I have a proposal on Donors Choose for supplies for my classroom. I am trying to get supplies to do a writing workshop to improve my kids reading and writing skills. I have already been funded for part of it and now just need to get funded for the rest. So if you know of anybody looking for something to donate to send them here. It's tax deductible and is a great website for teachers that sets them up with donors for classroom projects. Here's the link and thanks for your help!
http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=206694
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Another niece!
That's right I'm having another niece! She's due the end of January!!! I'm excited to have another little niece to play with and take shopping with me and spoil rotten!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Labor Day weekend!
To finish the summer we went up to our cabin in the mountains by Kamas for the weekend! It was a much needed break after a rough first week of school! My parents and I left early Saturday morning and started the weekend off by making a stop at Swiss Days in Midway. If you know my mom and I we love crafts and to decorate...so of course we love places like Swiss Days. We got some Christmas presents for Ally, we each bought a big magnet board, and a few other things. Then we bought some nice big yummy scones and headed out. We went straight up to the cabin where Grandpa and Grandma and Jeff, Julie, and Kelsey were already having fun. It was so nice to just relax and I got quite a bit of work done and was also able to do some reading and painting and we got to enjoy a little wild life (a moose and some birds and chipmunks). Saturday was a beautiful day and Sunday was pretty nice until Sunday evening. Sunday evening it started poring and pored most of the night. We woke up Monday morning, Labor Day, to more rain which quickly turned to hail, which then quickly turned to snow! I of course hate snow so wasn't thrilled for this. We packed up and headed down the muddy canyon road. We had to load the fourwheelers in the snow and almost got stuck in the drive way. But because we left earlier then planned we did get to stop at the outlet stores on our way home where I bought 2 sweaters and 2 pairs of sunglasses. It was a really fun weekend despite the snow!
The magnet board I bought!
The magnet board I bought!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Quick summary of the rest of my summer!
Ok so I decided I am just going to sum up the rest of my summer in one more blog and then I can stay caught up with what's going on now!
I went shooting with my friend Sevy and all of his guns several times this summer. We go up to a shooting range in Avalon and it's a ton of fun.
In August I went to the Emerson Drive concert at the Salt Lake County fair with Kasi. We ended up getting to stand about a foot away from the stage so we were way close and it was a ton of fun. Well except for the fight I got in with a 40 something drunk lesbian (that's a whole blog in it's own so ask if you want to know that story).
Another highlight of my summer was all the fireworks which is one of my favorite things about July. We watched Riverdale's fireworks on the 4th and then the Weber state fireworks of course and for the 24th we were at Bear Lake so we just watched some that people were setting off from the beach.
Here's some pics from the rest of the summer...
I went shooting with my friend Sevy and all of his guns several times this summer. We go up to a shooting range in Avalon and it's a ton of fun.
In August I went to the Emerson Drive concert at the Salt Lake County fair with Kasi. We ended up getting to stand about a foot away from the stage so we were way close and it was a ton of fun. Well except for the fight I got in with a 40 something drunk lesbian (that's a whole blog in it's own so ask if you want to know that story).
Another highlight of my summer was all the fireworks which is one of my favorite things about July. We watched Riverdale's fireworks on the 4th and then the Weber state fireworks of course and for the 24th we were at Bear Lake so we just watched some that people were setting off from the beach.
Here's some pics from the rest of the summer...
Monday, September 8, 2008
Bear Lake
Ok I'm going to kill 3 birds with one blog and combine all 3 trips (one each month) to Bear Lake. I'm also including a slide show from each trip cause I have a ton of pictures from all 3 trips!
In June we went up to our cabin with the family. My Mom and Dad, Grandparents, Brother and Sister and Ally, and Uncle and cousins Dallin, Landon, and Creed and his fiance Ashton all went. We had fun flying the kite, soaking in the sun, riding the jet skis, and just relaxing.
In July we got to go over the 24th so we left Thursday morning and got to stay until Sunday. It was a blast! This time it was my grandparents, my parents, Stacie and me, and my cousin and his two very cute friends Schafer and Alex. We had an absolute blast flirting with the cute boys, soaking in the rays, riding the jet skis and getting thrown off of them, watching movies til all hours of the night, playing in the sand, and of course getting our butts kicked at badminton by the boys cause we were a little too busy staring and flirting to actually play.
Then we got one last trip up there the weekend before school started in August. This time it was my grandparents, parents, me, My brother and his family, and my uncle and 3 cousins, and then my other cousin and his fiance. Again we had fun relaxing, playing, swimming, and of course soaking in the rays...one last dose of summer fun before it was time to go back to the real world.
In June we went up to our cabin with the family. My Mom and Dad, Grandparents, Brother and Sister and Ally, and Uncle and cousins Dallin, Landon, and Creed and his fiance Ashton all went. We had fun flying the kite, soaking in the sun, riding the jet skis, and just relaxing.
In July we got to go over the 24th so we left Thursday morning and got to stay until Sunday. It was a blast! This time it was my grandparents, my parents, Stacie and me, and my cousin and his two very cute friends Schafer and Alex. We had an absolute blast flirting with the cute boys, soaking in the rays, riding the jet skis and getting thrown off of them, watching movies til all hours of the night, playing in the sand, and of course getting our butts kicked at badminton by the boys cause we were a little too busy staring and flirting to actually play.
Then we got one last trip up there the weekend before school started in August. This time it was my grandparents, parents, me, My brother and his family, and my uncle and 3 cousins, and then my other cousin and his fiance. Again we had fun relaxing, playing, swimming, and of course soaking in the rays...one last dose of summer fun before it was time to go back to the real world.
Catch up!
Alright so I have sucked at blogging lately...and I've actually had a lot to blog about just been busy and made this my last priority. So seeing as I have had a request to update my blog my goal is to do a blog everyday of what I've done this summer and catch it up (but don't be surprised if you only get it every other day)! So for starters to end summer school the 2nd week of July we took the kids on a field trip to Swan Lakes where we got to play a round of mini golf and hit at the batting cages! It was a blast! A lot of these kids are so poor that they have never been to batting cages or mini golfing. As a matter of fact this was actually the first time I've ever been in a batting cage...I've watched before but never hit. It was fun I was the only teacher who would do it and the kids loved it...they were cheering me on even the 5th and 6th graders were into it. And amazingly I only missed about 2 of my balls so it was fun! Here's some pictures from a really fun day...I forgot my camera that day of all times so they are from my phone so not the best but oh well still cute!
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