blogging break week {Sat. to Tues}

Sooo...you've probably wondered what I did all week while I was on my Lent/blogging break. To be honest, school was the main thing, but hey: life isn't glamourous all.the.time. ::nodding head while sitting in yoga pants and a tank top with a hole in it:: ;) 

For those times I wasn't sitting around filled my head with useless knowledge {cough cough, geometric proofs cough cough} I got out and hung around with my peeps. 

{Saturday 4.16}

Bright blue skies in the morning and this in the afternoon...

Omnious, huh? I don't get serious on the blog often, but watch out because I'm not fooling around... The worst tornados since '84 struck Eastern NC on that Saturday afternoon. I've always watched the reports come rolling in and never thought twice, but a tornado between the 3 miles that separate us from our town is too much. To God be the glory for keeping me and my loved ones {family AND friends} safe. I actually manage to quit my dance party {I do strange things when scared/tired} and take a picture of the actual tornado. The light part on either side of the tree is the sky, while the big block is the tornado heading to the next county. Freaky.

This was the picture of the afternoon: TV on tuned into the local news, Clark generally being a weirdo and me taking pictures of it all.

After the danger/storms were over, we headed into our town to survey the damage {and there was a lot}. We walked outside and saw this: blue skies, the same way the day started.

{Sunday 4.17}

After church on Sunday, we headed over Tripps for a birthday lunch compliments of Gran Jan. Yummy in my tummy! :)

 Because Dr. Pepper is awesome and the lighting was just too irresistible! ;)

OMG, the muffins. I didn't personally eat one, but man, they were pretty...

 Dad and his awesome Mama:

Mama, Clark and I were bench buddies...

Dad's salad...

Mama and I split the chicken platter; yummy in my tummy 2x!

Clark and his HUGE sandwich. And, as unbelievable as it sounds, he ate it all. Growth spurt? I think so.

The day concluded with reading outside, WOL/ACTS, and generally happiness. Winning!

{Monday 4.18}

Monday, Monday... Not much was going on that day lots of schoolwork and lots of Twitter stalking to see what my blogging friends were up to. ;)

{Tuesday 4.19}

As I've mentioned before, every other Tues. I go hang with the Harvins; this week was no exception. I love love love this family, and Miss Beth and I worked worked worked on crafts for CBS next year. As a reward for doing 5 crafts at a time, we usually have tea parties and goodies from the Fresh Market. Good times. 

Lately the skies have been blue and the warm filled with pollen, so we venture outside because it's warm out. And we ride bikes in our PJ's, because that's how we roll.

We also have picinics in the front yard complete with cheddar bunnies and peanut butter/honey/butter sandwiches. 

The hair. THE HAIR. It kills me each and every time I see these pictures.

Happy Tuesday, readers! Part 2 of blogging break is coming up later this week...

hello monday {10}

{hello monday}

{hello sunshine and 85+ temps and windy days}

{hello alarm clock}

{hello bowl o' Cheerios}

{hello ALL morning subjects outside in the sun and wind. also: hello sunglasses tan}

{hello 2 chemistry tests; good bye to chemistry FOREVAH}

{hello lunch}

{hello geometry; you make me have a headache every.single.day}

{hello emails and ::deep breath:: blogging}

{hello projects like cards, photo boards and sewing material}

{hello family time at the dining room table for the 1st time in forever}

{hello DTWS}

{hello bedtime routine}

 

{hello monday}

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i'm bbbaaaccckkk...

...And that, my readers, was said in my bestest singsong voice. :)

If you're just tuning into this space I call my little corner of the blogosphere, I took a blogging break the week before Easter in honor of Lent. While I missed each and every one of the blogs I follow and your sweet comments that flood my inbox each morning from previous posts, my break from the blogging world was awesome. I spent my normal blogging time sitting out in the sunshine, reading and cutting up with the family. And, thanks for the blogging break, I have a wicked sunglasses tan {along with a overall farmer's tan} before all my friends. I might be kinda sorta proud about that little fact.

That's not to say I spent all my time playing and frolicking through the daisy patch weeds that grew like man people and multiplied by the second. Recently, I started going to the Word of Life Bible Study that many of my Bible Study friends attend, and I've fallen in love. It's since to hang with other homeschooling teens and just generally be weird and laugh at the most random things, but it's also a great study program with many levels of being involved in the Study. I'm now considering the possibility of going to the WOL camp this summer...

Lots of things happened over my blogging break. I finished my chemistry curriculum early, and I've been working like a mad woman to finish my geometry ::cough cough which could be the most evil thing EVAH cough cough::. Plenty of other family and friends ffilled my time, so stay tuned, readers, because pictures are coming!

::deep breath:: It's good to be back, readers. I've missed you!

Easter 2011

He has risen and conquered sin and death on this very day, 2000 and 11 years ago. 

He has risen indeed!

Wishing a happy Easter to you and yours, readers!

happy birthday aunt karen!

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Aunt Karen, happy birthday to you!! 

Wow, you are an amazing woman full of grace and Godliness. You love your family and will do anything for them, you work part time at a kinda sorta demanding job, and in light of your recent diagnosis of breast cancer, you display a great sense of courage and calmness. 

Thanks for all the Dr. Peppers, trips to Wendy's and sleepover with Samantha! :)