Journal of Our Blessed Life

Where are you, Spring Break?

2011-03-16T19:42:00.000-05:00

Thank goodness, you are only two days away! Even though our school is going two days over Spring Break to make up a couple snow days, hubby and I will not be there. We are Dallas bound on Saturday! Yay! I'm really excited because I haven't ever really spent time there. Just gone though it on the way to San Antonio. We have a lot of fun things planned to do and hopefully will have a little

Early Birthday

2011-03-14T10:30:00.000-05:00

I know it's been awhile since I have posted, but to be honest, I just haven't felt like writing a post. I just haven't had that many interesting things to write about. I've just been feeling a little down and out. Come to find out for the past couple of weeks I have been fighting another sinus infection. I seem to get those about 3-4 times a year. They are a bummer and just hang around a lot

This N' That

2011-02-28T16:00:00.001-06:00

Well, it's Monday already. I seriously can't believe the weekend goes by so fast. I don't know that 2 schools days pass as quickly. I am just going to have a bulleted list because I have a little of this n' that to share. * I got my three days of exercise in last week! That makes me happy. Here's what I did: Wednesday- walk 1.8 miles outside; Thursday- it was raining so I did 30 minutes

Thankfulness

2011-02-24T16:00:00.001-06:00

I know I have so much to be thankful for in my life and today I had a couple of things on my mind that I am particularly thankful for. 1. I am thankful for my hubby and my mom. Without them to keep me grounded I am sure I would go over the edge. Lately, I have begun to realize that I am a little high-strung and my emotions totally run the gamut. I like to think about it a little differently,

Getting Back Out There

2011-02-22T19:25:00.000-06:00

Spring is almost here. Thank goodness!!! The long, cold, snowy (for Arkansas) winter we have had has turned me into someone I don't want to be. I am now way too lazy even for my comfort. I have added a few pounds to some unwanted areas and all the motivation has been sucked out of me. It's time to change! I do not want to be like this anymore so I am going to take charge and get myself back

Birthday Cake and Valentine Flowers

2011-02-20T17:51:00.000-06:00

Last week I was so busy with class and Parent Conferences that I never posted pictures of hubby's birthday celebration. The first thing I want to show is his cake. It was so amazing!! I could not get over how real it looks! Hubby thought it was perfect. He loves going to the theater to see movies and the experience isn't complete without a bucket of popcorn. The cake tasted really good,

Five Question Friday

2011-02-18T16:00:00.001-06:00

Well, Mr. Friday, I'm so glad you are here. You could not have come at a better time. This has been a long, busy week. Plus, this is the first five day week we have had in a long time. And, there are no more parent/teacher conference nights until next school year! Now on to Five Question Friday! 1. Have you worn the same outfit more than one day in a row? I do occasionally wear to work

Crazy Week

2011-02-15T20:28:00.001-06:00

I am in the midst of a crazy week! Crazy busy, that is. Here are the reasons why. 1. It's parent conference week at school. This means four days of staying late. (5:00 on 2 days and 7:00 the other 2 days). 2. I have class until 8:20 on the days I don't leave school until 5:00. Plus, I have paper due in each of those classes. 3. I have 2 days of special meetings/training which means I have

Five Question Friday

2011-02-11T20:29:00.000-06:00

Before I get to the questions, I want to let everyone know that I finally got out of the house today. We got out, did a little shopping, saw a move ("Just Go With It"-super cute), and picked up hubby's birthday cake. I have pictures of it later this weekend. It is totally fabulous. The bakery did an amazing job. Now on to the task at hand. 1. Would you rather be on ABC's Extreme Home

History

2011-02-10T21:10:00.001-06:00

Well Snowmageddon 2011 reached historical proportions. We got around 20" of snow, give or take an inch or two. Hubby and I spent all day yesterday inside because it snowed for over 12 hours and it was cold and we are big babies. Last night we reached a historical low of -18 degrees. That's right we were in the negative by 18 degrees. In Arkansas! But by this afternoon we couldn't take it

Snowmageddon

2011-02-09T16:11:00.001-06:00

You may think I am exaggerating with this title, but that is seriously what it felt like earlier today. The snow just kept coming and coming. It was a really heavy snow, too. In fact, it's still snowing a little right now. Our area got between 20-24" of snow since about 3:00 a.m. Here are a couple peeks at what it looks like here. All you can see is white in every direction! We are out

Back in the Swing of Things

2011-02-08T21:05:00.000-06:00

I was actually happy to go back to work on Monday. I was dreading it at first. I love my job, I was just dreading getting up and getting there. Once I was there, I was able to quickly get back in my routine. I enjoyed being back with my kids and my co-workers. I think we were all glad to be back together. I am so lucky to work with the people I do. I feel they are more than co-workers,

Cruel Joke?

2011-02-05T17:21:00.001-06:00

So you all know that we left NWA and came to Central Arkansas to get away from the snow. Well I am absolutely positive that Mother Nature had herself a good laugh. This is what I woke up to this morning. Now that a good laugh has been had, I would like to make a request. I would like to have no more winter vacation so that I may have a summer vacation. However, that doesn't seem very

Busting Out of NWA

2011-02-03T22:48:00.001-06:00

Today was our 3rd snow day this week. Tomorrow will be #4! So what do people do when they get sick of snow days? I don't know what normal people do, but we got the heck out of dodge. We decided to head to Central Arkansas where travel isn't a problem and the temperature will remain above zero. You may ask why we were so anxious to get away from our winter wonderland. Here are some pictures

Here We Are Again

2011-02-02T10:49:00.001-06:00

Well, today is snow day #5 of the year. Who knows how many more we have. We are covered in snow with some ice underneath. The thermometer says 8 degrees. It is hard to believe that last Saturday it was in the 70's and we were wearing t-shirts and grilling outside. We also enjoyed going out and seeing the trumpeter swans that unexplainably call Arkansas home for the winter. Here are some

House Hunting and More Winter

2011-01-30T20:23:00.002-06:00

Hubby and I have began the task of house hunting. We moved to Northwest Arkansas a year and a half ago. We have been living in an apartment since we have been here, but now have decided it's time to buy a house. It is something that has turned out to be harder and more time consuming than I thought. We have just started and I can't even count how many hours have been spent surfing the

What a Tease!

2011-01-27T16:00:00.001-06:00

Mother Nature can be down right mean sometimes. I have two issues with her this week. January has been a brute of a month weatherwise. We have been cloudy, cold, and have also had our fair share of winter weather. I know it's really nothing compared to what lots of places have to endure, but for crying out loud we are in Arkansas. It's the south, we are below the Mason Dixon Line, and the

Mom's Birthday Weekend

2011-01-26T02:13:00.000-06:00

We have been all kinds of busy around here lately. Hubby and I are each taking two graduate classes this semester so we have been trying to get back into the swing of things with that. After having two snow days last week, it's been a challenge going back to work. Hubby is now doing after school tutoring two days a week and I am doing a faculty book study about working with guided reading

Snow Day (Part Deux)

2011-01-20T18:00:00.000-06:00

We enjoyed another snow day today and this one was a real snow day. In my town there was anywhere from 4-6 inches. The weather moved in about 2 a.m. and ended around 11 a.m. It was beautiful while it was falling. Snow is always so peaceful and to me is just another reminder of God's love being so pure and unyielding. Hubby and I got out and spent a little time enjoying the snow. We even

Relax

2011-01-17T16:31:00.000-06:00

I feel very fortunate to say that I have enjoyed two relaxing weekends in a row. It's amazing how refreshed and ready for the week you are when you have the opportunity to just relax. Both of the past two weekends were spent back in Central Arkansas. To have the opportunity to get away from our day-to-day life was really nice. We laid around the house and enjoyed family time. We went to see

Walt Disney World-The Video

2011-01-12T21:31:00.005-06:00

This is my last post on our Christmas at Walt Disney World. Instead of posting picture after picture, I made a little video. It was so fun and if you ever want to make a video with your pictures, I recommend using Animoto.

The Real Snow Day (Sorta)

2011-01-11T17:57:00.000-06:00

Well, today we really got our snow day, if that's what you want to call it. We were out of school, there just wasn't a whole lot of snow. But, I enjoyed it just the same. I love the surprise of not having to go to work in the middle of the week. We didn't have anything that was picture worthy, but I was giddy over the idea of having a short work week. Hubby and I stayed home all day and we

The Almost Snow Day

2011-01-10T08:12:00.000-06:00

Yesterday a fairly big snow storm cam through the state of Arkansas. The only problem: it didn't really make it to Northwest Arkansas. We got just enough to give us a little hope for a snow day. My hope, however, was shattered at 6:00 this morning by facebook. Our school district posted that we would be in school. This post was written in all caps. I understand the need to let everyone

Walt Disney World-More Food

2011-01-05T20:37:00.000-06:00

I was feeling a little "blue" today after the Sugar Bowl loss last night. (Ready for next season to start; I miss Razorback football already.) But, looking at this food made me feel a little better. We had our Christmas dinner at The Hollywood Brown Derby in the Hollywood Studios Park. This was the most disappointing meal of our trip, but there were still a few highlights. The Original

Walt Disney World-The Food

2011-01-04T18:00:00.000-06:00

We recently returned from a trip to Walt Disney World and one of the highlights for us is always the food. We love food and our physique shows it. I have decided to tell a little about our trip by showing some of the great food we ate. My mouth is watering just thinking of it. There is such a wide variety of food that there is never a boring meal. All the pictures were taken on our iphones