I'm Back!

Oh. My. Goodness.

This has been such a crazy couple of weeks. The week after Spring Break, we had five performances of our church's Easter production. Of course we had to be there because Bran has the main role! Here are some pictures my momma snapped:

Bran always does such an amazing job. I am so incredibly proud of him!

My parents came down on Saturday night to watch the performance. They brought both Bran and I Easter baskets. I hope my mom still makes me a basket when I am old and have my own kids. haha She put lots of candy in mine with some YellowBox flip-flops. I was so excited! I didn't even ask for them! Pretty sure I wore them to school the next day! They also brought down some paint for my countertops.... That's a completely different post though! I am sooooo excited to try it out!

Say a prayer for me and my class. We have our state testing coming up next week. All of us are ready to get it over with! I hope they blow it out of the water!! I know they can. They are a smart group of kids. Hopefully I haven't let them down as their teacher.

I'm off to bible study. I feel like I could write a whole book about what we've been up too! I've missed you blog!

SIGH

Spring Break is over..... Back to school tomorrow...

*tear*

It's another "Show Us Your Life" over at Kelly's Korner. This Friday is all about cleaning tips. I actually enjoy cleaning! There is one small catch though... I have to be in the mood for it. And that's not often. haha! My FAVORITE cleaning product is the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.

This little foam spongy thing is a life saver! Especially with a huge dog running around.

Even though Mason is not an inside dog, the few moments we do let him hang out with us, he can cover every wall with his slobber. It really is disgusting. But never fear, my Mr. Clean is always there to wipe it all away!

Progress

Spring break has been fabulous so far. The weather is unbelieveable! It is so warm, blue skies, nice breeze, and the Dogwoods are in bloom. B-E-A-UTIFUL! Since the weather has been so wonderful, Bran and I thought it would be an opportune time to tackle a dreaded yard project: taking out the sandbox. When we moved into our house, a year ago, there was a massive sand box in the middle of our yard. I don't know whose bright idea it was to do this, but it is horrendous. Not to mention, they did really shotty work! Here's the before picture:

Seriously???? WHO DOES THIS TO THEIR YARD???? It's really embarrassing!

First, I took up all those ugly pavement stones.

I have no idea what to do with them now though... Then, I went around and pulled up the rusty rebars. This is only part of them.

Then, I started to yank up the frame. I honestly thought I hurt my back.

So I started to whine and Brandon came to the rescue!

                          

He's so cute!

Now we have a huge stack of dirty, old lumber. We don't know what to do with it either. But hey... At least we got the frame out.

Oh yeah........... we still have the sand to deal with as well.....

:(

stupid sand box maker

Finally!

My end table is complete. I finally found the perfect addition to my living room:

I think it looks great next to my digital picture frame. I'm not absolutely crazy about the shade. However, it does look better at night when the lamp is on. I LOVE the color. I don't think Bran is as fond of it as I am though. He immediately noticed it when he got home from working out. He might have been more concerned as to how Dave Ramsey would have felt about it. bahaha! It was so cheap though! Especially when you compare it to the cost of other lamps these days.

I think it's a keeper.

Buddies

Mason is a year old now! He is 106 pounds, and I can no longer win tug-of-war with him. He is soooooooo strong! It's hard to imagine our life before Masey. He's not really our "baby," but he is definitely part of our family.

SPRING BREAK!

Finally, Spring Break is here!!! This week has gone on and on and on. It's been a hard week of teaching, and it's only going to get harder before it gets easier. Our state testing is coming up.... I am so ready for it to be over with!

I wish I had some amazing plans for my week of vacation. Sadly, we are staying home. I plan on doing lots of resting, and hopefully go to the dentist. I have been putting that off for months. However, this time next year, I will be skiing! Bran and I are going back to Keystone, CO with some friends for a spring break trip. It will be just like our college days. Ahhh..... I cannot wait!! Here are some pics of our last ski trip:

Tonight, we are going to our Financial Peace class. I get to refill our cash envelopes today. I'm excited! Our checks were less than what they usually are though. I'm not going to be able to pay as much on our debt this month.... But we are paying off one of our student loans today!!! WOOHOO! So excited!