"My Jesus"

First Day of Pre-K!

Well, Savannah had fun on her first day of school.  When we walked in, her class was in the garden watering the vegetables.  Her teacher asked if she wanted to garden or go see her classroom with me, and she chose to garden.  ;)  I went and put her backpack in her cubby (of which they left the 'h' off the end of her name) and came back to the garden.  I gave her a kiss goodbye and she said goodbye and I left.  Actually, I sat in the parking lot and watched her for a few minutes.  She couldn't see me, but I could see her.  She followed her teacher around for a bit with her hands on her hips.  Then the teacher pointed and Savannah ran to be with the other kids.  Then I went to the gym...  WooHoo! When Ipicked her up, she said she had fun.  She's not one to talk about her day much, but her teacher said they worked on the letter "P" and the numbers 4&6.  She has homework, but it is optional.  She was excited to do it though.  We tried to wait until Daddy got home, but she was just too excited!  She finished doing it today, and I have to say, my kid is pretty smart.  LOL!

She is looking forward to going again on Friday.   In fact, she was upset that she couldn't go today!  I'm just so excited for her to have this time to grow as an individual. She's just so grown up!  Where did the time go?  Here are the few pictures that I took today.  She didn't let me get your typical "First Day of School" picture, but they'll do.  LOL!

Here she is in the car before we left.



This was right before I went to put her backpack away.  Walking away from me to start school for the first time!

Here she is helping her teacher and two of her classmates (the ratio is 2:1, with boys being the 2!)

This is her cubby with her backpack hanging up.  Notice the incorrect spelling.  :D



This is half of her classroom.  The other half (to the right) is where the cubbies are as well as the bathrooms.)

I am very happy with our decision to go to this pre-school.  Even though it takes about 15 minutes to get there, I honestly think that she will make memories that will stay with her for her entire life.  I know I remember some things from pre-k!

Found a preschool!

I'm so excited about the preschool that we found for Savannah.  I use the term "we" very loosely since Wayne pretty much gives me free reign on that kind of stuff (woohoo!)  The school is about 15 minutes away, but it is so worth it.  It's a farm school!  How cool is that?!  There are goats, pigs, llamas, sheep, rabbits, and even a peacock that roams around the school.  In fact, the director said that sometimes the peacock will come into the classroom if the door is left open.  LOL!

 The school is 31 years old (built the year I was born) and it is a bit dated but it is very clean and upkept.  It was actually nice that it wasn't all new.  It just had the feeling of an old pair of favorite jeans.  Savannah hopped right out of my arms when we walked in the front door.  We got to see her actual classroom which is pretty big.  She is sooo excited to start school which is such a switch from when we first started talking about school a year ago.  She is so ready.

We went shopping this past week and got her a few new shirts and a backpack.  I didn't get her anything really nice since the director said that if she doesn't come home dirty, they didn't do their job.  LOL!  Oh, did I mention they get to garden!  Yah.  It's going to be so cool. 

So, we're set to go!  She goes three days a week which guarantees that I'll get three good workouts at the gym.  LOL!

Soooo bad at updating

Life has been life, and there is a lot to tell!  Brief update:

•  Went to Hawaii.  Trip was wonderful.


• Walk with God is amazing!  God is good.


• Savannah had dance camp for a week.  She did wonderful (going to try to upload a clip to You Tube.)


• Trying to find preschool for Savannah. 


• Insurance denied last surgery.  (Don't EVEN get me started.  That is a post for itself!)


• Photo business rocks.  Still slow, but moving.


• Wayne and I are wonderful, praise the Lord, literally. 

That's it for now.  Basically just a commercial of my life.  You'll have to wait until I have a spare moment to post the full show.  LOL!

 Love you all, and thank you for your continued prayers....

 Tami

Sorry to leave you hanging!

I thought I'd give a bit of an update on my life.

They surgery, as I said in a previous post, went well.  I've been in to the dr. twice since the surgery and each time he said my uterus was still wide open.  I was supposed to go soon after for and HSG but didn't get around to scheduling it.  I ovulated soon after the last visit and I know they won't do it after ovulation.  So, I'm waiting until I start spotting and then I'll make an  appointment.  I'm seriously not concerned though.  I know that if I have re-scarred that it means nothing.  I will get pregnant again, so it's all good. :D

 I will not be having any more surgeries no matter the result.  I'm done.  The doctor (who is one of -if not THE- best in this area) has done what I am willing for him to do, and now the rest is up to the good Lord Himself.  He is the ultimate healer and I trust my uterus to Him and Him only from now on.

 As for the rest of my life.  It is awesome!  It is seriously going really well.  We all have our off days (today being one of them) but as a whole God is just so good.  Wayne and I are doing wonderful.  He has grown so much since I started walking with the Lord.  He is not saved, but my walk has really caused growth in him which is so good to see. 

 Savannah is growing up so fast.  She went from a leg hugging toddler to an independent little girl!  She still has her "attached" moments, but that is just her constitution I think.  She lovesdance class.  And I'm sure she'd do wonderful in her recital, but "unfortunately" we'll be in Hawaii for it.  Oh shucks.  LOL!

 We've gotten back involved with the MOMs Club, which has also benefited her socially.  She actually seems a bit excited to start preschool this August.  And, her preschool teacher and I decided to put her in the 4 year old program.  I think she's ready.  I think she'd be bored if she was in the 3's.  Plus, if she's seems a bit behind, we can always hold her back from kindergarten next year.

My photo business is doing well too.  I've had a couple of full paying clients over the last month.  I'm really hoping that it will just snowball from there.  I'm just praying God will continue to bless it.

God is working in powerful ways here in our community.  My prayer group, which meets once a week, has been called to go out into the community in a grand way to spread His word and set people free.  It is going to be awesome. 

So, that's my update.  I'll try to be better about blogging.  My schedule is just so full now!

Wonderful book, to say the least

I just finished reading Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul by John and Stasi Eldredge and it was such a good book.  It was so healing, empowering, humbling.  I now see how God sees me, and not how I've seen myself for so long.  It does talk a lot about horrible childhoods and horrible marriages, neither of which I had/have, but I did have a few instances in my life that left marks.  This book allowed me to forgive those people in my past that left wounds on my heart, and therefore begin to heal. 

 I could feel God's presence when I was reading this book.  He was right there, translating for me, when the human aspect got in the way of my understanding.  I just can't say enough good things about this book.

I'd write a full review, but then I might feel I'm back in school, which if you know me, you'll know that school is the last place I want to be.  LOL!

Surgery... Done!

I don't have any specifics, but I am out of surgery and doing well!  The only real pain I have are these stinkin' gas bubbles in my abdomen.  Blech!  When I know more, I'll post again.  Thanks for all the prayers!