Successful Yardsale & New Carpet

*Well, maybe a few of you out there are wondering how we did with the yardsalw this past weekend. I would say between the four of us we made about $200! I got rid of a lot of things, and for that I am so excited!

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**And a new bit of information, today we are getting our downstairs carpet replaced before we put the house on the market in the beginning of April. The guy is coming today while we are at school, so Tim and I are hoping that he doesn't clean us out... we think we can trust him.... hmmm.. .maybe i should go home on my break today...

Do you Love a Good Yard Sale?

Some of my girl friends and I are having a BIG Yard Sale at my house THIS Saturday, March 24th, 2007 from 7am - 3pm

So come one come ALL! We are putting our house on the market in April, so we are getting rid of a lot of things!

We would love to see you there! Have a Happy Weekend :o)

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My New Favorite Game:Nintendo Wii

Last night we had a caregroup video game fellowship time. I have to admit, i was not so thrilled at first. But then I tried this new nintendo Wii game and I LOVED IT!

As seen in the pics below, you use controller to play sport games. We played golf and bowling. You actually swing your arms the way that you would in playing the real sport! It's pretty amazing! It was actually a good workout too :O)
I usually do not like video games, but this one is an exception! I could totally see this one in my home :O)

VICTORY!

I recieved my scores back from the last section of my Praxis test (writing) and I PASSED! Praise the Lord!


YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Snow Day At GCA

On February 15th, the fourth grade had a "Snow Day"all day at school.
***Basically, we never get snow days in VA, so we planned one ourselves!

I covered my walls and floor with white sheets and put a now mural on the board. There were even "Snow balls on the ground"

Below are both fourth grade classes watching "Attack of the Avalanche" and also the fourth grade teachers in their PJ's --yup, we all got to wear our pajamas!


We had a snow ball fight with paper


We had a snowman building contest out of toilet paper and construction paper!

We made little mini snowmen out of socks...
We made igloos outof sugar cubes....

We ate snowball shaped sandwiches and served hot chocolate...

Jules Designer Jewelry

Last Thursday night I had my very first jewelry show at my house! We had such a fun time. I'm glad that this hobby is finally paying off :O)

Chicago Survey Trip - Part 2

This is the sweet rental car we had.... we wanted to just KEEP it so badly! --oh well. Bound by the Law....


Here are some pics of the local village of Liberty Ville.
Isn't it quaint! I really would like to live there :o)






















Here is a picture of the one and only D. A. Carson at Trinity :o) Yes, I'm a dork... I sneaked to the back to go to the bathroom and snapped this of him !



Here are some pics of our way into the city. We don't have very many because our battery died on the way ... bummer... oh well.















Ok... so all went so well while we were there. We got to look at many apartments, and even had some great job interviews!

We met a woman whose father in law is the Superintendent of Public Schools in Northbrook district. I got to interview with him and the possibilities look good. This is me all dressed up in my new suit holding my professional portfolio..hee.. hee..



We hit a rough patch about 2-3 hours outside of the airport... when our flight was suppose to leave . I realized that I did not have my purse. We went to the hotel, every building on campus at TEDS, and most restaurants that we could remember. It was no where! We don't know for sure, but we think it was stolen, while we were in the city! Soooo.... that was Tuesday night. They would not let me on the flight without my ID. So I filed a police report and we were able to get on the plane the next day... we missed an extra day of work and had to stay an extra night! Soooo ... God is sovereign.. through " GOOD " and through "BAD".

Chicago Survey Trip - 2007

We flew in to Chicago on Friday Night. We got a SWEET rental car, a Nissan , Morano - AWD :o) We are loving it! Friday and Saturday night we stayed with some friends of Jamie and Stacie Potts. They were really very helpful!

Saturday, the 17th , we went into Deerfield to see the Tinity International University. We met Jeremy and Sarah Brown who drove out for the " Taste of Trinity" Days.

** After lunch, Tim and I drove around until about 5pm Apartment searching in the Deerfield and surrounding areas.
Lastly, we went into the city of Chicago, and walked around on the city on Rush street and Milwaukee Ave.

** We went to dinner at the "Grande Lux Cafe"- It was amazing! We ate dinner in the second floor rotunda, overlooking the city. It was gorgeous! I had a signature shrimp scampi and Tim had a shrimp, chicken, and rice meal. It was so fabulous! I don't have pics, because the camera ran out of batteries, but here is the website if you want to see what it was like :o) Click here on www.grandluxcafe.com

Following will be some apartments that we looked at in the area. I will be specifically posting these for family, and friends who are interested :o)




This one is my favorite so far... a bit pricey, but they all are in Chicagoland! It has one bedroom with a nook for Tim's office. It's very spacious and nice looking!

Very much like a hotel entrance and lobby and hallways.


laundary facilities on second and third floors


There is the nook for Tim's office :o)
You can't see it, but we can fit a small table over in the right of the kitchen
The sink is outside of the bathroom .
Hope you enjoyed! Let me know what you think! Tomorrow is job hunting. I have put together my portfolio and I am dropping it off and meeting with administrators all day tomorrw :o) Pray all goes well!
See you all VA Beachers soon!

Here are some fun pics of tim and I at lake michigan :o)

Happy Valentine's Day Sweetheart!

On March 18th , 2002 in New York City, a handsome and brave young man asked his best friend to marry him....

And she said..... YES!

And that had to have been one of the BEST Choices that she has ever made!