Great first day!

When I left you all yesterday, I was in my conference period thinking of my little man, Micah. The rest of my day went pretty smoothly, getting to meet more of my students and a few other teachers that are stuck in the back of the school where they keep it freezing cold. The current temperature of my classroom right now is 65, and will probably get to a high of 66 by the end of the day. As long as I keep moving, it's all good!
The best part of this job, other than teaching dance, is that I am done at 2:45!!! As I left the school, I was very anxious to pick up Micah, but chose to knock out a quick 3 mile run before I went to pick him up.
When I arrived at the day care. Micah was running around, discovering all the new things around him. As soon as he saw me, he started cutting his eyes and biting his lip to keep from crying. As he got closer to me, tears filled his eyes, which of course made me tear up a bit, and he gave me a big hug! Surprisingly, the teacher could not believe he had never been in day care before. Micah was the first to line up on the wall and sit down for learning time, and as soon as the matts were placed on the floor and the lights were out, he was cuddled up with Blue Bear saying, "night night!" He never once cried or threw a fit. Overall, he was in a great mood!
The day care gives us progress reports every day telling us what they learned, ate, how long they slept and their diaper changes. Micah learned the letter "I," the shape rectangle, the number 8, and the color brown. He slept 2 hours and ate all of his morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack, which they provide. He also colored me a picture of a green alligator, which is hanging proudly on the fridge!
I was so relieved to hear thay Micah had a great first day and I pray it continues!

First day of school!

This morning I woke to the sound of my alarm clock at 5:30 AM. It was a very stange sound that I have not heard in the last few years. I must say, believe it or not, the sound of a crying baby is a much more pleasant sound. I left the house at 6:15, and when I stepped outside, it was still dark, which was another new experience for me.

I arrived at the school at 6:45, thinking it would take me longer to get there. At 7:15, the school bell rang and first period began with 13 excited, energized girls ready to dance and talk, talk TALK!!! First period is Drill Team, so I got to get to know the girls, see their dance style, and tell them what they are doing wrong. :) Just kidding, it is only the first day, tomorrow I will do that. Second period is Dance I. The Dance classes are for girls that do not want to take PE, and are not on the dance team. This class, again, was full of excited, energized TALKATIVE girls who were ready to dance. Unfortunately for these girls, it was just sit and review for their final next week. BORING!!! But part of the review was on the history of dance, and I got to talk all about Gussie Nell Davis and The Kilgore College Rangerettes! It was way more exciting for me than it was for the Dance I class. :)

Now I am sitting in my conference period missing Micah. Shaun dropped him off this morning at day care and said it was much harder than he thought it would be dropping him off. Micah just kinda held onto Shaun's pant leg and did not interact with the others. He was a big boy and did not let his daddy see him cry, but he was still very sad. Boy am I glad I do not have to drop him off. Having to be at work at 7AM is much better than having to see my little boy sad.

Please say a prayer for us! I am praying that God will wrap his arms around Micah and keep him safe and know that I will return, and that I can use this opportunity to shine a light on these girls that might be lost and do not know who their Savior is.

Merry Christmas!

We hope all of you had a great, safe, and merry Christmas! Ours was spent here at home with my parents and grandparents, Memaw and Pepaw!

Friday night, Micah got to sit with us in church during Chistmas Eve service, where he loved listening to the music and seeing all the lights. However, there was one particular light that bothered him when the singing was done. It was the only light left on (that he could see anyway) when all the others went out and he kept saying "uh oh, light, off, broken, light, down, broken, light, off, uh oh." When the lighting was not to his liking, Papa decided to hang out with him in the lobby for the rest of the service. We have decided if he is not performing on the stage, then he will probably be the lighting director and it will be PERFECT!!!

Saturday was spent in our sweats while we enjoyed watching Micah open presents, eating yummy food, and of course napping. Micah loved all his new gardening tools and is looking forward to working in the lawn with his daddy.

This week, we will have another Christmas with my wonderful in-laws! We are really looking forward to seeing Mumzeh, Pappy Nail, Aunt Jessie, Yang, my Nanny Ann, Miss Molly, and Sam and Stella!

This will be my last week at home with Micah as I am going to be teaching Dance and Drill Team at Caney Creek High School. Micah will be starting day care on the 3rd, so please keep him and me in your prayers as we make this transition.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Micah's Christmas List for Santa!

Dear Santa, I have been a very good boy this year and would like:

trucks

choo choo's

tools

work bench for all my tools

movies (anything with trains, trucks, or puppies)

sand box

toys for my sand box

sand for my sandbox

baseball glove

hand held leapfrog games so I won't get bored in the car and scream at mommy. (They say ages 4 and up, but I know I can figure it out.)

A small bounce house

Plastic balls for my bounce house

Mommy says that I also want:

clothes

rain gear (boots, hat, jacket)

lunch box

back pack (small)

-A few Santa's have already gotten him lots of tools, including: a hard hat, power tools and tool boxes with all the works. They have cool work benches at Wal-Mart, Target, or Toys-r-us that I know he would love. Also, Craigslist or Ebay are always a good place to start for that kind of stuff.

-He has a train table with tracks that fit the Thomas the Train wooden trains that have the magnets that hook the parts together. They also have cool stuff like bridges that go with the track.

-He wears size 24m in clothes and a size 7 shoe.

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The Story of Jonah

People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them. Mark 10:13-16 Hope this video encourages you to have a childlike faith, just as God instructs us to. Thanks Mimi (Dixie) http://vimeo.com/16404771