So many things to pray for today...

Luke had his phone stolen/lost at school last week. We have been praying and trying to figure out the lesson in all this, because we do feel God has a plan. I am just asking anyone and everyone to send a little prayer for the return of his brand new phone (literally he didn't have it for 24 hours).

Courtney has been having trouble with some girls at school for the last couple of months. Broken friendships and that sort of thing. She is still struggling and I don't know how else to help her. She continues to be in my prayers as she starts a new week.

Josh's teacher told me this morning that she is expecting her pink slip this week. She is still hopeful that there will be a place for her at another school in the district, but she is fairly new to this school district. My heart is so heavy for her. She is truly an outstanding teacher and I am so sad for her. I pray that she has the strength to make it through this week without too much anxiety and that she isn't informed that she won't have a job next year. Our school will be losing 7 teachers because of the budget cuts. Our school is #1 in test scores and attendance in our district and a big part of that is the teachers. Mrs. Murray is one of those outstanding teachers. I am so sad that she has to leave our school but more than that I just hope she doesn't lose her job.

John and I started a diet on Saturday. It is the craziest diet, but we are encouraged. It is called the idiot proof diet. We follow a diet plan for 11 days and then have 3 days off. You go through a list and choose 30 items that you like and it generates a diet plan for you. It is just the strangest combinations of food. One of our meals on Saturday was bacon, grapes and peanuts. Yesterday was all friut except for 1 deli sandwich. I believe we are expected to lose a pound a day and then gain a few back on our days off for an average of about 7 lbs weight loss every 2 weeks. We both feel so unhealthy. It isn't about not looking good, although that is the majority for me, but now we are feeling unhealthy. We need to do this.

I would appreciate any prayers you can throw our way in these areas.

I bet my dog out-does your dog...

Yesterday Luke ran in the house for a minute and left his cell phone and Ipod Touch outside in the backyard. Well guess who decided to sink his teeth in them? .... you guessed it our all too loveable (not so adored) chocolate lab Chevy. I wasn't home and it is a good thing. Later that evening John said Luke and I are going out. I was a little irritated that not more information was being provided, but didn't say anything. An hour and a half later they come home and I express my displeasure in their absence. John said... I didn't want to tell you, I wanted to handle it myself, but.... Chevy broke Luke's cell phone and Ipod. You could have seen the steam from my ears. I left the room without a word spoken and went in to solve the problem mode. I went straight to the computer to see if the screen could be repaired on the Ipod and in about 1 minute I found that we could get replacement glass for $89... I reported my findings and John couldn't believe what he was hearing. I solved the problem in 2 minutes. I simmered down a little, still not pleased that it will cost $89 to fix it but relieved that I doesn't need to be replaced.... he lives on this thing. His phone didn't fair so well, it will have to be replaced and will cost us $100.

I tell you, if Chevy wasn't the most adorable, loving, funny animal I have ever met he would be in pretty hot water. We should have named him Goofy the way he galavants around the backyard being silly.

My dad called yesterday and said his cocker jumped up on the counter and broke his princess house cake plate. I bet my dog out-does your dog dad.