Catching Up

This has been a busy few weeks. Doug got his wisdom teeth cut out last week so between that and feeling a little quesy myself, we were a rather sorry sight! Luckily the doctor gave me some pills for my sickness and they seem to be helping. My birthday was last Saturday so Doug took me to eat in Raleigh and we went and looked at lots of baby stuff. That's what I wanted to do! it has been rather crazy lately but I would rather be busy than bored!

Big News!!

So the big news is... I'm going to have a baby! Doug and I are really excited and can't wait for August to get here! The even crazier thing is that my sister Anya is also going to have a baby and she is due two weeks after me! I thought my mom was going to have a heart attack!

On New Year's Eve we always have a special service to ring in the new year. First we ate a big meal and then had a service in the auditorium with special singing and preaching. After that we played games, ate more, or just watched Andy Griffith on the big screen in the Auditorium. At midnight we all met back in the Auditorium to pray together and sing "Amazing Grace." We had such a great time. Here are few of the pics.

A Trip to Williamsburg

My mom came in to visit Doug and I this week. This was her first visit to North Carolina. While she was here we took her to Nags Head and also Colonial Williamsburg. Williamsburg was so beautiful all decked out in it's Christmas decor. Every historic house there has to make wreaths and decorations that are all natural. They used the most interesting things to make these masterpieces. All kinds of dried fruits and vegetables -chilli peppers, okra, lemons, apples, nut shells- and they all looked so beautiful! They all gave me wonderful ideas for my window boxes at my house. They need some work! Hope you enjoy!

Finishing School

Today is a day for catching up. I feel like I finally have time to do that! This is the last full week of school and next week is exams. Because of that, most of this week will be spent reviewing. Yeah!! This week also marks the more than halfway done with the yearbook deadline. Any of you that have ever been a yearbook advisor know exactly what I'm talking about. A big sigh of relief that the book will be done on time! For those of you who haven't had the joy of making a yearbook, you just wouldn't understand! Because my students have worked so diligently all semester to meet their deadlines and have even been early on a few of them, I decided to let them have a Christmas party. Most of the time these are forbidden on high school campuses, but my yearbook staff is the exception to the rule! So while every other class was sitting half asleep in exam reviews, my 15 hard working kids were cramming down cake, no bake cookies, chips and salsa, and cheesecake. Mmmm, there's nothing like chips and salsa at 10 o'clock in the morning! One of the girls even made Doug his favorite kind of cake, red velvet as a thank you for designing our cover and end sheets for free. I have a great group of kids who listen and work very hard, most of the time! I thought I would share a few pictures of them with you all, so enjoy!

Long Time, No Post

Sorry it's been so long since I have posted. I hate posting without pictures so I don't post at all! We have been very busy this last few weeks. On Veteran's Day, Doug made a video honoring all of the veterans in our church. He also made two displays with all of their service pictures and a few uniforms. He did a great job and everyone enjoyed it.

Doug's grandfather passed away last Friday morning from bone cancer. So Friday we ran around like crazy trying to get everything done so we could leave Friday night for Bristol, Tennessee. Doug's grandfather (who he is named after) wanted Doug to preach the funeral, so he wanted to make sure that we got to TN soon. He did a great job and kept himself composed even though I know it was hard on him.

On Tuesday night, we went Ice Skating with Doug's brother and his family. I have to say that my husband did NOT want to go! He only went because I wanted to. He was afraid of falling and looking dumb. His brother and I finally coaxed him away from the rail, but whenever he felt shaky, he would grab hold of my coat for dear life! By the end of the night he was doing pretty well and even had a little bit of fun!

We spent Thanksgiving day with Doug's family enjoying a big meal. That night, we went to the Bristol Motor Speedway to see their light show. They have lights for something like 4.5 miles. At the end of the lights you can drive your car around the track in the speedway. Talk about an incline! We had a lot of fun and saw a lot of lights.

Now we are finally back home in good old North Carolina! Although, I did really enjoy being in Tennessee again! Nothing like being in the mountains! Maybe now I will keep up on my posting! Hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving!

Doug standing at his grandfather's grave

This is the last picture Doug has with his grandfather. It was taken in October.

Doug and I with Brittany and Brandon

Doug and I ice-skating, kind of
Watch out, he's gonna fall!

Veteran's Displays

Veteran's Displays

My Tramatic Visit To The Dentist

First of all, I have to tell you how much I hate the dentist! I have avoided going like the plague since I was in high school but it finally caught up with me. I have a tooth that has been Killing me for about a month now. I finally made an appointment with the dentist for this past Monday. I was scared to death! Everything was fine until my annoying cavity turned into a major problem! The dentist proceeded to tell me that I needed a root canal on my precious tooth! Of course my reaction was one of shock, I started sobbing uncontrollably! The dentist even got a little teary! So, not only was my cavity not filled, now it hurt even worse! So, I very tearfully scheduled my root canal for Wednesday, expecting the worst. But, surprise, surprise! The root canal was a piece of cake! No problem whatsoever! There wasn't even any crying! So for all of you who would rather go the doctor 10 times over one visit to the dentist, there is hope for all of you too!

Teen Spectacular II

The Lord really blessed our Teen Spectacular this week! On Wednesday, we had 467 teenagers and 43 saved! It really was an exciting week. It was amazing to see teenagers from all walks of life there to hear the gospel. Bro. Reno did an outstanding job and the kids had a great time! On Wednesday night we gave away a '97 Chevy Cavalier along with tons of other prizes. Our church members worked so hard to prepare for this week so it was great to see the Lord bless it.

What a crowd!

Bro. Reno Likens and Pastor Jones

Slam dunk competition

Praise the Lord, 179 souls saved!!!