Sam playing with his cousin's little boy Seth. Aren't they cute?

Here's me and the puppy on our journey south!

Here's David, Sam's brother, playing with his puppy!

So, I'm back in the grind from a wonderful too short Thanksgiving break! Why is it that the breaks always seem to go faster than the actual school time? Anyway, on this trip, like I mentioned in my last post, we took a puppy down with us. The trip down wasn't bad, but once we got there all she wanted to do was whimper all night long. Such fun! On Friday we only went to a few stores and it was way later in the day, so no really big deals. Then it was on to Grandma and Grandpa's to be with family. Oh, yeah that day also included a late night run to Walmart then on to Dominos. We took the hot pizza home and had a midnight snack :) On Saturday we were able to go to several flea markets and I got a set of dishes to match the everyday set that I had at home, and then I was able to get quite a bit of glassware to match the set I'm currently collecting! Then it was back to Grandma's and Grandpa's supper. All in all it was a fulfilling day. We headed to church on Sunday, then slept some and then prepared for our journey home! We made it home safely, Thank the Lord, because last night Sam's car broke down. Bless his heart. It seems like he has so much against him. Oh well! Anyway, that is a quick rundown of my Thanksgiving break. How was yours?

Well, I'm at Sam's Grandparents house. We arrived late last night at his parents. It was a much more interesting trip because we had a six week old puppy with us. Such fun! I'll try to post some pictures later...... Anyway Happy Thanksgiving a day later you all!!!

Back from Tour!

Sam and I at the Ohio River!

Sam and I at Bass Pro!

Melanie and I at the river.

Ashley and I at the river.

The four of us at the river! Melanie, Cassie, Ashley and I!

The Great Ohio River! :)

Cassie and I at the river!

So... we are back from choir tour! Probably the only real news that I have to say is that I fell down the stairs on Friday night, so I was limping around the rest of tour! We went to a mall on Friday, and then we went to Bass Pro on Saturday! We went to three states during this weekend. - Illinois on Friday, Indiana on Saturday, Louisville Ky, on Sunday morning, and then to Indiana again on Sunday night. We got to spend some time on the banks of the Ohio river. We got to pick up shells and take pictures by the river. Such fun!

On choir tour! Sam and I at some mall in Illinois! I thought I'd update my blog via txt for a few days! I'll get back to ya later! Ta ta!

I made it to Freedom!!!

I made it back! And I have the good news to report that although I was captured and returned to my owner and branded as a runaway, the second time I escaped, I made it all the way thru to freedom. What an experience. It was a wonderful field trip and a learning experience. Principal Black took pictures throughout, and hopefully I'll be able to post some soon. It's definitely something that I would want to do again, hopefully when I can breathe, but if I made it through today....

Field Trip!

Well, I'm off with a group of high school students to become a slave on the Underground Railroad. Conner Praire has a "Follow the North Star Program" So.... we are headed out in a few minutes to participate. I'm kinda excited.... kinda nervous.... so we'll see how it goes. It's plenty cold and wet and icky outside, but... should be tons of fun! Maybe, I'll have to get back on this afternoon and give you an update. In some ways this will be a tiny blast from the past for me. When I was just a lil kid, we used to play slaves. We were bought and sold by one Jason the slave trader, lining up against a brick wall. Oh those memories, I can still see him stroking his chin as he picked the one to purchase! Lol... we played lots of other things too, but I do believe one favorite memory was when Jason shot the duck off of the shelf with his toy gun! I don't think we ever figured out how it fell! Such fun!

Why is it so difficult to get things done? It seems that this week is already slipping by, and I'm losing track of so many different things. There's so much on my mind that I feel like I'm not doing the things I need to be doing. But I am so thankful that in the midst of my busy schedule, God still can use me! I had an amazing conversation on Saturday night with the waitress at a restaurant I was eating at. God used the situations in my life to help me to witness to her. Then we got to speak to two other men that were there that day. I walked out of there feeling so excited and happy, and then this week started... Lord... Help me to remember to put You first, and to remember that You want to use me. Help me to continually be open and looking for the opportunities that you place in my path! 

Wow! Drama practice last night was wonderful! I am so glad that the letter that I'm supposed to read as a dead wife, is going to be prerecorded. I would cry! I can't take it! I'm usually backstage both nights to simply be a help, but this year? well... let's just say that Friday night I'm more than likely going to be off stage, maybe I'll slip off in the middle. I want to see it!

Soo... I just had a fun few minutes rereading all of my posts, I realized that I just started posting pictures of Sam without really explaining who he is..... tee hee! I do believe that I will simply leave it that way! So.. Ta ta for now!

So Faith Investment is over! Here's some pictures. Like I mentioned in a previous post, it was decorated beautifully...

Here's one of the flower arrangements when you entered the front doors.

Some of the candles in the front.

The beautiful fountain of Faith...

The inside of the gym. It's kinda dark, but there were trees lining the walls as well, with spots shining up on them. Soo pretty!

And of course Sam and I had to get our pictures taken by the Fountain of Faith. That is what our relationship is built upon. Faith in God, Faith that He will lead and guide us in the path that He has planned for our lives. Well, I hope you've enjoyed this lil tidbit of my life!

So, tonight is Faith Investment Dinner. And.. the gym is beautiful. Sylvia has done a beautiful and  has given me ideas for my reception. Yay! Anyway, I'll have to post pictures when I get them hopefully tonight! Right now I do not feel like being up here! I really want to go home. I really want a Starbucks as well! Oh well, the Starbucks may come.... later!