Slowpokes...Straight from God

So I'm walking with a group of kindergarteners and 1st graders yesterday in after school care and I notice three of them lagging way behind so I call out, "Hey slowpokes, come on!" Then I turn to little 6 year old MacKenzie and jokingly say, "Are you a slowpoke?" And she says, "No....yes....God made me a slowpoke!"

Manu Broke My Heart on Monday

So the Spurs are now out of the playoffs (and no Jessica, this love of basketball did not stem from a boy!). If only Manu hadn't held the ball for that 15 seconds and shot, we might never have gone into overtime and lost. This was an ultra intense game, and not one that I would want to be at. Even though we lost, I still love the Spurs and will wear my Spurs shirt proudly and await next year when we will retake the championship title.
I thought I would continue to root for the Mavs since they are a Texas team, but Nowitzkte creeps me out that mammoth. So I will hope they lose to the Clippers this next week.

GO SPURS GO!!!

So last night, Karessa and I went to game 5 of the Spurs/Mavericks playoffs! I can't even begin to tell you how incredible the game was. The game was intense throughout the entire thing, and what made it even better you ask? We were sitting right in the middle of a bunch of Mavs fans! HA! It was awesome watching them watch the game along with our incredible love for the Spurs! I've never been in a stadium that loud before. After the game while everyone was walking out, everyone was yelling at the top of their lungs, "GO SPURS GO!" all the way until we got outside! It was so much fun!

Karessa and I had an awesome time at the game!! A moment not to be forgotten any time soon !!

Here's our boys warming up before the game began!

New Best Friends

It's been a tough adjustment for my sweet cat Thomas to get used to living with a big dog named Harley, but I think he finally got the hang of it! In fact, sometimes when Harley is gone, Thomas misses him so much that he sleeps in Harley's bed.

One of their favorite things to do is to have staring contests like the one pictured above!

The Daily Dancer

So there's a link on a friend's blog with this random guys website. This guy apparently loves to dance and he posts his videos of him randomly cutting loose. The funny thing, is that he looks pretty goofy when he does it! I got a good kick out it, hopefully you will too. Ladies and Gentleman I give you...THE DAILY DANCER!!

Good News!

My mom just called to tell me that my brother, Wayne, is on his way home from Iraq!! He's coming home several weeks earlier than scheduled! He's safe thanks to all the prayers that went up for him. Thanks to everyone for keeping him and his family in your thoughts and prayers!!

Teacher Appreciation Week

We recently celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week at CHS and the kids had little tasks to do everyday to show their teachers their appreciation. One day every child brought a flower to their teachers. This is the bouquet that was the result of this project. Aren't they beautiful? I also received tons of letters and cards, great meals, and lots of hugs! Thanks kids, you really do make going to work really worth it!

Happy Mother's Day

So I'm walking to my car after a school event,when I pass by one of my student's parents. As we pass, she says. "Happy Mother's Day April!" What?!? Who on campus thinks I'm a mom! Oh, did I mention this mom is the mother of an absolutely crazy third grader?

A Quirky Conversation

So I'm sitting at my desk when a second grader comes up to me and says, "Miss Stephens, can Mrs. Hanson borrow your stapler?" I say, "of course she can, here you go." And she says, "Thanks, she needs it cause Jonathan's birthday was last April." What???? Thanks for the quick laugh sweet quirky second grade girl (if you are from CHS, I bet you can guess who this girl was!).