It's Been A While

     My days are going by too quickly and are too jammed packed with other things that I didn't realize it's been two weeks since I last posted.  Eek!  Someone needs to remind me... Err, maybe not.  I have too many people "reminding" of things that I need to get done and mostly on short notice which causes me to stress and have migraines.  Speaking of that... There is one thing that I have learned about myself this school year already, and I don't think it's a good thing either.  I do not do last minute and unprepared well.  I do not like a change in my schedule at the last minute.  I do not like being interrupted from my routine or my plans.  I do not like ten people trying to talk to me and ask me questions at one time.  I do not like people to enter my personal space.  As a teacher, these things happen ALL the time unfortunately.  I have done less school work at home this year, yet I feel more stressed than ever.  I keep wondering, have I chosen the right profession?  I don't know.  I keep praying that God will reveal His plans for me because right now I am not sure where He wants me... or us for that matter.
     Whoa... That was little deeper than I wanted for a blog entry... Anyway...  What have we been up to for the last two weeks?  Is it sad that I really don't remember?  Yes, it is.  Let's see... Andy took Maddie Mae down to his dad's property to do some dove hunting.  They had a few unsuccessful trips, but finally one trip proved to be the winner.  Andy shot only two dove, but Maddie was still as excited as ever to retrieve them.  I took a few good pictures of them while they were out roaming the field.

Andy's Dad's property.  It's beautiful!

Thought the sun ray was cool.

 

A man and his hunting buddy

Good "action" shot

Our happy Maddie Mae

She wouldn't sit still long enough for me to get a good picture.
She loves birds!

 

      I finally read all three books of Fifty Shades of Grey.  Yes, I know... I feel a little ashamed, but I must admit that I actually enjoyed them.  But as I've gotten older, I've become a sucker for "love stories" even if they are a little different.  I read the first book over the summer and had decided that I was not going to read the rest of them.  There were just too many f-bombs and kinky/harsh sex scenes for me.  Actually, it was a culture shock for me.  I have never read a romance novel before, and boy did I pick a good one to start on.  So then several of my friends starting posting on Facebook about how great the whole triology was, and that's how I suckered myself into reading the other two books.  Like I said, I actually enjoyed the story which is still shocking to me.
     Last night I got an iPhone!  It was time for my upgrade on my phone, and we weren't sure if I should get a regular phone or upgrade to a smartphone.  I have been wanting an iPhone, but I wanted it to do what my iPod does except add the calling and texting.  Basically, I didn't want to pay this ridiculous amount of money for a data package when all I plan on doing is using the WiFi at home to surf the web.  Well, we figured out that we could afford the added monthly expense - woohoo!, and plus we get a 25% discount on the data package since we're state employees (yay for the small perks of being a teacher!) so that helps.  I did not get the new iPhone 5 (since it would have been $200+), but I got the white iPhone 4s.  Now I can't wait to get my OtterBox case in the mail!  I am excited to finally be like all the "cool" kids!

My iPhone case :)