A Day at the Beach

From this
  
to this … I got up and got dressed as wanted to get over snap a picture of the finished work .. Alligator Alley is finished.  Looks and smells so much better.
 
After rinsing the truck and camper off we decided since it’s such a beautiful day that we’d head to the beach.

We saw an accident looks like a pretty bad one.  There was a man on the ground being secured on a stretcher.
 
some areas on the beach they are letting the dunes go back to their natural look.

Doesn’t the beach look so inviting?

We had another wonderful day enjoying the sand between our toes

before long it was time to head back home .. traffic was getting heavier
   

Getting ready for Christmas Program

I went over this morning to see if i could help out any and i got to see the kids practicing for their Christmas Program.

The kids love the camera and it was so much fun watching them

they enjoy getting into the rhythm

Temps have been in the 70’s and absolutely beautiful .. since i wasn’t needed i came home and decided to work on cleaning up my own home.  I’ve been keeping up with my laundry now that i finally got it all caught up.  I usually do a load or so a day and this way i stay on top of it.  We have changed our departure date.

Looks like the cement flooring is slowly coming along
 
It’s going slow .. but coming along .. once it’s done i will post the before and after pic’s .. smells so much better already.

This afternoon friends from Illinois came to visit us .. YES you read that right ... we haven't seen them for several years and we were excited and really enjoyed seeing them. Dave and Pam came over and we had a great time catching up .. were hoping to get to see them again before they head to LA and we head to FL.

Originally we’d plan to leave December 22nd and head back to Ocean Springs but we’ve been invited to the Christmas program and it’s December 22nd at 7 pm.  So we’ve decided to head out after Christmas when we will be heading to Florida.  We haven’t set a exact date.

Bethel School

Another beautiful day here in Mississippi.  I decided to get out and take some pictures.  I explored the church yesterday and today i explored the inside of the school
 
This school is a unique school … the ages of the children are from 2 weeks old to 8th grade.  The school has around 150 kids.  Kids start arriving around 5.30 AM until 5.30 PM.

Lunch time at school .. of course after lunch is recess!

they have a very nice fenced in play area.  There is a tall privacy fence around the entire outside playground and then inside is another fenced off area.  It’s very nice.
 
These kids were waiting to get their blankets for nap time .. the smaller kids have nap time from noon – 2 PM

they have a Christmas tree in the lunch room

Lunch room workers getting things ready for the next group of kids

There are several rooms that have these mats .. this is where the little kids take their naps at.  They have a TV and DVD player for those kids who do not sleep.

The nursey is so adorable!  I love this table and look how cute the rest of the room is
 
Here are some more of the rooms .. i snapped some pictures as i toured through .. looks like the kids are ready for Christmas too


This gym is very cute .. i love all the murals painted on the walls
 
Yes I am so enjoying spending time with these kids .. i’m such a pushover when it comes to children.  God has really blessed us to be able to spend time volunteering and witnessing to children through out the USA.

A Beautiful Church

Another beautiful day and I just had to get outside and do some exploring.  This church is huge.   It hold 300 people!  It’s a beautiful church.

There is 3 sections in the sanctuary
 
I love the ceiling and this stained glass is beautiful
     
They are setting up their displays for their drama they are putting on this weekend .. all i’m going to tell you right now is i can not wait to see it.

This extra lot is part of the church .. they have a huge area here
 
They have a large parking lot on the side of the building and in the back
 
Yes that is my home parked in their back parking lot.  see how huge it is?  We have all kinds of space and were actually enjoying being parked here by ourselves. 

the houses near by must have been rebuilt after Katrina and they are now up in the air.  Sure glad it’s not me that has to carry things up all those steps. 

The weather has been beautiful here and i am so enjoying the warmth .. hope your staying warm where ever you are.