My Poor Dog

My poor dog has been sick. I took her to the vet but she still isn't herself. I hope she gets better. She is so much nicer to me than the kids! I am so excited to get to spend the summer with my kids! I am not sure what I will be doing but it won't be working! Yipee! Okay so I know I will work but not everyday! We are planning a way fun camping trip over Memorial Weekend. We are all very excited.

Just checking in

So the Masters program is a lot more work then I thought it would be. For this last class we physically met three times but had 23 assignments. I hope the work load lessens of I will go nuts this summer when I am enrolled in 3 classes at the same time! I have finally figured out what I am doing teaching now that the year is almost over. Now I am worried about how well my class will perform on their CRT's. Keep your fingers crossed! : )

Temple Dedication

We got to attend the Draper Temple Dedication at our Stake Center today. It was so cute how the kids kept asking me what was going to happen. I had no idea it was a first for me too. I'm glad we all got to experience it.

I can finally see my couches!

Okay so I brought someone to our house the other day and I could have died from embarrassment. I have been so busy that I haven't taken any time to clean and of course the kids aren't going to do it on their own. What a mess. Well I can finally see the couches and chairs. I did find out that our vacuum was broken so we bought another and it works great, it's one designed to pick up pet hair and since our dog sheds like no other it was much needed. I wish I could say the whole house is clean but I feel like we have a good start. As soon as I get the house how I want it, it will be time to start yard work. Ugh I just had a horrible thought, I haven't cleaned up after the dog all winter. It's tempting to just burn the back yard and start from scratch!

How to get out of things

Well, I discovered how to get out of ward activities, cleaning the church, and teaching my lesson. Crash a snow mobile. That's right I crashed. Not bad for my first time! It must have been so funny to watch. I thought I was being so careful. I thought okay take that little hill. Unfortunatly when I got to the top of the little hill I realized that it went straight down on the other side. I am really quite proud of myself I didn't even swear. Anyhow I crashed straight down in the snow. So picture this, the snow mobile goes straight down, my legs fly up into the air and my face smashes into the handle bars. I was being safe so I had a helmet on but......the helmet was loose so the covering for the mouth gets shoved up into my nose. I kept my grip on the handle bars so when the machine and I landed I flopped to one side. I had the wind knocked out of me so for a minute I just lay there and the first thought I had was I am so done. No more riding for me. After I lay there for a minute I felt something drip down the side of my face. Great I was bleeding. I was pretty shaky so it took me a minute to get my helmet off. I was bleeding from both sides of my nose, I didn't have anything with me but my gloves so they became my tissue to stop the bleeding. By this time some of the other people with me saw me laying on the ground and had come over. At this point I realized that I was lucky that the snow was so deep. My right leg was under the machine, since the snow was so deep my leg had sunk some so it was not hurt. I was not done though since we had a machine for each person I had to drive myself back to the trailers. I did okay but I was pretty shaken up.

Today I have a brusied and swollen nose, a small cut under my nose and above my lip. I do feel like I was run over by a truck, I am sore all over.

I am lucky I wasn't hurt worse. It was a lot of fun though and I will probably go again but not too soon!

GRRRRRRR....... I can't take anymore!

So this week has been HE double toothpicks! Monday night I have to get ready for parent teacher conferences. Tuesday and Wednesday conferences until 8 p.m. Thursday hair appointments and a single adult activity (My Stake calling you know). Today I have a get together with my friends from high school (This and the hair are the highlights of my week) Tomorrow another singles activity from 7:30 a.m. until 3p.m. Then home until 6 for a ward progressive dinner. After that I am on the list to clean the church at 9p.m. Up on Sunday to teach in Primary.Somewhere in the midst of all that I get to write lesson plans, teach full time, and be a full time masters student. At some point I have to find some time to do my homework. I feel bad because I am tired busy and stressed and the kids get the raw end of this deal. I haven't been able to spend very much time with them at all and even though we live in the same house I miss them!

I so have to get more organized.

Okay so I am having a tough time keeping up with everything. Between my class web site and my school and upcoming parent teacher conferences and facebook my blog keep getting skipped. Tommorrow I am having a make up day for my math class and will be talking about possibles bags with my home room.
I got some material and I need to figure out the easiest and best way to make them. Any ideas?????

WOW!

WOW it has been a coons age since I updated this. (Can you tell I am teaching about mountain men?!) Life has been so busy! I am heading for major burn out! Too many papers to grade, too much homework to do, too many meetings! It will all end before I die of this I am sure! I am so glad to get next Monday off of work! I am so going to sleep in! (okay well maybe I might need the day to catch up on everything around the house I have let slide)

Finally!!!!

It's a done deal. I got my licence from the state of Utah today! It's official, I can teach. It's a good thing I got this done three days before I start the Masters program.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Wow Christmas Eve already! The kids want to open a gift tonight and I am stumped. Because of current financial situation I had help supplying Christmas gifts this year. My delema is that I have no idea what the kids are getting and what to give them tonight. I am just so greatful that we are blessed enought to have gifts and a home when others have less.

And since I don't update this often I will share that I found out last week that I passed the PLT test. I scored 173, a 160 score is passing. I am so glad that is over. And now since I am a crazy idiot I have enrolled to start my Masters program on January 10th. It is an acellerated program so I will be able to complete it by the second week of December 2009. Let the insanity continue!

Just waiting for the paper work to get done!

I am still waiting for the PLT test score. Once it posts I can get my bachlors degree finalized! Time is of the essence. If I get every t crossed and i doted before Jan 1st. I will get a $1,000 first year teacher bonus on my Feb. paycheck. If not I wave goodbye to the money forever! I just love paperwork!

The Final Count Down!

1 more night of school! Yipee! If I could still do them I would be doing cartwheels right now!

I took the PLT test on Saturday. If I pass this I am all done! If I didn't pass I have three years to get it right or no teaching for me. All I can say is I will be hopping mad at myself if I don't pass!

I feel like my load is getting lighter but the weight won't be lifted until I get the #%#@$%$%^@# test score!

Keep your fingers crossed for me, I will know in 4 to 5 weeks. (Nothing like dragging it out and creating olsers!)

I finally follwed through with something!

While I was waiting for the kids sheets to finish washing I decided to change the background on our blog. If eveything in life were this easy!

Almost Done

OK so Maybe I will get around to changing my background BEFORE Thanksgiving but who knows! I have 2 that's right count them one, two weeks left of school! Yippee! I have a huge test on the 15th. So keep your fingers crossed for me! Yesterday was Savanah's 10th birthday. They grow up so fast. We had a combine carnival type party for both Chance and Savanah yesterday. Boy am I glad that is over. Now we have the primary program in Church today. I sure am glad to have kids to keep me on my toes. I love em tons!

Boy has it been a while

Well like with all things I have had good intentions of keeping this updated. Wow it has been a long time. I have 25 students in my 4th grade class. They are all great kids. We just finished one of the funest units ever on rocks and minerals. ( I know it doesn't sound fun but it was a blast ) We are getting ready to start new units on soil and Native Americans.

BreeAnn, Savanah, and Chance all moved with me to Mountainville. They are really enjoying the new school. They would probably like it more if I didn't have the access to their teachers, they can't get anything past me now!

Kaylin is at Lehi Jr and having a great time socially and is even learning a few things when we can get her to put down the Japanese Anime! She has an appointment in a week to get her braces off.

BreeAnn will get to keep her braces for a while. When hers go off a set will go on for Savanah.

Oh the expensive things we do for our kids!

I am hoping that Chance will get to skip that opportunity but who knows.

On a personal note

Yesterday was my last day at American Express. It was harder than I thought it would be. I have met and become friends with so many people. It was hard to say goodbye, but it was time. I have one week off before I start full time at Mountainville Academy. We are planning on going to spend Mon-Fri and Grandma and Grandpa Leavitt's cabin with them. It should be tons of fun!

Have you ever been to a Dinosaur and Shark Party?

Well Chance has. He got to go to both parties on the same day for his cousins Ryan and Cameron. He had a blast and didn't want to come home. Savanah got to stay and play too. Thanks Amber for a way fun day!

Update on the 24th of July Pics

So it took me a while to get the pictures updated but they look good. When we got down to Kaylin and Ken in the balloon battle we knew it would take forever so we let all the other kids rush them. Kaylin's balloon popped first so........Ken the undisputed Balloon Battle Champion!

The Ballon Battle

Stick Pulling