Lots going on...

I suppose it's been a while since I updated this blog. A lot has happened since the last time:

*We spent Labor Day weekend with Philip's family in Georgia. A good time was had by all and we had a lot of fun visiting with the "Howards" (Philip's uncle and aunt and their two boys)

*On August 26th my husband baptized me in the York River in front of my pastor, my parents and our small group.

*School started at my new school. I absolutely love my job and am very happy that my Spanish is coming back---and quickly!

*Philip and I took over leadership of our Wednesday night small group for young married couples, and we are reading a book called "Love and Respect." We have two new couples in our group and may have a third this week. It's going very well and everyone seems to like the book a lot.

*Philip is now on the senior pastor search committee at church, and they meet once a week at church. It's a big job and can definitely be stressful at times. Please keep him in your prayers concerning this responsibility.

*Philip got a contract with Duke Medical and is doing a side job working on a website for them, and earning extra money.

*Philp is also a soccer referee and has been reffing a lot of soccer games these days. He seems to be very good at it, and it gives him a chance to be around his favorite game, get paid for it, and get some exercise. It's great! (Philip is very busy!)

*I've been working in the yard lately, trying to get it ready for the fall and winter. I still have some weeding to do, I need to plant some bulbs for spring, and I have to cut down my perennials, but I hope to get the rest of that done next weekend while Philip goes on a men's retreat with church.

*This Wednesday I head down to North Carolina with the teachers from school for a teacher's conference. We come back sometime Friday (probably after Philip leaves for his retreat.) This week is going to be a busy one!

I'm hoping after this week that things will start to slow down a bit and I can spend some time getting back to the gym. I've been walking Sadie frequently and started wearing my new heart-rate monitor to make sure I was getting a good workout. That thing has a very annoying beep if you're not working hard enough. :) I love going to the gym to work out, and it seems with parent/teacher conferences happening every morning and afternoon for a month now, that hasn't happened nearly as often as I would like it to. I'm getting quite sick of that. I worked out quite a bit this summer and went down a size in my pants---I don't want all my efforts to go to waste after all my hard work during summer vacation. I'm praying that I can get back on a "normal" schedule soon. We're entirely too busy!