Summer, Summer, Summer Time!!!!!!!!!

Right now, the question asked more than anything, even more than "Are you and Albert ready to have babies?"..... yes, there is one right this moment that gets asked more than this.......The question is "Are you so glad to be out of school?" Now, it is very nice to be out of school, don't get me wrong!! But after a few days off, I find myself getting very bored. There are only so many clothes to wash, drawers to go through (those that know me know I love do these things) and no shopping trips to go to.....we are spending all of our money on gas (like everyone else!!). So.....I get a little restless. I taught summer school for two weeks, and now Albert and I have some "wii" time. No, I'm not being romantic....hahaha!! My awesome parents bit the bullet and bought us a Nintendo Wii for my birthday!!!! Sweet!!! It is awesome!!!I think it is one of the coolest birthday presents that I ever had. You say you have a Wii and everyone wants to be your friend!!!!! Albert and I love it, and most of all we love playing the old school games from our childhood. He rocks at Super Mario II!!! So in answer to the most asked question. Yes, I love being out for the summer, I do miss working, but we are having fun playing the Wii!!!!!!!!!

School's Out!!!!!!!!

At least there are no kids to teach!!!!! This past week was the LONGEST week ever, and we just went to school four days!!!!! The kids were over being there and so was I!!!!!!! Whoever hear of going past Memorial Day?!?!?! I know I will be thankful when we don't have to go back so early......but I thought it would never end. I do have to go until Thursday of this week. Albert and I will both be attending North Whitfield's second annual facutly retreat. This is where we go into the woods (Cohutta Springs retreat center) and the entire faculty spends the night. We have committee sharing time, team building activites, a low ropes course and a book study. It really is fun, and this year we are having three Wiis, so there will be lots of competition (I am getting pretty good at Mario Cart, thanks to our friends John and Tammy Cox, I still can't beat their kids though, they are really good)!!!!! Albert and I will both be gone Wednesday night until Thursday afternoon. John and Tammy if you read this, I might be ready for a rematch when we get back!! HAHA!!!! Have a great end to your weekend!!!

Another Month and No New Posts!!!!

Well, we have been pretty busy....Albert had a GREAT chorus show this past Thursday night. His chorus sang a medley from the musical "Grease"!! The kids (and Albert) did such a wonderful job!!! We have only 4 more days of school (with kids)!!! Tuesday and Wednesday are Olympics, and Thursday is awards day, so we are pretty much done!! We are currently enjoying a fun filled weekend with the Webers, our friends from Hunstville. We are trying our hardest to convince them to move to Dalton, but yet we have to go to Chattanooga to do anything!!!! We went to the Braves game yesterday, on the hottest day of the year, but left in the 7th inning due to heat exahustion from Mandy and Amy (mom-to-be) Weber. Albert is still building on the house on Lake Allatoona in Cobb County, and though it is coming along, this will be the first and last house he builds in Cobb County!! It makes you thankful to live in a smaller town when having to deal with all the red tape there is down there. We are looking forward to summer and maybe a quick trip to the beach sometime soon!!!!

Okay, Okay, I will update the blog!!!!!

Love the beach hair.

The Results

The steps it takes to get there!!

So I knew this would happen when I began blogging. I knew we would get busy and I would just forget. So thanks to my friend, aka the blogger..."po po" was it....Meleia, I am updating the blog. We had a blast at the beach. With all our family and some friends (The Bradleys, but we consider them family) babies and dogs, and no hurt feelings, we came back just GREAT!!! We are both doing good! Albert only has 10 more days left this year, since he is half time, but is really enjoying his time at North Whitfield. I have a little over a month, and a lot to accomplish in a short amount of time. Here are some pics from our trip!!!!

2 more days!!!!!

The TESTING is OVER!!! I am so drained, and I didn't even take the darn CRCT test. I can't imagine how tired the kids are from these past two weeks. We are now working on a Chocolate unit at school and we are reading the play "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" and will be watching the movie. It is so funny to me that the kids are begging to see the "old" movie instead of the newer version. They crack me up, you never know what to expect with sixth graders. Albert's chorus class is going fabulous!!! They are currently working on a "Grease" medley that they will perform at the end of the year. His "other" full time job of building houses is also going quite well. They are trying to finish up a job in Dalton, just started a custom build job in Rocky Face, and is in the middle of a custom job on Lake Allatoona in Cobb County. Sometimes we just see flashes of each other, but we are thankful for all of the work. When Albert emails me the pictures, I will post some images of the houses that he is working on. So, an update on my grandparents move to town. Some have asked where they are going. Well, they have bought a condo in North Oaks. It is on the same street as two of her sisters, and down the street from one other sister. Yesterday, my vehicle was packed with doll houses, my old "Light Bright" which I had totally forgotten about, cabbage patch dolls, stuffed animals, and many other items. They are all currently in our garage (Albert was so excited....HA) and I have to decide where I will store them!! I am so glad she saved them though, it was fun to see all that stuff. It brought back good memories!! Have a good rest of the week!! Spring break is soon!!!

4 More Days!!!

The countdown is on for SPRING BREAK!!!! Albert and I will be enjoying a nice little getaway to the beach. Actually, my whole family will be headed down to Perdidio Key for part of the week and the weekend. There are 14 adults, 4 kiddos and 5 dogs...yes it will be a circus, but we love every minute of it!!!! I will post pictures of the events!!! We are looking forward to spending time with everyone. My grandparents are in the process of moving out of their house in Varnell. The have lived in this house for 15 years, but have lived in Varnell for over 40 years, so the accumulation of "stuff" is unbelievable. So, the Annie mansion, the Barbie doll dreamhouse, Cabbage Patch dolls, keyboard, bicycle, Mickey Mouse phone, and all other relics from my childhood will now be transferred to our house for the "great-grandkids" as Mammaw Gladys puts it. Now, I don't know when those kids will be here, but whenever they arrive, they will have plenty of toys!!! Now we have to search for a place to put all of these treasures. That is the fun part. Tomorrow we finish the Science portion of the CRCT, and then it is one test left to go!! Time to get ready for tomorrow!!!

The CRCT craze has begun!!!!

In our education world we have a sort of different March/April "madness." We wish it was just basketball craziness, but we began the testing crunch. These test are based on standards that we have been teaching all year, but they are not fun to give, nor are they fun to take according the the kiddos :)!!! They were hard workers, though, and I think that we will all be glad when they are over!!! Albert and I are enjoying having a few nights at home, not having to be anywhere, although we went to Cracker Barrel for a quick meal with some friends last night, and it turned into a two hour meal.... another story, another day, bad service!!!!! At least we had good company to visit with during the wait!! Thank you all for your cards, calls, messages etc during the passing of my Pappaw Luke, you are all very sweet!! My family is doing well, though some days it is hard to believe it is real. It is wonderful to have great friends!! 8 more school days until Spring Break!! Woo-Hool!!!!