Will You Be Mine?

Happy Valentine's Day!  We are so BLESSED to LOVE. 

Deep....Deep...South!

My teacher friend left me a treat today on my desk.  This is the first time I have seen this.  

It's Tuesday!

With a few extra minutes before the bus the girls made a trip to the mailbox to mail a letter.  

They took out the trash.....Love these little helpers!

Mia's smile will be changing soon!  Her teeth are coming in.  I LOVE her smile!

Valentine Love

The girls showered us with Valentines  last night.  Homemade gifts are the BEST!  They were so proud to give them to us!

Survived Monday

Mia was so proud to finish her book!  Today she checked out a  collection of Dick and Jane from the library.  Our girl is growing up!

Ummm.... for someone who teaches students organization skills, I think I might need to spend some time on my own little student.  I guess I should be happy we get Mia's papers home.  

Ansley got some new specs over the weekend.  She has been wearing  "fashion frames" for a year, so we were skeptical when she failed her vision screening at school.  With two follow up Doctor appointments she really did need glasses.   She keeps telling me how well she can see!  Of course she LOVES her new look! 

Writing a letter to President Obama, with some suggestions and questions.   

Survived Monday

Mia was so proud to finish her book!  Today she checked out a  collection of Dick and Jane from the library.  Our girl is growing up!

Ummm.... for someone who teaches students organization skills, I think I might need to spend some time on my own little student.  I guess I should be happy we get Mia's papers home.  

Ansley got some new specs over the weekend.  She has been wearing  "fashion frames" for a year, so we were skeptical when she failed her vision screening at school.  With two follow up Doctor appointments she really did need glasses.   She keeps telling me how well she can see!  Of course she LOVES her new look! 

Writing a letter to President Obama, with some suggestions and questions.   

Weekend!

I woke up to Mia wrapping Valentine gifts!  

Monkey Bread.....for breakfast

My herb garden!  I am excited for these to grow.

Love and LOVE

The best part of the weekend was spending time with these two!

Valentine Box

It is hard to believe it is almost Valentine's Day!  Mia and I decorated her box today.  All Valentine's are addressed and ready to go.  Ansley's class is creating their bag at school!   I am sure there will be lots of love shared this week.  

Grandpa and Kim Visit

We had a great visit and celebrated Christmas with Grandpa and Kim.  We loved catching up and spending a few days together.  We love and miss y'all.

Another Weather Day at Home

Storms were expected last night, however I was surprised by the intensity and the "train noise".  We are fine, thankful and blessed.  Just a few material things damaged.   

The girls play set ended up 3 doors down in shreds.   

Large trees down behind our neighborhood.  

Our patio furniture was found about a quarter of a mile away, random pieces flew everywhere.  

Another chair in the woods.  

Our ceiling fan on the back porch didn't make it either.   The report is we had 100 mile /hour winds.  We lost a few shingles but no other home damage.   

This I have never seen before.  There was a fine sand/dirt that blew in from the walls.

At 3:24 a.m. I woke up about a minute before it hit, I think I felt the pressure change.  I looked out the window and it was raining large drops of rain.  I went to the bathroom and by that time the wind was hollowing, I was on my way up the stairs 3 at a time, but feeling like I was in slow motion, to get the girls.  I couldn't see out of the windows because it was so black and rainy, the "train noise" was defining.   I am not going to lie....I was terrified.  I screamed to wake the girls up, we hustled down the stairs to the closet, and then it was over.   Growing up in the midwest and moving from AR, I thought my severe weather days were behind me.  

Because of power outages, damage to schools and road closures we are at home today.   Last week it was an Ice day......today a storm day.