The other day I was doing a math lesson with my Pre-K’ers and I gave them each a small container with dried beans in them. In an effort to try to keep my kids from YELLING OUT how many beans are in their cups I told them to count them quietly and then raise their hand and they could whisper in my ear how many beans they had. I told them it would be like they were telling me a secret! All the while I was thinking, “what a fun teacher I am” because let’s be honest who doesn’t like whispering secrets!

So, as the kids hands started going up I began to go around the room and let the kids tell me their “secret”. As I went to each child the answer whispered in my ear was always the same… 7….7….7…7.

Finally I got to a little boy named Noah. I walked up to him and I said “OK Noah, are you ready to whisper to me?” Noah gave me a little smiled leaned in really close to me and said, “I have a lot of toy cars at home”.

Oh my goodness!!! So stinkin’ cute… I didn’t even have it in my heart to correct him and explain what I was really asking for I just smiled at him and said “wow!!!! That’s Amazing”, and went to the next kid.

James has had a cold that he has been fighting for the last few weeks and I thought that I totally bipassed it. I was so proud of my amazing immune system (thanks to being a teacher) and was getting ready to pat myself on the back for (almost) making it through another cold and flu season.

Then Thursday morning happened!!!!

Enter in aches, runny nose, headache, and sore throat. I guess I did my victory dance a little too early. Bummer….

My brain right now is total mush. I wish I had something fun and exciting to tell you about but I don’t. All I have on my mind is kicking this cold in the rear and figuring out what I can make James do as an apology for getting me sick…. hmmmmm!!!!

I was on the phone with a friend the other day and we were talking about all that went on in our lives in 2009. I remember thinking, “nothing happened this last year in my life… it has been a pretty boring year”. However, as we started to talk more and more I began to realize how much really has happened in 2009. (more…)

I have quite a few friends that are starting off this upcoming new year with a goal to be more healthy in 2010. I have been really challenged by these friends (one being Patti… thanks for being real and vulnerable) and have decided to set some goals for myself this year.I am not necessarily looking to lose weight but to get more toned and eat better.

I find myself more often than not giving excuses to why I don’t work out or why I don’t eat the best foods. However, none of the excuses that I give are legit and if I was being completely honest most of the excuses that I give derive of complete and total laziness. I have been reminded lately that the body that God has given me is a temple. Everything I put into it or put it through should reflect this.

So, as part of my 2010 healthy living campaign I have decided to post my health goals up here on my blog. I am hoping that by doing this it will just be another level of accountability but we will see…

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Reality shows is all that there seems to be on television these days. They have shows that range from weight loss (Biggest Loser) to talent contests (American Idol) and everything in between. I am actually SHOCKED that I have not known someone on one of these shows before. I have had many friends who have had friends on shows and it is always fun to watch and cheer them on but it was never a real personal connection.

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I love the movie Marley and Me… It makes me laugh (and cry… hard). I love that it is this real life kind of story. I feel like so often movies are about as UNreal as they can get and I love stumbling upon a movie that I can relate to.

However, I remember watching the movie and thinking “Yeah right! Who would put up with a dog being that bad… please!!!” You see James and I have an amazing little dog, Gracie. She always listens, obeys and is never (that) naughty. Well, let me rephrase that, she USED TO always listen, obey and WAS never naughty. However I think that maybe Gracie watched the movie Marley and Me last week while James and I were out and Marley gave her some pointers on how to be “the world’s worst dog”.

Here are just a few examples of what our Gracie has done in the last 4 days…

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I can not even believe that we are only 15 short days away from Christmas… Last year James and I decided to make gifts for everyone in our families (and by “we” make gifts, I mean I make the gifts and he offers moral support.. heehee) I felt like everything turned out GREAT last year and was super excited to get things started for this year.

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Over the last month or so I have been keeping a gratitude journal. I had been reminded of all that I have been given that really is a gift from God. I have felt like by keeping this list of things that I am thankful for has been such a good reminder to me of how good God is and how much I really have to be thankful for. Whenever I feel myself getting ready to have a little pity party I look back through my list and find myself humbled. It’s like a get a little holy slap across the face and snap back to reality.

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So, kids are gone and I have one final day at the school before I am done with school for the summer. As I said in my last post I am trying to turn over a new leaf in my blog life. You know, mix it up a bit! However, I am so brain dead that I have nothing to give. No witty comment, no tasty recipe, no earth shattering revelations, just nothing!

I feel this need to perform to wow others with my words or my creativity or my talent. However, if I was being honest right now all that I want to do is curl up on the couch with my dog, grab a good book, and shut the world out. Yet everything around me is a constant reminder that there are things to do. My house is a disaster, I have been neglecting my dog (no one freak out please, we are still taking good care of her… I just am not spending as much time with her as I would like), I have a to do list three miles long and on top of it all I barely recognize my husbands face anymore.

So the witty comments,  tasty recipes,and earth shattering revelations will just have to wait because to be honest there are more important things to do today.  I am turning the computer off, taking my dog for a walk and stoping by my husbands office just to tell him that I love him becasue that is what is important in life.

What do you need to put on the back burner? What needs to become your new priorities?