It's OK Thursday

It's OK...

..to be so excited that high school softball season is finally starting!

..that our Valentine's Day supper was postponed because of Chuck's class.  We'll get together hopefully soon.

..to insist on only Kleenex brand tissue....I despise any other facial tissue, and right now, I have a cheap box on my desk...ugggh! :(

..to be upset that my oven has quit working again!  I wish Charles would take time to look at it and see if he can fix it...

..that I'm semi-addicted to Pinterest.  I look perusing the site and pinning ideas, products, and crafts for future reference.

..to be worried about my student who is in the hospital.  Please get well soon....we miss you!

..to make a plate of spaghetti and sauce for Pippi's supper instead of putting it away as leftovers.

..to be happy that L and MJ are getting along so nicely these days.  They are planning to go out together for supper Friday night, just the two of them!  :)  :)

(Go link up with Amber and tell everyone what you think is OK!)

Miscellany Monday

[one]

So we went to the beach for the weekend for L and MJ's last softball tournament.  When I say "last tournament," I do mean last.  They have decided not to play travel softball next year.  I am a bit sad to think that that part of our busy life is over, but I've come to the realization that this is probably best for our family.  We, as parents, are often pulled in many different directions, have so many financial obligations, and  expel a large amount of energy encouraging/quelling our three teenagers youthful attempts at independence.  So it's over, and I'm so over it.  It was definitely fun while it lasted!

[two]

My GBE was due today...and for those who have no idea what I'm talking about, I mean Goals Based Evaluation.  Our school district has switched from using TAP as a teacher evaluation tool, back to GBE... and here, thirteen or so weeks into the school year, we've been instructed to come up with goals that we hope to accomplish over the next few years, until our teaching certificates expire.  Personally, I thought I'd developed fine goals, but my asst. principal was quick to discourage me.  I took the easy way out  and  caved...I rewrote one of the goals to satisfy her....

[three]

The weather here is CRAZY!  We've had cold, frosty nights, cool blustery days, and now, the temps are climbing back into the 80's!  Fall of '11 is certainly a mixed up season here in the South!

[four]

I've got to start planning for the Advent Fair for our church.  It is scheduled for Sunday, and I've done nothing to prepare for it.  This is procrastination at it's best!!

[five]

For some reason, I've bitten all of my fingernails off!  It is the craziest thing I've done in a long while, and I cannot for the life of me, figure out what made me do it!  Hopefully I'll come to my senses and keep my hands out of my mouth (ewww....nasty!) and they will start growing again!

[six]

It's late.....time for me to go to bed.

G'night all...

Friday Fill-Ins

1. Turkey is  what I cook for Thanksgiving and Christmas supper.

2. I love chocolate chess pie.

3. On and on and on we go until we meet Jesus.

4. The last time I saw my mama, she was close to death.

5. Can you believe that this weekend the girls will play their last travel softball tournament??

6. I need a haircut.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to traveling to the beach, tomorrow my plans include sleeping late and then going to two softball games and Sunday, I want to enjoy my time with the girls as they finish out their travel softball season!

What I'm Loving Wednesday

Here's what
I'm loving

on this Wednesday evening...

 I'm loving half-price Halloween candy

I'm loving the sports news broadcast saying that Jamie Callahan has signed with USC to play baseball next year!  Way to go Callahan family!

I'm loving that tonight is a Survivor night..

I'm loving the TV that I swore I'd never put in our bedroom....after about 20 years of marriage! LOL

I'm loving that our family is going to Myrtle Beach this weekend for our LAST travel softball tournament with the Carolina Cyclones.

I'm loving that Thanksgiving is just around the corner.  It's my favorite holiday of the year!  I have so many wonderful family memories of Thanksgivings past...

And of course, and as usual, I'm loving

these teenagers... 

 and my sweet, hard-working husband!

 Go link up with Jamie and tell everyone who and what you are loving!

It's OK Thursday

I love linking up for
It's OK

Thursday...

It's OK....

..to be sad about the loss of exotic animal-life in Ohio.  The news reports and pictures of the aftermath are horrific!

 

..to let all of my students participate in the 4-H Fire Safety Poster Contest.  Even though they high school-age students, they don't academically perform on a high school level.  Their ranges of abilities are as different as their ranges of  artistic abilities.

..to follow the rules and be consistent....and want others to do the same!

..to be ecstatic that regular season varsity volleyball is over.  The first round of playoffs is Oct.27 in Chapin, and honestly, that will probably be the only playoff game the Lady Dawgs play.

..to hear thru the grapevine that the Carolina Cyclones will cease to exist after this season ends.  Lawren and MJ were probably not going to continue to participate in showcase softball anyway...

..to thank Jesus that all is well with my sweet niece and her husband's little one.  Prayers were once again answered.

(Go link up with Amber and Neely and tell everyone what you think is OK!)

Miscellany Monday

[I love to link up with Carissa each week...]

one

The Carolina Cyclones had a less that successful weekend in Greensboro.  They played three games on Saturday and ended up in the losers' bracket :(

Our weekend of softball ended early Sunday morning with a loss to the NC Striker Force and a score of 5 - 0 (I think).  We were home by 12:15 PM.

two

While we were in Greensboro, Lawren, MJ and I decided that for lunch on Saturday, we'd eat frozen yogurt.  We saw a little place called Fenney's and went in to create our own yummy yogurt concoctions.  I got pumpkin-spice yogurt topped with glazed walnuts!

three

The girls and I are in the midst of conversation concerning the role that travel softball will play in our future.  Financially, it is a hardship, and showcase ball is not what we imagined it to be.  Hopefully an open dialogue will continue and we will make the right decision for our family...

four

Charles killed his first deer of the season yesterday....

five

I recently received a friend request on Facebook from a former student.  To say that I was thrilled would be the understatement of the year!  This student was probably the very first that I became emotionally attached to.  She was such a precious and smart four-year-old when I first met her and I knew that she had so much potential.  Judging from the message I got, she has proven that what I saw in her on that very first day was right.....and I'm so proud!

Friday Fill-Ins

1. How can I get it all done with just 24 hours in a day?

2. It's Friday, and I'm happy at the moment.

3. That summer, when I was young and free, I had so much fun.
4. "Because Mama said so" was the reason and we respected that.

5. What was he thinking?

6. Let's stay in touch.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to hanging out at home with Chuck, tomorrow my plans include getting up early to drive to Greensboro for a weekend softball tournament and Sunday, I want to watch the girls finish out the tourney and get home safely!

What I'm Loving Wednesday

(Go link up with Jamie...you'll be glad you did!)

I'm loving...

..that high school volleyball season is about over!  There have been too many inconsistencies and way too much favoritism shown this season.  New coach for next year, please!

..that this weekend's softball tournament in Greensboro is NOT a showcase tournament.  The girls will just be playing "trophy ball," so we should all have fun!

..that I finally remembered to bring the B&BW Winter Candy Apple lotion to school!  Now all of my students and I can smell like one of my favorite fragrances!

..that tonight is a Survivor night! 

..and, of course and as always, I'm loving my fam[ily].

MJ and LB

CEB III

Chuck

Miscellany Monday

Once again I am linking up with Carissa for

M I S C E L L A N Y   M O N D A Y. . .

[one]

Monday morning came way too early this morning.  After spending the weekend in Rock Hill at a softball tournament, I needed a few more hours to rest and relax.

[two]

I'm the proud mama of an EMT student!  Charles started going to NETC tonight for a six-month-long EMT class....that's being funded by Marlboro Rescue!  I'm so happy that he has committed to the program!  Way to go Charles!

[three]

I'm watching JR and Karina on "Dancing With the Stars" and WOW!  They are super!!  I'm not usually a fan of dancing and/or singing shows, but this is well worth the time!

[four]

Lawren ate peanut butter on her hot dog and French fries tonight for supper...what's up with that? 

[five]

I truly learned something today at school.  All teenagers seem to be procrastinators!  Two  of my kids came in today and said that they had biology projects due TODAY!!  They had to turn in a model of either a plant cell or an animal cell made from household items....no paper or drawing!  We found play dough, some beads, two safety pins, a bag of wiggle eyes, and a dusty shoe box and managed to eek out two projects in a little over an hour!  It was taxing, but certainly worth the effort on everyone's part....

[six]

Volleyball in Sumter tomorrow....Go Lady Dawgs!

Hope everyone has a

m a r v e l o u s

MONDAY!

Friday Fill-Ins

1. When I walk around my neighborhood I see beautiful trees and loving, nurturing homes.

2. Chicken bog is my favorite thing to cook.

3. Life is unpredictable.

4. My sweet husband makes me feel all warm and fuzzy

5. Squash is my favorite Autumn vegetable.

6. Love is better when it is unconditional.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to packing and going to bed early, tomorrow my plans include traveling to Rock Hill for a softball tourney and Sunday, I want to watch two softball games and then travel home safely!

What I'm Loving Wednesday

As usual, I'm linking up with Jamie for

What I'm Loving Wednesday

I'm loving...

that tomorrow is my Friday.  We are having parent/teacher conferences in our district on Thursday evening and Friday morning, so we won't have any students at school.

I'm loving....

that I may be getting a new key for my classroom door!  My key will LOCK my door but will not UNLOCK it...(small things make me really happy:)

(and while we're on the subject of school...)

I'm loving....

these terrific kids in my second period class!  They are the coolest!

 I'm loving...

the cooler weather we've been having!  Thank goodness fall is on the way!


I'm loving...
that the girls and I are going to Rock Hill this weekend for a softball tournament. 

GO CYCLONES!!

I'm loving....

the Boston butt that is in the crock pot cooking for our supper!  I'm planning to make take the meat off the bone and make it into BBQ.  I am also going to fix cole slaw and sweet potato fries to go with it!  YUM....I can hardly wait!

I'm loving...

that tonight the next episode of Survivor, one of my favorite TV shows!

(and as always....)

I'm loving...

these silly girls....

this hungry boy....

and my earnest, hard-working sweetheart!