I found some

 
 
 
 
I found some pictures that I had not shared. Since Kara won't ever update her blog, you can now see some updated pictures of my little Olivia. I took these when the girls came to see me in May.

Getting Tired

Are you getting tired of post after post with no pictures? Well it is because I really don't have any cool pictures. Jared has been gone for 8 days and won't be back for 5 more. Ugh. I have managed to claen the house and cook dinner for some friends though. He would be proud.

We officially have the "Newest Neighbors" to congratulate into this world! Carter Michael Neighbors was born June 17 at 10 something am. Baby and mother are doing well. Yeah, Noah has a brother!

I should be doing anything but this right now...

I am addicted to looking at my blog. I think it is the avoidance thing- that I have tons of stuff to do right now.

We are moving to Miami. The Texas one. Yes- this is where Jared grew up and where Taylor used to be the Youth Director. The two events are unrelated in a related sort of way. Jared will be the head girl's basketball coach. Should that be capitalized??? Anyway I am looking for a job teaching my precious special children in the area. In the meantime, I am teaching summer school and Jared is in Jamaica for 12 days. We have two sets of people that are coming to visit us in the next few weeks and I am trying to get as much beach in as I can so if I don't answer tomorrow, you know where I am. Miss you and can't wait to come home!

Funny Story- kinda

So if you know the Neighbors very well, you know that the men in the family have a tendency to pass out. In the short time that I have known my husband, he's already passed out while getting his eyes dialated. This particular time, he hit his head on a desk and received a small concussion because of it. Anyway- he turned out to be fine. Moving on... In a previous post, I mentioned our friend Ronnie Gilmore who had a motorcycle accident. Jared had been in the Amarillo area for the past week, so we decided that he needed to go visit our friend. Well at about 4:00 my friend Tammy called me and asked if I had talked to my husband lately, I told her that it had been a few hours and she proceeded to tell me the story of how Jared got rushed to the ER because he passed out and had a seizure in Ronnie's hospital room. Scary. So after I tried to get a hold of Andrew and then got Taylor to leave his job early at Boy's Ranch to check on Jared, I called Allyson. Allyson is the nurse in the family who everyone goes to for medical advice. While I was telling her the story, she started laughing hysterically. When a medical person starts laughing, you know there is nothing to worry about! Whew. Anyway she told me a funny story about Matthew and how it looks like they are having a seizure but really aren't. By this time, Jared called and told me that he looked like an 80 year old because he was stuck in a wheel chair with oxygen in his nose. I told him what Allyson said and he walked straight out of the ER.

Moral of the story: please do not show Jared pictures of gory things and when he says he is about to pass out- he means it!

Texas?

I probably should not post this but since no one reads it anyway, I don't think it will be a big deal. We are moving!!!! Our location is yet to be revealed!!!!

Bad Things Happen in 3s

I hate to be so negative but here are a few opportunities for you to pray for (besides my Uncle Bill who is doing better)...
1) Our dear friend Ronnie Gilmore had a bad motorcycle accident. He has several broken bones: legs, ribs, and collar bone. He is in stable condition in Amarillo.
2) A 7 yr old student in my class with severe Autism had an accident at home over the weekend where he got severly burned. 45% of his body was burned and 40% of that was 3rd degree. He will be in the hospital in Augusta, GA for 2 months. He also is in stable condition.
3) A bus traveling to Pensacola today with a bunch of 3rd graders from a school in our town had an accident and flipped. No one died but a lot of adults and kids were injured.

Another negative thing... Teachers are interviewing for my job at school. I was hired without a contract knowing that next year I might not have my job but it is surreal when people are in your classroom observing your position.

Knowing that God is in all of this is comforting to me. I know that He has a plan for all of these people effected by all of this mess and that He will use it to His glory.

Shout Out

Jared is talking to his brother on the phone right now and it reminded me that him and the girls are coming to visit us in July! I am sooooo excited to have them come so we can have some girly excursions. I am in dire need of hanging out with the girls. Oh yeah- my brother and his bride are coming the week before and can't wait to see them either. Lovin' the fam.