Too much work & not enough play!

I'm frustrated!!!!!! I took a personal day off today to get this darn project done for my Master's program & have literally worked on it all day!! AND, I'm not sure if I'm done or not (I hate that unsure feeling especially when I've put hours of work into something!!). I have class tomorrow night, and I'll have a few questions. Then I'm either done or need to add a few things!

I admit that this is the most effort I've had to put into a project yet in working on my Master's, and this is my fourth class to take. So....I know I shouldn't complain. However, this school work stuff has always just been easy for me. I can BS my way through any paper and make an A. I honestly don't know how I do it sometimes. For one of my classes, I wrote a paper and couldn't tell you a thing about what I wrote about - didn't understand the topic - made an A! I have the gift of BS! ha! I have always been able to fly through school work - even in high school & college. (but I sometimes lack common sense! ha!) Here's something sad - in high school, I should have graduated with a 4.0 and been top in my class (there were 5 of us I think). Well, I was going to have to give a speech at graduation! hello?!? I figured out the way to get out of it was to make a B in one of my classes, so I did my senior year & baam - I didn't have to practice that speech they made me write! whew!

And now, here I am working on my Master's b/c apparently I just can't get enough of going to school! I mean - I work at a school! Shouldn't that be enough? :-) But no, since I dream of being in the quiet elementary library some day and sharing my love of reading, I have to finish this master's business if it kills me! (which it won't - I'm only dramatic b/c I've put too many important tv watching hours into this project!!! LOL!)

Enough complaining - I must go out to eat with Sandy and Tanner. But, I'll leave you with a funny ('no common sense sometimes' story):

I used to work as an administrative assistant at an apartment complex while I was in college. We were in the middle of crunch time (turn over for a new semester to start). I thought it would be a great motivator to start the day by bringing in donuts for everyone. I was in a hurry, so I quickly grabbed what I thought was a close parking spot and ran in to the donut store. (which was crowded) The guy behind the counter says, "Ma'am, is that your blue car?" "yes" He said, "You are blocking the drive thru!" hee-hee! oops! I didn't know they had a drive thru!

Yada, Yada...

I feel a little ramblin' coming on! ha! It's Monday & I had a yucky meeting after work! Those are the worst! But, I won't go into all that! The exciting news for the day from school is that the police had to be called first thing this morning b/c two PARENTS got into an "altercation" aka fight in front of the office! Hee-hee! It really is comical now - how do we expect the kids to behave when this is how the parents behave!



In doggie door news (only exciting to me I know! ha!) - Jax used the doggie door all by himself this afternoon! He finally figured out he can push that flap open. Of course, I'm still having to call him through, but I'm not holding the flap open! yay!



Scrappin' Friday night was a blast as always!!! I am working on taking all my Mom's pictures out of those old magnetic albums. The stuff you have to use to get those pictures out is called "un-do". Well, after four hours or so of smelling that stuff, I think we were all a little loopy!! I didn't realize how strong it was until I left to get a second bottle and came back in - woe! So...it's no wonder we were all giggling and singing by the end of the night! ha! And, I still have about 5 albums to "un-do"!!

These old childhood pictures are taking me back though - good memories - the stuff you forget until the picture jogs your mind! It's been great. I'll post a few of me and my Bubby! The first one was us being goofy with Bear - our first boxer & the next one was Bear as a puppy with my Bubby. We loved that dog!! He went everywhere with us! On the last one - look at how times have changed! We got those tv's with the turn dials (black and white too I think) and no remote control & were excited!!! We were going to have tv's in our room's - a big deal back in the day!



I wasn't able to pick up my camper Sunday after all. That crazy storm that came through turned the ground into mush! I was sinking in just walking in my backyard. The camper is parked in my aunt's backyard, so you can imagine what a car would do to her yard right now! I knew Saturday night when I sunk in to the top of my shoes that there was no camper pick up happenin'!! So - we pushed it to another weekend...



Ok - I have put off working on my master's project long enough. This is the perfect night to finish it b/c for some reason there is nothing on tv!! Why are all the shows repeats this week???

Our New Doggie Door!!!

Let me start by saying this is NOT a project for amateur's! (which we were!!!) And the signs at Petsmart next to the doggie doors are VERY misleading! It takes longer than an hour, it is not as easy as 1,2,3, and it takes way more tools than that! But here it is - our very first doggie door!! Right now, they are going through it with no problems if I have the flap taped up. But, we have already made progress. Yesterday, Jax would only go through with me coaxing him with a treat. Today, he has gone through on his own. Now...we are going to try for putting the flap down and going through! Wish us luck! He isn't very graceful about it at all!! It's like he thinks it's gonna get him and he trys to jump through! hee-hee! The cat, Simba, loves it! He is the poster child for "make up your mind - in or out!" He drives us all nuts on scrapbook nights! But now, he can come and go as he pleases!! yay! So...I definately have a cat door (which we all knew would happen) and hopefully a doggie door too! :-) And yes, it locks at night to keep the oppossum's safely outside where they belong!

Question of the Day or TGIF!

Keep in mind I teach 3rd grade!!

This is before 8 am!!

Student to me: "What is a booty call?"

Me: "You are going to have to save that question for when you get home."

Student (mumbling on way back to seat): "Well, I just don't understand how your booty can call anyone!"

OH BOY! Needless to say, there are teenager siblings in this house!!!

TGIF!!!!!

Almost the weekend!!!

I have started to live for the weekends!!! I guess we all do! But this year, my kids are exhausting!! ha! I found out my child that gives me the most grief that was sent to alternative school for 45 days - got suspended from alternative school!!! Give me a break! (Well, I guess they kind of are! LOL!)

Anyway - here's what I'm looking forward to this weekend:

*Friday night is scrap night!! yippee!! A girls night, good food, good conversation, and you get your scrappin' done at the same time! :-)

*Saturday Alan (the ex-hubby, who by the way, if you have to have an ex-hubby, he is the best one to have!) is coming over to help me install a doggie door for Jax and Simba. This is my first experience with a doggie door, but Jax is gettin' old and can't hold his business all day anymore. I plan on keeping it locked at night so the oppossum's don't try to come in and sleep with us! yuck! I figure the cat is going to enjoy this more than Jax - he constantly wants in the backyard! I just hope this spring when he goes lizard hunting, he doesn't bring them inside....ok...I am going to type myself right out of this doggie door idea! ha!

*Sunday I am hoping to try to pick up my camper!!!!! I am sooooo excited! I just have to have a few things fall into place & I'll have her home this weekend! yay!

Have a good one everyone!!

Thursday Thirteen

13 Things I love about 70 degree weather like we had today!!! yay!

1. Fresh air

2. Riding in the car with the sunroof open

3. Feeling like spring/spring break is right around the corner!!

4. Knowing I'll be home by 3 o'clock & outside to enjoy it

5. Being able to take the kids outside to read or do a lesson rather than sitting in the classroom all day

6. Going barefoot ~ I love to be barefoot!!

7. Getting to work in the flowerbeds

8. Sitting outside on the deck to talk on the phone

9. Leaving the backdoor open so Jax and the cats can go in and out as they please

10. Being able to walk the dog w/out bundling up (although today I realized just how out of shape I am!)

11. Seeing the buds of new plants start to come up!!! yay ~ Spring is almost here!!

12. Getting to leave the windows open!

13. Sunshine, being outside, and not being cooped up in the house!!!

I've got my baby back!!!

Jax is home!!!! YAY!!! I got to pick him up today! I am sooooo happy to have him back home! He has some special food to eat for about a week and that is it - no medicine to deal with or anything. His sister cat, Nala, welcomed him home by hissing at him several times and spitting at him! ha! She has always hated him, but Simba missed him. Simba, of course, thinks he's a dog ~ the TOP dog! So - we are all happy now (except Nala). Jax and I are going to make up for some lost tivo/snuggle time! He's the best TV buddy! Oh - and the bill was only $305! Can you believe it? I thought it was going to be closer to $500! yeah all around!!

Home Alone (Funny story)

Two posts in one day! wow! I have to share this story b/c in the daylight, it is funny. Last night, not so much! I am normally a sound sleeper ~ almost 9 years of having a rottweiler beside you while you sleep will do that for you! And, I have been single for 3 years now, so home alone is nothing new. But, home alone with no dog ~ the house makes noises it doesn't make when the dog is here ~ PROMISE!

Last night, around 2:30 am, I woke up to a noise. No big deal I tell myself - go back to sleep. Then a louder noise that sends the cats bolt upright and running for cover!! They are nowhere to be found (some protection they are! ha!). So, I get up and think "what do I do?" I can hear that it is either in the backyard or at the side of the house. I debate calling my neighbors and think, "No, I can handle this." My Dad gave me a pistol a while back, so I got it out and ...(if there were video cameras to catch me sneaking down my hallway with my pistol - LOL! What a sight!) Keep in mind I am still half asleep (and now that you know I have a gun and that is what I grab when scared and half asleep - don't try to pull any pranks on me in the middle of the night!) So here I am & I think I need my cell phone (b/c Oprah said to have it by the bedside b/c the crazies will cut your phone lines - so WHY was it on the kitchen table??) I run to the table - run, not walk b/c I had to go past an open window - ha! (and yes, my gun was on safety this whole time Mom!) Then I flip on the deck light and run back to the hallway. Cats are still hidden & the noise temperarily stopped. I call Kevin on my cell phone - now WHAT can he do 3 hours away? No worries - he never even heard the phone! Men! ha! Then the noise starts up again & I think I have now had time to wake up a bit more b/c I think to myself, "I know that sound!! That is the sound that Rocky's bone used to make on the backdeck when he was chewing on it!" Then it hits me that it MUST be a critter of some sort on the back deck! Sure enough, a BIG, nasty oppossum was dragging a dog bone across the deck and having a good time!

So - I went back to bed. I figured as long as I could hear that dog bone on the deck, nothing was scaring the opossum - which meant there were no boogie men in the backyard! LOL!

And that's my laugh at myself for the day! :-)

In reply to...

...Flip Flop Mamma's post about tat's! (If you haven't checked out her blog, you should!! Look under What I Read.)



Here is my one & only tattoo (much to my Mother's disappointment!) It is on the inside of my right ankle, & I just discovered it isn't easy to get a photo of it by myself! ha! I got it as a gift for my 23rd birthday from the "bad boy" I was dating at the time that later became my hubby. (NOTE: Any young girls reading this - Don't marry the bad boys! Just date 'em! They don't really like the married life! Trust me! ha!) Anyway - I have zero regrets about getting one, but doubt I'd be brave enough to get another one!! It was painful! I think the waiting room cleared out by the time I was done yelling & I just about squeezed my girlfriend's hand off that went with me!! I orginally wanted it at the top of my bikini line - LOL! - back then, I could wear a bikini - NOT ANYMORE! But, I thought if I ever got pregnant and it stretched, that wouldn't be pretty at all! LOL! So - that is the story of my one and only tattoo!

Pity Party

**Warning: If you aren't a dog lover, stop reading now!! (And since blogging has taken the place of writing in my journal for me, you might have to deal with a post like this from time to time where I have a little pity party! Consider yourself warned!)

Let me start by saying that I know I am sometimes over the top about my critters. But my "fur kids" ARE my kids until I am at a place in life where I can have those two-legged kids that everyone says brings you so much joy! (we'll save those issues for another day b/c little babies scare me to death!) Anyway...my fur kids have been with me for a long time now. The cats (Simba & Nala) are 10 & Jax is 9. Rocky would've been 9 in January, but you know I lost him in October to that ugly nerve disease. That is what makes Jax being so sick lately so hard. I'm afraid I'm going to lose both my boys right here together. I think maybe I am overly protective of these two dogs because they have gotten me through so much in my life. They were my company through my marriage (everyone knows that my ex & I have totally different lifestyles, so I was home alone alot), but my boys were always there to keep me company. And they were there with their heads in my lap during the divorce when I sat on the back deck crying because we had just sold our house. On those days in the year after the divorce when I was so depressed, they were there right beside me everyday. There were times when Rocky would ram his big 'ole rottie chest into the mattress over and over until he made me get out of bed and face the day! (I miss that dog!) They got me through that first year of the divorce - no doubt about it! So, yes, I spoil my pets. Yes, I call them family. Yes, I still cry over Rocky's death and having to put my best friend to sleep. Yes, they are more than just dogs to me!

And now, I am sad because Jax has had to spend the whole weekend at the vet getting IV fluids because he has pancreatitis. For those who asked what pancreatitis was go here: http://2ndchance.info/pancreatitis.htm In the past four months, Rocky has gotten suddenly sick & died, Jax had a major surgery for a ruptured ACL shortly after, in recent weeks he has had two bladder infections and now this! They say when they've grown up together and you lose one, shortly after, you lose the other. That is what worries me!!

Really I am just having a good 'ole pity party because I hate being at home without my dogs & I still miss Rocky. I cried myself to sleep Friday night. Then Saturday after I finished all my work, I thought, I can sit here and worry about Jax in this "empty" house (b/c you know cats don't count! ha!), or I can do something about it. So, I went to Rector to see Kevin! And, I instantly felt better ~ he has that affect on me! :-) Now, I'm thinkin', maybe I just have PMS or something because I really don't normally cry alot & on the way home tonight, I cried twice! Since Friday, I have cried leaving Jax at the vet, cried over Grey's Anatomy (I can't watch on Thursday b/c I have class), cried over Rocky, cried over a movie (Radio), and cried on the way home again over the dogs. Hormones??? Stress??? I don't know, but sometimes it's just hard to be a woman! Thank goodness this Friday is scrap night! (If anyone is still reading this - I'm impressed!)

Hugs,
Lori

Feel the love...for one more day! :-)

My parents on their wedding day in 1976! My mom just looks like a baby! (I think she was 20?) Look at those side-burns on my Dad!! ha!

That's me with 'em in the bottom picture. I was just 3 when they got married. And about a year and a half/two years later, came Bubby! He was SO cute when he was little ~ I'll have to scan some of those pics another day.

Anyway ~ Happy Valentine Week!

Thursday Thirteen

13 Things I want in a relationship:

(in honor of Valentine's Day!)

1. a best friend ~ someone you can tell anything to and feel safe

2. laughter ~ a MUST!!

3. Trust ~ so hard to recover from once it's lost

4. loyalty ~ some have said I am loyal to a fault!

5. enjoy each other's company ~ if it's torture to do something together, call it quits now!

6. not afraid to share feelings ~ I willingly admit that I am improving on this one myself!

7. supportive ~ I want to feel that my significant other has always got my back and I have his.

8. comfort ~ at the end of the day, this is who you want to see standing in the kitchen

9. love ~ this one stands alone

10. respect ~ in the way you treat each other, talk to each other, look at each other

11. family first ~ family comes first, job and all the other bs comes after

12. honesty ~ lies will destroy a relationship faster than anything ~ they just tend to build

13. FUN! You gotta have fun together!!!

Highlights...

Just going over the highlights of the day b/c I'm sick of being at the computer (hard to believe I know! ha! But I haven't been doing fun stuff like blogging. I've been doing research for my masters presentation! urgh!)

* First thing this AM got notice that my bully student who makes us all miserable everyday is sentenced to Alternative School for 45 days!! I couldn't believe it! He has been gone for a week on suspension and sadly, the whole atmosphere of our room is different. The kids aren't on edge, & we are actually learning!! Wow! I do pray this poor kid gets some help before he gets too much older!!!

*After coming down off the high of realizing I will have a normal classroom for a few weeks, I notice interim reports are due Monday! Already?? AND, I have this project for my master's class. So - instantly I feel stress! This weekend will NOT be fun for me - it will be WORK! yuck! Luckily, I have to take my car to the shop so I can't avoid work by shopping. (I will have to stay off of the computer though! ha!)

*Valentine Party tomorrow will NOT help the 'ole stress level! I am exhausted just thinking about it! 23 hyper children all day!! At least I can bribe 'em with the party until 1:00! ha!

*It was my weekly dinner night @ TaMolly's with Sandy and Tanner tonight so that was, of course, the highlight of my day!! (She paid me to say that! ha!)

Then & Now....

This is me & Kevin at 15 years old going to the Christmas dance together. Hee-hee! Look at all that hair I had! This is us 18 years later dating again! Who would have thought?

We were best buddies for so many years, then both married other people, drifted apart, and ended up divorced in our 30's to find each other again. Life is funny sometimes.

We were just saying today that we had to go through all the stuff we did to get to where we are now and truly be able to appreciate each other. I hate to admit it, but he was my buddy in those high school and college years, and I just didn't really think of him any other way. He has such a big heart and is so thoughtful and a nice guy! I didn't appreciate nice guys back then...my dad said I had a thing for the bad boys (actually he said that not very long ago, but I get off subject! ha!). My point is - back then, I wouldn't have appreciated Kevin for the person he has become and I know I would've taken advantage of him. Now that I have been down the ugly road of divorce and disappointment, I can cherish the kindness and the nice guy! I wouldn't wish the pain of divorce on my worst enemy, but it did have a part in making me into the person I am today. It took awhile to get here, but I can say I am happy! Happier than I've been in a long time!! :-)

It's official!

I am addicted to email & blogging!!! This weekend, I went to see Kevin & when he went to get in the shower Saturday morning, I thought, "ohhh...I bet I have time to check my email before he is ready to go." Then somehow...I think to myself, "I better check to see everyone's blog b/c I won't get another chance today...." And I guess I was engrossed in whatever blog I was reading and not giving satisfactory answers to Kevin when he came in (I mean, in all fairness, couldn't he see I was reading? ha!), because the next thing out of his mouth is "I guess you are more interested in reading people's blog's that you've never even met in person, than in you are in what I'm saying!" Can you say BUSTED!!!??? hee-hee! Yep - I am not in denial anymore, because I really felt no shame! ha! I just was upset that I didn't manage to get to everyone's blog before he was ready!!! LOL!

Woo-hoo!

TGIF!!! Hope everyone has a great weekend & I win lots of money at the casino!

Can you believe the size of that hat? ha!

By the way, a BIG thanks to Nicole for thinking I was in my 20's!! See Peggy - I still got it! ha! (Every year at the horse races, I get carded, and they swear I pay them to do it!)

Great Day!!

It was a great birthday ~ that will continue through the weekend! Somehow as I've gotten older, my birthday is no longer a one day celebration! It is my "birthday week" or my "birthday weekend"! ha! My kids at school were pretty good to me today (I bribed 'em with cupcakes!!) I set those cupcakes front and center this morning and told them they had to EARN them! I wasn't just giving them away!! They believed me! (except for one who must have woke up on the wrong side of the bed ~ but we called his momma & that worked!) hee-hee!

It's really hard not to feel special when everyone calls, emails, and send texts to you on your birthday!! Thanks everybody! THEN, my family surprised me with a birthday dinner tonight! You all know that I meet my cousin (Sandy) and her son (Tanner) for dinner every Wednesday night at TaMolly's. This week we decided to go tonight ~ for obvious reasons ~ single girl, boyfriend lives 3 hours away, don't want to be sitting at home eating a pot full of mac and cheese with the dog on your birthday! LOL! So....anyway...I get off track! We decided to meet tonight! When I showed up, there was a big table waiting for me!! SO SWEET!!! Peggy, Alan, Jared, Tiarra, Sandy, Tanner, Kayce, Uncle Joel, Aunt Rita, Uncle Mel, and Erin were all there! They even put the birthday sombrero hat on me and sang!! It was a good time, and Uncle Joel even shared some old family history with us about my great grandparents. My great-grandparents bought their first house for $400!!! Their house payment was $5 a month & they didn't know how they were going to make it when my Great-Grandfather was only making $29 a month from his military pay while he was away in WWII. Amazing!!!

Oh ~ and PS. It's official that I'm getting old! I "lost" my classroom keys today, and they were hanging on the keychain around my arm. Then tonight I started digging in my purse for my car keys and they were in my other hand!!!! geez! I'm only 34! :-)

Thursday Thirteen!!

13 Things I cannot live without:

(some are highly exaggerated ~ of course!!)

1. my rotten doggie ~ Jax

2. Dr. Pepper (I've started needing one first thing in the morning!)

3. my DVR (I never watch my shows the night they actually come on anymore!)

4. heated seats (I would really be sad if I had to give up heated seats in my car!! LOVE 'em!)

5. hugs (doesn't a good hug just make your day?)

6. my cleaning lady!! (I love coming home from a day at work to a clean house! And, bonus, my cleaning lady loves my critters!!)

7. my cell phone (have you ever just ran a quick errand and left it behind at home and panicked? ha!)

8. email (& now blogging too! I'm not sure how that happened, but it did!)

9. my ceramic flat-iron (I can't stand my hair unless I use it ~ of course, then sometimes I complain b/c my hair is flat! hee-hee! well duh!)

10. kisses

11. chocolate (yummmm!)

12. PJ pants (love 'em!)

13. scrapbooks!!! (you knew that would be in here somewhere!)

**My birthday wish today is that my kiddo's at school are GOOD ALL DAY! Cross your fingers and toes! LOL!

Made it to the middle of the week!!

Isn't he just the picture of rotten???!!! My poor doggie and I have been struggling lately with his seemingly endless health issues. He will be 10 next month, so I guess I knew this was coming. You remember how he started having accidents in the house? Turned out to be a bladder infection ~ a week later the re-check showed him to be all clear. He did ok for a short bit, and then started in on the accidents again. I was getting SO freakin' mad at him! I mean, he is a big dog, when he pees in the house, it's not a small amount! Anyway - I came home today and he had peed blood!! So, off to the vet again!! He still has a bladder infection!!! URGH!! I am ready for him to be healthy and over this, so I can get my carpets cleaned! :-) No point until he's over it!!!!

**On another note: Check out some of the other blogs I've started reading! They are listed over to the side ~ each one is unique!! I read the Redneck Mommy one everyday to get my giggle time in ~ she can spin a story!! Anyway ~ enjoy them ~ I do!

***P.S.S. Tomorrow is my 34th birthday!!! Not sure how that happened, but I think I stay young by acting about 13! ha!

Weekend

Kevin & his nephews, Austin & Ethan
Kevin's family ~ his parents, sister & his nephews ~ this is a good

picture of all them!!

Me & Austin ~ I adore him!! :-)
Me & Kevin
Kevin's Grandmother with all her grandkids!

This weekend, I went to see Kevin (big surprise ~ ha!) & his grandmother had her 80th birthday party on Sunday. She had a great turn out! Funny part is that I ran into distant family there too ~ just part of us both coming from such a small town! My great-grandmother's sister was there. I guess I shouldn't be surprised because Kevin's Grandmother told us over Thanksgiving that she used to pick cotton with my Great-Grandmother. (pretty neat - huh?) Anyway ~ it was one of those times that you recognize someone and you know you are related to them, but can't remember how!! ha! Kevin's aunt and Uncle helped us figure it out. At first his aunt was worried we (me & Kevin) might be related!! We aren't (well I think somehow down the line we ARE, but by marriage so we are safe! ha!) Of course, some would argue, we are from Arkansas, so....

LOL!

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda

Where has my night gone??? I had plans to do this and that, transfer pictures from the weekend, upload 'em to my blog, share 'em with Kevin's Mom, call and catch up with some folks, yada, yada...Somehow the time slipped away...

I don't remember what time I started on my taxes tonight, but I just finished about 9 o'clock....and yippee yay yee-haw!!! Can you say refund??? I am pumped, b/c I have been broke for what seems like forever now, and my savings account can finally be out of the red!!! In other good news, I got an email today about the summer school program I taught last summer. We are definately having it again!! It was by far my BEST teaching experience to date!! I am excited! No. 1 to have a summer job and earn some extra money. No. 2 to have a summer job that I actually enjoy and LOVE the people I work with! We had so much fun last summer! It is only 4 days a week for 5 weeks, so I manage to still a month off! You really just can't beat it!

And...when you put those two bits of good news together, it equals me being able to buy my Uncle's pop-up camper from him! Now that really gets me excited!! I love camping!!! And I will be so glad to step up out of the tent!! My BFF in NW Arkansas camps too, so we are planning to meet up some this summer and fall. Luckily, Kevin loves the outdoors too! I see this being a GREAT purchase!!

I have rambled enough...I'll get pictures posted tomorrow! I'm off to dream about summer time camping trips....or winning the lottery (you know I got new tickets this weekend!!)

A GREAT, BIG THANK YOU!!

A big 'ole thank you to my wonderful housesitter/dogsitter/catsitter!! Thank you Kristen for putting up with my spoiled rotten critters AGAIN! We all love you!!

I love snow pictures!!

Jax hates the snow & is thinking "woman would you hurry up, it's cold out here!" ha!



The snowflakes were never very big, but I'll take 'em! :-)

The school district in the town that I live in is closed today, but the district I work for is open! Yesterday we should've been open and today at least delayed!! I left for work, but the little country road you have to drive down to get to my house was a sheet of ice. I managed to get to the main highway that connects to it and traffic was crawling on ice patches. I turned around and came home. I decided I was a teacher, and therefore, should not ever have to drive on that stuff! It is supposed to be one of the perks of the job! ha! I tried to call the office to tell them I would just be a little late - give the freakin' sun time to come out and melt some of it. But what do you know?? The administration isn't even there, so what am I worried about? I am going in at lunch (one downside to teaching is that you have to miss the whole day or half a day - you can't just leave for an hour for a dentist appt. like most jobs - of course, we do get the whole summer off so it's a good trade!!)

My NW Arkansas Family All Snowed In!!

I had to share these pictures my best friend, Michelle sent of her and her little boy, Jacob, all snowed in together! They are precious! I do miss living in NW Arkansas when it comes to snow b/c they sure do get a much prettier and better snow than we do here!!! I'm jealous! You really can't even tell it snowed here! (But I did get my snow day from school, so I'm not complaining!!! ha!)