Quotes

Today was the last day of the semester. Hooray for Christmas Break!!!!! (One of the wonderful things about being a teacher is having the vacation time away from students)

As I twirled my thumbs during my students' semester test I was looking through this wonderful daily inspirational calendar and found a few quotes I would like to share:

"The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each other's burden, easing others' loads, and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas." W. C. Jones

"When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become." Louis Pasteur

"Experience teaches us when to wait and when to move forward." Janette Oke

"God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work." 2 Cor 9:8

"Our Lord does not care so much for the importance of our works as for the love with which they are done." Teresa of Avila

"The mind, like a parachute, functions only when open." Unknown

"Goals are like the stars: they are always there. Adversity is like the clouds; it is temporary and will move on. Keep your eyes on the stars."

And lastly;

"If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way!"

Snow, Beautiful Snow

Today it is snowing. The wind is cold and strong. I love it!!!! We are not supposed to get very much snow but it's still a beautiful sight to see. I may be sitting inside enjoying the warmth but I cannot wait to bundle up and go outside. Hooray for the snow.

Ice Storm 2007

That is what they are calling the winter storm that has hit the entire state of Oklahoma. I like many other teachers and students in the state are at home today. Although I cannot complain about being home an extra day having lots of ice over snow is not such a good thing. As showing from my ability to write on my blog we still have electricity. But there are many people around the city and state that are without power and have been. Thank goodness the streets are not that bad and power companies are able to get out and fix the problems. I am pretty confident that we will have school tomorrow, or at least I can only hope so.

Last night like many of my students I'm sure I could not go to sleep so I stayed up a lot later than I normally do in hopes of sleeping in. But did I sleep in this morning, of course not. I woke up bright and early around 5:30 but it's a good thing because my alarm was still on so I turned it off and laid back in bed for awhile. Well I may not be a late night person but I am most certainly am a morning person.

I have almost completely finished sewing the binding on my quilt. I've read at least 2 books and watched more Christmas movies in the last few days than I have in a long time. So I've been at least somewhat productive.

I wish it were snowing instead of icing. I love to play in the snow. I love a real winter wonder land.

There is nothing I can do to prepare for my classes, seeing as I have everything at school. My intentions were to go up this weekend and clean up my class from Friday's activity but did that happen, no.

I've completed most of my Christmas shopping, yay!!!

It is very cold outside, hence the ice.

I plan on staying inside where it is warm and toasty.

I might do some Christmas wrapping.
I really can't think of anything else but I'm a little bored so I keep rambling on.

If it's cold where you are, try and stay warm.

Home for the Holidays

I love being home for the holidays. Thanksgiving was wonderful. It is always lovely to spend time with family and friends. Thanksgiving and Christmas are my two favorite holidays. I love being around family and making so many wonderful memories. It was so wonderful to see some friends that I had not seen since the summer. I hope the time between seeing each other again will not be so long as the last. My mother and sister and I worked on quilts together. My mother and I worked on my Christmas quilt and it truly looks amazing. That's what I love about being home, just being able to hang out with my family and friends, no agendas, no big plans. Just being together sharing our lives with each other.

Today has been a cold rainy day. The type of day you want to spend taking an afternoon nap, oh wait I did. I woke bright and early this morning and completed all my errands before all the craziness began. It was simply splendid. I have a hard time being around lots and lots of people during the weekends. I can handle the crowds during the week, seeing as I'm a teacher but on the weekend I enjoy the relaxation and slow pace I can take. It was a long week for me and my students. I think all of us did not want to come back from Thanksgiving break.

All this week I've done a little Christmas decorating each day. I love decorating for the holidays. I don't' go all out just a few things here and there and of course the Christmas tree and lots of Christmas music. Oh there is so much I love about Christmas. I must also mention how much I love the winter time. To bundle up and drink hot chocolate by a fire, who wouldn't love that.

So I'm going to soak up every minute of the holidays. Here's hoping that your holidays are filled with joy and laughter.