kids are like little people, only smaller

wow. sunday night already. did this weekend go by way fast to anyone else?
i went home this weekend for our pre-thanksgiving thanksgiving famiyl gathering and mini baby shower for jeff and mary. i was not aware that the father-to-be did all the present-opening. is that the way it's supposed to be? jeff and i also rocked some christmas carols in piano-bass guitar duets. i do not live up to his high musical standards and refines taste, btu i tried, and by the end of our jam session, he said that i was getting better. so that's progress. apparently, the problem with my piano playing is that i play what's written on the page....

ooooh, jeff and i also engaged in a session of yoga with rodney yee. it was preeettty intense. i'm still sore but managed to drag my sorry self to the gym tonight regardless. jeff spared me from his spandex yoga pants.

i don't think any of my old students read this, mostly because they don't have access to the url. but i want to declare publicly to all 5 of you that grace christian girls are volleyball district champions. which is a big deal in its own right, but even more a big deal when you consider that gcs is by far the smallest school in the area. yay! i had the opportunity to go and cheer them on last night, and also i got to see lots of old students and parents. it is still really sad for me to go back. i have such wonderful memories...if i could transplant it all to indianapolis, and if they'd pay me about twice what i was making as a science teacher, i would. and then i think life would pretty much be perfect.

speaking of life being perfect, it is pretty darn good. i've said on here before that i don't know how i got so lucky as to have the life that i do. it's completely unfair that i get it so good (and if you're reading this, you are a part of what is good to me). i cannot imagine anything better. i have found myself completely blown away lately at how much i have. and what responsibility comes wiht those blessings. dont. mess. up.

but i do mess up! that's the other thing that is so crazy. i totally don't have it all together. i am a complete mess.
life is truly beautiful. and a total disaster. love love love.

so what's the news at the templeton house? glad you asked.
well. first. my dad is going back to grad school for his second master's degree. he has an mba already, but is now going to do a master's of ministry & theological studies. i think he's looking to a past-retirement kind of career, maybe doing something in ministry or even within the church. i am so proud of him for doing this.

i hung out with my mom most of friday daytime, and we drank lots of coffee, ate good food, and raised a general ruckus all over st. joe. we did not, however, get pedicures, so i wouldn't call it a "perfect" day. but...very good indeed.

i am now back in indy (one speeding ticket later....boo!) and gearing up for another week. i only have 5 or so weeks left of my internship, and i know i need to start preparing to leave there. it will be hard. some of these kids have become little bright spots in my week.