So much for keeping up with the blog once a week! It looks like once a month might be the winner this year. School has been busy - frustrating - not because of my kids, but because of drunken mother nature. I think homegirl has menopause and can't decide if she wants to have a hot flash or freeze us out of the house. Whatever the case, I'm more than ready for spring. The weather has definitely put a "hiccup" in my school lessons and plans. Oh well.
Highlights from the month:
1. Early this month, Em, Carrie, Caro, and I went to visit the newest addition to our family of friends. We traveled down to Georgia to meet Brooks and visit with Case and Clay. It was a fun trip and such a treat to sit and hold one of my favorite little guys for awhile. He's growing so fast!
2. I visited Durham/Raleigh a couple times this past month. I, of course, had to get in my snuggle time with Thaddeus Rex. He's growing so quickly! He's 8 months, crawling, jabbering, pulling up, and still stealing my heart.
While in Durham (the first visit), I got to catch up with my dear friend, Amber. We've been friends for over 20 years (does that mean we're old?!), so it's always a treat when I get to spend some time with her. Even though we don't see each other as often as we'd like, every time we're together, it feels like there hasn't been any time to pass between.
On this same trip (it was a really great trip!), I met up with Kelly and Matt for dinner. As soon as we met up, Kelly and Matt revealed the gender of their baby! We have another
boy coming in July! They told me in a very unique way. They handed me a bag of candy and asked what they all had in common...nuts! Haha, it was a fun way to be surprised!
3. So there was a little snow this month...that, my friends, is called an understatement. During the second week of February, pretty much all of NC (and SC, GA, TN, AL...THE SOUTH) was dumped with snow. We had almost 8 inches in some parts of the yard! I will say it was pretty...but I'm over it now.
4. I spent Valentine's with my sweet friends, Em and Carrie. We've made a tradition of it, and I look forward to it every year. This year we went to Target, picked up some Chipotle, and stayed in for a movie night. Who needs a guy when you have great friends? (and puppies...I don't have any pics of Em and Carrie, but they're always sweet enough to share their furry children with me!)
5. In the middle of the month I ventured home to Morganton for a quick visit. I was able to hang out with my family and spend time with my cousin, Leah. She recently moved back from California and it's always nice to sit back and laugh. My other cousin, Katy, was supposed to be in town, but again, STUPID MOTHER NATURE halted her plans. Katy, her husband, and their two daughters were stuck in Chicago for a couple days. I'm happy to say they're back in NC and loving Wilmington!
6. During the third weekend of Feb., I went to the Rockingham County Distinguished Young Miss competition. Several of my former students were competing for scholarship money. They represented our school very well, and I was proud to cheer them on from the crowd!
That same weekend, I went to one of my former students to get my hair cut. It was so crazy to have one of my kids cut my hair, but Hannah did a FANTASTIC job! I'm so proud of her and all of her accomplishments!!
7. This past weekend I went to visit my sister, nephew, Caro, Kelly, and Matt. Lots of good food, fun, talking, and catching up. I came back yesterday and attempted to be productive, though if you were to look at my to-do list right now, it doesn't look like I got a lot done!
8. I AM OBSESSED WITH MAKING CAKE POPS. That's all.
Books -
Sad...I only finished one book! I FINALLY got through Nicholas Sparks' latest book,
The Longest Ride. It was good...it took awhile to get through, don't know if it's one of my favorites, but it was a good read. Typical Sparks. I'm actually on the last pages of a book as we speak, and I'm still in the middle of FOUR. My continuing goal is to finish them!
I just fell in love with a new author - Anne Lamott. If you've never read any of her work, I highly recommend. My friend Caro has been a fan for years, and so she was kind enough to share a few of her books for me to read. She speaks about faith, God, and spirituality. She's uses wit and wisdom in the best way, and makes me want to read everything she's written!!
I'm reading (for the second time)
The Alchemist with my English II Honors class. If you've never read it, I HIGHLY recommend it. A beautiful story and it touches on a deeply religious side (I don't go into that with my students, but it was a special read for me).
Hope everyone has a lovely March! Kick up your feet and enjoy it!
