I have chosen Isaiah 41: 10 as my next Siesta memory verse.

"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

I can not say enough great things about the devotional, Streams in the Desert. Today's lesson centered around that heaven is "being filled with earth's broken lives." "God is building his kingdom with the broken things of earth." Wow! I had never thought about it in that way before. Success to God is not the same as it is to us. Praise God! Whatever your circumstances maybe, God can mend those broken pieces and raise you up to a higher purpose.

A Little of This and A Little of That

Spring break is here!!!!!! I am excited. We don't have much planned and I'm happy about that. It should be a

nice, relaxing week!!

Pi Day
Pi day seemed to be a success. I would probably do some things differently, but overall I think they had a good time. Thanks Safeway and Frys for donating the pies!! Unfortunately I left a few pieces out at school. I thought I had them with me, but when I got home they were not there. Not good!!!!!! Hopefully the custodian threw them away.

Update on the cats and the orange tree:
My brother's cats seem to be doing okay. We had trouble getting into his complex tonight. Some guy behind us finally came up and said, "Can I put my code in. I really need to get home!!" I'm also happy to report that no scorpions have been found at his house. He always seems to have some this time of year. The orange tree is not dead, so that is good. This is probably my parent's third try at growing one. I guess you could say my dad is persistent. My mom will be on home hopefully next Thursday from Kansas. My dad and brother should be home next Friday from Israel. I hope everyone is having a good time!!

That's the update for today. Time for bed!
Cheri

Dressing Cute in A Recession

I was reading Kelly's Korner blog today and she was discussing dressing cute in a recession. She always looks adorable! I love finding great deals on clothes, so I was anxious to hear her ideas. A few of the stores I enjoy shopping at are Kohl's and T.J. Maxx. "Sale" is a good four letter word and you can always find them at those stores. Kelly also mentioned Walmart. She included some pictures of some really cute clothes you can find there. I will have to check it out this weekend!

I love finding great deals on everything. I had forgotten about the Dollar Tree until tonight when I needed paper plates for our Pi day on Friday. I walked out with 70 plates and 100 forks for under $6.00!!!

I'm just spoke with a manager at Safeway and it looks like they will donate pies for our Pi day celebration at school this Friday!!! Yea!! I have never held a Pi day, so this will be very interesting. It should be a great way to cap off the week before spring break. Can I just say that spring break can not come fast enough!!

I guess I should do some grading since I so far behind. Have a wonderful evening!

Cheri

We are in the process of baking barbecue chicken for supper. I have burned fingers on both hands, so I am having to stop every few seconds to put ice on them. I guess cooking and me don't mix!! hehe

Happy Wednesday!!! I can't believe the week is almost over. Spring fever is definitely in the air. That sounds weird to say since I live in Arizona, but it's true. My class is so talkative. They always have been, but I swear it's getting worse. If they would just concentrate for 5 minutes so we could get through circumference of a circle, I would be a happy teacher!!

I'm watching American Idol right now. I was happy to see Scott from Scottsdale make it through to the top 12. His family attends my parents' church. He has been blind since the age of 2, but has not let that stop him. He is a very gifted musician. I can't wait to hear him sing and play the piano!

Unfortunately, I have inherited my mom's lactose intolerance. Ice cream is pretty much a staple in my family's refrigerator. I, on the other hand, can go years without even buying it. Once in a great while, I will get the urge to eat some. Well, Safeway had Breyers on sale today. Buy one - get one free. I decided to take advantage of this awesome sale. I bought some Breyer's coffee flavored and french vanilla ice cream. I had some when I got home and I'm doing okay, but I'm thinking I might not have anymore for quite some time.

It's time for some KU basketball!
Cheri

It's time for another Siesta memory verse. This time I have chosen Matthew 6:33.

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

I became re-aware of this verse from the blog "His Treasured Possessions." She mentioned this verse had been used by Gary Thomas at the Focus on Marriage seminar conducted by Focus on The Family. Gary said we needed to become God-centered spouses. He used this verse to answer the question, "How do I bring God's kingdom into this home?" This spoke volumes to me, so I decided to use for my scripture memory.

I hope everyone has a fantastic Sunday!
Cheri