A God Hug~I felt one of these today!

Dear God: This is my friend, whom I love And this is my prayer for her Help her live her life To the fullest. Please promote her And cause her to excel Above her expectations. Help her to shine In the darkest places Where it is impossible To love. Protect her at all times, Lift her up when she needs You the most, and Let her know when She walks with you, She will always Be safe. Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps. If you are not willing to move your feet.

Thankful Thoughts 05

Thankful for a job that challenges me daily. One that I love and am blessed to have. I teach with the most amazing teachers and staff in Las Vegas. My children attend a five star school where expecting the most from our students is normal. I have been fortunate enough to open the school and continue working there for the past nine years. In those nine years, I have expanded my knowledge of curriculum by teaching first, second, fifth and special education. I think this year has been the most challenging but also the most rewarding. I am thankful for all the support I receive daily. Lord, Thank you for closing one door so I can experience special education at my favorite elementary school, with teachers I can learn from. Your are so faithful.

Eggs

Today Reece made himself eggs for breakfast. He was very excited about cracking them into a bowl, stirring in some milk and cheese.  His favorite part was standing over the pan, watching and waiting for them to cook.  He was quite impatient and was very eager to flip them when they weren't ready yet.  Overall, the eggs tasted delicious.

Wordless Wednesday

K'nex Roller Coaster

Santa brought Reece a K'nex Roller Coaster and he has been waiting for weeks to open it. Today he was finally able to spend the day building it with his dad.

First they had to sort out all 637 pieces into separate piles.

Then it was time to start the massive assembly.

Here it is only part way finished. They needed to take a break for lunch.

I...

i was … just thinking about how I need more time to craft & scrap.
i am … exactly where I want to be in my life right now.
i think … I am incredibly fortunate to be surrounded by an amazing family.
i wonder … what it would be like if I got 8 hours of sleep on a regular basis.
i wish … everyone knew their divine worth and used it.
i need ... to start running again.
i save … Box Tops for my kids to turn into school.
i always … crave a little silence.
i never ... want to miss making memories with my little ones because I am too busy.
i hope... for another awesome summer of adventures.
i can't imagine … existing without my family.
i believe … everybody is stronger than they believe.
i cherish ... moments with my mom, as they are few and far between.
i promise … I really earned a 1.8 my first semester of college, but made up for it by getting a 4.0 in my entire Master's Program at UNLV.
i love … being at home with my kiddos.
i try ... to be optimistic.
i pray ... for PEACE, WISDOM and JOY.

Valentine's Day presents from Noni & Pe Pere

My kiddos are so spoiled by all of their relatives! They receive more packages than anyone I know. Pe Pere is very good about sending his grand kids special presents around every holiday. Raine was more excited about her Tinkerbell card than the actual present she received. I love how much she enjoys holiday cards. She saves them all in a special box in her bedroom.

Reece and Raine each received a soft little bug filled with a bag of Jelly Belly Valentine goodies.

So excited to open yet another package from the Hauguel Grandparents!

Baseball Season Stress

We have been trying all week to get Reece released from Cheyenne Little League so that her could play coach pitch with his friends from Bilbray at Mountain Ridge. A parent of one of my students gave me some very good suggestions on Wednesday after school. I called the list of people he recommended and then emailed them as well. Now we sit and wait to hear back. Thursday right after dinner the president of the Division 4 Little League called and asked about our situation and said he would speak the president of Mountain Ridge and look into our situation. Praise God something is brewing between the leagues.

Fast Forward to Saturday morning. I was going through both of the little league web sites trying to find waivers and registration forms to complete and hand deliver to the appropriate people in charge. It was then that I decided to call Beth the president at CLL to make sure she would be at the fields today. She confirmed knowledge of the email we sent and said she would be meeting with the president of Mountain Ridge on Monday. I was so glad to hear this because I wasn't in the mood to drive all over Las Vegas. I will call Tuesday morning to see what the next steps are. Thanks Lord for all your favor in this matter!

life

I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived the length of it.

I want to have lived the width of it as well.

~Diane Ackerman

Thankful Thoughts 04

Today it is hard to find something to be Thankful for when my plate has been so full. If I look hard enough, I know can find something:

1. My friend from Reno came into town for a visit and I was able to spend some time with her.
   



2. My hubby made dinner a lot this week




3. My son is reading James and The Giant Peach and enjoying it as much as I do!




4. I have amazing colleagues at work who help me with all that I need to accomplish during my day.
   



5. The Lord is my Savior and he is always, always there for me.