Our new obsession!

We've added a member to our family! (No, not a baby...)

Meet Sawyer!



He will be nine months old tomorrow! Sawyer is a yellow labrador mix -- he was rescued at twelve weeks by another family outside of Raleigh. We are so blessed to have found this pup who needed to be rehomed.



So far, he has been very well behaved! He loves his rope toys (which I have banned from our home because of all the strings he leaves behind after a chewing session!), tennis balls, and plastic Kongs filled with peanut butter.



He loves to lick but thankfully doesn't slobber much; he's a king at using his sniffer and always obeys to not follow me upstairs with his shedding yellow/white fur coat. Sawyer's a winner!

Guest room!

We have finally put together our guest room! Grant and I have enjoyed finding thrift store or great deals and making them work for our house. It was GREAT to have a break from school to use days to search for deals and plan out our room and guest bath. I cannot wait for more friends to visit!




Brittany and Andrew stayed with us, as our first overnight guests!

Crazy!

I got this email from PB today:
10% Discount Offer on Pottery Barn Wedding & Gift Registry Expires in One Month


Which means that we have been married for five months come Christmas Eve! It is hard to believe and quite crazy how time flies once you grow older. Anyone else noticed this?

Is everyone ready for Christmas?

We are all decorated, wrapped, and will be packed in two days for the beach! Merry Christmas!

My sweet husband.

He gives me too much credit...

Click on the link below to see what it's like for me to be behind the camera! It's rare!

Grant's thoughts about our Christmas decor...

My students.

Have I mentioned how sweet and fun my group of second graders is?

We have a great time together. Our class has created a blog so we can share our creative writings and other activities with friends and family virtually!

Mrs. Linderman's Little Learners

PS -- the lovely group picture of us was taken when North Carolina had that brief spurt of autumn. How I miss the warm sunshine...

I think I've whined enough about the cold, biting weather this week...

Family.

Every year my daddy's side of the family gathers together for days on end to celebrate our blessings. This year, we had our dinner at my parent's house instead of my grandparents -- it was exciting to start a new tradition!

My MaMa wanted a picture made of the grandchildren...and it was quite a feat! We had a blessed time and it was fun to visit with everyone since Grant and I make it home only once a month or less.




How was your Thanksgiving holiday?

Proud.

I am so proud of my husband. He is amazingly talented! I can brag because I'm the blessed gal that married him...

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