Sleeping Angel
Gone Scrappin' (Hey, they made $115 with junk metal from 4 locations!)
Well, here I am finding it hard to believe that it is February 12th! Around Christmas I found myself longing for the "lazy" winter months of January and February, thinking life would slow down a bit. Well, it hasn't, mostly because we find it difficult to say no to opportunities that make life a little more exciting!
Valerie and Adam headed back to Cayman last weekend. This stretch is going to be a little longer for them, as they won't be home again until mid-June. Allison could easily be crawling by then -- sniff, sniff!
This week is Spirit Week at school, which means we look and act crazy for most of the week - I mean
unusually crazy. :) Yesterday was Western Day, and as usual, the students went all out...braids, cowboy hats, fringe..etc. One tiny detail that I had overlooked was the fact of Hobe Sound reps coming to do a college and missions presentation, as well as taking us out for lunch. Needless to say, we incurred some rather strange looks at the pizza buffet!
Last Friday night(as I was trying to go to sleep), my mind kept wandering toward fundraisers...go figure. Within a couple seconds it hit me that we may do well with the "Singing Valentine". So, on Thursday, my students and I will be heading out and about delivering roses, balloons, homeade chocolates, and love notes! There is a lot of work to do between now and then, but we are looking forward to seeing the look of surprise/embarassment/appreciation *lol* from our recipients. I'll let you know how it goes! We are very close to having the necessary funds for student convention, so hopefully we won't have to put too much more effort into that part of it.
I am at the halfway point in my current grad class. Studying about the complex issues of adolescence is quite the experience...based on the age of my eldest child, I'll get to experience all the wonders of this stage very shortly! Hmmm...
Allison will be 3 months tomorrow. It is hard to believe that time has flown so quickly! The jury is still out on her eye/hair color, and there is some confusion as to which of her siblings she most resembles. :) She is quite the little cheese ball, with chubby cheeks and a ready smile. Last week we heard her giggle for the
1st time. She hasn't rolled over yet...she's, eh hum, a little too spoiled to even lay down for a few minutes!
By the way, is anyone sick of politics? Wow - if I weren't hopelessly addicted to Fox News, I would be tempted to avoid the whole thing until November! As I said before, I hadn't totally fallen in love with a candidate, so the only disappointment I've really had so far is that we weren't able to come up with someone more charactered, capable, and conservative that the few who were/are running! Things could still get a whole lot more interesting, so I'll patiently wait for a miracle.
The next major event on the calendar will be the birth of another Burley baby...we are anxiously awaiting news from Mark and Jana!
I guess I should end this book...Have a great week!
