Summer is in sight!

So much to do and should be grading papers, but thought that I would write a quick blog since it has been awhile.
May has been CRAZY!
Brad has been gone more than he has been home. We are very thankful and blessed for the work, but I don't know how military wives go months & years without seeing their husbands! I have missed him! Brad loves it though, which is also a blessing. He had the amazing opportunity to go to Hawaii to raise money to support children in Africa. What a beautiful place to go to ask for help for children in need. He loves being able to be a part of this ministry! I hope that God continues to bless him with more opportunities to raise money to bless the sweet boys and girls in Africa. He is helping to change the life stories of these sweet children, God is so good!

Only 8.5 days of school left! I can't believe how fast this year has gone. It has been a hard year with the group of kids that I have had this year, so in many ways I am ready for a summer break and then to start fresh in the fall. More importantly I am READY for all that summer brings. Yummy potato salad, barbecues, flip flops, pedicures, lazy afternoons at the pool, fireflies, aah! I also can't wait to work in the yard and catch up on some gardening. I need to get some summer flowers going, add to the new back bed, hopefully add some more landscaping to the backyard, and I have decided to start a herb garden. I think I will have plenty to keep me busy this summer! Also hoping to do some more decorating on the inside as Brad and I continue to work on the living room. The sofa should be here any time in the next two weeks and I hope that I can get the carpets cleaned and paint by then. I think I am overloading myself on top of finishing off the school year. Maybe carpet cleaning now and painting as soon as school gets out?
Well, this sounds like more of a list of things to do then a blog post! That is just everything going through my head. Right now I think it is time to make dinner. Meatloaf is on the England menu tonight! Yummy!

Vacation

I love vacation!! A time to get away from the norm of everyday and everyday responsibilities, to sleep in, lounge around, or go out on adventures and explore new things. This has been a great week to relax and to watch my husband working in action. I'm so proud of him! No wonder they continue to call him to come out of town. What a great guy!
So, vacation is almost over...not sure how I feel about that. I'm not really looking forward to going back to work, but with only 29 days of school left until Spring Break I say lets get this over with.
I've been praying for added patience for the last few weeks of school. I'm not giving up on them yet, I can't!! They are a crazy a group, but they still need a little bit more teaching, guidance and love. I'm hope is that they will be ready for third grade. Right now they are not....but we are going to work together and hopefully pull that off in the next 6 weeks.
So OK, I'm on vacation so no more talking about the 18 crazy monkeys that will be waiting for me on Monday morning. Back to exploring Springfield, we are headed to the best donut shop around!

What to write in a blog??

So, do I really have time for a blog? No! I work 40-50 hours a week and between that and keeping up around the house I should not be adding one more thing to my life. I have had several friends tell me though that journaling/writing in a diary is a great way to vent and kind of talk out loud, so I will give it a try. Thought it would be fun to post some pictures too! So let the blogging journey begin......