the beginning of summer.....

Hey everyone.......it's been too long.  Can't believe it's almost June!  JEB will be 12 on the 12th......my oh my, where does the time go!!!

This last week was our first week of no school.  Jn still had school and still does til Thursday of this next week and then he starts the summer schedule of 9-2.  I have a full load of students to tutor this summer and have tried to schedule them on Tues/Thur so that on M-W-F, JEB and I can hang out, go swimming, go bowling, go to a movie or whatever we want.

Although, it seems that the LORD is directing our path to go elsewhere this year.  While it is not our desire or at least it wasn't at first, GOD is showing us that this is not where HE wants us to be any longer.  That saddens both Jn and I, since we've made friends here that will last a lifetime and JEB loves his teachers and has a handful of friends that enjoy playing with him.  BUT GOD is so faithful!!  There are a couple of schools that we have applies to that are possibilities.  One is in ALASKA......yes, I said ALASKA.  It would be a great opportunity, but it certainly would be a very, very long trip to get there.  15 days, in fact!  But it would certainly be an adventure!!  The other school is in south Florida, where we were for 6 yrs and where JEB was born.  It's a very large school and one of my very dear friends works there.  BUT the biggest advantage that it has??  JEB can go there too!!  They have a program for special needs children!!  It would be so cool for him to get a Christian education!!  Jn and I are so passionate about that and what a blessing it would be!!  Pray with us, won't you?? 

Another piece of news.....this week, the daughter of the elderly lady that I help out with was in town for a few days to visit her.  One day, she up and gave us the wonderful gift of an iPad 2 for JEB!  What an amazing blessing!!!  It just wasn't in our budget, especially since we may be moving and GOD blessed us with it!  JEB is used to using one at school with his teachers and therapists, so he is having a blast with it!!  GOD is so amazing!  HE always gives us just what we need and goes above and beyond what we could even imagine!!

Well, off to enjoy the rest of my Saturday.

Field day at JEB's school

Pics from JEB's field day at school yesterday.  He loves running!!  Here he is doing the Bean Bag race!  He got three 3rd place ribbons!!!  It was such a great day!!

ESP Field Day

I know, I know.....it's been two months.  I'm terrible sometimes with keeping up.  Sorry for those of you who check in every once in awhile. 

Today was field day for JEB and the other ESP students.  We all went over to the local state university and participated in events on their field.  JEB had a blast and won two ribbons.....a 2nd place in the 50 meter run and 3rd place in the softball throw.  He actually loves to run.  He does look a bit funny when he does it, but he's having such a great time!!!

My budding Artist!!

Each year, the school system selects about 100 art pieces to be displayed at our local Museum of Art.  This year, my sweet boy's project was chosen to be on display.  This morning, my good friend and fellow teacher and her oldest daughter went with me to go see what he had done.  To my surprise, he had created this SNAKE!  I was so proud of him!!  To be selected with all of these other artists was a real honor!  Now, I'm sure he didn't cut it out, but it definitely is his coloring trademark and if the Art teacher directed him a bit, I'm sure he could do it!  I have a couple of other things he has drawn and they are quite good.  He may be delayed in many ways, but it seems that GOD has given him talent for something special!!!

Love you JEBman!!!!

I can't believe it's February!!!

WOW!!  Where in the world did January go???  Now that I'm working every day, the time just flies by!  And then add to that, I sometimes sub in the afternoons!  Can't believe that it's Feb. already! 

Work is going well, but man those 3 yr olds are BUSY!!!  They wear me out!!  I come home and just crash for the 2 hrs. or so I'm home before I go back to tutor.  It's crazy!!

But I'm so thankful that GOD has provided this job.  I so enjoy being back at school again and hope that I get back to full-time teaching soon.....who knows?  Maybe next year!!  GOD is so good at giving us what we least expect!

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

New look for a new year!!

Well, as you can see my friend's daughter redesigned my blog......cute, huh???  She's so talented!!!

So sorry for such a long delay but now that I'm working everyday again, I have to get used to rearranging all the stuff I was doing during the daytime.  While I miss being home and just puttering around, I am enjoying being at school.  The 3 yr. olds are busy little people!!!  They keep me on my toes, for sure!!  The teacher and I are working very well together and trying to get the 14 kids we have into some sort of a routine!!  I only work till noon each day, and then sub, if they need me to! 

And of course, I have to say a big shout out because BAMA rolled into a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP again!!!!  WOO HOO!!!  We mauled LSU!!!  21 - 0!!  What an awesome game!!!

Glad to have a new follower.....Jess!!  Welcome!!  Leave me a comment and let me know how you found us!!

JEB is doing well.  Getting bigger......acting older.  Last week, after letting him out of the car at his school, he got in the line for breakfast with all the other kids, instead of going to his table and going to the line with one of his teachers.  I freaked out, of course.  Texted his teacher and she of course, told me he's been doing that for a while and loves it!!  The bigger kids are very sweet to him and its ok!  I was just being a 'MAMA' bear!  Then this morning, he hopped out of the car, by himself and told me "Bye!"  Love you mama!!  And off he went!!  Not too sure I'm ready for this independance!!!

Hope everyone is having a great week!!!

Merry Christmas!!

Well, I know it's been way too long since I've posted anything, but I do have reasons.

First, I have been very busy!  In fact, I subbed everyday but two for the three weeks since Thanksgiving!!  Yep, I've been busy!!!

It was so wonderful!  GOD is so amazing to provide the opportunities!!  This week alone, HE has gone about and beyond what I could even imagine! 

The biggest news is that I will be returning to work after Christmas break!  Not teaching, but in the classroom, nonetheless.  Due to the K3 program moving from our church over to our elementary building, they needed an aide in the classroom.  Sure, it's only minimum wage and for 3 1/2 hrs. every day, but it's more than I have now and it gets me back to my school.
I think it'll be fun!  And, if they need a sub, then they will pull me to sub, but I can also still sub in the afternoons! 

In other news, JEB went to the dentist today to do some of the work on his mouth.  We headed over there first thing this morning, and he did GREAT!!  Got to the back, to one of the rooms - The Superhero Room - and he wasn't too excited about going in.  Thankfully, they have Andre.....we call him the Bouncer.....to help pick him up and put him in the "Papoose Board".  While some parents would freak at having to restrain their child in this manner, I know that there is NO WAY in this world, that anything would get done with his legs/feet/arms/hands flailing about.  This way, he stays safe.  No pinching, pulling hands away from his mouth, or kicking the staff.  They started the Nitrous Oxide, and he started getting drowsy.  Amazingly, he got three shots to deaden his mouth, and he didn't even flinch or yell!!  I was shocked!!  But he was able to get one cap and two fillings done, this first visit!  I was so proud of him! 

So, you can see I've been busy!  I am quite busy this week and we will go to Alabama for a couple of days to see PaPa!

I hope all of you who visit me have a wonderful holiday!  Remember that Christ is the reason we have songs to sing and why we celebrate this great day!!

Merry Christmas to all of you!!