Keeping up with the Jones'

So my little brother Jason calls me last night sounding very excited. Asking if dad told me, if I had herd the news. Not sure of what was going on I said "no" even though I had seem my father earlier that day to help bleed the brakes on the green car he did not tell me some big ol' news I should have known about.

I was instructed to go to fieldandstream.com.
A magazine I believe my brother lives by.
Under the photos of the week and the forth picture later there my brother was holding up four birds.
He said to me it was one of his accomplishments and we determined that he might crap a chicken if he actually made the magazine. So congrats to my little bro for making Best bird in field and stream....im so proud *tear* :D

CAPTION:Jason Jones of Pilot, North Carolina after a successful opening day.

Project Runway

So I have been captivated by Bravo Tv's show Project Runway. I think i missed one episode somehow. By the way Thank all that is good in this world bc with the DVR in our house I would never see any show I like.
But ne ways last night was teh season fianle of Project Runway. A show in which these aspiring designers comepete in designing clothes. Each week they were given a challege to design a look or outfit. They then had very little money, and time to complete the challenge and face off on a runway show in front of the Judges. The judges Nina Garcia, Editor at large for Elle Mag, Michael Kors-umm hello The Michael Michael Kors label! (Hope to own a purse by him one day), Heidi Klum-host, supermodel and possibly one of the most beautiful women in the world. Tim Gunn-Chief Creative Officer at Liz Claiborne Inc (I hope I get to meet him one day!) And then a guest judge which ranges depending on the challenge. Challenges included design an outfit for a dragqueen, or outfits inspired by new york at night. There was an olympic design challenge and so much more. How could I not get hooked! Each week I was glued to the DVR to catch up on the show to see which designer I like best. I just love the show.
So last night the ladies were in the final three and showed their collection. Each were great but I knew that Leanne would win....just knew it. and guess what she did! woo! I like all the designs she put down the runway. The other contenders Korto and Kenley both did an excellent job too.
I enjoyed the show. I can't wait till the 6th season. Believe me it will be DVR'd. However as I was reading viewer respones they were very negative againist the winner of the show, Leanne. I think she completely deserved to win. The other two designers did a great job but over all I think the judges picked the right person to be the winner. I posted a few pics I loved from Leanne's collection.
Check out Bravotv.com to see the other designers who worked the runway.

Football, Bush Gardens, and my LP

I get so excited about Fridays. For starters its the end of the week, usually a long and exhausting one, but there is Friday night Football with the OHS Jags, and I get to wear jeans to work! Oh the little things in life. haha
Well today's friday football adventure is at Harnett Central HS and since I live oh 5 MINS away I can freely leave when the game is over and this trainer is home in 5 mins! not an hour or so later as usual! wonderful! I just pray that no one gets hurt, I really hate seeing my guys get hurt. I Also hope they win. We need a win. Our team just really needs that confidence a win brings. So maybe tonight will be better than it has been for them.

Tomorrow we get to embark on one of my favorite adventures once a year (usually) BUSH GARDENS! Yep going to ol BG with LP's youth group. Brooke (his sister) and Tyler (my pumpkin) are coming along and its going to be great. I love roller coasters. I'll have at least one freak out tomorrow. Probably on the way up to for the Griffin or apollos charit. The climb up just freaks me out. The idea that you are rising several hundred feet in the air to plumit back down at rediclous speeds is insane! The time going up is not thrilling for me, its more like torture. But Im sure teh roller coaster inventors and makers are thrilled by that thought. So to the rollercoaster makers....great job on freaking me out and then giving me 20-30s of amazing thrill! You rock.

Im pumped about the weekend! However one of the things I look forward to the most is being able to rest and spend a little more time with my husband. We are so busy during the week. Both of us have some much going on that by the time we sit down with each other its 9 or 10 or 11:00 at night. And even then sometimes I have homework, he has homework and stuff to do for youth group. So during the week our time is scarce with each other, so I look forward to the weekend when I can just hang out with him. I can't imagine not being married, if we were still dating I think we would never see each other!
I love my LP so much! We get to share our first Christmas together this year and we are both excited!
Life is so full of blessings and one of my top is my husband, I could not do what i do daily with out him behind me keeping me going.
So with that I will end. Its time to set up some Gatorade for football and go eat with the team Then tape um up and head on over to HCHS.

Have a great weekend! I know I will!



Me and LP at the first Campbell Football game in 58 years!!

Finally!!

I can finally say that I passed my BOC test to become officially an Athletic Trainer! SWEETNESS!

When me and LP saw the results of the test and it said PASS we both screamed as if we scored a winning touch down! woo!

It feels so great to have finally done something right on this test. Im not completely officall yet but I will be. I have to send my CPR stuff and a transcript. I'm having to wait on both.

But Thanks you LORD! for hearing my prayers, and always making a way for me to take the test.

And I owe it HUGE to my parents and my LP neither of them let me stop taking the test, they never allowed me to quit. And LP had to suffer through all the times I didn't pass and I couldn't have gotten through without him there. (love you baby)

So that said I can finally stop blogging the night before about how I want to pass the test. haha.

It feels so good!

-mrs. powers

hUmP dAy

Yep its hump day....aka Wednesday.
I am at work.....booo

Volleyball has been going in the mornings from about 9-11:30ish. I usually get out by 12. And since Football starts at 4 and I like to be here by 3:15 for that,I've been going and hanging out or rather house sitting at Mr Runchey's place. He's in china for part of the Olympics. So I've been napping, and hopefully today getting some pool time in. But he lives 5 minutes from the school, and I live30. I could go home but between the time and gas, its just easier to hang out at his place to wait for football to start.
I might have to go home today. I thought my glasses were in my bag, but they are not. I should have doubled checked before I left, but I was so tired! I was just trying to make it out the door on time.

So LP is going on another mission trip. This is a mini-missions trip though. He's head out with Plymouth (new church) on Thursday and Friday and will be home Saturday.
So two more nights with out my husband :(
But I want him to go and get to know the people in the Church, and a few of the youth guys are going and it will be a great chance for him to hang out with them. I just miss him to much when he is gone without me. But working here so much will hopefully pay off pretty good. I get paid hourly and I'm trying to get as many hours in as I can. I don't know how much I get paid hourly but its pretty good. Im praying to make enough so we can do a Disney cruise next summer. :)

As for anything new going on....well there isn't much. Me and LP went to the gym last night, which felt really good.
I'm working on building up my running. I'm starting this 9 week program I found on-line that builds you up to 3 miles in 9 weeks. Its a good pace. Your only running about 3 days a week, but I'll probably do more personally but its a great start!
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

That's the link. I started the first work out last night. I wanted a M/W/F workout but I might do it as a T/TH/Sat workout. But I like working out. I like going to the gym and especially when me and LP get to go together. YAY!

Well as I battle being exhausted, I know my baby is sleeping at home. Have fun sleeping in LP! Love you!

Peace out
Heather P

yet again

So tomorrow...well technically today. I take the BOC for the millionth time.
I use to blog the night before I took it, then stopped. A combo of bad luck suspicions, and it was getting to frequent.
So just wanted to quickly say that I trust the Lord knows what he is doing and has done and is continuing to do. Esp. with me and this test.

So with that being said I fully trust in HIM (proverbs 3:5-6)
And have had my nightly ice-cream (yum) and some milk and will be going to bed shortly.

The Plan is to get up in the morning and have a light breakfast. Enough to get the brain going and small enough to keep the stomach from going.
I will do the sample MC questions and hybrid questions just to get ready and familiarize myself with the exam.
Then it will be go time for the last time.......( I hope)

Goodnight all

PS. I really really really miss LP. He's in Tampa on a mission trip and left last saturday. And this has been the longest week. I want him to come home to me. I MISS YOU BABY!! LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

peace out,

Mrs. Powers ;)

Friday......

So It is finally friday...woo....

Yes I know I should sound a little more excited about this. However, I am not. Usually when I have to get up at 6am and come to work Im not. I usually get to work at 10. As an Athletic Trainer at a high school this is somewhat normal. Some HS trainers go into work at 11ish....I come in at 10 because of the class I teach. Today is the last day of school. Sweetness!
So bc it is the last day it is a half day. A half day for the students it seems. Not for the rest of us.
Ugh. Honestly for me there is nothing to do. Ive already turned in my grades and since I dont really have any other classes I get to sit here today and do nothing.
Ok so I have stuff I can do. But if I do it now I will have nothing to do next week when I have to come in from 8-2:30
Why I have to come in next week....I'll never understand.
But Lawrence said he would come with me (its Monday and Tuesday of next week
I have to clean and do inventory and order supplies for next year. So it wont be too bad with him here. It will actually be better. If we run out of things to do here. We always have a bunch of Thank you cards to do. :)

***time passed**

Well school just let out, and now the kiddies are gone....so what can't the teachers be gone? It would be nice.

So Im back to my office without something to do.

I dont know if im really suppose to come to graduation tonight or not. Honestly I dont care if I come or not. But I really can't afford to come all the way back here. Since the school deducted 450 out of my pay check I dont have any extra money. Especially with taking LPs mom to the beach to see her friend. So were already hurting for money and I dont get paid again till the end of the month.

Thank goodness Lawrence keeps my spirits up about all this. He says were gonna make it and I sure hope he's right. He really helps me not be so depressed about it.
So we shall see if we make it through the month. I sure hope so. I put 15 in gas in the car this morning, and I dont have the money to put more gas in the car to come out here tonight.

Good Ol' Ms Mays said I wouldn't come all the way back here. She was like don't come. I told her i couldn't afford it. And told her I wish she was my boss. She said that since Mr Altman said I could come if I wanted to then I dont have to. Just don't come. I feel like I should bc all the other teachers have to, but I really really can not afford to come. If I could I would but with our money being the way it is, this is an expense I can not afford. I hope I don't get in trouble for not coming. If he fusses at me I'll tell him that I could not afford the gas in the car. And that would be the honest truth. He doesn't know my situation. And I don't care for him to know. If this is one of those things I really dont have to come to then i shouldn't have to.
He said well if someone falls out in the stands they are gonna want to know where my trainer is.
One that is not my job.
Two there should be EMS here
Three Mrs Karrs and Ms Mays said that they have EMS here
Four let the EMS handle it. I would have to call them any way.

So as of right now im not coming. I'll feel worried the whole night but in the end we can't afford the gas. So hopefully i can get out of herr before 2:30 and hopefully he wont say anything about coming to graduation tonight.

I"ll let ya know how it all goes. Happy friday!