¡Feliz cumpleaños!

Happy Birthday to the Men I Love!

March birthdays are special in our family! Mine, my hubby's, and my dad's are all in March! Your pocketbook could really be hurting by the middle of the month.

So, Happy Birthday to the two most important men in my life! I am so blessed to have a husband that is perfect for me in every way...it was a God thing that we got together for sure!!!

I'm also blessed to have such a "cool dad" as one of my third graders said during out last Junior Acheivement session. And I have to agree...he is the one I have always been able to talk to about ANYTHING, and that to me is priceless!

I'm so thankful that these men are in my life! Happy birthday...and here's to many more!

I believe that nothing is coincidence. Everything that happens, God allows to happen. So I know that it was no mistake that Jon Stokes is our realtor. May sound like something small, but before I even knew who he was, I knew his mother. Now I had no idea that he was a realtor...I just called up Crye Leike one day to list our house and was connected to him. After we had agreed to list it with him I was talking to my friends at school one day and when I mentioned who our realtor was they mentioned his mom...then it all clicked! His mom, Sharon, came to our school last Spring to work with the porfolios. We spent almost half a semester together and shopped on more than one occasion. She is a wonderful woman! I'm not saying there is huge meaning or signifigance in this...but I know God planned it for a reason. Just as I know our house will sell when the time is right...I have to remember there is a season for everything.

What a BEAUTIFUL weekend!!! I think God got my previous email and decided to give us a glimpse of the coming attractions :)

I turned around at Lowe's today and saw this...never a dull moment folks, never dull!

Dear God,

I know you have everything planned out, but I was sorta wondering if we could speed things up down here? See, some of us are getting pretty antsy waiting for Spring. We sure do appreciate the short glimpses-you know, the 65 degree days, sun shinning brilliantly in the sky-but we'd really like to have the "real deal". No rush, but it would be a lovely birthday present.

Sincerely yours,

Clean Machine!

It's been busy around here!!! Very busy!!! I have lots of help, and by working together we now have a clean, organized house. More info. to come soon :)

Valentine's Day

A couple of days before Valentine Friday, we lucked up and had a snow day off! We took the opportunity to bake some cookies for the boy's teachers. I thought they turned out pretty cute considering I'm not a baker and the quality of help I had :)

Valentine's Friday came and it was filled with love (from my students) and lots and lots of laughing and dancing. I had a "dance" in my room (not the kind with the lights turned off and slow music playing...no way! Imagine Soulja Boy, Cupid Shuffle, Single Ladies!). I would post pictures, but I think that's kind of a gray area. It was lots of fun, and I did learn the Cupid Shuffle...yes I know I am totally behind the times. I was overwhelmed by all the Valentines and candy my kiddos had for me...they are so sweet!

I wish I had wonderful Valentine plans to report for me and my hubby, but alas I don't think it would be too romantic to bring our three lovely boys along to anything! Hope you and your sweetheart have a lovely day!

Snowy, Cold Saturday

My husband has been gone for 3 and 1/2 days! My parents have helped out tremendously and that is the only reason I have any sanity left! So this morning, after my kiddos were up while it was still dark, like 5:00 dark, and after my dad left, stating he had had all the fun he could stand!, we made some crayons.

My crayons at school were looking a little rough, but I couldn't bring myself to throw them away. So, we peeled them...

broke them in half,

and put them in a muffin tin. After about 15 min. in an oven that had been preheated to 350 and then turned off we had some crayon soup. (I wish I would have gotten a picture, but I only have so much to work with!) We then put them in the freezer for about a couple hours while we ran some errands. This is what we have now:

The boys had fun, and I liked the way they came out. Good use of broken crayons!

**Oh, update on the scale. Guess it got my note, because this morning it finally got on board with me. Three numbers down...guess it can stay now :)