Nothing Imparticular

I've been too busy this week to have any deep theological or philisophical thoughts. This week seemed LONG. Here's what rattling around in my brain if you are interested...

Today was the last day of the third quarter. I never realized what a "hump" the month of March is for teachers. Not a whole lot of days off, the kids have spring fever. Once we hit April, it's one week of Stanford testing, spring break (Texas here we come!) six more weeks and then my first year of teaching is officially over! I must admit, I will enjoy sleeping in for awhile. I'm a big fan. I have enjoyed investing in the lives of these eight kids, though. We get in some great conversations about God, life, etc. Plus I think they kinda like me (except when I'm mean).

Matt and Josh left for Huntsville, Alabama this morning. They are going for some connecting time with our great friends down there. I'm glad they're getting away. My ever faithful Jess is coming to keep me company. We MAY end up at the circus (I mean that literally).

My CD is moving along - finally. For those of you who aren't aware, I've been recording my first CD - something I've wanted to do forever. We're shooting for an Easter-ish release. I'm very excited. More to come on that... too tired right now to go into more detail :-)

I'm enjoying the phenomenon which is myspace.com. It's quite an entertaining way to connect with all kinds of people - funners.

That's it for this tired chick. Comment if something deeper is rolling around in your noggin. Love to all...

Oh, grow up!

We're studying the planets. Why must 6th grade boys snicker everytime I say "Uranus"?

Rough one

It's been a rough day. I've been particularly weepy.

-sigh-

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you that are still praying for our family. It means so very much. Keep it coming, if you don't mind :-)

The slow, painful death of a laptop computer...

Yes. My laptop is dying. It is very sad. You see, I love my computer very much. I've had it for about three or four years and It has been good to me. But now the whirring sound that my hard drive is making is telling me that the end is near. Fortunately, I have all the important stuff backed up (thanks, Mom - again). Also fortunately, we are computer junkies so I have not lost my ability to connect to the internet. SO I shall keep you updated on the fate of my Dell.

Love your computers, folks. They will not last forever.

Hail to the chief...

Micah was sitting at the kitchen counter Thursday evening having his snack. He was playing with this wooden flower thing I have, pretending it was a pencil and his napkin, a piece of paper. He told me he was writing letters. The first was to George Washington. I asked him to read it to me.

"Dear George Washington, I hope you are having fun with Caleb. I want to be just like you when I grow up."

"You want to be just like George Washington?" I asked.

"Yes," he replied. "I want to be the FIRST President of the United States!"

Theory on life...

You know, in the midst of all that life has held in the past years for us, I've come up with a theory. It goes as follows:

God doesn't owe us anything. He never said life would be easy or fun. Actually, He told us quite the opposite; that we would face trials of many kinds to help shape our character and develop perseverence. The only things He promised us were joy (which is a choice), wisdom, His strength when ours is not enough, that He would never have us face anything that we could not bear without His help, etc.

So each day happens. If it's a particularly good one -- bonus. If it's not, we'll make it.

Every day is a gift. You don't get any of them back.

That is what I've learned. I'm hoping to "master" this way of thinking to make my journey between the trees a little more bearable. It doesn't mean that I don't get sad or excited or frustrated. One of my biggest fears is walking around having a chip on my shoulder like someone owes me something. Our friend, Rob Stoppard, calls that the "victim mentality". We're not victims -- everything we experience in a result of our choice in one way or another.

..... I'm getting sidetracked.

Your thoughts....

(have a good weekend, by the way :-)

Book Reports

As I sit here and type, I am listening to my 6th grade students present their book reports. So far we've had Pollyanna, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Still to come, I believe are Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, the Indian in the Cupboard and a couple of others. Good stuff. They are doing a fine job. They're pretty facinated on how Injun Joe killed the doctor right now.

So what favorite books do we have out there? I've read a few that I've about done backflips over. For the last year or so, I've been on a big Tedd Dekker kick. I LOVE his stuff - he's brilliant. I've read the Circle trilogy (Black, Red and White), Obsessed, Blink and my very VERY favorite is Thr3e. I have his new one, Showdown, is in my bag (thanks, Mom). I hope to start it this weekend. I also like stuff by Beverly Lewis, Terri Blackstock, Francine Rivers, Lori Wick, Dee Henderson, Ray Blackston... the list goes on. I generally stick to Christian fiction. I'm glad there are some really talented authors in this genre. Don't get me wrong - I've read some stuff that's pretty cheesy, too. But, in general, that's my preference.

How about y'all?

Valentine's Day pictures

Alright, friends. Welcome to the first installment of "Pictures with Katy". These are pictures from the holiday of LOOOOOVE!! AKA - St. Valentine's Day.



Esta es la Hummer que Josh construyo. For those of you not fluent in Spanish - this is the Hummer that Josh built. He did just about all of it all by his little ol' self. I helped with the front bumper and Matt helped with the luggage rack. Yes, we know it kind of resembles a school bus, but he insisted on making it yellow. It's actually a box for Valentines. He was awarded first prize in the contest for Valentine's boxes between all the 6th and 7th graders. Yea Josh!!



These are the pretty-ful flowers that my super groovy husband got for me. Yea Matt!



This is my baby daddy and me. hee hee. I am so thankful to have spent 15 Valentine's Days with this wonderful man.



How many of you got a Valentine's kiss like this? Jacob and me. Don't be jealous...



Micah and his best buddy.

Love, peace and happiness to all! XOXO