It has been awhile. I think everyone who used to check up on us via blog is now on fb.

552. Advocare

553. Advocare

554. Advocare

555. Advocare

556. Improvements to the old house that is now our new house

557. 20 minute ride to work as opposed to an hour

558. A babysitter that comes to our house

559. Two little girls that love each other

560. MAC's sweet hugs and kisses

561. Beks' growing vocabulary

562. Beks' super girliness

563. MAC's desire to be outside at all times

564. Improving my 5K time again

565. Improving my 5k time again again

566. The look on my sweet hubby's face when he realized he missed me crossing the finish line because I am so fast now!

567. Sweet innocent new student

568. Team Aloha

569. Speaker phone

570. Success School

571. Awesome next door neighbors at school

572. Bunk beds

573. Pete and Posey

574. Fresh air on cool fall nights

575. In house washer and dryer

576. Team Persist team calls

577. blue paint on the walls in our bedroom

578. Pumpkin patches

579. iPhones

580. Sparkly orange toe nail polish

581. Coupons

582. Husband that cuts coupons

583. Saving $100+ because of said coupons

584. God's redeeming grace

585. Recess duty

586. Ceiling fans

587. Friends that help me to bear my burdens

588. Facebook

589. Advocare Oasis

590. Runner's World

591. Clean sheets on every bed in our house

592. Wednesday and Thursday night house guest in the bottom bunk

593. Pulmicort

594. Staying in hotels for one or two nights

595. Hotel suites

596. My new bath tub

597. Good books

598. Winnie the Pooh

599. My nieces and nephew

600. My pants on the ground

517. A 5k with a friend

518. Finishing a 5k minutes faster than expected

519. A student saying "I enjoy being teached by you."

520. A medium margarita

521. Rapunzel Rebekah

522. Rebekah quoting lines from the Rapunzel movie to herself

523. MaryAlex crying because she wants to be in the big bed with her sister and momma

524. MaryAlex crawling to get close to everyone else

525. Chris Maul's photography skills

526. Upcoming beach vacation

527. Sunday School on a regular basis

528. Jesus in my Bekah's heart

529. our little house

530. Working septic systems

531. Marzoni's cupcakes

532. Friends visiting from Texas

533. Sunday afternoons on the "farm" with said friends

534. Movies with the Giles

535. Rebekah and Ty's friendship

536. Little Debbie Brownies!!!

537. Ward's biscuits

538. Sticky mouse traps

539. Clean sheets

540. Bubble bath with a book

541. Friends to read with

542. Charlotte Bronte

543. Paint

544. Paint brushes

545. Canvases

546. People that pay me to paint

547. Janice's encouragement

548. Conversations with my best friend in another time zone

549. Emailed pictures detailing life in the other time zone.

550. Grace

551. Grace

552. Grace

491. the Friend that harrases me for not updating my blog since Oct. 25.

492. same friend's unborn son

493. Thanksgiving with my girls

494. Thanksgiving dinner times two

495. A job that gives me a week off for Thanksgiving

496. A job that gives me two weeks off for Christmas

497. Lazy mornings with my girls

498. Christmas eve service with my grandparents

499. Grandparents that instilled the importance of church and family in my heart from the get go

500. Christmas Eve at my grandparents house

501. Rebekah's love for her great grandparents

502. Little country houses

503. My mother-in-law

504. McAllisters in Magee

505. Meeting my momma at that McAllisters

506. fuzzy socks

507. Rebekah singing "momma's gonna buy you a looking glass and if that looking glass gets broke, momma's gonna buy you a looking glass" over and over and over

508. Poop in the potty

509. Rebekah's babysitter

510. MaryAlex's babysitter

511. My Wednesday night crew

512. Stickers

513. Washing machines

514. Students with autism

515. Vibram 5 fingers

516. 3 mile runs with friends

451. Brownies

452. Krispy Kreme donuts

453. Donuts, period.

454. Rebekah calling donut holes "baby donuts"

455. Rebekah pushing her stool around trying to get to the donuts instead of asking for one

456. Rebekah snuggles in the morning time

457. "hold me tight, momma" and then "dat too tight"

458. Rebekah saying "I want to see her" about her baby sister

459. Mary Alex smiles

460. Mary Alex grins

461. Mary Alex coming out of her skin when she sees herself in the mirror

462. Mary Alex grabbing and holding on tight to anything!

463. Door prizes

464. Running 5Ks side by side with my honey

465. Running 5Ks side by side with my honey with both girlies in strollers

466. Donut bread pudding

467. Trustworthy friends who double as babysitters

468. Friends on maternity leave with me

469. Margaret Elise Rawlinson's safe arrival to this world

470. Mamie's front porch

471. Little hands cleaning Mamie's chairs

472. Rebekah instructing her baby about Mamie's front porch

473. Outings with just my Bekah

474. Bekah telling me "dat not posed to talk/dance/sing" while we watch Beauty and the Beast

475. Bekah's love for her "bank-bank" (blanket)

476. Riding in the Jeep with J.R.

477. Quality magazines

478. The Message

479. acrylic paint

480. footprints in acrylic paint across my studio floor

481. Michaels' sales

482. Medela

483. Vonage. Vonage. Vonage.

484. Facebook

485. An ambitious husband

486. Microwave

487. Frozen meals from friends

488. Cowboy boots

489. "ooh ooh ah ah" boots

490. Butcher paper

411. The Family Medical Leave Act

412. Toaster Strudels

413. 6+hours of sleep

414. Rocking my baby in the silence of night

415. Cuddling my girl in the silence of night

416. Pull-ups

417. Flushable wipes

418. Rebekah's sweet voice singing Bible songs

419. "I ruv you, mum"

420. That special connection between grandmothers and their first granddaughter

421. Rocking chairs...all shapes and sizes

422. Visiting friends

423. Friends who visit

424. Tailgating

425. Little Debbie Brownies

426. Miracle Blanket

427. The whole Giles family

428. Margaritas

429. Mexican restaurants with great patios

430. KLove

431. A husband who makes sure there is gas in my car

432. Healthy family

433. Lavendar

434. Blank canvases

435. The Message bible

436. Bunko

437. Socializing at Bunko

438. Kelly's baking skills

439. Kelly

440. Mary Alex and KatieAnn crying in my backseat

441. Tasha's willingness to have icecream for supper with me when I need it

442. Vibram 5 Fingers

443. Jogging Strollers

444. Rebekah's desire to draw

445. Rebekah's smudgy handprints after she draws all over herself

446. Cellphones

447. Vonage phone service

448. Long conversations with Joy

449. Snail mail

450. New to me books

381. ARC camp

382. ARC angels

383. A healthy pregnancy

384. Mary Alex Carter

385. A supportive OB/GYN (and very good friend)

386. My momma and mother-in-law putting up with me during labor

387. A husband putting up with me for the first two days of labor

388. Forest General Hospital

389. Good meals cooked by other people

390. 4 generations of my family loving each other

391. 4 generations of my family rocking on the porch

392. Katherine, Avery and Jan

393. Rebekah's love for Mary Alex

394. MacBook Pro

395. Internet at the house

396. Full size keyboard

397. Full keyboard emails from Joy

398. My best friend

399. Internet that allows me to communicate with 398. across the Atlantic Ocean

400. Hawaiian goodies

401. Honey, my puppy

402. Yardwork completed by other people

403. A glass of ice water

404. Rebekah singing "Jesus Loves Me"

405. Rebekah rocking her babies

406. Rebekah cooing over Mary Alex

407. Mary Alex's coos

408. Mary Alex's baby breath on my neck

409. Rebekah's drawings

410. JR's job

351. My husband
352. Our house
353. Our mutual friends
354. Our sweet girl
355. Our sweet baby to be
356. Our dog that stays outside
357. Our parents
358. Happy get togethers at our house
359. Quality time in the car with 351,354, and 355
360. Walks with 351, 354 and 355

361. The Cheesecake Factory
362. Nice hotel rooms
363. Overly expensive hotel breakfast buffets
364. Doormen
365. R's joy over escalators and atriums

366. The three precious years of friendship I had with Rebekah Carol before she went to heaven
367. The peace I have from knowing Rebekah is in heaven
368. The things I have learned since Rebekah went to heaven

369. Quiet art making time in my classroom
370. Kids who do their work correctly the first time so they can enjoy "art making time"
371. My peers at work that rock
372. Having lots of stuff ready for 2010-2011 school year already
373. Not having to pack my whole classroom up
374. Cohesive teams
375. One and half more days of school

376. R going to bed an hour early
377. Watching 4 hours of LOST uninterrupted since 376
378. Afternoon phone calls from college friends who are on maternity leave
379. Middle of the night phone calls from South Africa
380. Texts from my honey

317. my husband who isn't a lazy bum
318. my husband who does and wants to take care of our family
319. my husband who isn't addicted to his game system
320. my husband who is a good daddy
321. my husband who grocery shops
322. my husband who takes showers in the morning
323. my husband period

324. nice secretaries
325. kids following directions the first time
326. Rebekah's typical obedience
326. Dates to the movie theatre
327. Big envelopes of Joy's leftover craft supplies
328. Joy's emails
329. contact lenses
330. air conditioner
331. chocolate candy
332. Teacher Appreciation week
333. Jeep rides with the top down
334. Rebekah's sweet "weeeeeeeeeeeeee" with hands in the air
335. Caliente's food
336. Caliente's atmosphere
337. fresh sheets on the bed
338. fluffy pillows
339. Golden Grahams...put them in the bowl with the milk on top
340. Phone calls from Hawaii
341. Completing 2 IEPs with RAH
342. Absent students when I have a headache
343. Sharpie pens
344. my Wednesday ladies
345. my Wednesday ladies not on Wednesday
346. my friend who said "skid skid skid"
347. good novels
348. pygmy goats
349. grass smell
350. not having a homeroom class

311. Eyesight
312. Hearing
313. Sense of Touch
314. Rebekah's growing understanding of the world around her
315. "D.V." time in the mornings
316. Sunshine!!!!

291. a hard working assistant
292. good friends commited to DisneyWorld Princess Half-Marathon 2011!!!!
293. God's grace, I'm drowning in it
294. walks with J.R>
295. text conversations with Crystal
296. my Wednesday ladies
297. I.S.S.
298. movies in bed after a long day
299. Rebekah's sweet voice
300. watching Rebekah and Pete play
301. seeing the bunny for the third time on an ultrasound
302. Having morning duty when it is 60 degrees instead of 35
303. Already being married
304. Kat's friendship
305. Early morning chats with Joy on my way to work
306. Tyler's rhinoceros sentences
307. ZUMA
308. Girl Scout cookies
309. Crunchy chewy ice....from Sonic or Wards or the cafeteria
310. a clean house

281. Sick days when Rebekah is still happy
282. Morning talks with Annette
283. Lunch with J.R.
284. New Bible study
285. Having a running buddy after months of training alone
286. Poptarts with frosting
287. Mac'n'cheese
288. Bekah's puckered lip kisses
289. Blank canvases
290. Really quiet evenings at home with my girl

261. "muk" and "I want" and "mama" and other mumblings from my girl
262. tee-tee in the potty
263. J.R.'s desire to eat at restaurants
264. J.R.'s new pup
265. college friends that are still friends
266. church friends
267. work friends
268. friends that overlap into more than one category
269. our big tv and snuggle time watching it
270. our supportive parents
271. Christmas break and the quality time it provides
272. Legs that can run
273. Working lungs
274. Icecream!!!
275. My new running jacket with pockets
276. Girl dates to the movies
277. toys that don't make noise
278. Well made ceramics and the way they feel in my hands
279. Smell good candles
280. Philosophy products.....mmmmm

Happy Thanksgiving

231. Thanksgiving Day
232. Thanksgiving lunch with the Carters
233. Thanksgiving supper with the Bakers
234. Hobble then Gobble race Thanksgiving morning
235. Thanksgiving lunch at our house
236. Afternoon naps
237. Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
238. A husband that chops wood
239. A fire in the fireplace
240. Pizza for supper
241. Laughter
242. Energy
243. Strength
244. God's grace
245. David Crowder's music
246. Snuggly blankets
247. Rebekah's constant blabbering
248. Friends like the Mauls
249. J.R.'s puppy
250. Chocolate pie
251. The Bible
252. A clean house
253. Coloring with Rebekah
254. The way Rebekah puts all the crayons back in the tin when she is finished
255. The way Rebekah nibbles but doesn't bite the crayons
256. Miles and Rebekah playing
257. Rebekah kisses
258. ARC
259. ice water
260. glasses

221. Mums blooming in the yard
222. Monday night TV
223. Rebekah reading to us
224. Kindermusik
225. Helpful work people
226. Lifeway bookstores
227. J.R.'s BIG laugh
228. Promethean board
229. Breakfast for supper
230. Gravy dog

202. Randy's life
203. visiting with Marie and Will
204. Oma and KaaKaa
205. "going for a ride"
206. Rebekah's increasing receptive language skills
207. Malone's taffy
208. Primo's petitfours
209. BudLight
210. 10 year HS reunions
211. that I've changed since HS
212. Mamie
213. Krispy Kreme donuts for breakfast
214. Joy's safe return from S.A.
215. JellyCat stuffed animals
216. Cool weather
217. Strength to run, even if it is slow
218. J.R.'s work car
219. smell good candles
220. a mostly picked up house

186. My husband
187. My daughter
188. The rest of my family
189. Playdates with the Riles
190. Sunday suppers with the Gonces
191. Chocolate chip cookie sandwiches
192. Fall break
193. Mornings with Rebekah
194. Picnic lunches with Rebekah at the Trace
195. Afternoons with Rebekah
196. The kitty cat, Oreo
197. El Rancho
198. Did I mention J.R.?
199. Bible Study
200. And in the words of Alli "my church ladies"
201. Francis Chan's Crazy Love

166. Crumbs on the floor
167. Interest in our house
168. The Gilmers
169. Chik-fil-a
170. footed pajamas
171. Wednesdays
172. Commissions
173. Fun jumps at school
174. School counselors
175. New episodes of NCIS
176. Marshmellow creme straight from the jar
177. Baby kitty m'ows
178. Marble Slab Creamery
179. A short visit with my sister
180. Being able to run 7 miles
181. The CAC at church
182. Tasha's friendship
183. Fall break starting very very soon
184. Cafeteria $3 lunches
185. Renewed stuff

Great weekend

141. J.R.'s 32 years
142. Dinner with his parents
143. Outback Steakhouse dessert
144. Spending the night at Grandmother's
145. Feather pillows
146. Late night talks with Mom
147. The Townsend family
148. Monogram Magic
149.The Lewis family
150. Delta State
151. Pig Pickin'
152. Good friends
153. Good friends all in one place
154. Charlsie's brownies
155. The Bairds
156. Sonic
157. Long talks with girlfriends
158. A baby that travels well
159. Witnessing Wil Franklin's first steps
160. Covenant Presbyterian Church
161. Libbi's cooking
162. Shopping with Mom and seester
163. Coming home to a clean house
164. Beks' squeals when she sees her Daddy
165. Rain

121. Rebekah surviving the flu, AGAIN
122. Coming home to a clean house
123. Coming home to an empty dishwasher
124. Finishing the 10K
125. My uncle, Jay
126. The new 4Friends set up
127. Old movies on Sunday afternoon
128. My students accepting our new student
129. My students maturing just a little bit over the summer
130. My new assistant, Jackie
131. Rainy afternoons
132. Leslie allowing me to borrow the treadmill
133. Not having to do all the laundry
134. My friend, Carolyn
135. Good books
136. New Bible study (Experiencing God)
137. Temple Baptist Church
138. Text messages from my favorite
139. Chocolate chip cookies
140. Chocolate chip cookie sandwiches

91. My school laptop
92. My Promethean Board in my classroom
93. The first several days of school going smoothly with the exception of one incident involving rocks on the playground
94. Amazing school friends (ahem, you know who you are)
95. My new very efficient classroom assistant (she deserves 105,496,237 stickers and we've only been at work for a 6 days
96. The Trace and its bunnies
97. Pleasant evening bike rides on the Trace
98. Rebekah tinkling in her potty for the first time
99. Rebekah's sweet sleepy time hugs
100. Rebekah's "Meow"
101. Ida handling Rebekah's handling so well
102. My Gravy
103. Marie and Will's short visit with us
104. Will's baby feet
105. Will's squeals
106. Hugs from my students
107. Supportive adminstration at school (God has answered prayers with them)
108. Joining Temple
109. The excitement of a new Bible Study with my Wednesday girls (we start back tomorrow)
110. Rebekah's dancing
111. Rebekah's backing up into my lap
112. J.R.'s laugh
113. 3 nights down and 4 to go
114. Free mobile to mobile calls to my Momma
115. Facebook
116. My school schedule being so easy to make this year
117. My school schedule flowing so smoothly somewhere
118. Artistic talent
119. Cleveland, MS
120. Not feeling like a failure at the end of a work day