It's Wednesday....Only a few good things about Wednesdays. It's halfway through the week and it is body pump night. So, while prepping dinner I started thinking of some things I was thankful for. And my list got long so I thought I would share a few. And, since it is March 30, here are 30 things!!!
30. students that listen
29. Special band aids that cover blisters
28. The ability to run
27. The Salt Lake half marathon that I will be running in 16 days
26. my delicious snack of apples and peanut butter
25. new shoes
24. 24 hour fitness and group X classes
23. my new love...step class
22. 40 days of school left
21. the internet
20. You Tube (it makes my school teaching so much easier!)
19. Reality TV (Ok, Biggest Loser, American Idol and Celebrity Apprentice!)
18. Family ( I could go on forever about that one!)
17. Spring time
16. A car that runs
15. My soon change to much much cheaper insurance
14. June, July and August
13. Bananas
12. Reduced Fat Tris-cuts
11. The fun "pirate" date Tyler and I had last Saturday
10. DVR
9. General Conference
8. 11 mile saturday runs
7. wal-mart
6. sweaters
5. flip flops :)
4. Weekends
3. naps
2. movies
1. Tyler
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
March Madness
I am officially obsessed with March Madness! I really was all into when "jimmermania" was all over the news and I totally jumped on the Jimmer bandwagon. Now, as I received news that in our work March Madness Bracket has been updated and I am number 2. That is right my friends. Number 2. All those years of being dead last is paying off. My secret....don't ever pick number 1 teams. Go for the Cinderella teams. But, I did pick UCONN to win it all!!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Hmmmm.....awkward
Awkward:
- Thursdays....I'm just tired by then and want it to be the weekend
- My assistant principal passing me in the hall and thanking me for letting them come see my room....Hmm, no idea what that means so I just say "You're welcome" (visiting principals at our school but no one ever came in to the awesome classroom of mine!)
- Avacados...not sure I really like them
Awesome:
- My classroom!! ha ha
- that tomorrow is Friday and it is one day closer to the end of the term
- that I can see Tyler tomorrow (pretty sure this one will be EVERY Thursday!)
- a shower after a sweaty hour and a half at the gym
- Thursdays....I'm just tired by then and want it to be the weekend
- My assistant principal passing me in the hall and thanking me for letting them come see my room....Hmm, no idea what that means so I just say "You're welcome" (visiting principals at our school but no one ever came in to the awesome classroom of mine!)
- Avacados...not sure I really like them
Awesome:
- My classroom!! ha ha
- that tomorrow is Friday and it is one day closer to the end of the term
- that I can see Tyler tomorrow (pretty sure this one will be EVERY Thursday!)
- a shower after a sweaty hour and a half at the gym
Monday, March 14, 2011
My March Miracle
I know, and it is only the second week of March! I've actually had two so far and one was with my Praxis test so I don't need to say that one again. But this one is truly a miracle. After my almost 4th completed year of teaching it happened. I assigned a project and every single student in my class turned it in!!! Even the kids that don't regularly come turned it in! It was incredible. So good, I am giving them a movie day. And trust me, they are almost as excited as me!
Our Minnesota Missionary
Clearly I have no idea how to get pictures from Google docs saved as individual pictures to then put on a blog. I am clueless sometimes when it comes to technology! But, here are some pictures of our Minnesota Missionary! She is doing so great. She just was able to witness a baptism of a guy named Eric who is doing really good and was very ready to receive the gospel. She is loving her mission and it is flying by for all of us (except for mom!) She is on her downhill now and will be back home with us before we know it. We are counting down the days to June 22 when we can greet her at the Idaho Falls airport with our Minnesota shirts on! A mission goes way to fast but she is clearly enjoying it and loving the opportunity to share the gospel and serve some of our Heavenly Father's children. 
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Last time
I sure hope that yesterday will be the last time I ever walk into the Science and Engineering at Utah Valley University at 7:30 am to take the dreaded World and U.S. History Praxis test. It is awful but, I feel so good about this one and I know that I passed it. I studied so hard and was so ready for it! A big thank you to those who were thinking of me and praying for me yesterday. I guarantee that your prayers were heard and were felt!
The Praxis test is a funny (and ridiculous) thing. I guess I can say this because I have taken part in this more times than I care to count. Here are some funny things I notice.....
- the huge line of people waiting to check in. (I always wonder why everyone is standing in that line. Eventually, the line will get short and then you can go check in. It's so nice to just sit there and read a book and wait)
- people with their ziploc bag full of pencils and erasers and pencil sharpeners. And...their admission ticket
- the nervous looks of people once in the correct testing room
- the conversations going on around me (while I am still reading my book and just not caring!) "This test is so stupid" "I don't get why we need to take this test" "I am SO nervous" " I just can't do the world history part" and my favorite that brought a smile to my face, "Can we work in groups?" Oh man, I wish!!!
- The same instructions that I have memorized and filling out the bubble sheet that doesn't take any time at all anymore. But people get so concerned with whether or not the testing center should be called "Utah Valley University" or "Utah Valley State College because that is what is says on the admission ticket"
But once all those funny comments are done and the test begins, it is no longer funny. Though this test has been a huge challenge for me, I feel great about this one. I actually had a few minutes to read through a few past questions. I felt calm, I felt great and in four weeks we will see that all that hard work of studying and lack of sleep paid off!
The Praxis test is a funny (and ridiculous) thing. I guess I can say this because I have taken part in this more times than I care to count. Here are some funny things I notice.....
- the huge line of people waiting to check in. (I always wonder why everyone is standing in that line. Eventually, the line will get short and then you can go check in. It's so nice to just sit there and read a book and wait)
- people with their ziploc bag full of pencils and erasers and pencil sharpeners. And...their admission ticket
- the nervous looks of people once in the correct testing room
- the conversations going on around me (while I am still reading my book and just not caring!) "This test is so stupid" "I don't get why we need to take this test" "I am SO nervous" " I just can't do the world history part" and my favorite that brought a smile to my face, "Can we work in groups?" Oh man, I wish!!!
- The same instructions that I have memorized and filling out the bubble sheet that doesn't take any time at all anymore. But people get so concerned with whether or not the testing center should be called "Utah Valley University" or "Utah Valley State College because that is what is says on the admission ticket"
But once all those funny comments are done and the test begins, it is no longer funny. Though this test has been a huge challenge for me, I feel great about this one. I actually had a few minutes to read through a few past questions. I felt calm, I felt great and in four weeks we will see that all that hard work of studying and lack of sleep paid off!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Awkward and Awesome....really, it just sounded fun!
So, I guess I am to write awkward and awesome things about my life on this lovely spring Thursday.....
Awkward:
- walking into the 24 hour fitness in Sandy for the first time and having no idea where to go
- getting completely confused with the steps in step class and the teacher saying something about it
- needing to use the restroom so badly during my class today that I have to use the student restroom and....one of my students is in there...weird and awkward!
- realizing that my zipper was down ALL during class!!! Super awkward!
Awesome:
- remembering that I have the day off tomorrow!
- thinking of being able to spend the whole weekend with the love of my life, Tyler!
- knowing that I am going to pass this ridiculous test once and for all on Saturday
- finally getting caught up on ALL of my grades
- when every single student in my 2A class turned in their projects! Miracles do happen!
- my step class (once I got my brain ready for it!)
- tonight's phone call from Tyler!
Awkward:
- walking into the 24 hour fitness in Sandy for the first time and having no idea where to go
- getting completely confused with the steps in step class and the teacher saying something about it
- needing to use the restroom so badly during my class today that I have to use the student restroom and....one of my students is in there...weird and awkward!
- realizing that my zipper was down ALL during class!!! Super awkward!
Awesome:
- remembering that I have the day off tomorrow!
- thinking of being able to spend the whole weekend with the love of my life, Tyler!
- knowing that I am going to pass this ridiculous test once and for all on Saturday
- finally getting caught up on ALL of my grades
- when every single student in my 2A class turned in their projects! Miracles do happen!
- my step class (once I got my brain ready for it!)
- tonight's phone call from Tyler!
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