Jonah & Mommy Day!

Enjoying the day off with my 19 WEEK OLD!  Mercy.

Going for a morning drive (No car payments here!!)

Tummy time!

Squash AND pears at lunch!

Spaghetti simmering for Papa! (We ran out of crock pot liners and it's been really very sad.  Oh how I miss them.  I'm buying like 40 boxes next time.)

Time to make some cookies!

Happy Wednesday y'all!

We did it!

First day back to work.  Jonah did great and I survived!!  It was great to see my students again.  They are simply good fun people!!

I have always enjoyed being young and teaching high school because I've felt it's given me an edge on the connecting-with-your-kids factor.  In fact, until this year's freshmen crop (I believe) I've even been in the same Millennial generation as my students!  But I've also always known that was a temporary advantage.  Because no matter how hard I try, I get older every day.  And nothing ages you more than going through a stage of life.  I'd certainly call having a baby a qualifier for a stage of life.  

I was reminded of this defeat against time  when I told my students I'd just be teaching two classes each afternoon and they thought that was so cool because I could sleep in all morning.  I laughed and explained that's not exactly life with a baby.  

They just thought aloud, oh, well at least your baby can sleep in. 

#Neverfeltolder

Beth Moore and Downton for You

1.  Several Beth Moore books are free right now on Kindle.

2. Enjoy those reads and Downton Abbey tonight.  I'll be doing this. (The pee in this pic is not my own.)

A page is turned

Our last few days of maternity leave ...

My little reader

Sleeping through an amazing Sooner victory

Smirk :)

Pears in the big boy chair

I am so thankful for my 6 hour a week job teaching French at an amazing school in an amazing community, and the amazing care (and multiple choices for it at that) that we have for Jonah.  From the start of our marriage Howard and I have prayed Psalm 90:7, "Establish the work of our hands oh Lord, yes establish the work of our hands."  He has never ceased to deliver an answer to that prayer, and not just put us where He wants us, but actually has given us happiness and joy and now even comfort as we serve Him.  

(I can't say my old job teaching on the west side of San Antonio was comfortable.  But it was fulfilling.  By the way, check out "Locked Up" on MSNBC.  It's about gangs in that area.  Yeah.  I taught those kids.  Not just kept them in the room, in their seats, but actually taught them.  You kinda don't wanna mess with me.)

It's not going to be an easy transition.  But seriously.  A French undergrad degree being used part time in south Texas, and excellent care for Jo.  That's from God, people.

Can I get an AMEN!

2013

2013 - some of these pics are jumbled and out of chronological order but I don't have time to fix it so we're all just going to have to get over it and move on with our lives.  It's 2014 already!  And by the way, I've exercised every day and only cried once this year.