Recent happenings

*HOORAY! I finished my last graduate assignment a few hours ago which means that I unofficially have my master's degree in education! (I'll say it's official once I receive my transcript and degree!)

*I recently finished my first attempt at knitting a hat.... it turned out well... just very small - VeRy small! :-)

*I made bread for the first time, a few days ago; yum! I found a recipe on a really cute site that I was browsing and decided to give it a try. We all enjoyed it with butter and jam!

*We've had snow on the ground all this week. I was leaving for school a few mornings ago and was given the most beautiful present! It was still partially dark but the sun was getting ready to rise. This meant that the sky was orange and pink. The moon was a small sliver and was still visible! And - the trees and snow on the ground were sparkling - really and truly - from the night's frost! What a great giver of gifts our Father is!

*Lastly, I'm going to start helping out with the youth group at my church tomorrow evening. It's been incredible to see how this has come together. I had hoped to get involved with the youth group after finishing my master's degree.... but had not yet started to pursue anything. A couple of people in my life group (small group Bible study) talked to and to the youth director and church.... and the next thing I knew I was being asked to get plugged in.... hooray! The Lord's timing is PeRfEcT as I JUST finished my studies. I feel that I'll be able to fully invest in whichever teens the Lord brings before me! I'm SOOO looking forward to this great opportunity!

B-R-R-R-R-R-R!!!!

So... here's what this week has looked like:

Monday - normal day
Tuesday - 2 hour delay
Wednesday - 2 hour early release
Thursday - called a 2 hour delay the night before... cancelled school Thurs. morning
Friday - cancelled... and this was decided the night before....

Yup... it's cold here! The thermometer says -5 degrees F.... and that's without the wind chill. It's supposed to be -35 tomorrow with the wind chill. YES... that's 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO... I don't know that I've ever seen such a temperature!