Christmas Cards

Today we took our picture for our Christmas cards. We are running a little late. Normally I would have them addressed and going out by the end of this week. Not this year! Now we still have to get our pictures printed and put on the card. I made the cards myself this year! I hope they turn out super cute!  Here is the pic! Of course I will do some editing to get rid of the boxes under our feet!

Sunday Lessons

Today was a beautiful day at church. We had a brass ensemble playing along with our Christmas music! The church was decorated beautifully, and did I mention that we sang Christmas music! I love Christmas music!

During the sermon, the preacher was relating to his childhood at one point. He mentioned how everyone was worried that at any moment the communists were going to bomb America and that the world was going to destroy itself. He then said something that I found to be very profound. He said that the world is not in the hands of one maniac; it is in the hands of God. God has his own timeline.

It made me think of everyone after election day. Whoever voted for the guy that did not win usually thinks that the world is going to end. I remember when Obama was elected being the most obvious example. Being in Texas and growing up in a small community, most of the people I know voted for the other guy. I can remember some people saying that it was going to be the end of the world.

When the time comes for the end of the world, there will not be anything we can do to stop it. It will not be a matter of voting for the right person. God already has the end planned out. He is the one in control and we need to trust in his plan.

Sorry for the little rant...but that statement really stuck with me today.

Work

Work is going great! I really do enjoy my kids, even though some of them don't know how to stop talking! One day this week, I had a student approach me at dismissal and ask if I was Mrs. Grimmett. He said, his sister talked about me all the time. She really likes me and thinks I am a great teacher! It made my heart light up!

We had our first test (since I've had the class) on Thursday. It went pretty well. I'm waiting to see how the rest of the district did so I will know how my kids stand in comparison. I hope they did great! I would feel horrible if they did not. Not that I would be disappointed in my kids, but I would feel as if I had failed them as a teacher.

Overall, I am very proud of my students performance!

Today, we made lava lamps! The kids loved it! It is a great, fun experiment to show density, mixtures, solutions, and dissolving! I love to see the kids having fun, while they are learning!

Christmas Time!

I am so excited to drive down the road and see the beautiful Christmas decorations! When I came home from work on Monday, it was already getting dark and the lights were beautiful! As I drove into town, I saw a beautiful surprise that made me smile. The city had put up lights and wreaths along on of the bridges and they were gorgeous!

That night, Brad and I got out our decorations (we don't have many, because we have a small space). We hung our new wreath, put up our tree (with our new 1st Christmas ornament), and put out the nativity scene. That is about all we have for now, we also have stockings, but I'm not sure where we are going to put them!

I love Christmas time; it is so beautiful!

Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving, we went home to be with my family. We of course stopped at Brad's mom's house on the way there and stayed the night. That morning when we woke up we found out that my sister-in-law's grandmother passed away, so we stopped through and picked my nephew up on the way to my cousin's birthday party. Since we had to take him back home (he had school the next day), we stayed at Brad's grandmother's that night because we had planned on having lunch with her the next day anyway. We were able to play some games and enjoyed a wonderful evening and great food the next day!

Once we got home, we visited with Mammaw and then went to bingo with Mom (she loves bingo).

The next day I got my hair cut...no biggie...it just need a but really bad! Shortly after we got home, my brother and his family showed up...SURPRISE!!! We love to see them, but we weren't expecting them until the next day. I had a horrible headache that started the night before and had never really gone away (it lasted about a week!) so I was not very welcoming when they came in and woke me from my nap. Sorry, I was kind of rude guys!

That next morning we all got up and went to take family pictures (guess who had a cold sore!). They turned out really cute! My adorable little nephew is so cute!!! The lady was asking us how we wanted to do the group shots and if we wanted any of just Kaden. Before any of us had a chance to respond the very friendly 5 yr. old said, "that would be good for me." We of course all cracked up!

That night we had Thanksgiving with my dad's family. We enjoyed a wonderful meal and a few games. Once again, Kaden provided us with plenty of entertainment.

The next day I woke up and helped Mammaw (watched her mostly) prepare the traditional hot rolls and dressing! Mom cooked the turkey, ham and green bean casserole, Lochie (my cousin) brought some poppers, and we all enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving lunch. Lochie and Aunt Liz spent the afternoon there - unfortunately, I had another huge headache (or still the same one rather) and spent most of the afternoon asleep.

The next day, Mom, Brad, Willoughby (our adorable little dachshund), and I went to the SkyView (local drive-in) to watch Harry Potter! It was great of course!

After that, Brad and I began our journey home where we stopped off at his granddads! We were blessed to have such a wonderful Thanksgiving with family!

Family Reunion

About a month ago, we went to our family reunion on my dad's side. Lucky for us, Brad's brother (Blake) lives a few minutes away from my cousin's house (where the reunion was held). We had a great time at the reunion and were able to spend some time with Blake and Cassie as well! We also met up with Brad's dad for lunch that Sunday (his wife was with some friends).