Leavin' on a jet plane....

Well, after a year of waiting...our trip is RIGHT around the corner! Am I ready? I think I am, and then I realize there are 100 other things I must do before I leave, and then I realize I am NOT. I will probably be pitching things in my suitcase (and wherever there is room left in Jared's suitcase) at the last possible minute.


There is quite a bit to organize when the house manager is out for the week. Hopefully, the littles will survive ( I am sure they will) and won't miss me too much.


We are set to see a TON of things....just looking at the schedule makes me TIRED.


We will be here:

And I am looking forward to being here:

And, this should be fun too...mostly WINDOW shopping I would guess....
Picture these, and a few pretty important historical sights, which would probably be the point of the whole trip!

Here's to hoping that we have a blast, enjoy each others company, and get completely exhausted, instead of "resting" on Spring Break!

People laugh at me when they realize that I actually PAID to spend Spring Break with 30+ middle schoolers.

I am just hoping that I don't end up like this by the end:


Enjoy YOUR Spring Break...see ya next week!

Just a tidbit....

I came across this tonight and thought it was a bit encouraging. Enjoy!

Just think you're not here by chance, but by God's choosing.

His hand formed you and made you the person you are.

He compares you to no one else- you are one of a kind.

You lack nothing that His grace can't give you.

He has allowed you to be here at this time in history to fulfill His special purpose for this generation.

Hat's off to ya boys!

Anyone out there watching the Amazing Race right now? We never used to watch it, but kind of got hooked on it last season...now, it is a staple on Sunday night for us, and Jared has taken a liking to it too. Since he usually stays up until 9 pm anyway, we have been putting the littles to bed and watching it, just the three of us.

This season we are totally enjoying watching these two brothers...Jet and Cord. We have gotten some great laughs out of their goofiness. They are so fun to watch because everything seems so new to them, and you can tell that they are having the time of their lives! They are from Oklahoma and I don't think they have been much farther than that. Their innocence and wholesome nature just draws me in...I really hope that this is how my boys are. They are 29 and 30 years old, and last night, one of them said (as they were trying to chug a HUGE boot filled with beer in Germany) he had never had a beer before! Wow! Really? That's impressive. I hope my boys can find friends like that, and BE a friend/person like that. You can't help but like them. At least I can't. Many people are probably calling them pansies, but not me. They keep winning because they respect each other, and they work together, like brothers should.

If you haven't watched it, tune in. Sunday nights at 8 pm on Channel 6. I sure hope they stick around for awhile, the race won't be the same without them in it...here's to hoping that the OTHER set of brothers who whine and argue go home soooooon!!!

Kendyl Kuteness

the little stinker is gettin' so big...and so is her attitude! She marches around like she owns the place, and even yells at my cat. Hilarious. Gotta love those cheeks and that crazy hair of hers. We claim the mullet genes from our side of the family, and dangit, we are PROUD of it.