Thanks For This Cool Award!

Elyse over at Following Him gave me this wonderful award and I am truly flattered.

She is a sister in Christ who is a hard working student trying to get through school and be a teacher!! (Good for you!) She is on spring break this week and trying to get some art projects done for a meanie of a prof...so go over and give her some comment love and tell her I sent ya!

Here are the rules for this awesome award:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.

2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!

3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

You know me...I am terrible at following all of the rules (and I am a teacher...what gives!!), so if you are here, then I count you as a sister and I give this sisterhood award to you.

Please take it if you don't already have it!

Thanks Elyse!

Monday...Already?!

So, here we are and it is Monday already...where does the time go?! If you're new to this, and I am sure you are not, this is the easiest, cheapest form of therapy out there! All you have to do is deny everything you have done this past week, it's fun and free! Here is what I did, oh I mean, did not do this past week...

It was not me who did not post a 'Not Me!' Monday last week. I am a much better committed, blogger than that. I always do this meme, so why would I not do it? Because it wasn't me, I tell ya!

It certainly was not me who posted an i heart faces post last Tuesday and didn't link up. What kind of blogger posts about a contest, proceeds to write the post WITH a picture and then not link up? As I stated earlier, I am committed blogger. Geesh!

It was not me who laughed my butt off when my hubby fell over backwards of our nice, big, comfy bowl chair when he sat down to play video games. It did not take me over 5 minutes to regain my composure. I am a much better wife than that. I do not laugh at my husband for any reason and I surly asked if he was ok...really I DID!

It was not me who, later in the week, sat down in the same said bowl chair, and fall backwards out of it. It MUST be broken!!

It was not me who called and yelled at my hubby for forgetting the Tupperware he was supposed to take to school and pass out to all of the coaches' wives. I did not then proceed to drive to his school to drop off said Tupperware, only to find that I had NOT left home with out it!! I have a much better memory than that. I did not have to drive back home to get said Tupperware so that he could pass it out before spring break. Really...

And it definitely was not me who thought "wow, this is such a 'Not Me' moment" as I was driving home to get the stupid said Tupperware! And to think I actually remembered to write about it!!

Well, I think that that is enough to let go for the moment! I hope you got your laughs for the week!! I know I did NOT as I was writing...:P

For more fun with 'Not Me!' Monday, be sure to check out MckMama!

Until next Monday...it wasn't me, I swear!

2...4...6...8...Who Do We Appreciate?

Coaches!!

Yesterday was the last of the 2009 winter basketball season.

Both boys had their final game and received a medal for participation.

Colin with his coaches from the Green Monsters.

Colin sporting his medal

Brendan with his coaches from the Blue Lightning

Brendan sporting his medal

We are very fortunate to live in a city that has a fantastic youth sports program. They run sports all year long and all of the coaches are volunteers. The volunteers are usually a dad and/or mom of one of the players, but I am so thankful that they do come out and volunteer to coach. Unfortunately with Ryan's coaching schedule and my lack of coaching abilities, we are unable to coach, so I give a shout out to all of those that do take the time to step up with their time and knowledge!

So... basketball season is over...but don't get to excited...baseball season starts tomorrow!!

We've Got Spirit, Yes We Do...We've Got Spirit, How 'Bout You?

So this past week, our school had 2 cool things going on. The first was Read Across which celebrates Dr. Seuss' birthday and the second was our school's spirit week!!
Here are some of the things that happened this past week...

Decade Monday!

Remember the 80's?!

Twin Tuesday!

This is Brendan and his friend Mitchell dressed in their favorite color!

Here is Crystal and me, dressed as twins. Crystal is the kindergarten teacher in the room next to me! All the kids thought it was hysterical that we were dressed alike!
Colin & Coach B, dressed as twins!

Wacky Tacky Wednesday!

School Spirit Thursday!

Dr. Seuss Friday!

Here is Crystal reading The Cat in the Hat to both of our kindergarten classes. After the story we watched the cartoon and then took a tour of the school to look at all the classroom doors for the decorating contest. To see my classroom door, go here! We decorated it as The Very Hungry Caterpillar and it came in 2nd place for the contest!

So Who's Got More Spirit!?!

WE'VE GOT MORE!!!!

Where's Mom?! 3/52 Photos of Me!

Are you a mom? Are you missing from the pictures? Most moms I know are and now there is a meme that brings us moms out from behind the lens and puts us in front of the camera! I know it can be scary, but it truly is lots of fun! Carin over at Forever in Blue Jeans set up this wonderful year long meme that does just that! Brings us out from behind the lens and puts us in the spotlight! And the best part is, is that you can start whenever you jump in.
For me, this will be my 3rd week!
Here is a picture of me and Brendan at the Valentine's Day Dance at school. We had so much fun and I was loving the fact that Brendan wanted to have his picture taken with me!
And don't I look so pretty!?!

So join this fun meme...
Give someone else the camera, say cheese and join the fun!!

WW~ Read Across America Door Contest~The Very Hungry Caterpillar

i heart faces ~ Messy

i heart faces is this fantastic photography blogsite that offers contests each week in different categories. I love taking pictures, especially of my kids and their faces, so this is a perfect site for me to showcase my talent (if you want to call it that!!) Anywho, this week's theme is ' Messy' and this is my photo trying to capture just that!

Here is a picture of Colin after licking the beaters from a cake that was being made!

I really need to learn how to use my scanner, cuz I have the best pics of the boys eating their 1st birthday cakes! Oh well, since I am not sure how to do it, and Ryan is in bed, this is as messy as it gets!!
So check it out at i heart faces and post a photo, who knows, it might be good enough to win!
Wish me luck and I'll wish the same back to you!!

Girls Day Out...

Sunday was my girls day out with my friend Crystal.

We had so much fun!

Follow along to see what we did...

...This is me......This is Crystal......And this is where we went first... ...And this is what we had done... ...And then we ate here...YUMMY!! ...After lunch, which was the endless soup, salad & chips and salsa, we did this... ...And then we saw this... ...And we ate this...

...What a Fabulously fun Sunday!

Nannie Update....

Thanks to all of my wonderful bloggy sisters for your wonderful thoughts and prayers. Nannie is doing much better. For those of you that don't know what happened to Nannie, check out this post for an update! She is becoming quite feisty and has ripped her IV out several times, as well as threatened to walk home!! She will be taken off some of her heart meds by tomorrow morning (3/2) and then they will monitor her heart. If all goes well and it stays stable, then she will not need a pace maker and that is our hope. She will hopefully be out of the cardiac unit tomorrow and moved to a regular room and if all goes well, she will be home by the end of the week. So once again, thanks for stepping up; Nannie, the family and I appreciate it so much!

As I was driving home tonight, I looked up and saw this. My first thought was God is so good; that he was kissing us good night. So I leave this beautiful picture and my sincere thanks with you tonight.

I'm Gonna Miss This...

...Brendan & Colin being kids, being silly & having fun with me still hanging around!!

This was at the school's valentine's day dance (the one that I became in charge of!)
I was busy most of the night, but that didn't bother them! They had fun dancing with their friends, eating the food from the concession stand and hanging with the DJ.

I am really gonna miss the days where mom can be with them and it doesn't bother them. One day, and I am dreading that it will be soon, they are not gonna want mom hanging around them and that is gonna make me sad! So for now, I will thrive in the moments that they love it when I am there to have fun, be silly and be a kid with them!
For more You're Gonna Miss This...visit Pam.

Let Me Introduce You...

...She is known to many, but to her daughters she is mom, to her granddaughters and great grand kids she is Nannie and to her friends she is Chrissie.

I got word this morning in the middle of my Core Reading time that my beloved Nannie had had a heart attack. It was hard to think that she is over 2100 miles away in Michigan and I am not by her bedside. My mom also got the call this morning and was on a plane back home by 1:00 this afternoon. My Mom, Aunt, and cousins sit by her bedside and wait and pray, laugh and cry. She is a feisty 89 year old, next month, and she has had an awesome life. Her mind has slowly been taken away by Alzheimer's and Dementia, but her heart belongs to Jesus. She rarely remembers names and my boys and Ryan are now "The Boys". I sit by the phone praying for the peace of my family and that she can settle down long enough for all to get some rest tonight. I now ask, that you, my bloggy sisters, please say a prayer for my Nannie.

Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." Matthew 26:39

Where's Mom?...2/52 Photos of Me!

Are you a mom? Are you missing from the pictures? Most moms I know are and now there is a great new meme that brings us moms out from behind the lens to in front of the camera! I know it can be scary, but it truly is lots of fun! Carin over at Forever in Blue Jeans set up this wonderful year long meme that does just that! Brings us out from behind and puts us in the spotlight! And the best part is, is that you can start whenever you jump in.

For me, this will be my 2nd week!

This picture is courtesy of Ryan! Such a flattering one, don't you think!?! This was taken on Sunday when we were having our Family Movie Day! I was taking pics of all of them, of course to blog with, (you can see that post here, if you like!) and he took this lovely one of me! I was sitting my big comfy bowl chair, munching on some yummy popcorn, rocking out to HSM3!

So give someone else the camera, say cheese and join the fun!!

WW~ A Little One on One!

'Not Me!' Monday

So today is the day that I can admit to all of the things that I have not done this past week with no judgement. It is fun and easy and almost harmless and with usually no judgement! And a lot cheaper than therapy! So these are all of the things that I did not do. There are no witnesses and you can't prove a thing!!

1. It certainly was not me who scrubbed my house for over 5 hours because we had out of town guests coming. I keep a very neat and tidy house and would never have to clean like that for anyone!!

2. It could not have been me who forgot to go to a pre-evaluation meeting with my principal on Thursday after school. This was not a meeting that had already been rescheduled once and will not have to be rescheduled again. This meeting was not written on my calendar. I DO NOT forget important meeting, especially with the person who holds my job in her hand next year. That would just be silly. I am much more responsible than that. Really.

3. It was not me who talked my family into watching HSM3 for our Family Movie Day yesterday. I have already seen it and there was no need for me to see it again. I did not talk them out of watching Madagascar 2 just so I could watch what I wanted to watch! I really do listen to my kids, all of the time!

4. It was not me who hosted a Tupperware party on Friday night. I did not need anything, I did not want anything. I don't really know why I didn't have it!

5. I did not go to a Candle Light party on Saturday morning, the day after my Tupperware party and spend money on things that I really didn't need. I have more will power than that and know how and when to spend the money, especially in today's economy.

6. I did not buy 9 boxes of Girl Scout cookies. I did not spend $4 on each box. I did not order from one person and then forget and order from another. I do not like Girl Scout cookies and did not eat an entire box of Tag a Longs the day that I got them! Seriously, an entire box of cookies, who would do that?!

7. I did not go to my book club Saturday night without finishing the book that we were discussing. Why would anyone go to discuss a book that they had not even finished? Not me!

8. So anywho, that is all I remember and I am not sitting here trying to remember more things that I did not do, so I am gonna stop! Hope you enjoyed and got a laugh, a little one at least, to get your week started!

For more fun with Not Me Monday, be sure to check out MckMama!

And until next Monday... I swear... it wasn't me!!

I'm Gonna Miss This...

FAMILY MOVIE DAYS

Today daddy suggested a family movie day.

So after church we came home...

And popped some popcorn and got some movie candy...

And popped HSM3 into the DVD player.

We camped out in our den, since that is where our new TV is and watched it as a family.

I will miss these days of family time when they boys get older and to big and it won't be cool to camp out and watch movies as a family! And when friends and sports begin to take over their lives. So for now I will smile and sing along as we watch our favorite movies together and cherish these special family days!

For more You're Gonna Miss This fun, visit Pam.