, etc.), but we managed to survive! I can truly say I'm glad that it's Friday. :)

I was trying to recall anything super fantastic this week, but the only thing that happened that was super fun was getting together with my favorite a cappella singers and practicing for our upcoming "gig." That's such a funny word... :) Anyway, we had fun! Music is like therapy for my soul. Whether I'm playing it or singing, it's just wonderful. I'm so glad the Lord gave me the ability to be able to sort of do the whole musical thing. It's been a wonderful part of my life and played a major role in my life ever since I can remember.

Callie turned 14 months old on Tuesday after Andy turned ..... years old on Monday. I'll leave it blank so that I don't get in trouble! :) He feels like he's getting old, and I hate to disappoint, but he is! I am too I guess....

Well, nothing overwhelmingly wonderful has happened this week, but I'm blessed to be healthy, feeling good, and just having things go great this week! I'm blessed to have a family that is doing well too. There seem to be so many people around me at school going through hard times with family members being sick or recovering from accidents/injuries, and it's made me count my blessings and be more appreciative of the fact that God has been SOOOO good to me. :)

I'll leave you with that thought.

Weekly update

So, I've decided that if I can manage to update my blog once a week that I will be doing great! What a shock to go from staying at home ALL day to going back to school ALL day. It's been a tuffy, but it's eventually going to become more of a routine I hope. The kids are beginning to get used to being at school again, and this week they should settle in a little more. I hate to say it, but I'm already looking forward to the next holiday! :)

Not much exciting has gone on around here lately. We're just busy, cleaning and picking up after the Bug all the time, and oh, listening to her whine about her latest teeth coming in! I believe it's the molars this time, and she is having a hard time (and we are too!)

Tomorrow is Andy's birthday, so Andy if you read this sometime soon, then my Happy Birthday will not seem late to you! Poor Andy feels like he's getting old (and he is....) hehe..... Hey, it's better than the alternative, right? :) Another birthday means he survived another year with me, and that's an accomplishment I'd say.

I can't think of anything else to blog about at the moment, so I guess I better start getting Callie ready for bed. Her only nap today was during preaching at church (go figure!), so she's getting tired as we speak! :)

Hangin' in the There!

As you can see, it's been a while since I've blogged. No one's whined, complained, or left me messages about updating, so maybe I'm just talking to a proverbial wall, but oh well, gives me something to do! :)

School is back in session, hence the reason there's no update from lately. I'm busy, I mean B-U-S-Y! It's hard to work all day and still do all of that other stuff at home. I can't complain too much, there are some women who work 2 jobs! Bless their hearts.

Anyway, my classes are okay. I'm still trying to figure some of them out. I have a range of super motivated freshman to totally nonchalant sophomores who might not make it through this year! It's weird to see the different attitudes and levels of intrinsic motivation in kids. It will blow you away. Of course I can relate better to those who stay on top of things because that's the only way I thought you were SUPPOSED to be in school, but apparently, that way of thinking is being pushed out of the door for this generation! Yikes!

I better watch it or I'll just be negative for this post.

I'm missing Callie during the day, but she's getting better about getting used to the routine with her little friends! I believe she enjoys it to a degree, but I'm sure she'd rather be home with mommy and daddy getting all of the attention herself!

Speaking of the Bug, I better go get her. I'm just blogging because I have to be at school until 4 and my brain is in shut down mode for the day! :)

Love!

Tomorrow is the big day

Yep, tomorrow is it! School will officially be BACK in session! Please say a prayer for teachers, students, bus drivers, lunchroom workers, etc.! I have been swamped and exhausted from three days of pre-planning. I am really paying for those 2 months that I've been relaxing! Pray for Callie too. She's at Legacy pretty much the whole day now, and she's having a little bit of a hard time getting adjusted to their schedule. She'll probably be fine next week, but in the mean time she's not been happy about having to get up early, and she needs to take longer naps while she's there. Just remember her. Bless her heart, she's been on vacation too! :)

Sausage Swirls

So, I must share with you how to make Paula Deen's "Sausage Swirls!" I made them tonight, and they were fabulous! They would make great appetizers, and I believe they would be great for breakfast too.

All you need is a pound of your favorite sausage and two cans of refrigerated crescent rolls (8 rolls per can). I use the Pillsbury Reduced Fat kind. Anyway, you divide the sausage up into eight equal chunks. Then you open up the crescent rolls, and for each can you can make 4 rectangles by pressing together two of the pre-cut triangles. Take one of the eight pieces of sausage and spread it over the rectangle (fingers work best!). Then, roll up the dough with sausage to where it looks like a cylinder. Follow the same directions for the other 7 rectangles you will make using the dough.

Refrigerate the darlins for about 30 minutes until they are firm. Then cut each roll-up into 4 pieces. Place all of the swirls on a cooking stone or cookie sheet and bake for about 18-20 minutes on 375 degrees. Make sure the rolls are brown and the sausage is done as well. It didn't take some of mine 18 minutes so watch to make sure they don't burn! :)

That's all! It's easy, and they are good. Well, if you like sausage I guess they are! They remind me of miniature sausage biscuits with the exception that the bread is sweeter than a biscuit.

Anyway, let me know if you try it or you at least think it sounds good. If you do try it, and it's good, thank Paula Deen! She does make some easy practical things, unlike some t.v. cooks!

Happy Cookin' Y'all! :)