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Thursday, June 17, 1999 - 11:26pm
Well we had a wonderful afternoon at the lake. It was EXACTLY what I needed to help get my mind off the kids. We had a ball ... skiing, riding the Jet Ski, picking blueberries ... it was GREAT!

Riding on the back of the Jet Ski spotting Mike as skiied was SOMETHING else. He's really quick in the water and it was all I could do to hold on as he jumped over waves and did everything but WALK on the stuff! It was fun though. Judy and I spent a lot of time talking and picking blueberries ... ummmm!

Now it's late, I'm worn out and SO ready for bed! Tomorrow we leave for South Carolina for a weekend retreat! I'll catch up with all of you after then!

Till next time!
Take care of each other ...
Lynn

Thursday, June 17, 1999
Well everyone has gone ... Eric and the kids left at 8:30 this morning for Tennessee and now the house is so quiet that even the sound of my own breathing seems louder than normal! I miss them already!

Some friends of mine called about an hour ago and asked if I wanted to go to the lake with them ... I'm considering it, but I really want to relax here at the house a while first. I've got to mow the grass for Eric before I do much of anything!

Well ... till later today ...

Take care of each other...
Lynn

Wednesday, June 16, 1999
It's the crack of dawn again ... I've no idea WHY I'm waking up so early these days, but it sure gives me the opportunity to do some things around the house while it's quiet!

Despite the drizzling rain this morning, I got up and took a long lazy morning stroll through the neighborhood while the street lamps were still on. Not even the McLendons dogs were awake yet ... normally they run out to say "hello", lick my leg and sniff me over to see what I had for breakfast. I DID, however have a visitor ... our next door neighbors cat followed me a little ways this morning.

Alright ... I'm getting a little nervous about the kids going to Tennessee now. This is the first time we've ever been seperated and I'm LOATHING the thought. BUT! On the other hand, I'm looking forward to having the house to myself a while so I can do some redecorating, a little painting, and possibly clear their rooms and toyboxes of toys they haven't played with in AGES! Keep me in your prayers ... I positively feel three years old and as if I'm being seperated from MY mother!

Oh, and get this ... they will be there for Fathers Day ... something I'm SURE Eric hasn't thought of. I feel so bad for Eric. So ... I'll just have to make sure he's pampered and be sure to make a tremendous fuss over him that day!

Well ... I'm about to fix myself a cup of coffee and sit in the breakfast room and watch the birds. All morning they've been REALLY hitting the feeders ... this leads me to think there must be either a thunderstorm or a long period of rain coming. Don't you just love nature? It makes me realize the fragility of life and how insignificant we all really are in the BIG scheme of things. With that in mind, I'm going to do a few "little" things this morning ... who was it that said, "All my little pieces - when carefully chosen, picked up, and placed together - shall lead to great things"?

Off to assemble ...
Take care of each other ...
Lynn
c/a

Tuesday, June 15, 1999
It's the crack of dawn and I'm already up, bright eyed, bushy tailed and ready for the day. Yesterday afternoon I mowed the lawn for Eric and trimmed the hedges. He's so tired these day's that it's hard for him to get things like that done so anything I can do to help him out will ease his mind a bit.

Today I've got to get the kids and Eric packed for their Tennessee trip. I haven't forgot to buy socks ... gotta do that today (thanks for all the email reminders ... you guys KILL me!).

Of COUSE I'm worried about the kids being away from me for a week. Moreso Alli than Alex ... she told me last night that she would miss us tucking in at night. "Mommy," she asked me, "will Mimi and Papa say prayers with me and cuddle?" I told her that if she asked them to, that I was SURE they would say yes! She grinned and slipped her arms around my neck and told me I was the best tucker-inner anywhere. Oh how I love my kids ... if only EVERYONE could speak to the heart the way kids do.

Well ... I'm going to fix myself a cup of coffee and get showered for my day.

Take care of each other!
Lynn

Monday, June 14, 1999
SO much good news to report today. Alli has learned to whistle ... and I'm talking tunes. She's amazing and SO proud of herself that she walks around the house doing it all the time. It's so funny ... I get so tickled at her. Today she was doing the tune of "Man, I Feel Like a Woman". We were cracking up!!!

Next news ... everyone is pleased with Shyirah Festival. We've got so much positive feedback that our heads are starting to swell up a little. One of my students and her sister (who was in my class and then had to quit due to a throat infection) sent me a little bunch of flowers today. I thought that was so nice!

Next ... and old friend of mine who was looking for a job a while back is now working, loves his job, and is very happy! I'm so happy about that! He sent me a short little email the other day and let me know that he's quite content. I'm thrilled!

Next ... the kids leave Wednesday for a week in Tennessee! They are so excited!!! Remind me to go out and buy socks. All their socks looks like they ran a marathon in socked feet! How do they get so DIRTY so fast?!?

Alright ... I'm making a pan of blackberry tarts. My dough should be JUST about ready to roll out.

Do take care of each other ...
Life is REALLY sweet.

Lynn

Sunday, June 13, 1999
Shiyrah is over!!! Festival was AMAZING this year and I can't EVER remember enjoying it as much as I did this year, I really can't! The kids were SO "ON" this year ... the singing and acting was fantastic! I was pleased.

Now it's time to start planning for the Christmas program and I'm TOTALLY geeked about getting it under way!

I've only got things to do two DAYS next week ... the kids leave Wednesday for Tennessee and after that I leave for South Carolina for a weekend retreat! I think the summer is off to a GREAT start!!!

Well, it's almost ten and I'm getting quite sleepy. Better scram. I'll write more tomorrow, I promise! But for now, I still have the voices of forty kids ringing in my ears!

Take care of each other ...
Lynn

Saturday, June 12,
Shiyrah was AMAZING last night. The kids didn't miss a BEAT and I was so proud of them I didn't know what to do! Dress practice went a LOT better than I expected ... I'm happy!

Today is looking to be a good day! The kids go to a birthday swim party and I've got some errands to run. This afternoon I'd like to make a big pot of chili and tend to the garden a little! You should SEE my cayenne peppers ... they're WONDERFULLY long and there are TONS of them so far! Right now they're still green, but in a few day's I expect to see red ripe cayennes hanging from the little plants.

Tomatoes ... sort of disappointed in them this year. Normally they grow tall and lush ... this year they've just sort of sat there. I don't think my levels were right in the garden this year. Nevertheless, I'll have my first batch of them in a few weeks and that'll make me happy!

You won't BELIEVE what I'm doing. I'm PAINTING the garage. Don't ask ... I just had this insane burst of energy and started painting. I'll keep you posted. For the last two day's I've had my eye on the wall paper in the dining room. I'm thinking about clawing it off the walls and painting them a pale golden yellow color. All those flowers give me a MASSIVE headache if I look at them too long!

Alright ... gotta' birthday shop. Wish us luck gang!!!!

Take care of each other!!!!
Lynn

Friday, June 11, 1999
Well gang, it's JUST after four o'clock. Our musical from Shiyrah Festival begins in less than three hours. At seven o'clock the orchestra will begin, the lights will come up, and forty AMAZING kids, some hyper, some talented, some shy, and some hams ... will come screaming down the aisles and the production will begin! I'm VERY pleased with it this year and I'm having the TIME of my life!

It's amazing ... you start off with forty kids and only the "idea" for this musical in your head. You teach, you work, you build, you create ... you do all this REALLY "neat stuff" (as the kids call it)for five weeks and then suddenly ... it's Festival! What a thrill!

Anyway, I'll fill you all in on the details of tonights "dress" production. I'm expecting wonderful things and even though it's POURING rain, the kids are completely in their character. It'll be GREAT! I KNOW it!

Oh! Ready for the MOST amazing news ever??!?! I talked about Dave a few days ago. He's directing Festival this year and remember, I told you all how amazing he is?!? He's more creativity in his pinky finger than I have in my whole ARM! Anyway, for four months I've been HOPING he would take a position in our school ... teaching sixth grade and doing music.

Well, he got the job yesterday and will start working on staff over the summer! Is that a HOOT or what?!?! I can't even IMAGINE where this school is going to go with Dave on board! And he's so much fun to work with ... I'm sure I'll enjoy MY job even more this coming year since he's on board.
It'll be GREAT!

Okay ... gotta' motor. It's 4:19pm ... I've got to shower, change clothes and get ready for our production! Everyone ... say a prayer for us and keep your fingers crossed!

Take care of each other, alright?!?!
As ever,
Lynn

Thursday, June 10, 1999
Shiyrah Festival is in full swing! Let's cut to the chase here ... I'm so tired right now that I think SERIOUSLY that I could fall asleep on a five pound bag of potatoes and be quite comfortable. Imagine, if you will, forty kids ... all from second to sixth grade. Imagine SOME of them being so incredibly disobedient that it makes you consider DRINKING at ten in the morning ... and OTHERS so chatty that it makes you want to buy a police bull horn and yell in their ears, "I'M TALKING HERE!!! COULD YOU PLEASE SHUT UP FOR LIKE TWO SECONDS???"

Today was actually better than yesterday. Yesterday was like teaching forty kids who had just visited the coffee shop and sucked down double expresso's! YESTERDAY I was ready to remove my OWN head! Today was better. It really was.

Our production is going REALLY good. Overall, I'm quite pleased with it and the kids are having a wonderful time! I'm already looking forward to next year.

Next week I REFUSE to even so much as put a TOENAIL in the door of the church unless it's to go and worship. I feel as if a part of me LIVES there. Oh, I don't MIND ... I LOVE all the activities and goings on there ... the fellowship is AMAZING! I just long to have NO COMMITMENTS for a while.

After this week, we are pretty free and clear. We'll probably spend some time at the beach next week and then after that, the kids go to Eric's parents house for a week (yes, I'm worried) and I get a week of laziness! Yeehaw!

After that, that weekend ... Eric and I are going to South Carolina for a couples retreat ... that'll be fun. We're going with four other couples ... how cool is THAT?!?!

Then it's swimming lessons for the kids, I've got a few personal obligations I need to tend to, and then it's back to the grind ... planning for the next school year! I'm geeked!

Well ... enough of this! I'm making homemade spaghetti ... the kids favorite! They like pressing out the noodles! Better get going!

Take care of each other ...
Lynn
c/a

Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999
Winter has returned and I'm as HAPPY about it as I am slightly sad. I've enjoyed our indian summer ... it was wonderful pulling on our shorts and t's, going barefoot in the yard and feeling the freshness of new grass under my toes.

It's been a beautiful day ... we took sugar cookies to the nursing home today ... that's SUCH a rewarding trip. The kids get a total KICK out of visiting the people there! Alex LOVES taking a little bottle of hand lotion and rubbing the lotion into their hands ... you should SEE the expressions on both Alex and the person he's spending time with. It's so sweet.

Alli prefers to brush their hair for them, or decorating their room with pictures she drew herself. I'm glad they are unintimidated by these visits. They ask every few weeks when we're going back. It's very satisfying.

Now that the cool breezes of winter are beginning to return, the home lights around my heart begin to flicker again and I miss my parents again. Maybe it's the fire in the kitchen fireplace, or maybe it's the smell of biscuits baking in the oven ... whatever it is, I miss them greatly. I do this every winter though ... so this is nothing new. *weak grin*

Alright ... time to get the kiddies in the bed.

Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
Sometimes God gives you a day that's absolutely PERFECT. Today's been one of those days. I had breakfast with my friend Holly, got a little PR work done, and then headed up to the school to teach art. Teaching art to 3rd and 4th graders is the best experience EVER! They are so eager to learn ... they sit there so patiently and hang onto every word you say ... and then, when their number two pencils FINALLY hit the paper, they are AMAZED at what they've done!

I got a letter from an old college buddy of mine who will be passing through town in a few weeks ... itll be nice to see her again after so long! Eric called, his Oma is improving. I got a very nice pat on the back from our pastor, and to top it all off ... the nursing home sent me the cutest little pot of flowers to say "thanks" for visiting them! I immediately scribbled off a thank-you note. It was one of those things that wasn't necessary but was sure appreciated!
I'm thinking of taking them by to Mrs. Mims, a shut in lady that Mom was friends with. She'd like them and probably wouldn't kill them like I'll end up doing.

Okay ... running late. I've got to go pick up Alex!

Thurs., Jan. 20, 1999
Hello again!
What a day. Have you ever had one of those days where you just stand back, scratch your head and say, "What in the heck is THAT all about?" People never fail to surprise me. You think you know someone and them WHAM, out of left field comes this personality switch that makes you go, "Whoah," and you're standing there clueless?

Today was one of those days. Now I'm sitting here with my head still spinning and trying to figure out why I even BOTHER sometimes to go out of my way for people. If you do it enough, people automatically assume you don't have a life of your own! Then, when you HAVE to say "no" they take it as a personal affront and blow you off like you're no account at all! And the thing is ... they don't even want to hear your issue ... don't want to talk about it ... don't want to listen ... just sweep you under the rug and be done with it. Oh well ... *sigh*

Anyway, the rest of my day was wonderful despite a little family crisis that a little prayer won't take care of. The kids and I hung out at the house this afternoon, did a little baking, got a little homework and enjoyed a little family time together. Out of town friends called this afternoon which was great ... we all yucked it up on three-way-calling ... geez, what a great feature Bell South has going there! It was so much fun!

Tomorrow I'm having breakfast with a girlfriend and then I've got some school things to take care of ... ads, newspaper write-ups, promo's, airtime ... etc. Next week will be a busy one if all goes as planned.

Okay ... I'm off early to bed.

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1999
Hi All!
What an experience yesterday was! The kids and I made gingerbread cookies to take to the nursing home we visit from time to time. Well, yesterday my daughter asked me if we were making Martin Luther King cookies! I smiled at the thought ... it was his Holiday ... I can see how she thought we were making cookies OF Dr. King.

Nevertheless, we packed them up and took them over to the nursing home. I took icing and sprinkles, etc so the residents could decorate their own cookies. They LOVED it! We had such a great time with them ... one lady kept wanting to decorate herself instead of the cookies! Alli got a BIG kick out of that and began HELPING her!

Mrs. Mims, you might remember this lady as the one who I chased across a cow pasture last Fall ... found great fun in eating all the cinnamon hearts I took for the gingerbread mens buttons! I would ask her, "Mrs. Mims, where are the buttons I just put here?" She would look at me, grin and reply, "The genja' man et' it," and burst out laughing!

Anyway, we had a good day and the kids love doing social work like this. Alli especially has a flair for entertaining them. She's so uninhibited towards the elderly ... very much unlike she is with younger adults! She was dancing and singing and showing off ... and they clapped and applauded her as if she were Shirley Temple! What a grand time we had!

Well, I'm off to make a few calls for the school.

Saturday, Jan. 15, 1999
What ever happened to morality? What ever happened to protecting the things that are dear to you ... the things you love most? I'm confused by people these days ... people seem to be SO lost in the excuse of "that's progress". Isn't that sad?

Someone asked me today why "modern ideals" threaten me so. They don't threaten me ... they intice me to stand UP for what I believe is right. When you encounter changes in life that UNDO everything everything you hold sacred, honorable and close to your heart ... I think you should ACT on them! Come on people ... don't get caught up in this "it's the 90's" thing. I'm weary of it.

Enough of this ... I need and advil.

Friday, Jan. 14, 1999
My week is slowly coming to a crawl! I've looked forward to this weekend for so long! Nothing really SPECIAL is happening, I'm just excited about spending some "home time" this weekend ... doing some baking, playing with the kids, doing some of that quality time stuff with Eric.

Tomorrow is the only day that I have filled. Tomorrow I'm going to Covington, Georgia where our choir and drama ministries in our church are working on our up-coming Easter Drama "The Choice". I'm directing (like last year) the drama end of it. This will be great fun ... I can't TELL you what a great time we all had working on this thing last year!!

Are any of you watching the impeachment hearings on television? I'm heartbroken ... not because he's being impeached ... well, that to a certain degree. But mainly, heartbroken that our nation has sunk to this level. Without getting onto the subject of political lean (you all know I'm libertarian by now), I DO want to say that I WISH he would exercise a little "what's best for the nation" and step aside instead of running our debt through the roof! This whole thing sickens me.

Enough! I said this was going to be a good weekend didn't I??? Fine then ...

-Lynn

Thurs. Jan, 13. 1999
I apologize to every single ONE of you ... I've been SO neglectful, but life has been boring, confusing, and challenging the last few days.

What on EARTH am I talking about?

Do you ever come to a place in your life that you stand back, take a long hard look at what you believe in and find yourself completely disgusted? I'm such a hypocrite sometimes that I confuse MYSELF!

Intentionally, I've never discussed religion here. I always felt it was a personal thing and too, it's SO commonplace for me in my life that I never assumed it would be something interesting enough to mention. On Sunday, my church (the church I'm involved with ... the one I ADORE), did something that I felt crossed a line. They sang a Jimmy Buffet song during the service. The song was "A Pirate Looks at Forty". Alright ... maybe I'm set in my ways, maybe I'm just too old fashioned in my beliefs to be able to look at this withou

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