Weedon Island

Mike and I had the privilege of keeping 2 wonderful boys this weekend. Friday night we headed to CiCi's Pizza. Saturday we headed out early to our normal breakfast spot, The Clubhouse. The boys wanted to go to a park, so we decided we would go someplace new. We drove to Weedon Island in St. Petersburg. WOW--what a hidden treasure. The boys were able to borrow backpacks from the museum there for the day. Inside were cards indicating what creatures we might see on the island, magnifying glass, and binoculars. The binoculars were the hit of the day! (Including Mike and me.) We had a great time walking on two trails and spying on all of God's creation. We saw a snake, lots of birds and fish, jumping fish, 2 tortoises, and caught 2 lizards. We even learned about the food chain and what "scat" is!!

We climbed up one of the observation towers and were able to see Clearwater, Downtown Tampa, and Downtown St. Petersburg. We had a great weekend and ended today with church and the famous chicken and yellow rice. Looking forward to our next adventure with the boys!

I Can't Believe It---

It was today a year ago when I was lying in a hospital bed recovering from my hysterectomy. God was faithful then, just as He is today. So much has happened this last year: cruise over Spring Break,
worked 2 weeks after school was out, traveled for 3 weeks during the summer, 15th year high school reunion,

2 weeks of rest before heading back to school, serving as a cooperating teacher for a student intern, 2 new nephews-Mike's sister and hubby Nephew Landon
AND my brother and wife, Nephew Michael
Mike has started to travel some with his job. WOW, I'm tired just typing this.

I'm giving thanks this Thanksgiving God for healing me and continuing to give me good health this year!

Weekend in South Carolina

Mike and I were able to make this weekend a long weekend away. The two main reasons why we were making the trip was for me to attend my 15th high school reunion and to met our new nephew, Michael. I had a great time at the reunion. I thought it was going to be weird having not seen each other in 15 years, but that was far from the case. It was a small group, but we enjoyed talking about high school and what is happening now in our lives. Three of my friends were on the homecoming court and we even had the queen with us. :-) It brought back lots of memories. It really made me think about how the friends you make can be friends for a lifetime--if you choose the right ones. I was so privileged to attend Southside Christian School from Kindergarten to 12th grade. I made so many friends and glad that after 15 years, we could talk and see how God is continuing to work in each of our lives.
My brother and sister-in-law just adopted Michael and I could hardly wait to get my hands on him. He is adorable and a very easy baby. He only cries when he is hungry. We enjoyed meeting him and spending the day with him and my niece, Maggie at Strawberry Hill USA in Chesnee, SC. We ate lunch there, went on a hay ride, picked out pumpkins, ate ice cream, feed cows, chased piglets, and so much more!