What's Up Wednesday?!

A FUN new link to enjoy!!!  I'm sure if you have searched fashion, you have run on to Pinterest Told Me To pins.  Mix & Match Family is also a really neat blog to visit. Due to this new link, I have found a new blog to follow!  The Larson Lingo seems like another down to Earth blog.  This is the first time for this link, and I'm so excited to be a part of it.  The last Wednesday of the month, we will answer the same questions.

What We're Eating This Week:

This is too funny!  Gary was supposed to be out of town this week, so I hadn't really planned on a lot of meals (like I ever do)!  Anyhow, I can tell you that he unexpectedly came home today, so I made Taco Soup in the crock pot!  With just the two of us, we usually don't plan ahead.

What I'm Reminiscing About:

I've really been thinking about when things were a little less stressful (even though, at the time, I thought I was WAY stressed - little did I know)

What I'm Loving:

The fact that even though I'm always tired, I can at least fall asleep pretty quickly!  I may wake up a lot, but I still go to sleep quick!

What We've Been Up To:

Work!  Ha!  Gary has been doing that, but I have just gone back.  I've really been working on de-stressing my life, my sock drawer, and my closets!

What I'm Dreading:

All the end of the year stuff I have to do at school!  PD Logs, Inventory, Re-stocking, Straightening, etc, etc, so on......

What I'm Working On:

De-stressing and de-cluttering my life/house!

What I'm Excited About:

Summer!  This will be the first summer in a WHILE that I am NOT teaching ANY SUMMER SCHOOL AT ALL!!  I am going to offer my sub skills, but not for very many days. 

What I'm Watching/Reading:

Well, I was very upset about Grey's last week!  I cried sobbed for 15 minutes!  I'm currently reading the Daily Devotional, "Jesus Calling".  LOVE IT!!  I just finished "Still Alice".  VERY touching/emotional/heartwrenching/tooclosetohome!

What I'm Listening To:

"Let It Go"  (I really think with earlier answers, this is self explanatory)

What I'm Wearing:

For my first day back, I wanted to look/feel cute and confident.  How else do you do that but wearing RED pants?  Got these babies at Loft.  Wearing a black Polo v-neck with my jean jacket and my leopard ballet flats.

What I'm Doing This Weekend:

Really, I couldn't tell you! Ha!  Anymore, I try not to plan too far in advance.

What I'm Looking Forward to Next Month:

THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

What Else is New:

Aimie is graduating from JeffCo!!!

Thanks for stopping by and visiting.  This is such an awesome way for me to relax!  Hopefully, you will see more and more!

Sharon

Back in the Saddle

Yes, this is somewhat how I felt today!  First day back to school after the medical leave, and I didn't feel straight until about 2:30! Ha!  

This is how I felt after Gary called and said he wouldn't be gone all week, and would even be home early tomorrow evening!  WooHoo!!

Seriously, though, it felt really good to be back in my classroom again!

I think, for the most part, the kids were all very excited to see me! 

I know I couldn't have done it without the support of my admin, my co-workers, and my awesome sub, Tina - Erika's mom!  She couldn't do all the days, but she was there the majority of the time, and dealt with some of the issues that tend to come up with any typical 6th grade class!

Tina, if you happen to read this, Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!  I appreciate everything you have done for me!!!!

Because I know there were some days you felt like you had a couple of these!!! Ha!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Happy Monday, ya'll!  Enjoy your day!!!

Love,

Sharon

Show and Tell Tuesday: Favorite Vacations

Today, I decided to link up with Erika's friend and my blogfriend, Andrea for Show and Tell Tuesday!  I've missed some awesome Show and Tell Topics, so I may have to do a couple of those as posts! LOL!  Today's topic is Favorite Vacations.

I would have to say any vacation we take is a favorite!  We don't take them often, so when we do, it's a treat! So, you just get a recap of some (not all, because well, that would take forever!) of our vacay pics!!!

This would be Panama City in 2011.  Lord have mercy, I was a little bigger then!  This was the year Aimie turned 16 and we took her to get her belly button pierced!

This was her on her birthday!  We went to PCB the same time as our friends the Kennisons, so we all went to Margaritaville for birthday celebration!!!

This would be last year, when I took my Jr. Beta State Qualifier to Nationals at DC.  We did some sightseeing between sessions!  That was a fun time with Angie, Cade, and Baylor Long!

This isn't a vacation picture; however it is my world!  This is all the vacation I ever need!!!  I love these people unconditionally, and am truly thankful God gave them to me!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a fantastic day!!!

Sharon

Not so Normal Life Lately

So, all who know me, or have even read my blog (and didn't know me personally), know I am a teacher.  I have been a teacher for 18 years, and have taken the day off here and there for sickness, parental dr trips, even just one of those "I need a break" days.  Lately, however, my health has been causing me to take more and more, until a mutual decision between my admin and I (well, they had to convince me), has resulted in a short medical leave.

 

I have had two angiograms in the past two months, one of which showed that I did, indeed have a heart attack, and the other which showed no additional attack, same amount of blockage, and that I'm having this chest pain because, we don't know.

I go Wednesday for a procedure that doesn't even sound remotely nice; however it should at least eliminate one more possibility.  This is the part that makes me absolutely crazy!  I am not a wimp, I am not a whiner, but this is sure kicking my tail!!!

This time has given me the opportunity to reflect on A LOT of different things.  One of those things happens to be my spiritual life, or lack thereof.  I've shared before about the lack of church in our lives, but what I haven't shared is how I don't really miss it.  That's the scary part!  I have been in church my whole life!!!  Now, before you judge me, just because I'm not in church doesn't mean I don't say my prayers for whatever  or whomever I feel the need to pray, I also have a little more quiet time with God than I did before.  

After numerous conversations with God, I think I'm good with where I am right now.  Will I go back to church?  Yes, I know I will, but do I feel the need to be there right now?  No, I really don't.  Don't be sad for me, and don't condemn me, just do me the favor of putting my name in your prayers to God, that He just watch over and protect me. 

Who knows, I may just do a whole month of Church hopping starting with Easter Sunday at my Momma and Daddy's church!

Happy Thursday, thanks for stopping by!

Sharon