Yea, weekend, no work!!!!!!!!!! I am surprised every time I make it through another week. Every monday I say I'll never survive, and then friday happens. Whew!!!!

My little corner of the earth is beautiful right now. It is glowing with all the colors of the rainbow. I had my first snake encounter for this year. It wasn't poisionous but it still made my heart flip flop.

I have four new three year olds in my class. The big move up is not till june when public school is over. Then I will get a whole new class. The daycare had to make a "mini" move up because of needing space in the infant room. It makes it a little easier because my older children help teach the classroom rules.

Last year my mom was told she was in the beginning stage of kidney failure. Her kidney specialist put her on a restricted diet and she was doing good. As with most of us, she began to go back to bad eating habits. And dad is always wanting her to cook the foods she isn't suppose to eat. Today she was told all her numbers are way too high and it is eat right or dialysis. I know how hard it is to eat right because I am the same way. I am going to do every thing I can to help make the changes easier for her and maybe it will help me too.


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I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
Psalm 40:1-3

Saturdays are wonderful. Especially when I do all my chores during the week and I can do nothing if I so choose.

Pollen is every where today and my allergies are kicking me in the butt. I am taking the generic claratin. I am using visine a.c. to keep from looking like I am steadily crying. All my azaleas are blooming and of course my japanese magnolia which is always the first to show color.

Last week the daycare required all employees to take an online course. We were told the state passed a law that we had to take a course concerning the risk of s.i.d.s. in daycare. I did learn a little bit more scientific info than I knew but not any thing new on caring for an infant.

I am wearing my new bifocals and am having trouble adjusting to them. When the frames slip the tiniest bit my world is a blur. I even have a problem using my computer. I have to learn to move just my eyes not my head.

I have been reading a series by Robin Lee Hatcher called "Coming to America". I am fixing to start book four. They are set in the late 1800s and I am a big fan of historical novels.

One more day of pleasure and then back to work. Ugh!

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Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

Philipians 4:4

I wasn't going to blog but I received an email asking for an update. I am deeply touched so I will bring you up to date. Thank you for caring.

Louisiana was surprised by snow in december 2009 and again this past february. I used to want to live where there was snow on the ground yearly. I have gotten rid of everything I had that proclaimed "let it snow" and I don't find any joy in my snowman collection any more. Snow is pretty, I will admit to that but I am scared to drive in it and I don't need the extra stress I feel when it is just predicted for my area.

My son and daughterinlaw came home for christmas. They live in minnasota but are planning another move this year. When we talk on the phone I try not to mention the cold weather in louisiana. Sometimes it slips out and he tells me it is below zero where he is at. If I lived there I would probably have broken bones from all the shaking. I have chattering teeth and knocking knees when it is in the thirties.

I made it through the hard freeze with only one busted water pipe. Thankfully the electricity never went out during the extremely cold temperatures.

Every thing is pretty much the same. I get up in the morning and go to work, come home, get ready to go to bed, try to get a restful night of sleep, get up and go to work, count the minutes, hours, days to friday. Yea two days off from work!!!!!!

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Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.


Ephesians 4:29-32