Creative Weekend @ GA Baptist Center

I am now home after a weekend retreat that I had planned at the GA Baptist Center in Toccoa, GA. This was the first weekend retreat that I have planned. I think it went really well over all....although I did go to breakfast this morning before making coffee for everyone and someone else had it making when I came back just minutes later....Thanks Jill!! Everyone was very productive and creative! I loved walking around and seeing what everyone was creating. I did manage to get 12 scrapbook pages done and I have almost completed my "Beach" chipboard album.

I got a one hour massage and facial and ear candling yesterday. It was WONDERFUL!! In fact, everyone that got a massage seemed to absolutely love it. My massage therapist is Kayla Vaughn from Absolute Muscular Care in Hartwell, GA. I started using her this past summer and I was hooked from the start.

I think my children actually missed me this weekend. When I got home Zach and Morgan came running out the door to hug all over me. I was especially surprised with Zach. He has not hugged me like he did today in a LONG time. It made me feel really good. I guess it was good I was gone so they may appreciate me more ;)....we'll see!! It is good to be home.

I am sad that I missed Zach's wrestling day yesterday. David, Morgan and David's parents went with Zach to Daniel High School in Central, SC. At the time I talked to Zach yesterday he had had 2 matches and had lost them both.....this is not normal for Zach. One was with Zach classmate and friend Bill Sexton. Zach said he know he would not beat Bill. Bill has been wrestling since he was 5 years old. This is Zach's first year. Bill is really good too. That didn't upset Zach. What upset Zach was the next match that was against a boy that he had wrestled against earlier in the season and he had beat him in a 'call' because Zach was ahead 17 to 2. Zach said that the boy was 'choking him out' so Zach put his hands up while trying to tell the ref when he proceeded to tag him out! Boy...was Zach upset and mad. I'm kind of glad that I wasn't there to see it. David said that Zach showed him butt and refused to shake the other boys hand after the match and he argued with the referee and the coach. David said that Zach had bad sportsmanship. Zach cried because he was so upset.....that is REALLY not Zach. He went on to win 2 matches after the first 2 losses. Before yesterday Zach had only lost 1 match this entire season.

Well this had been an exhausting yet energizing weekend (if that makes any since). I am ready for more than a 3 1/2 hour sleep tonight. I will leave you with some pictures from this weekend. I am actually motivated to reorganize my scrapbook room and start spending some time in there again really soon. I need a day or two to recuperate first.