Spring Break

Top 5 Reasons I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE Spring Break...

5. I can go to bed any time I want without the fear of how it will affect me the next day because........... I can sleep however late I want to!
4. Pedicure!
3. Shopping!
2. Massage!
1. I don't have to think about school until next Tuesday!

addiction

Ok... I have to confess. I have an addiction. Though it's not life threatening, it drives my sister crazy. What's my addiction you might ask.... changing my blog background. I admit it. I have a problem. There are just so many cute backgrounds! Plus I get tired of looking at the same one so I assume you guys do too. Ok, really I'm selfish and change it more for my sake than yours, but isn't it fun to come to my blog and see a cute new background?

I'm sorry if my addiction (I shouldn't really call it that because there are so many people really struggling with addictions. This is just a lame excuse for loving change in the blogging world.....) anyway.... I'm sorry if my changing of backgrounds is annoying, but I love it. So.... don't expect the same background for too long. :)

Kentucky lost!

I don't really care about the NCAA tournament, but I live with a boy who loves it. Therefore I watch more basketball than I care to..... in March especially.

I love going to Memphis basketball games so when Big John left and went to Kentucky, I felt the betrayal that all the hard core Memphis fans felt... he left and took an incredible group of recruits with him.

As much as I hated to, I picked Kentucky to win the tournament. So even though my bracket is shot.... I'm glad that I just watched Calipari lose.

Trike-A-Thon

Today was our St. Jude Trike-A-Thon. For the last 2 weeks, our students have been collecting money for St. Jude. I have always loved what this hospital does so when we heard about this opportunity, I knew it was a must! Our friends Shane and Macy both work at St. Jude and hearing their stories make me love this hospital even more!



Starting this week, we began learning about bicycle safety, what St. Jude is and what it does, as well as how we should be thankful for the healthy bodies that God has given us. Today was our celebration day. The students were able to bring their trike or bike to school (with their helmets of course!) and they rode around our parking lot. Now wouldn't you know.... that it would be the coldest day of the week today, and cloudy! The kids didn't seem to mind, but thankfully the sun eventually came out and made our time outside much more enjoyable.

So despite the cold cloudy start to the day, our Trike-A-Thon was a hit and something we'll definitely do again! On top of that my little campus was able to raise over $2,000 for this fantastic hospital. Thank you to all of our parents and kids for participating!

If you feel led to give as well to St. Jude, you can go here to donate!

Ten Things Thursday

10. I have decided that dunking oreos in milk may be the best thing ever discovered.

9. This past weekend basketball fans over took my house.... it's quite alright though we had a great time!

8. Kacie, B, and I watched Dancing with the Stars and laughed our heads off critiquing the dancers.... poor Kate Gosselin.

7. At times I wish I would have gone to a real high school so I could have played more competitive sports.

6. I can't believe I didn't start playing volleyball until 5 years ago. I love it!

5. This weather has been amazing... in fact I got slightly sunburned during recess yesterday.

4. I can't believe it's already time to plan for our last day of school water day party. Not that I'm complaining.

3. I'm ready for Survivor to come back on! Is it sad that I'm having withdrawals?!

2. I'm excited about watching my boo play basketball tonight... I don't think I've ever called him that in my life... in fact he'd probably hate it.

1. Spring Break is next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And the answer is...

Ok, so most of you nailed my lie. We did just buy a house less than a year ago and I love it! I have no desire to move any time soon. I hate moving. I've only done it twice, but still... we've helped people move. No matter how organized you are the process is still messy and at times stressful. I like having order. No matter how organized your labeled boxes are, there is still a point in the moving process where you are standing in a room full of half emptied boxes and you just want to scream because you're tired and ready for everything to magically find it's place. So hopefully, these Jerkins' are staying put for awhile!

I know I may be crazy, but I don't have any desire to build a home. Honestly the idea of building a home is not in even the least bit appealing to me. D would love to one day, but I'd rather just buy something already completed and not have to deal with all the details... maybe that's because our house was already painted the colors I would have chosen and the light fixtures were already cute... nothing I would really want to change. I may be singing a different tune one day after we've out grown our current home....but for now I am more than satisfied!


So back to my game.....yes, I have been attacked by goats. I was like 7 or 8 and we were at Grant's Farm. I was feeding the goats and I quickly found out that they are not patient creatures. They were jumping on me and ramming me with their horns. It was a very traumatizing experience!

And as many sports as I have played, I have never broken a bone. (Knock on Wood!) And until last year, I had never even been to the emergency room.

Thanks guys for playing my silly game. Thanks Rachel for letting me steal it. Sorry I couldn't come up with a better lie, but I seriously couldn't think of anything.

a day late

Ok... so I know it's actually Tuesday.... so just pretend it says Mystery Post Tuesday.

I stole this from Rachel.....Ever played that game 2 truths and a lie? It's sort of meant as an ice breaker/get to know you type game. So to begin read my statements:



* I've been attacked by goats.

* I have never broken a bone.

* We're fixing to begin building our dream home.



Just so you know... I wanted so badly to trick you guys and put "I'm pregnant" as my lie, but I thought that would be too mean. My mother would have a heart attack!



Now it's your turn: Tell me which one is a lie, and if you're really into the game, give me 2 truths and a lie, so I can guess for you.

And, don't worry.... a follow up post will come with the answer!