DTE!!!!

Hi all! DTE stands for Dossier to Ethiopia. This basically means our paperwork is on its way to Ethiopia and we are officially on the wait list!!!!!!!!!! My goal and prayer over the last few months was that we would be DTE by the end of August. It was a big prayer, but God is good. Our official DTE date is 8-29-08! The current wait time for a baby boy is 5-7 months. I sure do hope God's perfect timing and my perfect timing is in alignment this time. We will see! We are so very excited about starting our wait. It is similar to the wonderful, gushing, emotional feeling of being pregnant except with no due date. Thank you God for this blessing!

Go Blue!

Went today to chear on my sons team. It was a great time at the

5th & 6th Grade Hayes Olympics

They were having fun. All of the other grades would come out periodically

and watch. My neighbor, who is also one of the teachers and mom

to one of the girls on Team Yellow, helped start the wave.

What Fun!

My oldest daughter got to sit with me and watch right along with my other two.

Sad to say, Blue Team did not come out on top,

but they did have a great time.

I think mostly b/c they had

two hours out of class.

All of the kids were able to compete individually also.

They threw water balloons-see who threw the farthest

They jumped from a standing position

There was something to do with a frisby

On and on and on...

On Sunday ask Bailey and Jakob how they did.

There is another one or two that go to our church also.

It was fun anyways!

Not So Little Elementary Olymiads

At the Elementary School my kids attend, the 5th & 6th graders are had Olympics today @2 and are having the same tomorrow from 8:30-10:30.
They are getting into teams. My son is on the blue team-Go Blue! He is very excited. They have to wear a shirt the color of their team both days. He's probably more excited about being on the team b/c of the color, not b/c of what they get to do.
Pour blue team that has him, might have to exert a little extra energy to make up for what he doesn't give out. He takes after his dad, not much into athletics. They both like to watch, not do when it comes to sports. Good thing he has a few years experience from t-ball and pitch. Helped out with learning how to throw a ball atleast. Otherwise, well anyways.
I'm planning on going in the morning to chear him on. Sounds like it'll be fun.

The Worship Experience

Ladies, I don't know how many of you were at church Sunday Night for the Worship Experience but if you weren't there you really missed an exciting, powerful service! Sean did a great job leading Praise and Worship! It just seemed like everyone was totally in to it, standing with their hands raised in worship. WOW, what an awesome sight!

Pastor had a great message about living in God's grace! What an amazing thing grace is! The message encouraged us that we all blow it (some of us daily or a couple times a day) but that God's grace is more than enough to keep us in right standing with Him!

Then right after church we all went outside for fajitas! It was cool to be able to just hang out in a very relaxed atmosphere to eat and catch up with everyone! It really was a great service and just an enjoyable night. It's the best way to end the weekend and head into a new week. I hope you'll make The Worship Experience a part of your weekend! It just may become the best service at EFA! Don't miss it!!

As all of you predicted, Grant is doing great with school and I have been so busy I haven't had time to be upset. I am really excited about the Ladies Lunch this week!, everyone should come! Buffalo Wild Wings on Thursday!!!

Just Between Friends

Just Between Friends the nation's largest children's and maternity consignment sales event is coming to the Enid/Ponca City, OK area. The sales events are held twice a year -- in the Spring and Fall. The Enid/Ponca City FALL event will be held at the Oakwood Mall in Enid, Oklahoma September 19-21, 2008. There is no need to shop over-priced malls and department stores, and no more running from garage sale to garage sale to find the best deals. They bring it all under one roof! You can find just about anything related to growing families at their sales event. The best in high quality "gently used" baby clothing, children’s clothing, books, baby equipment, children’s shoes, family friendly movies, nursery and maternity items, kids’ sports equipment, children’s software and video games, maternity clothing, outside play equipment, toys, baby and juvenile furniture, and just about anything else related to kids! You'll be amazed at some of the hidden treasures you may find! Name brand items from your favorite labels! Even sometimes brand new clothing with the tags still on! We will be open to the public for THREE fun days of shopping. Come early for the best selection. Bring a laundry basket or tote to put your items in while you shop! Looking for a way to earn extra cash. Consignors earn 65% on the items they sell. Become a volunteer and earn 70% on the items you sell, and get to shop EXTRA early. Check out their website at http://www.jbfsale.com or check out this video below.

First Days!

How did everyone do on their first day back to school? I am always amazed at the butterflies in my stomach every first day! I have such a myriad of emotions..........first, as I relive my first days of school as a child and the anxiety and excitement that went with it, second, as a mother worried and excited over my own child, and third, as a teacher as I stare out at the 25 little faces that God has entrusted into my care. It is a pretty happy, yet worrisome and emotional day! Well, my class is precious! I am so anxious to get to know them! I am very thankful that God chose me to be a teacher. It is a challenging, yet extremely rewarding job. My daughter had a good first day overall, but she is having a hard time being separated from her group of friends who all happened to end up together in another class. She loves her teacher and I know she will learn a lot. She also is in with a very nice group of kids. I told her that she will make new friends, and can still keep the old. She is doing better with accepting it. Life is about change. Funny story..........Baylee and I were sitting on the couch in the living room talking about change. Baylee said, "Mom, sometimes I wish that I didn't experience last school year being with all my friends and then I wouldn't keep comparing it now." I told her that it was better to have loved and lost then to have never loved at all. I gave her the example of getting another dog knowing that you will probably out live it, but the joy of owning it outweighs the loss. I told her everything changes, she said, "Not the fireplace!". Well, you won't believe what happened!! At that very moment the light over the fireplace came on all by itself! We busted out laughing until our guts hurt! I told her that God did that to say "BAM, Listen to your Mama!" Well, I will be anxious to know about everyone elses first day!