Big Pimpin'

Well--we're going to mate Sleepy. Someone who had heard about our Jack Russell puppy what looking for a male to bread with their female. Dave and I talked about it the other day and decided that it would be ok with us. We get the pick of the litter and will either sell it or give it to a friend. The lady is supposed to call me back when the female is in heat, which could be today or a few days from now. Sleepy will go over there for 4 to 5 days and then we just have to wait. How long does it take for a dog to have puppies anyway? Someone said 3 months--is that around the right time? The woman said she takes all the puppies to the vet and gets their shots and tails docked and everything. Then, when they're weened, we can go over and pick one. It will definitely be a boy that we; I'm almost sure of it. It will be really neat to see what Sleepy's puppies look like. I'm excited and a little nervous. I'v never left him with a stranger before and I want to make sure he's taken care of :). Well--today is Friday--yay! That means I get to sleep in late tomorrow! It's supposed to rain all day, so that means Dave will probably stay home too--so it should be a nice weekend. That's all the news I have for now. Oh! Keep Dave in your prayers for jobs. He's been applying for different positions but nothing has happened with those yet.

Fun hair day

Ok---so you tease me about taking pictures of myself and posting them on my blog--but that's what people do who don't have kids. The only pictures we post are of our pets and husbands. Tease away--but I had fun taking them--so there :oD

sick

Dave's all sick right now. I woke up yesterday morning to find he had moved to the couch because he was afraid he'd wake me up with his coughing and blowing his nose. He dropped me off at school yesterday so he could have the car if he needed it, but once he got back home he fell asleep until noon! He NEVER sleeps in, so that he probably really needed it for recuperation. He is pretty pitiful. He's tired, his throat is achy, and he's already gone through a box of tissues. When he woke up this morning he said things seem to be "solidifying." :) He was SOOO excited to find he could breath out of his nose with a little effort! lol He's home again today--putting some finishing touches to his resume for job applications and resting a bit more. I hope he feels better by this afternoon. I ALSO hope I am not coming down with what he had. I didn't feel great this morning--so I need to hit the Airborne asap. Anyway--I'm at school and actually all done planning and grading for the morning. So, I'm writing to you! Now just pray the interactions with the students go well today. I hate confronting them with bad behavior, but they seem to be testing me to the point I can't just say "stop that" anymore. Be brave Leigh :). Talk to you guys later!

Plans

It's been quite a while since I posted. There have been plenty of times when I thought about sitting down and blogging, and then I would invariably find something else that needed or could be done and get distracted. One thing that has been on my mind to tell you guys though, is about my trip this summer. I am graduating on May 9th. Oh, by the way family, I don't plan on walking, so don't worry about coming up for all that nonsense. I am probably leaving that week for my trip. My dear friend Beth is leaving me in a week or so for South Africa to go work with an orphanage there. I have always wanted to go on a trip kind of by myself, and she presented the perfect solution. So, I am going to South Africa to visit Beth for a couple of weeks during May. I'm extremely excited about it! It will be my first flight alone in quite a while, and it will be my first 24 hour flight too. I have a friend who is in the airline industry who is helping me get a cheaper ticket to get over there. Once I'm there I'll be working with Beth in the orphanage for the majority of the time. Then, we'll take off for a few days and explore some parts of South Africa!!! The orphanage is called Door of Hope and is in Johannesburg. Since this will be pretty much my first mission trip ever, I don't even know what to do with myself! I would love to think about raising some money, but I don't exactly know how that works (mom, dad, B?). So, I guess we'll just see how it goes. Anyway--that's my big news for now!

Student teaching is going well. My students are tough sometimes--they like to test me--but I am really enjoying it so far. By the end of the day I'm pretty socially exhausted. This is why you haven't been getting many phone calls from me. I get home and don't want to talk at all after forcing social interaction with teenagers all day.