The Masters slideshow

http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk288/ngodfreyhill/?albumview=slideshow

Click above to see my Photobucket Slideshow of the pics I took at the Masters. I was having EXTREME trouble putting it into blog as a page element, sorry. Hopefully the link directly to it will work for you=)

The Masters...green, of course!

OH MY GOSH....we had the perfect day in Augusta!! My 3:45am wake-up call for the 7am arrival time was well worth it!!! The weather started out quite nippy (42* in a sundress is not the tropics), but by noon it was 78* and gorgeous!! I was absolutely speechless as we entered the gates and passed by the clubhouse. It was like stepping back in time. HDTV can't even show you the true green hues and brightly colored azaleas that you see. It was amazing. We followed the crowds and caught up to several big-name groups. Ladies, you know my goal was to find my "boyfriend" Sergio Garcia.....we did!!! My hubbie was too sweet in helping me on my mission too, brownie points for him. We found him on the back nine, along with Robbie's highlight of his life as well...Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus together on 14. I inched up to the tee box and got xome great pics. Even I know how big this was, and I'm not even a player. There was a guy standing beside me and he mumbled, "I think I am going to vomit, this is too big!" I just giggled b/c it was so funny to hear a grown man get the jitters from seeing someone. Well, the day continued and we took in some great (and extremely CHEAP) lunch on the move and proceeded to walk around seeking my man. For an hour and a half we watched Amen's Corner from the best seat on the course. AT&T had set up 4 chairs against the ropes and none of the corporate big-wigs were there at the time, so the course guard told us to just have a seat and enjoy, wow! Here is only a few (out of 135 I took) pictures from the higlight of my Spring Break....maybe my life!! ENJOY!!

Ten Things Tuesday...

• I only have to wait 19 more hours for my trip to The Masters!!
• I have officially been on SPring Break since last Friday at 6pm.
• My class won the Boosterthon Fun Run pledge contest with $2,598.00!!
• My daughter is spending the night with great-grandma whom she adores!!
• My wife-in-law is one of my closest friends, ask details later.
• Xan's birthday at Chick-fila is her highlight of the week=)
• My new fingernail polish says "10-day wear" and today is #12!!
• X-Box Wife is going to tell me how to link my photos to their website, love her!
• Jen Whizzy's mom is doing fabulous post-boobie op, YEAH! KEEP PRAYING!
• Thank the Lord for Claritin, pollen is in full-effect here in the south=(

I AM...so excited to be heading off for Spring Break in 30 minutes!
I WANT...to go to the beach, but I don't think we'll make it.
I HAVE...tickets to the Masters for Wednesday's practice round
I WISH...all students learned their times tables
I HATE...being a tag turner. I wish I never had to do it.
I FEAR...my children growing up.
I REGRET...smoking for 5 years.
I LOVE...making sherbert shakes with Sprite instead of milk, mmmm!!
I ALWAYS...try to clock out right on time each night.
I AM NOT...over being sore from ripping up my carpet!!
I DANCE...to Flo-rida's song Low, and give my kids the giggles!
I CRY...and my nose runs like a faucet
I SING..."watermelon pencil" when I don't know the words.
Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!

Go For the Gold!!

Okay, so the Special Olympics were in town today and I was asked by one of my favorite former students to come and watch him run his 50m race today. I thought, Gosh, I've already been out so much, should I even bother to ask my principal if I can get off? And is it even really worth it." Well, I thought about it and decided to go. I am so glad that I did. I have never been so humbled in all my life. I was so blessed by the hundreds of kids and adults that were genuinely so HAPPY to be there, rainy weather and all!! Everywhere you looked there were people waving on friends, family, and students. There was more cheering than at a state football game. When I finally caught up to Kevius and his class, he was on the fence cheering on his classmates. He turned around and said, "I knew you'd be here to see me Mrs. GH, I told everybody that you not let me down." Boy did I want to just take back my earlier thoughts of not coming at all. He introduced me to all of his new friends and promised to bring back the gold. Finally it was time for his heat race. He ran the 50m in 7.82 and came in first....GOLD it was!!! I was so proud and he was so happy to have kept his promise of gold to me. He wanted me to take his picture all morning long. When I got back to school this afternoon, all of my students wanted to hear all about Kevius and how he faired. I figured I'd introduce the world to Kevius, afterall, Kevius opened my eyes to his world a little more today too.

Tadah...new floor, smell the pine!!

Well....they're done, finished, and absolutely beautiful!! I am so proud of my husband and father-in-law. They did the whole 800 square feet themselves. I think they should go into business, but they tend to disagree. Just look at my gorgeous new floors, mountain pine!!

Ten Things Tuesday...

1. I have the best husband and father-in-law in the world....they installed our hardwoods yesterday and they are GORGEOUS!!!
2. I won a coupon for a free book at our school bookfair today, ILOVE BOOKS!!
3. A parent ordered pizza for our class today since it's her child's b-day, mmm!!
4. Gas was ONLY $3.07 a gallon this morning at the Petro Express.
5. My bean plants finally sprouted in my classroom today, the kids were getting restless.
6. No one has gotten me with an April Fool's joke today, at least not yet anyway =)
7. I noticed someone in Europe looked at my blog, hope you enjoyed!!
8. Today is only 3 days away from our Spring Break!
9. My new sandals are NOT rubbing a blister....yet.
10. I LOVE MY FAMILY and am thankful for them each and every day.