Happy College Football Day!

yayyyyy college football starts today! And even better...it is crazy overcast here today. It poured rain this morning and just never really cleared up. It's a bit humid, but still in the 70's. I opened up the windows for the first time in I can't even remember how long! It's wonderful. Rob just headed back up to the airport for a pair of grounds and I am planning on watching the first half of the Georgia game, going for a run during half time, and making buffalo chicken dip during the second half. A delicious day :)

I do have a quick favor to ask of all our readers :) The high school I teach at is participating in the Boxtops for Education program. Usually you only see elementary schools participating because the parents are more involved at that level, but we are giving it a shot. I teach at a Title I school, which means a strong percentage of the students come from families with a very low income and the school itself is in a district that does not have strong financial backing. For instance, each teacher was given one pack of paper (which went to copying syllabi) and is then responsible for providing their own paper. I have one set of literature books (and no novels), which means all the reading must be done in-class, because there isn't enough money to buy a book for each student. The library printers are out of ink...the list goes on. We're hoping to raise a good amount of money through this program to start purchasing more books and supplies. Here is where I am asking for your help...if you aren't already saving box tops to donate to a school, it would be awesome if you could save the tops before you pitch empty boxes. If you wouldn't mind hanging onto them until Christmas, I could pick them up in person and skip the whole cost of mailing them. I would really, really, really appreciate your help :)

Not too much is new out here. Rob is working all Labor Day weekend, which is a lil sad, but also not the end of the world. I have a lot of grading to do, so I am going to go to work at Cutter with him on Sunday and grade (it is cooler there and they have comfy chairs and more tv channels in the pilot's lounge where I can hang out!). We are going to grill out burgers (real beef for me again!) on Monday and continue our hunt for a new truck...it looks like we have decided to get the lil SUV in a few years when we can afford to lease a newer car and will go with a hybrid. There aren't too many older cars out there now...it seems like most people turned them in for cash in the clunkers program and Rob is starting to get a lil nervous about finding something soon. No news on the house, except my patience waning. I am trying so hard to sit tight, but it's frustratingly difficult! We will let you all know as soon as we know anything.

Hope you all have a great Labor Day weekend! Love, Sarah and Rob