Life as I know it

Day 7

Tonight and today I am thankful for a lot, so this post is dedicated to those things.

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1.  Grey.  I appreciate you more than I can ever express and I am so thankful for each and every minute we get to spend together.  You make living in Roxboro so awesome for me and likely all of the people around you.

2.  Far away friends, which now means 95% of them.  Although it is disheartening to know that you are physically far away, I take comfort in knowing that you are only a phone call away and that being far away in distance does not mean far away in heart.

3.  My children.  Moo, Cups and Atlas are such wonderful company and every morning that I wake up to fur in my face, I can’t help but smile.

4.  My family.  Although you are far away, I am so thankful to have a family that depends on and cares so much for me.

5.  A kick-ass principal and many, many amazing co-workers.  This makes teaching at North and teaching in general so much more fun than it really sometimes is.  And yes, there will be times (and already have been) where I will complain about some of these people, but it is still important to have a work family that treats you like their own, especially since I am not a native Roxboroian.

6.  Self-reliance, self-discovery, and self-discipline; the three things I am learning to fully take advantage of in my life.

7.  Books.  Tonight, namely the bible – I spent some time reading today and whenever I opened it, to whichever page it fell, I felt as though what I read was speaking directly to me.

8.  The purple of the Roxboro sky tonight.  The gleam of the not-so-distant booming metropolis I call home is lighting the sky in the most beautiful shade of purple throughout the front yard and field across from my house, and it is like nothing I have ever seen before.  For God’s creations of pure beauty, I am in awe.

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Sweet dreams, all.  Peace.

<3 Meg

Day 2

Hey ya’ll, today was a less intense day than yesterday, because it rained again, but this time it was all day.  We did have a pretty fantastic lightening storm this evening.  My camera is not good enough to take photos of this type of thing, so I have no documentation. 

As for my day, here’s the scoop…I got up at a decent hour and went into school because my principal wanted to meet with me about the website.  That was pretty anti-climactic, but it needed to be done.  Got the school laptop back and the website is ready to be changed, but unfortunately I can only do that from non other than, school.  Guess where I’ll be venturing tomorrow?  Boo-hiss.  Next on my list was coffee with Brittany, which proved to be a whole lot of fun.  We drank our joe and chatted for a really nice chunk of the afternoon, which I really enjoyed.  I see some really interesting pieces of myself in her, and I sort of feel like a bit of a big sister to her.  Mind you, she’s only three years younger than I am, but it felt really good to be able to talk with each other and share some bible verses along the way.  Thanks to Grey for her immense knowledge of the good book and for sending some useful and thought-provoking tidbits my way.  As I was driving home from Durham, I felt, accomplished almost, and impressed with my listening ears.  As most of you know, I enjoy engaging conversation, and I will not partake in small talk if I do not have to.  I like a meaty, pensive discussion and that is exactly what I got today.  So thank you Brittany for a great time.

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When I got back to Roxboro, I did some work around the house and played with the children…here they are in all of their glory.

 

Here are Moo and Buttercup lounging in the sun.

And here, is the baby - Atlas.  I don't know if I've mentioned it, but Atlas Shrugged is by far one of the most amazing books ever, and that is how this boy got his name.

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I started a new sewing project, since I semi-cleaned out the spare room of teacher supplies yesterday.  I was looking at a book in Jo-Ann Fabrics when I was home in MI, and I saw this really cool idea in there that doesn’t look too difficult.  I’ll post some pictures when I finish it and the perfectionist (as I like to call it) in me is satisfied.  I am now off to attempt the practice of self-control and read The Grapes of Wrath, but I am almost certain that I will fail at this.  I will talk with you all later.  Peace.

<3 Meg