Valiant effort

T. Willy was allowed to stay up to wait for company. He didn't make it.

Waiting....

My parents and nephew are on their way here. I cannot wait to see
them. Tonight's picture is of the Big Man and me that my friend,
Darlene, took on the cruise.

Day at the beach

The kids and a friend and I had a beach day. Pictures!

I'm spoiled

Here are the reasons we were underwhelmed by the Bahamas. Don't get
me wrong...the water was beautiful; we just weren't shocked by it. The
top picture is the Bahamas. The bottom picture is our local beach.

Funny story

When we picked up T. Willy, my in-laws told me this story: T. was
asking questions. One was...who made God. Questions like that.

Another question was: did God make my shoes? Then he realized on his
own, "God didn't make my shoes, because on the bottom they say 'made
in China'."

So happy to be home

But we had a wonderful trip! I will try to piece some things together in the next few days. For tonight, though, I'm just going to post a few pictures.

Back in the USA

Wow! We had such a great time. Too much to tell from my seat on the
bus, but it's Spring Break, so I'll have some time to compose my
thoughts. We rested and ate (ATE) and did a little sightseeing. We
even saw a good bit of MK. I didn't turn on my phone once, and only
missed it a little. Since it was off, I will have to wait until I'm
home to post pictures. It would have been nice to be able to text on
the ship, because communication was hard. If you weren't with
someone, it was hard to find them. But we managed just fine.

When I finally turned on my phone this morning, I found several emails
from my mother in law with pictures and updates about T. Willy. It
looks like he did well and had a great time too, but it sure will be
good to see him again.

So now we are riding back home with a lunch stop along the way. We
should be back with T. Willy this afternoon. See you soon!

See you Monday!

I've just decided not to worry about the posting streak. I'm just
going to relax and enjoy the trip. No texting...no blogging...no
phone...apple free! So I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and
please be prepared for a lot of pictures when I return!

This is how we look at 5:46 a.m.

We are on a charter bus getting ready to go to Jacksonville. From
there we will board our cruise ship. We are chaperoning MK's band
trip. The kids are pretty excited right now, but I suspect (hope)
they're going to fall into a deep sleep which will last until we get
there. Too much to ask?

Kiss. Hug. Kiss.

We are leaving for our cruise in the morning. The Big Man, MK and I
are going, and T. Willy is going to stay with the Big Man's parents at
their house here in our neighborhood. We are looking forward to a
great trip, but I am slightly concerned about T. Willy simply because
we've never been away from him for this long.

So tonight as we said our goodbyes, I was hoping for a big hug.
Instead he gave me a kiss. I said, "I wanted a hug." Then he said, as
if I should have known the order instinctively, "It's kiss, hug,
kiss...so you got a kiss."

So, I will probably post once more from the bus as we ride to the port
in Jacksonville, then we're going "apple free" until we get back in
port Monday morning.

Counting down...

Only one more day of school!!! I have quizzes planned tomorrow, then
I need to complete grades, and then I'm finished with school for over
a week! We are getting too excited about the cruise! Here is another
picture that I found on the Internet.

Off we go...

Well, not until Thursday, but it's starting to feel real! We had a
meeting tonight to get our final details, and we meet at the school at
4 a.m. Thursday! The Big Man's parents are coming over to watch T.
Willy, and he's getting excited. I know he will get spoiled and well
cared for while we're on our cruise.

Jesus loves me even when I'm cranky.

There were some special speakers for the kids at church. They invited
the adults to see them, so MK and I went to watch. T. Willy was in
there, so MK sat with him for a bit. If you look closely, you will
see him in a black hoodie sitting on MK's (green hoodie) lap.

Carnival

There is a carnival in town. The kids and I went last night. I took
pictures, but they're all of T. Willy. MK was with her friends, and
I never thought to take her picture.

Go Mountaineers!

I'm wearing my WVU shirt today in support of their game today. It's
in a little while, and I'll be checking the score as I'm able to.

Friends

Here is a picture of MK and her good friend, TB, while they were
waiting for church on Wednesday.

And something has just occurred to me. Since I made my New Year's
resolution last year, I have posted on this blog every day (okay
okay...I missed once in December.) Anyway, i realized that I am going
to miss several days next week! However, it isn't worth missing the
cruise just to keep my streak intact, and I will post plenty when I
get back. The ship has an Internet cafe, but I think it costs money
and it wouldn't be convenient to post pictures. So, that's just how
it goes. Going without my phone for four days is a bit more
concerning, but I plan to be too busy to miss it!

Stolen photos

Borrowed, actually. They're from MK, and I just felt like posting
them tonight. It's cool again and dreary...T. Willy was sick again
today, and I needed something to brighten the day. These pictures do
it. T. Willy is feeling better and should be back to school tomorrow.

As if I have nothing better to do...

Here is a picture of me in my classroom. I don't just snap pictures
all day long; I had just gotten a haircut and wanted to get an idea of
how it looked. I'm not fishing for compliments...just documenting the
mundane as well as the extraordinary.

Welcome spring!

We are trying to enjoy the cool weather before the heat sets in. Today
we lowered our basketball hoop so T. Willy can enjoy it. He had a
blast outside with his friend, and I had fun catching up with his mom.
Here is a picture of T. Willy setting up a shot.

Cool T. Willy