Amazing how God works it all out...

Well well well, friends. School is officially over! I can proudly say that out of my 3 classes that have posted grades, I have 3 A's! Now if I can just see the other classes...Not too bad for having a load of 18 hours, working part time at Parent's day out, working with the youth at our church, raising a 2 year old and spending some time with the husband! As you can probably tell, I have been patting myself on the back a little for this good semester! I even went and got a mani and a pedi! I am enjoying my time off of school, but things haven't slowed down just yet. Summer school also starts on May 28...(our 3 year anniversay, no less!)

Well, on to bigger and better (God-related things). I ask that everyone be praying for Clint and I this weekend as we are leaving town to take part in some very important business. I can't share right now, but I will say that it would involve some huge life changes for us. We will covet your prayers until a final decision has been made. If you want to know, you can email or facebook me, but I can't quite share on blogspot yet! God is doing some amazing things though!

Well, my "d" on the keyboard has decided to fall off, and I am struggling through this post. Figures I would use more "d's" now then ever.

Almost there!

Homework...

Lots of homework....

May 1 = freedom (for a while)

Hmmm.... Update much?

Well, I thought that I was doing a great job on updating and then...I stopped. I do have a good excuse though! Let's see where we left off.

We had spring break (well, I had) a few weeks ago. And it was absolutely amazing. I think that it was by far the best Spring Break I have ever had. Seriously. We went on a family vacation with my mom, sister (Dawn) and her husband (Jim) and their 2 kiddos (Bailey-7 and Tate-3.5) and my mom's mom. It was so wonderful. We were able to go to Durango, where my uncle owns a condo. The snow has been unbelievable there. I think that they had somewhere around 4 feet of snow just hanging out in random spots. The house across the way from my uncle had at least 4 feet of snow piled on their roof. We were able to sled, tube, build snowmen, eat snow, make snow angels...well you get the idea. Clint was able to ski which he really enjoyed. It was so nice to feel so refreshed and literally just taken out of your current location. I truly felt removed from everything. I have never had a harder time coming back to real life. I think that we were all a little depressed around our house last week.

School is back in full swing, and although I have "less" to do this part of the semester, I am already feeling mildly overwhelmed. I think that is in part because I am looking to what has to be done over the summer...yikes. I know I will get it all done though! I just can't think about the future right now!

Friday night we had our youth kids over and it was a blast. I usually enjoy having them over, but this time was most excellent. We have two new girls that have been coming, and one plays the keyboard/piano and the other plays the guitar. It was really cool to have them all playing along with Clint and just singing. I also love that they all feel right at home here. And better yet, they don;t mind a little dust. Good thing, because neither do we...at least not right now. Our church (New Home Baptist) also celebrated their 100th anniversary today. It was pretty spectacular. There were many many guests from all over that came back to share memories and to take part in this big celebration. They also created a little booklet that had all of the church's history recorded. It was amazing to read everything. It also made sense why they record everything at business meetings! We are also able to enjoy the fact that we made it in the book, and hopefully we will continue some sort of legacy at NHBC!

Lets see...Cooper gets to be ringbearer in a wedding on Saturday. My best friend from high school is getting married and Cooper gets to try his shot at being the world's best ringbearer, round 2. He will be able to try again in June...let's hope that he is a good as he was at Ben and LeAnne's wedding!

No other news to report except that this is incredibly long. Hopefully since I have finally taken the time to update I can do a better job from now on!

School

SCHOOL IS OVER! WOOOOHOOOO

School Work

So, Thanksgiving is almost here! WOOHOO! Once Thursday is over, I can finally breathe easy! When we return from Thanksgiving I will have about 4 tests (that includes finals) and that is it for the semester. Time sure flies by when you are busy...thank goodness for that!

So, some of you may be wondering exactly what I do in class (then again, maybe you aren't) but just in case you cared, here is one of my assignments.

http://eccweb2.educ.ttu.edu/EDIT3318/Fall07/002/Donaldson/Default.htm

I created that entire bad boy. Craziness. I have a video and powerpoint and photostory that will be added on there at some point. So, I am pretty proud of my little creation, especially after seeing some of my fellow classmates websites. Hopefully I make a good grade! :o)

PS- thank the dear Lord that Clint is home from his trip!

Settling In...Finally?

So, it seems that I might finally be settling in to school. Yes, it is halfway through the fall semester, but I do have 2 more full semesters to endure. Better that I figure this stuff out sooner rather then later. Anyways, a few breakdowns later, I know that I can do this. I have just turned in 2 enormous projects, and I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Praise the Lord for that! I still have several projects to go, but these 2 have been looming over my head for a while. I will be so glad to take a break this weekend! Maybe I can relax and just enjoy our time in Plano. God never ceases to amaze me when things work out. I should probably just trust in Him, and know that it will all work out. Buuut, I seem to like to do things on my own. I have finally learned that if the laundry doesn't get done, it is ok. We can wear clothes we haven't worn in a while. Who cares? It can get done later, or by someone else! Who knew?!?

So, if you happen to stop by the Donaldson casa, don't freak out that it is messier than normal. We are getting through school and life. Housework is on the bottom of the list!

(finally a good excuse for that! woohoo!)

Terrible Posters...

Well. We are terrible at posting. Why do we even have this? Who knows...it isn't like we have time. Then again, when I am supposed to be studying (say, like now) it seems to be a great time waster.

Things have been crazzzzy around here! Between my school, part time job, Clint's full-time job, our youth "part time job", church, Cooper, each other, the list goes on and on....we seem to be lacking time in a major way. I somehow manage to have very few mental break downs, but I am not sure how that happens. Probably just through the grace of God. I try to only look one week ahead on my calendar for fear of hear failure. And I don't say that lightly. I was reminded that we only have 6 weeks left of this semester. I suppose that I should be rejoicing, but I can only remember that I still have so many projects to do.

I know that the Lord has a plan, and I know that school is in His plan. Now, if I can just get through the next 6 weeks, it will be great! A scary thought that I will be student teaching in one year and roughly 6 weeks. yikes!

...the wifey