October recap

OK so because i am such a slacker i am going to do a quick recap of October.... Mikel and i went to Vegas with my entire family to go to the BYU football game at UNLV. It was such a blast!!! Then also that month Brittany and i took the kids to Gardener Village to see the witches there. We also went to their ward Halloween party, and a couple trunk or treat events. As well as donated food and supported Mikel and his haunted house NIGHTMARE on 84th street. Their Haunted house raised over 1100 Lbs of food for he UTAH food bank!!!!!!! It was amazing. They also donated over 70 blankets to the homeless shelter. We also carved some amazing pumpkins this month (Britt, Ryan, Me and the kids) And I had a Halloween party at school just before i went off track... Which sadly ends here soon.... SO that was a brief super duper quick wrap up of October, look at the pics for more info =) OH and the flowers in the pics are from Mikel, it has been 6 months since our first date, and he is just cute like that and brought me flowers!

New Chapstick which is AMAZING

Hey! SO I have this friend named Whitney, she makes chapstick and it is to DIE for! Those of you that know me, already know i LOVE LOVE LOVE chapstick, so i have used practically every kind out there!!BUT THIS ONE SERIOUSLY ROCKS. It keeps my lips smooth and soft all day, it doesn't leave them dry and worse then they were before, it actually helps them feel amazing!! AND IT SMELLS GREAT!! i LOVE IT! I just ordered 4 more flavors because i love it so much. I ordered peppermint ice cream, pina colada, pineapple mango, and cinnamon roll. I can't wait to get them on Saturday! She ships so fast you don't even have to wait very long! ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS TO PURE HEAVEN.

AND NO, she didn't ask me to advertise or sell for her, she doesn't even know i am doing this, this is just me sharing with the people i love a really great product, i really think you should try some it's fantastic!!! check it out go to http://www.etsy.com/shop/littleoldtree or just click "check it out" it is my link i made for you, either way ENJOY!!!

I love my job!

OK well i figured i should probably post a POSITIVE HAPPY post about my job, because all of this ranting and raving and venting about my job, probably has people thinking "Gosh she hates her job!" Which is SO not true. In reality i LOVE my job! Yes, it is demanding, overwhelming and extremely hard work... BUT i love it! there is nothing better than watching kids learn and grow and knowing that you helped them understand something new!! I love watching the light click in their head and helping them feel accomplished and good about themselves. My heart breaks when theirs breaks, i worry when they worry, I hurt when they hurt, I seriously LOVE my kids, and i get attached to them each time i get a new set of kids, and i cry each time i have to send another group on to the next grade.. It is my highlight when one of my old students stops by to say HI or to catch me up on middle school. It is so fun to see them grow and change! It is so weird to think my first group of kids is in 9th grade... THEY WILL BE IN HIGH SCHOOL NEXT YEAR!!! I love when they tell me i was their favorite teacher!! I really love my job. (I miss them when they move on)

But for real...What other job do you automatically get the holidays off? And other breaks throughout the year... YES they come at quite the price, and people often say how lucky we are, but believe me we work through our breaks, we work after school there is ALWAYS some project i am working on!! BUT OH how i love the breaks! it is the only time i get to catch up with reality and get ready to do it all again~!

I just want everyone to know that i couldn't love anyone more than my kids, I wouldn't do what i do if i didn't care about them, and care about my job! I even like talking to the sweepers that clean my room! I work with the best people ever!!! I wouldn't be who i am today if i wasn't a teacher, and for that i am grateful!!

Parent Teacher Conferences.

Ok So Have you ever stopped to think about what a teacher goes through when Parent Teacher Conferences comes around? Well for me, it is such a nervous time of year I get so anxious.. YES it usually goes well, and there are no problems, occasionally an upset parent, or a major concern. But for the most part, just a couple of REALLY long nights.

But still, as it approaches, i am getting nervous and anxious. I have spent long hours this last week, getting the report cards done, setting up my room to seek parental approval. Cleaning everything so it doesn't look like a hurricane just came through, anxiously waiting for the parents to sign up for a time so i can start arranging my materials according to schedule. Getting more anxious each day.

It's weird because when the time comes, they come in and magically i know what to say, I can usually respond well and have the answers to their questions... But up until that first parent walks through the door its a constant panic attack....

Cant wait for this week's fun! Hope it all goes well!!!

Haunted Village!

OK so last night me Mikel, Kristen and Eric went to the Haunted Village. Which is the haunted house up at "This is the Place Monument... Any of you that have ever been ANYWHERE with me, let alone somewhere scary know that i am very very jumpy. Heck i scream when my landlord opens the door in the garage when i am in there. I am very very jumpy. SO you can assume how it works when scary creepy guys pop out and scare me... I ran through the thing screaming.... I think i almost peed my pants atleast three times! It was a weird set up for a haunted house. It is both inside and outside, you walk a lot in between the different buildings. But it was way fun! I think the funny thing is, i am not afraid of the people dressed up all dead-like. Its just the intial jumping out that scares the shiz out of me. And then ok ok it is pretty creepy when they follow you... They just get too close for comfort.

I love it. It's one of my very favorite things to do. I just hate that it is getting so freaking expensive to go! That's why i am excited to go to Mikel's haunted house, "Terror on 84th". Him and his friends have built a haunted house throughout his yard. They put it on the last week of October, BEST part is, it's free! You just bring a can of food, and they donate it all to the food bank! What an awesome thing to do!?? It's pretty dang awesome too, you should check it out!

Anyway I love HALLOWEEN!!! yahoo! But sad and lucky? i am off track for Halloween! yahoo one more week of school! One more BUSY week of parent teacher conferences, but still 5 more days of school and then i get a break!!!

Everyone say YAHOO for Year Round School!!

BUSY BUSY BUSY

Ok so 3rd grade has kept me so busy i haven't even had time to blog about it!!!

And now tonight i spent the few minutes i did have to blog about it, changing my blog and now my time is up!!! Again!

So i will have to update you quickly and give more details later. We went to VEGAS as a Fam to go to the BYU game. It was way fun! Other than that i have been totally swamped with school. Luckily i go off track in two weeks! But before then i have Parent Teacher Conferences! So needless to say i have tons to do! But i will update soon!!!

Life is good.

NOW.... and THEN......

SO i have some of the BEST friends anyone could ever ask for. I was going through some of my old pictures, and laughing at how long we have all been friends. I have know all of you SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL!! Even some since ELEMENTARY SCHOOL! So i started putting together just a few of the pictures of our group together over the last decade....(or longer) Oh how i love you guys you always make me smile!!!! Here's to you guys!!! I seriously could not be where i am today without these girls. I have leaned on every one of their shoulders at least once and turned to them for support and strength. And they have ALWAYS been there for me when I needed them! I have learned Millions upon millions of lessons from each of them and i am so thankful to have everyone of you in my life! I hope you enjoy the memories as much as i did!! I can't wait to see what happens with us over the next decade! Love you!
P.S. If you have any other note worthy pics to add to this blog, let me know!!!!