Happy 40th Steve!

I just wanted to wish my awesome husband happy birthday! Yes he is turning 40and yes he did rob the cradle. Ha ha! Did I ever think I would marry a man almost nine years older than me, No Way! It just happened that way and I am so glad that it did. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband. He really treats me like a queen and he is the best dad in the world. I am so glad that he has his priorities strait. I love you Steve!

Yippee

Well a lot has been happening in my neck of the woods lately but I don't know if it is really anything interesting. I am still doing summer school and I love it because it is a short work day and it is just with the first graders. No more not being smarter than a fifth grader for me. At least not for the summer anyway. The only downfall is that I won't be getting a paycheck for July or August so we are going to have a very poor summer. I am kind of excited about it though because I will have a couple of months off to just hang out with my kids. I haven't been able to do that in a long time. Also I am happy to be able to get my house clean. I feel like it has been neglected this winter because I was working so much. I just felt like this was one of the busiest years I have ever had with work and church and the kids being involved in their activities. I am ready for some time off. Another thing that I am excited for is to just keep my yard up. I have never been much of a yard person but this summer I am determined to keep it looking nice. So far I am off to a good start. Hopefully I will be able to keep it up. I usually get sick of watering everything by the time July hits. I am so excited because the lavender bushes that I got from my grandmas house are finally starting to bloom. I was really worried that they would die because I dug them up while they were starting to grow but they seem to be doing well. They have a lot of sentimental value to me because they always remind me of grandmas house. Another thing that I decided I need to be better at is going to the temple. I went last night with Saundra and it was wonderful going. I am ashamed to admit it but before last night it has been two years since I had gone. I am going to make a goal to at least try and go once a month. I know this might be a hard goal for me to reach but at least I am going to try. The kids are really excited because we got tickets to go to the Oquirrah Mt. temple on June 30th. I want them to have the temple as a goal for them and really appreciate that we have so many around us. Hayden was really upset last night when I got to go to the Provo Temple and he didn't. I tried to explain to him why he didn't go but I am sure its hard for a six year old to understand. I know I am not the best example to my kids when it comes to scripture readying and family home evening but I want them to want to go to the temple. I can't imagine what it would be like to not have my family sealed to me. Hopefully I will always be worthy of this wonderful blessing. I don't know, all we can do is try right? If you look really close at the Lavender you can see the purple buds. Yipee We took the fence down and it looks a lot better. Lets see how long my flowers will stay alive! Anyone want to make any bets?

The school year.

Well today was the very last day of the school year. I have had such a wonderful year being at Spring Creek Elementary. Don't get me wrong it has had its obstacles like learning how to use the stupid smart board when I am a total computer idiot and having to sub for my boss when I don't feel like I am at all adequate to be a teacher. The worst of all was finding out that I am not smarter than a fifth grader or even a fourth grader when it comes to math. I hate math. I hated it when I was in school. I finally had to tell my boss that it didn't do any good for me to help the kids with math because I didn't know how to do it myself. At Least he was understanding about it even though he is a genius when it comes to every school subject. At the beginning of the school year when I was asked to help with the special ed kids I was very skeptical. I was even regretting it half way through the school year. Some of the kids are just really challenging and its hard because you don't feel like you are helping them that much. Now my perspective has totally changed. I have learned to love those kids because I have spent so much time and energy helping them. They really are cute and special kids who just need a little extra help. I finally do think that I was able to make a difference in their lives. Next year I will be back at Spring Creek helping with the special ed kids. One more year without all the nervousness because now I know what to expect. I will also be doing summer school the month of June and that will be nice because it is only half a day. I have to say that the best thing that happened to me this year was being able meet and work with my friend Mindy Winterton. My partner in crime. I really love this lady. She is so nice and kind and really is an example to me. I don't think I would have been able to make it through the school year without her. Thanks Mindy!

Mindy, Mindy, Mindy, what more can I say?

Some of you know Brenda Marvel. She was the facilatator at Spring Creek this year and also a long time friend of my family.

This is my friend Lauren, I would of had many lonely lunches without her this year.

Carly and her awsome teacher Miss Yamaguchi.

Hayden getting ready to dance, looking cool in all his bling!

Just some cool pictures from here and there!

Some of my favorite pictues taken from here and there!

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Just some cool pictures.

Carly took this one and I love it!

T-ball Time!

We'll its has started, My life as one of those moms that gets to drive their kids around to endless activities. We enrolled Hayden in T-ball and his first game was today. It was more organized chaos than a game, but the kids had a lot of fun. Hayden got two hits and he also got the ball in the out field a couple of times. He loved it! The name that they thought of for their team is the Lizards. Its very fitting since their t shirts are green. All the kids are really cute. I really enjoy being able to go and spend time outdoors watching the kids have fun. When the game was over Hayden said "That was so much fun." I am glad he liked it because he was a little nervous at first. Carly said she wants to play next year. We will see if that idea sticks. For now we will just enjoy the summer watching Hayden.

Sick of being sick

Yuck, all this stupid talk about swine flu and I end up sick. Not with the swine flu thank goodness but with a yucky cold. I was going to try and go to work but they sent home these letters telling everyone if their kids are sick to keep them home. Can you imagine if I showed up sneezing and coughing, They would probably have a cow. So there goes one more day of pay for me. O well, I really am too sick to go to work anyway. I am going to the Dr. today but hopefully it is nothing I can't get over on my own. Its spring, its so frustrating to be sick when its starting to be nice out side. I just want to work in my yard and do fun things, not laying in bed sick! I know that the sick season will be over soon enough and I will be happy again its just frustrating being sick and not being able to do the things that need to be done.

I know I know

I know I have talked a lot about my grandma lately but I just wanted to share this one last experience. Last week I went with my mom to clean out the room that my grandma had been staying in. I thought I was over the crying part, but as soon as I started taking my grandmas cloths out of the closet I started sobbing. Not crying just a little bit, I mean really sobbing. I shocked my self. I just had a lot of memories of the last year when I would go bath grandma and her cloths reminded me of that. My mom hugged me and asked why I was so upset and I told her that getting rid of all of grandmas stuff just made it seem so final. Mom just calmly said "but that's the good thing its not final." I just needed to be reminded of that at that moment in time. My brain sometimes forgets the grander picture of things and only focuses on the moment I am living in. I love that I belong to a church where we can be sealed to our families forever and live with them in heaven. I know that this life is just a short moment and we will be more happy than every when we are reunited with our loved ones.