and the beat goes on

I like bullet points so here it goes:

• God was gracious and I finished this semester with all A's!! He is very good :)




• Summer school will start in a week or so and I will be taking a computer class and world literature(yay!) class. I'm not looking forward to the computer one, but world lit should prove to be interesting :)




• My little brother graduated!!! Check it out at Allyson's blog! Congratulations, Chris!




• Chris and I will be going to the University of Houston this fall! He in Engineering(Chemical, I believe?) and I will be getting my Political Science degree!




• I think you should go check out Allyson's blog. She has become quite the photographer!




• Work is going well, I am now working with Junior Kumon, which is another department of Kumon that works with preschoolers through I love it! It's a challenge working with some of the more rambunctious ones, but one that I enjoy. I can't wait to have my own kids to teach :) I am sad that I will not be able to continue into the fall, but I've loved (almost) every moment there :)



• The family has been gardening!! They've got some squash, peppers, tomatoes and a host of other yummy stuff out there!



• In three days, Allyson and I are leaving for Next! I will be updating my blog from my phone :) So check back for updates! Pray that God would do a mighty work there!!

That's all for now! I'll be back soon! :)

blogging and exercising

So my goals for this week:

• Blog every day
• Exercise every day

I did both yesterday, so I'm on track. Of course it's only Tuesday! I'm going to be leavingto work soon, so I won't have time to do the "exercise" part of my resolution this afternoon. But hopefully, I won't be too out of it this evening to do it! I may skip my scheduled watching of American Idol so I can get everything in.

School was fun today, Environmental Science wasn't too sleep inducing and I love discussing issues in my political science class. Now I'm headed off to work, which continues to be a neat challenge in my life. Working with kids from so many backgrounds can be an adventure!

Do you have any particular goals for this week? What are they?

Happy Tuesday!

Love, Adrienne Renea

Summer Daze

How's Summer treatin' ya? I love wearing shorts and summery dresses!

This summer I am taking some classes at the college. I have an 8 am speech class and a history class online. I take my class on campus four days a week for two hours. It's been pretty neat, I don't LOVE public speaking, but I find enjoyment in it sometimes :c) I'm also working which I'm really enjoying. Sadly, some of my co-workers are leaving for college and summer vacation, I'm going miss them! We've been training several new people and they're a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to working with them.

Taylor and Michael have been enjoying their summer. They love the water and despite Michael's reluctance to put his head under the water, they both try to go swimming as much as possible! They went swimming three times this week! I still think the smaller schoolwork load is their favorite part of summer :c)

Allyson and Chris have been busy this summer too! They are both volunteering at a local hospital four hours a week. They get a chance to experience and working and different parts of the hospital from the ER to the Maternity center. Allyson has really enjoyed working the the Maternity area, she's gotten the chance to hold some newborns! Chris is also taking a class at the college. He says his English 1302 class is pretty easy. Allyson has also been blogging, check her out!

I'm looking forward to this weekend. I want to catch up on some reading and I get to hang out with some friends from church on Saturday. What are you up to this weekend?

Much Love,

Adrienne Renea

Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day.

- Psalm 52:1

Hello!

So I haven't done any real "updating" blogging in a while so here goes:

Graduation things are coming together: we've got invitations coming in. They look like this ---------->


This Friday, Mrs. Axelson will be taking my senior pictures along with Kiana and Cassia, who are graduating this year.
Allyson is sitting next to me brainstorming ideas for the reception after the graduation and scrapbooking. She likes planning and she comes up with some creative ideas!


March madness has been very entertaining. I was rooting for both Memphis and Texas in the Sweet Sixteen, momentaily forgetting if they both won, they would have to play each other! Happily, they both won! Unfortunantly, I had to choose between the "home team" : Texas or my Dad's favorite and my Mom's alma mater: Memphis. Well Memphis won out quite easily, I've been a fan of theirs for several years and there are personal ties. So today I proudly wore my Memphis basketball jersey as Texas was soundly beat by the Memphis Tigers!


On another note, Allyson's favorite team(I admit, I had a soft spot for them too!) and Tournament Cinderella story, Davidson, narrowly lost to Kansas. It's been a great tournament and it contunially is a testament to the fact that NCAA basketball is much more exciting than NBA!

Chris has been cooking around here. He really into finding new things to cook and bake! Last month he made a Peanut Butter Cheesecake. It was fabulous! It tasted like something from The Cheesecake Factory! For the Superbowl he made a wonderful beef stew and a couple of weeks ago, baked some pork chops. He's become quite a chef! For dinner today he made roasted chicken, mint and onion peas, and roasted potatoe wedges. Ah, it was good! Great Job, Chris!


School and work are going well. English homework is kinda heavy, but all our smaller assignments will culminate in to a big portfolio/research paper at the end of the semester. Only 5 weeks 'til Finals!!! YAAY!


I'm loving my job. It's so wonderful to work with kids. Every work day brings some interesting happenings and its so rewarding to see kids learn! My co-worker are awesome and they make any rough days, smooth. I look forward to one day having kids of my own to teach!


Well there's always some kind of homework assignment due, so I better hop to it and go find out what's coming up for the week!


Christ is the Great Light of the World! He has opened our eyes and given us new life! Hallelujah!


Love, Adrienne Renea

Coming back....(part 2)

Ok, I'm not really sure why I named this series of post "Coming back"....
Anyway..
I have been looking for a job and had applied to several places, one place being
Kumon.
Kumon is

an after-school math and reading program that employs a unique learning method designed to help each child develop the skills needed to perform to his or her full potential. It is also the largest and most established program of its kind in the world.

After about a month of going through their applying procedure, I was officially hired last Thursday! As of right now my main responsibilities are grading homework. Today was my first day! Ah, there were zillions of papers, but it was all good. The environment is very stress-less and the my co-workers are friendly helpful people. Kumon has a unique grading system and I spent the day getting the hang of it. The center is open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays, my main working days. Normally kids come after school around 4pm and stay for 30 min. to an hour, the last kid leaves around 7 pm.
Well I'm bushed and my night is not over, on Thursday, I have a Spanish oral mid-term! Please pray for me, I hope between tonight and tomorrow night I will get an sufficient amount of studying in!
Love to you all!
Adrienne Renea