I hope each one of you had a wonderful spring break! I had a wonderful week running, relaxing, and spending time with family and friends. Here is a list of what I did each day. I cannot wait to hear what you did.
Sunday, March 22: My family went to early service at church and then I met my 11th grade girls at the Cracker Barrell for breakfast. Then, I went to work at Gloria's from 1-5. The boys spent the afternoon playing outside while Mr. David worked in the yard.
Saturday, March 21: First, I ran 6 miles with my brother at Delano Park. Then, we just hung out around the house. Smith had ball practice at 3:00 until 5:00. After practice, went to O'Charley's with Mr. David's parents.
Friday, March 20: First, I ran 5 miles while everyone was still sleeping. Then, the boys and I laid around in our PJ's until after lunch. Mr. David took the afternoon off, so we went to Huntsville shopping for the afternoon. We went and bought Easter outfits for Patton and Smith. When we got home, we went and ate mexican food with my brother's family.
Thursday, March 19: I ran 22 miles. I started at 4:45 in the morning. I got home a little after 8:00. After I finished running, I spent a lot of time resting on the couch. The boys played outside pretty much all day. I was so worn out! Smith had ball practice at 5:30.
Wednesday, March 18: I ran 9 miles with my brother. Then, we met up with family and friends and headed to Birmingham to the zoo. Here are some pictures of our wonderful day!
Barbara Stepp, Paige Dorr, Me, Shelley Webster, and Cheryl Smith (my sister-in-law).
Tuesday, March 17: Happy St. Patrick's Day! We never left the house today. I only left to run 10 miles while everyone was still in bed. I spent the day cleaning out the boys' closets. I moved their winter clothes out and moved their spring/summer clothes in! Did you wear your green today?
Monday, March 16: First, I ran 8 miles while everyone was sleeping. When the boys got up, we headed to Target and Old Navy to shop for some spring/summer clothes for them. They had a great time picking things out and trying them on in the dressing room. We spent the afternoon at home enjoying being out of school.
Sunday, March 15: We went to early church, and then I had to work at Gloria's Good Health from 1-5. The boys spent the afternoon hanging out Mr. David.
Saturday, March 14: I ran in the pouring down rain at the DELANO 12 Hour Run. David and I ran 15 miles and then helped out at the race. Some people actually ran for 12 hours straight.
Here I am after my 15 miles. I was soaked!
Not only was I soaked, but I was so muddy! I had to run through mud puddles and lots of standing water! My shoes will never be the same.
Here is a picture of one spot I ran through 15 times.
Yes, this is another part of the trail I ran through 15 times! It was a kid's dream-to play in the rain and the mud! Smith and Patton were so jealous!
My running buddy, Paige, had the honor of pacing Jamie Donaldson from Littleton, Colorado. She is the #2 ranked female ultra-marathoner in the United States. Paige ran with her for 27 laps which is 27 miles. Jamie Donaldson ran a total of 78 laps (miles) in 12 hours.
I asked Mr. David what he was going to do if they saw a snake. He replied, "Call FOR HELP!" My poor sister and brother also got this text with this picture. They might not ever let them go with Mr. David again! However, the kids had a wonderful time! I had to really work hard to keep my mouth shut since he was keeping them while I was shopping!!!
It is important that your children are well-rested this week! Please make sure they eat a healthy breakfast before coming to school. Our brains need food!!!! Also, it is important that your child arrives to school each day on time. We will start testing promptly at 8:00 A.M. Lastly, please try to have a peaceful morning at home. I know as a mom how hectic mornings can be, but please try to help your child come to school happy and feeling good! I am going to chant Patton a "goofy" cheer and give him an extra hug each morning before he hops on the bus. I am sure he will just roll his eyes, but a least he knows I care!
Barbara Stepp, Paige Dorr, Me, Shelley Webster, and Cheryl Smith (my sister-in-law).
Here I am after my 15 miles. I was soaked! 
Not only was I soaked, but I was so muddy! I had to run through mud puddles and lots of standing water! My shoes will never be the same.
Here is a picture of one spot I ran through 15 times.
Yes, this is another part of the trail I ran through 15 times! It was a kid's dream-to play in the rain and the mud! Smith and Patton were so jealous!
My running buddy, Paige, had the honor of pacing Jamie Donaldson from Littleton, Colorado. She is the #2 ranked female ultra-marathoner in the United States. Paige ran with her for 27 laps which is 27 miles. Jamie Donaldson ran a total of 78 laps (miles) in 12 hours. 
Friday night, Mr. David and I worked up in the "GREEN Room" with 150 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. We were in charge of helping them with their costume change and lining them up for going on stage. The hardest part was keeping them quiet. Poor Mr. David, he could never make it as a teacher! He was TOTALLY stressed out!
Here the children are lining up to go out on stage. 
Patton with one of his buddies, Grantland Stone. 
This is Patton's cousin, Callie. She is the one with green hair. They are are in the same class at Leon Sheffield. 
Patton was so excited about getting his picure made with Willy Wonka, Drew Bedsole. This is a big deal because Drew is a FIFTH GRADER!!!!
The boys and girls did an amazing job! They worked really hard on this production! I was so proud of them!
Not only did we read, but we worked on a fun activity packet about Dr. Seuss.
You can see they covered every spot of our classroom!
We are hoping we caught it early, and he will make a speedy recovery! Please pray that the rest of us do not get it! I know your wondering if we took flu shots--NO, we didn't! OOPS!
This is what they saw when our garage door went up!!! WOW!!!!!
It started snowing on us on our way home from Nashville Saturday night. It was coming down like a blizzard around 8:30 PM in Tennessee!
We had to pull over at a gas station and let them boys get out and play in it! 
It was so pretty! This made a perfect ending to a PERFECT day!
I hope your family enjoyed it as much as mine did! 
We drove up here in Nashville, Tennessee!
This is one of their favorite places to eat (mine, too).
Our favorite part was the dessert!
Of course the gift shop is always a treat to visit!
They got ICEES in cups that lit up!
We had a wonderful evening just the 4 of us! 
