Tonight's the night of the big game. I must say that Donny is well prepared. I can only hope the boys are just as prepared. We played the same team last year in the first round of the playoffs and lost by 17. It will be a challenging, but hopefully victorious night. Playoff shirts and signs abound and we are ready to take on the rivals.

I had one of the best Valentine's Days ever this year! To most people it will probably seem boring or not as glamorous as most, but here it goes....

It started as any other day with me going to school. At 11:30 we all boarded the bus (I'm the bus driver believe it or not!) and headed for Angelo State University. The Varsity boys basketball team was given the opportunity to play a warm-up playoff game in the Junell Center. You're probably wondering why this was such a big deal. I coach and teach in a town of only 700 people. Donny is the boys' basketball coach and Angelo State is his Alma Mater. I was filled with so much pride to watch he and the boys participate in this exciting event. The Junell Center was built after Donny graduated and many of the boys had never been to an arena this size, let alone played in one. We are so blessed to be able to share these experiences with the children. To make it even more exciting, we led the game for all but the fourth quarter. Our boys are not even ranked but the other team we played was ranked 8th in state. We ended up losing by only 7 points or so. They will play their first playoff game on Tuesday at Waco High. If any of you are in that area, feel free to come cheer them on with me.

Have a great weekend!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

I am now a FIRM believer in getting a flu shot! Yes, it's official, I really did have the flu. Unfortunately that's not even the worst part. I now have a sinus infection and bronchitis.

Oh the joys of being a new teacher. I haven't developed all of those immunities veteran teachers have developed.
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Donny's basketball team advanced to the playoffs last night!! I am so proud of him and the boys! If any of you are in the area, his first game will be Tuesday, the 21st in Hillsboro. Don't be surprised to find me with a blue and white face. I love being a coach's girlfriend! Go Hornets!

So...after feeling abundantly full of energy and cleaning out my car last night, I was suddenly hit with what I think is the flu.

It hit me in a matter of minutes. I stuffed myself full of medicine hoping it would ward off the symptoms but of course I wasn't that lucky.

Today, I am barely making it through the day. I'm aching, my head hurts, and my nose is running. Can you tell I hate being sick?

On another note, my mom's Beamer broke down for the 100th time. Anyone know someone that would run it off into a lake? No one bothers to tell you when you get a car like that, they are very expensive to fix.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Go Seahawks!

Does anyone have any suggestions about a great/original Valentine's Day gift? Donny and I have been together over a year and I'm looking for some ideas from some of you veterans.

He loves watching wrestling (not my favorite thing to watch on Monday nights) so I surprised him with a trip to Corpus Christi and 13th row seats to RAW last year. I'll have to admit...it really was a lot of fun. I high-fived three of the wrestlers and we sat where they came out of the tunnel. Needless to say, it's going to be hard to compete with that gift.

If you've got any ideas, let me know...

Here is a great picture of Donny and my mom.

By the way...I've been on the Sacred Heart Diet for 3 days and have lost 4 1/2 pounds!!