Lovely Day

Today was such a wonderful day, after days of cold and yucky weather the sun finally decided to come out. I also was lucky enough to have lunch with a group of wonderful ladies, and welcome the newest member into our little greek family. I'm so glad you're part of the family now Madison!

Madison (the newest family member) me and my grand-little Jessica

Allie (My little) and I :-)

The whole family line!!!

They will run and not grow weary...

Hello everyone, it's been a long time! I've been so busy with teaching, lesson planning, running and life in general. Not to mention fighting off some nasty First Grade germs...which I imagine look something like this....

Thankfully I am feeling SO much better now!

Each day I have fallen more and more in love with my First Grade class, not their yucky little germs though! They are precious and I literally spend all day laughing at their funny personalities. This age is just such a sweet time, they're constantly hugging me and drawing me picutres. Today I even had a little boy complete a groundhogs day word search and when he was done he said, "I made this for you!". He even used his gel pens, just for me I'm sure ;-) In case you weren't aware, gel pens are THE big thing to have in First Grade.

While I was battling my nasty sick germs I ran another Half Marathon! My friend Jamie ran with me, although she finished much quicker than my sickey self. It was her first half and I'm so proud of her!!!

Here we are before the race! :-)

Jamie running!

Three words that sum up this race...heat, humidity, and HILLS!

Here I am crossing the finish line...my face is super excited because my wonderful parents surprised me and came down to watch me finish!!! :-) I have the best parents, I just love them!!!

How cute are they? I was so happy to see them after that long run!

My beautiful "congratulations presents" from the future hubster! He's so sweet and supportive. I am so lucky!

"But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:31

Too Early for Spring Cleaning?

After being away from home for almost a month, the house was in dire need of a deep cleaning! As I began to sort the mountain sized pile of laundry I knew it was going to be one of those days...I wouldn't be content until every part of the house had been cleaned. Do you ever have those days? There wasn't one dust bunny or cluttered drawer that was safe! After hours of cleaning and organizing I am finally content. :-)

Christmas has been all boxed up and is ready to be put in the shed for next year!

As you can see some of it has spilled over...looks like I'll be buying another storage container.

The newest addition to the kitchen! (The Keurig Coffee Maker)

Future Hubster couldn't be happier! :-)

I got to add some of the cute little "cups" to my coffee/tea box...thanks to our new coffee maker!

My biggest accomplishment of today...CLEANING OUT MY CLOSET!!!!

 I'll need the room as I add all of my clean laundry to it!

Now all of my shoes are organized and easy to find.

And don't worry...I have more than three pairs of shoes :-)

This wasn't just an everyday closet cleaning experience...

I managed to get FOUR bags full of clothes and shoes to donate!

There's nothing like a clean and organized bedroom! If I could only have one neat, clean and organized space...it would be my bedroom. I make the bed each morning before leaving, and it just helps me start my day off right!

I just love my bathroom when it's sparkly clean!

On a completly different note....HAPPY BIRTHDAY Rachel....my Best Friend for the past 17 years! I hope your day was wonderful and that year 22 brings you lots of happiness and everything you hope for! :-)