Wizard Teeth

Paul was talking to me about teeth today (he's recently lost one). He asked how many molars I had (???) and then asked if wizard teeth are molars. I did a double take and asked, "Did you say wizard teeth?" "Yes," he replied. "Are they molars?"

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahhahahahahahahahahhahahah

After I had a good laugh, I explained to him that they are called wisdom teeth. Then he had a good laugh. I wonder what he's been reading, watching, playing lately.

And yes, they are molars :)

Last Day of School

Sigh......
It's a relief and a tear. I'll be so glad to not be on a schedule for awhile. But the kids had such a great year in school and we loved their teachers so much it's a little bittersweet. I feel like I get to be such good friends with their teachers that it's like breaking up a friendship. It's really hard to keep that relationship going the next year.
Anyway, Bekah's class did a little breakfast and Paul's class signed pillowcases, had class awards and then pizza. Then we all went home early. I crashed on the couch...combo of antibiotics and allergies dragging me down and the kids played.
Bright spot - vacation in less than two weeks! Yea! I am soooooooooo excited to see my family and for the cousins to play together and for us all to hang out. Paul and Bekah are excited to see everyone too. Since it's only been a year this time they remember how much fun they had last time.
Well, I have lessons to prepare for Sunday so I'm signing off.

Geology Field Trip

So, what a fun trip this was. This post may only be interesting to those that enjoy rocks and flowers. This particular rock is called Llanite and is only found in two places on the planet! You can see the little blue crystals that are in it, that's what makes it so special. It is very hard and the samples I brought home were picked up off the ground. The lab guy couldn't even make a dent with his rock hammer...in fact, the hammer was dented, not the rock!

Here is some Texas Pink Granite. Pretty stuff and to show off my knowledge, it is comprised of quartz, potassium feldspar and biotite.

Bluebonnets, of course. This picture was taken specifically for Bekah who loves flowers and bluebonnets especially.

This is graphite schist with an igneous intrusion running through it. That was pretty cool. And there were lots of "schist" jokes going around :)

My prof took this picture of me (left) and my classmate Hannah on either side of a fault. I think faults are neat. And I am now a geology geek!

Various Pictures

Tim and Bekah enjoying some delicious wild pig ribs that Tim cooked. Tim had a great time with the hog hunting this year...like two or three times a week fun. Geesh!

All the Hefner cousins at Easter. Don't they all look thrilled? Zack is the only one smiling. I think they were hot and tired.

Some more delicious ribs from the master chef.

Paul and Bekah on St. Patricks Day. These are the green outfits they chose to wear. Bekah had just started soccer and Paul had just finished football so they were especially attached to their uniforms. Thought...I may have already posted this picture. Oh well. They are still cute :)

Bekah warming up before a game. She absolutely LOVED playing soccer. We plan to play with the same team in the fall.

Celtic Woman

If you watch PBS on a regular basis, you may have seen them air the Celtic Woman program with these lovely young ladies from Ireland with beautiful singing voices. Tim and I had the opportunity to go see them in person last night and it was soooooo awesome!
The singing was fantastic, but there is so much more to the show. There is a violinist who is amazing as she dances, literally twirling and jumping around (in high heels!), as she plays. She has so much energy it is mesmerizing.
The drum guys.....oh my! I wanted so badly to get up to the stage just to see all their apparatus. Mom, you would love it. They were so great and wonderful showmen as well.
There was also a pianist...I always love piano music...and three other musicians. One was on bass guitar, one was on an acoustic guitar but the third had a whole repetoire of instruments. Flute, piccalo, bagpipes, oboe or bass sax and another little instrument between a piccalo and a clarinet that I don't know the name of. So talented!
If anyone has the opportunity and they like that sort of thing, it's well worth the price. But! We would suggest springing for extra good seats. We certainly enjoyed the show but our seats weren't near as close to the stage as we thought they would be. We couldn't really tell who was singing sometimes...which isn't that big of a deal but we thought it would have been even better if we had been closer.

Anyway, it was an awesome experience. See, we have some culture :)

Just a Moment

I just want to take a moment to say "thank you" to my Lord and Savior. Amidst all the crazyness of school, family and church, He always finds a way to bring me back to the big picture, the number one most important thing in my life and the world...Jesus. I constantly need that reminder that life isn't about me and what I want and what I like. Life is about the holiness and awesomeness of Jesus. I praise Him now and give Him the glory for everything that I am blessed with.

Pictures

Bekah's Valentine party at school.

Paul's Valentine party treat.

Paul's DI team. They did an improv play where they had to solve a problem. They had 30 minutes from they time they got their topic until they had to perform. They didn't win but I thought they did well considering they only had a short amount of time to prepare. The kids decided they didn't want any photography during the play so this is the only picture I got. Next year I may request that they not be given the option!