Summer Vacation

One of the things I love about being a teacher is summer vacations. Now, I have time to reflect on my year with my students--what worked? What would I do differently? And, I'll do a little planning for next year but first...

My To-Do List:

1. Take care of myself - eat healthy and exercise daily

2. Relax, read, lay in the sun, drink iced tea

3. Learn everything I can from Joyce Meyer--she is my new guru (thanks, Stella!)

4. Reorganize the office and the sitting area in our room

5. Finish planting the backyard

6. Organize my photos for scrapbooking then get back to it

Ahhh, I'm already off to a good start...

(Note: this is NOT my backyard--soon it will be so lush! This is from sunset.com)

Happy Mother's Day!

I have had the most amazing Mother's Day. It actually started yesterday when Kelley and I took my mom out to lunch to a pretty little cafe in Fallbrook. We sat outside in a beautiful garden setting, eating delicious salads and talking for hours. Today, Kelley surprised me with the prettiest flower pot holder which she planted with succulents. Then tonight, the girls made an amazing dinner of bruschetta, green salad, and fruit salad. Marie even had little chocolate cupcakes for us to share. As the girls worked in the kitchen, I couldn't help but feel humbled as they pulled together this lovely meal for me. I feel loved and blessed! Thank you, Marie and Kelley, for a beautiful day!

Congratulations, Marie!

Our firstborn graduated from CBU on December 18 with a BS degree in Biology. We are so proud of her and are constantly blown away with her extensive knowledge of science. She continues with her methods classes in January with the goal of becoming a high school science teacher. Here she is with her BFF, Brianna.