Updation

• Visiting the day spa was a good experience. I drove about half an hour to Crawford, home of President Bush AND location of The Spa at Canyon Oaks. Each guest at the spa gets her own suite (complete with bathroom and sun room) where the spa treatments come to her. Despite my preceding nervousness, I was able to relax and enjoy the pampering. I am oh-so-spoiled by my husband! :) My verdict: Visit a spa for massages and facials. Visit your local salon for manicures and pedicures. Completely skip the lunch and makeup.
  
• School started back up this past week. Imagine my surprise when I got to school on Tuesday to find that my 22 student class had increased to 27! Thankfully only 25 showed up that first day, which means that only two of my students did not get a desk. Our school, particularly in the upper grades, is overcrowded. The good news is that there is a state law limiting 4th grade class size to 22 students, so hopefully by the end of this upcoming week they will begin transferring students to other schools.


• With school starting back up, I am beginning to question my career choice. I honestly can't say that I wake up in the morning wanting to go to work. I also honestly can't say that I come home in the evenings and relax. For me, it is work, work, work all the time. I know this isn't how I want to live my life, but I'm having trouble thinking of alternative careers. I'd love to go back to school and get my masters in something, but first I have figure out what that "something" is. . . .


• Last but not least, Eric and I recently began sponsoring a little girl through Compassion. Her name is Sada and she is a little five (almost six) year old girl from Tanzania. She is too cute! We are super excited about the chance we have to pray for and develop a relationship with her.