The World According to Leslie

How can 2012 be over already?  Doesn't it feel like it just started?  I can't believe all the things that have happened this year.  Maybe... just maybe.... if I can get myself to bring my camera upstairs to my computer, I will post goodies from my entire 2012.  Maybe... just maybe.... if I can get myself to do it, I can post 2013 as it happens! :)  For now...  I hope you all had a Merry Christmas.  I wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR!  (Be safe tonight as you bring in 2013!)

I can not believe today is Christmas Eve!  Where did 2012 go?  I guess in 2013 I'll have to catch up on some of the things I really wanted to do this year.... 1. Writing a book. 2. Losing more weight! 3. Spending more time with family. 4. Winning the lottery (haha! must buy a ticket to win!) 5. Blogging more. Well... those are a few things I want to do more of. For today, I guess I will will wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS! 

I'm trying to find what my life is centered around. From the time I was 5 until the time I was 18, my life was centered around school.  (Obviously!)  I spent all day at school.  Once I started 7th grade, I spent afternoons (and sometimes much later) in the Band Room at my school and the high school.  Friday nights were Football games.  Saturdays, Band Competitions.  After graduation, I went straight to college.  Appalachian State, Music Education Major.  A year later I returned home to go to RCCC.  During this time I met my husband.  Still, all the while, my time was dedicated to school (and working).  January 2000---transfer to UNCC.  Hated it!  August 2000.  Transfer to UNCG.  LOVED IT!  Graduated in 2003.  By this time, I was married (for two years) and 6.5 months pregnant with our Princess!  I was working full time as an Interpreter.  August 2003--Life became centered around our Pr...

There are only two more days of school until Christmas break!  I'm reading Christmas books and watching the movies with my kids this week.  We are doing activities with them too.  It's nice to have a little down-time to get ready for break!  When we come back, it will be time to get ready for EXAMS!  Then we will change classes and I will get new kids! :(  I like my kids now!  I just want to keep them!  :)  Oh well.....  I will adjust to new ones too, I guess! :)

How do I even start this?  I'm sure this is how millions of teachers, bloggers, and parents feel today (yesterday, all weekend, every day since we heard the news)!  Yesterday at my school, we had a moment of silence at the time of the shooting on Friday.  I'm not even going to mention the shooter's name!  Yes, he's a person.  Yes, he's a soul.  But, he also killed 20 innocent children.  Some of them, they are saying, he shot multiple times!  Really?  Why did he need to shoot them more than once?  Why did he shoot them at all?  I know the news is saying that he has some mental issue.  Don't we all?  At some time or another, doesn't our brain get to the point that we just can't take it?  Don't we all just WANT to go off the deep end some times?  However....  no matter our own mental capacities, we all most of us manage to live our daily lives without going over the edge and doing any real harm to other p...

I wish it would snow right now!  It is December after all! However, I have the coolest snowman ever to show you.  If you follow me on Pinterest, you can see it there.  If you don't, you can go there and find me.....OR....when the snowman is finished, I will have pics to put on here.  I'm so EXCITED about this!

Over at iambaker , she is showing some SWEET desserts for the holidays! (She has EVERY day covered too!)  :) Right now she has a SWEET give-a-way for a Motorola Droid Razr HD.  The phone is great!  I'd love to win it! Go over now and check her out!