Last weekend

Wow! It seems like forever since I've posted to my blog. It's been a pretty stressful week for me. My students just finished their last round of testing for the TAKS test. I hope that I really don't have half of my 4th grade class fail reading like I'm afraid of. I will know the results in 2 weeks.

On to happier subjects. Last weekend Jeff and I took the kids to Paris. We ate at TaMolly's and then went to a store called Atwoods. Pretty neat store, like a huge Tractor Supply. They had some pretty good deals on boots and clothes. While we were there Jordan and Jenna got to see some baby chicks. They enjoyed that. We went to South Jefferson Church for the 2nd time. I really think Jordan and Jenna enjoy being in the nursery area with the 2 yr olds, and I really enjoy listening to Brother Tommy. I think we will continue to go to Church there. Feel free to join us!!! We will be going to my Church in Talco for the next 2 weekends though because I will be introducing my partner teacher to a wonderful man there this weekend, and next weekend my mom wants me to sing for Mother's Day! Great inexpensive gift since we always seem to be broke now!!!

We were going to take the kids to the zoo in Tyler this weekend, but with this flu going around that is out of the question. I will post again when I have something more exciting to talk about! :)

Vacation idea

I'm so excited. I think I finally thought of a plausible vacation idea for this summer! I think we will be driving to Gulf Shores, Alabama for a week in July. I miss the ocean! Last summer we went to Galveston, and I was very disappointed with the beach. We had a good time, and the kids enjoyed it, but the beach was just really dirty! I have heard the Gulf Shores is pretty and clean! It will take about 10 hrs. driving, but we get to drive along the coast! I can't wait. It will be a great break from the ordinary! We will probably stop in Lafayette, LA to stay the night so the kids don't get too restless. Lafayette should be about half way there. YEAH!!!! I hope I am not counting my chickens before they hatch. :) Oh well, I'm still excited. Here is a pic of my beautiful kids in Galveston last year.

Easter 2009

So Yuck!!! Easter was cold yet again! I really thought we were going to have a terrible Easter. I had Friday off, but unfortunately got to spend the entire day in bed sick! Blah! Saturday we got up and got ready to go to the Easter Egg Hunt at NTCC which was supposed to start at 11 for my kids' age group. We got there at 10:50 and ALL of the eggs were GONE! We were so upset. They just let everyone hunt together because they said, "a storm was supposed to come." For those of you who don't know, Saturday was beautiful! So, college for no reason, then we went to Wal-Mart. While we were at Wal-Mart, Jenna threw up all down my back! GROSS! I changed clothes in the Wal-Mart parking lot! Of course Jenna was fine after that, thank goodness! Then we went home and got ready to dye our own Easter Eggs. We boiled the eggs, but they didn't boil in time to dye them before our Easter Egg Hunt at Church. So, at 2:00 we went to our Church for our Easter Egg Hunt. I think the kids had a great time swinging, but the hunt was very short. Jordan got one egg and some candy, and Jenna got about 4 eggs and some candy. It was a little disappointing. Then we went home for a nap. Sunday was nasty, rainy, and cold. We went to Church then to Nana and Papa's house for lunch. Even with all of these mishaps we still had a pretty decent Easter. I really enjoyed the time with my children! Especially dying the eggs.

Girls' Night

WOW! I don't think we are ever going to be able to take Mitzi out to eat for her birthday!!! We had to cancel for the fourth time Tuesday! Sarah had drama at her place of employment, and she ended up having to work late!! We were going to try for Saturday, but Mitzi has a birthday part, and I have an Easter Egg hunt! So, we are back on for the following Tuesday! We are going to make that one no matter what! Crazy trying to get all of our schedules together to get out once a month!

So, Easter weekend is right around the corner. Jordan, Jenna, and I are having our pictures taken by Matt Martin this weekend. I know, strange to think he's doing that right? We are doing that Friday. Saturday we are going to an Easter Egg hunt at the college at 11, and then another Easter Egg hunt at 2:00. I can't wait. It will be so much fun watching the kids hunt the eggs! We are going to Church Sunday, then to Jeff's parents to have lunch and probably more Easter Egg hunting! I can't wait for Jordan and Jenna to see what the Easter Bunny brings them. I'm sure I will have more to write after the weekend is over, with lots of pictures! In the meantime, here is a picture of Sarah and Mitzi from our class reunion this year!

Nascar

Jeff, Neal, Ben, and I went to the NASCAR races this past Saturday. My aunt and her boyfriend gave us free tickets. I don't know what it is, but I just can't get into watching cars go round and round and round. It kind of made me sick to my stomach. Oh well, it was a new experience and was not that bad. I had a good time hanging out with Jeff, Ben, and Neal but I missed my babies!!

Sunday Jeff and I took Jordan and Jenna to McDonalds to play. We try to do that at least once a week since there is no where else to go in Mt. Pleasant. Then we went to Nana and Papa's to play with Alex and Owen for a little bit. After we did that we went home and took a nap. Then we went back to Nana and Papa's for pizza dinner and to play some more. We had a very good weekend.

My last Ethics class was last Thursday and I got an A. Yippee for me!!!!!! Only 26 more hours to go after my summer classes. Sarah, Mitzi, and I are going out to eat tonight so I will have pics for that later!!!!