Christmas in North Carolina

We had an awesome visit in North Carolina with Jim's family. We love spending time with them and can't wait to see them all again!!! We had fun shopping, visiting, playing Balderdash (if you haven't played it, you should!) and of course loving on our nephew Drew!



**the guys hanging out**



**Drew trying on my Uggs (haha)**



**playing with some toys**

Merry Christmas!!!

Tonight Jim and I celebrated Christmas with my family. We had a great evening. We went to the Christmas Eve service at Highview and then we and ate an AWESOME supper at Morton's. I think we have made a new tradition!!! :o) It was sooooo yummy! We then headed home to open some great gifts. We are so blessed to have awesome people in our lives to share special times with! We had a great evening and made some awesome memories!!!

chance to win a New computer!

Hey check out these bloggers below for a chance to win a HP touch smart computer!!! (but hurry because you have until 5:00 this evening!)

Kelly
Sophie
Jen
Stephanie

Merry Christmas to all! and I hope one of us wins!

Go Cards!!!

We got to go to the U of L basketball game tonight with my mom and Kenny! We had a great time and are thankful the Cards pulled out a win!

(and please excuse the slight double chin I am sporting... diet time is coming...but not before Christmas! ha! on the other hand...Jim has done awesome being self-disciplines and has been working out and losing weight!!! :o) )

I'm Back!!!! (but not in the Poltergeist kind of way...)

Okay, so it has been a ridiculously long time since I last blogged... and yes, I am going to give the "we have been really busy" excuse... because, well...we have been really busy!

I am now finished with my Rank I, which in Kentucky is the highest level of pay you can receive (besides having a doctorate) for teaching. Basically it means you have completed 30 graduate level hours above your masters degree. So I am thrilled to have that behind me...although I am not quite finished with school, I still have 3 classes left until the degree I am working on is complete. I will be finished in May!!!

I am also coaching cheerleading at Whitefield Academy and that has also kept me super busy.

Jim is busy working and helping coach U of L cheerleading (which of course is near and dear to our hearts!!! Go CARDS!)

Over all, we are thrilled the Christmas season is here... not only so we can reflect and be so very thankful for our Savior's birth, but also to have a week or so of relaxation!!!

Merry Christmas to everyone!!!!!

Fall Festival

Tonight was my school's Fall Festival! It was a lot of fun. I think the families really enjoyed it. Each classroom had to create a pumpkin for the pumpkin auction. I think mine turned out pretty cute (if I do say so myself! ha!). The kiddos helped paint the pumpkin green. If you can't tell... it is Oscar The Grouch! There was a slight bidding war over Oscar, but there was finally a winner! I will leave the buyer anonymous, but her name may or may not rhyme with see-ban)



Thanks Mom! :o)

What a Year.....

So in a years time we have had.... a windstorm, an ice storm, AND a FLOOD.

It has been a strange year! I wonder what the next year will bring us?

Here are some pictures from local news stations. Thankfully our house and cars are fine, but not everyone in Louisville was so lucky.

University of Louisville

Churchill Downs