Monday, April 25, 2011

Feeling a little sarcastic lately

Learned

Tuition has gone up and pell grants didn't, Woo Hoo! (i hope you can hear the sarcasm in my voice)
Thats right we now have to save 800 a month for the rest of the summer to pay for school next year, Yes! (again sarcasm)

Grace does not like ice cream
Ha seriously what kid is not a huge fan of ice cream? I tried to get her some like 5 times and she never wanted any.

Kaden is super grumpy when he works on Saturdays
I haven't been home with Kaden when he has had to work a Saturday for so long that i forgot that asking him out on a date would only end in a fight. Kaden needs food and sleep before i get to spend time with him after work.

Lived

Started Job Hunting
I seriously started job hunting again last week. I absolutely love my job, but with our high rise in needed savings a second job seems essential. If anyone knows of job out there that i should apply for, please tell me.

Laura and Grace Time
Grace got to come stay with us last Thursday  night. I loved it! I have so much fun with her and she always has something to say, it is so entertaining. Thursday  night we watched Tangled (it was my first time) and the Friday we went to Kaden's Aunt Tami's funeral. Then we got some soda's went to the dollar store and played at an awesome park. We had a blast!




Taught my 5th grade practicum for the last time.
Which could only mean the semester is almost over. Yes! for that. I am so ready to have 3 weeks of school. That is right, my break this year is only 3 weeks long. I start up 10 summer credits in June. I am thinking i am in desperate need of a lap top, anyone want to donate one to a poor college student?

Loved

Coming home to a clean house
Wednesday night and Thursday morning Kaden and I deep cleaned our entire house. Now i have been a freak about keeping everything looking amazing! I have done the dishes like 3 times and scrubbed the counters every night. That honestly is like some sort of record for me. It has been so nice actually working towards my goal of having a clean and organized house where the spirit can be.

Working Out
I broke down and started working out at Gold's again. I swore once in my life that i never would again, but already the results have been amazing. I do way more cardio since i can watch tv while doing it and there are way more machines to work with. I haven't weighed myself yet but i am pretty sure i have already lost a few pounds, at least thats what my pants are telling me anyways.

Spending some extra time with my husband
I got my hours cut at work last week so it freed up some time for me to be at home. Kaden was home a lot when i was and it was really nice. We cleaned together, and watched some netflix together. It was pretty nice.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Be Positive and Turn to The Lord

Learned

Trust my husband, somehow he knows what is right.
I told Kaden that i didn't want to go to Logandale this weekend. He said no we are. Our car breaks down and luckily he and his dad can fix it there. We would have been down to 1 car for a while if we were home.

Be positive and Turn to the Lord.
 I have honestly been striving to be more like Julie. These are the first two ways.

Lesson Plans do not write themselves.
I still have 12 out of 12 lesson plans to go for my final in two weeks.

Lived

Julies funeral
I stayed in Logandale for several days last weekend. It was such a tender blessing to me to have been a part of everything. I felt the realness of how thin the vale is as i prepared pictures and food for the services. I also was asked by Malcolm to take pictures so the boys can have some idea of what was going on. It was something i never thought i could do but i am grateful for the task that he gave to me. 

Catching up in my classes
I was so far behind in my classes from the funeral and missing for other things that i desperately needed to catch up. I put myself into working mode and got everything caught up except for my final due in two weeks, woo hoo!

Cleaned out my closet and bedroom
Our room for some reason has turned into a disaster and my closet was even worse. Somehow on Saturday i decided i would tackle it and get organized. It is amazing the difference i feel when i am in there. I found this scripture on a piece of paper while i was going through stuff. This is totally my goal for now on.

organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God (D&C 88:119).

Loved

My blue wall
Kaden wasn't able to come with me to the Valley for the funeral, this really upset me and i was pretty mad at his boss but i got over that as soon as i got home Monday night and saw that Kaden had started painting our bedroom. Ill post pictures as soon as its done. My one blue wall makes me very very happy.

Reading this book
Jeffery R. Holland has a new book out. It is small and it is simple, but it has comforted me in ways that you would not believe. I have really been through a lot of personal trials lately that i wont share but know that as hard as your trials may be and as lonely as you may feel at time you are not alone and other are going through hard things too. I honestly feel so blessed for all that i have. I am loved by an amazing husband who is supportive and caring. I have an amazing family and i have good friends. This book has honestly helped me to have so much more perspective on how i should feel each day.


Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Queen of Procrastinating

Here is a little list of what i have to do tonight, and instead i am procrastinating and writing it on my blog.

Engl 2900- 
3 page paper critiquing the two best and worst teaching sample lessons from the semester
and
Study for the pedagogy quiz that i have in class tomorrow. ( i haven't even glanced at my notes)

EDRD 3900-
Read chapter 11, write notes, and study for quiz in the morning.
and
Write at least 3 Journal entries for practicums.

ELED 4000-
Look up state standards for lesson, write out rough draft of lesson plan.

This quote has been on mind. Hope it brings comfort to you as well. :)

If for awhile the harder you try, the harder it gets, take heart. So it has been with the best people who ever lived. 

- Jefferey R. Holland


Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Julie Kirk

So i had a very long post written out about the events of finding out and telling katie and spending time with the Kirks. Instead i feel it to be more appropriate to keep this short and sweet. 

This was Julie's facebook post the night before she passed.

Just have to say that life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful, and mine is sure wonderful. Feeling extra blessed, loved, and thankful today! Yay for 
conference weekend, so excited!!! I love my friends!

With everything that was going on in her life, Julie Kirk was so optimistic. I can not imagine being in her shoes and finding so much joy in the small things. I hope to one day be as loving, kind, generous, beautiful, spiritual, and uplifting as Julie. I hope to be as great of wife, daughter, mother, and friend as her as well. I have looked up to Julie ever since i first met her. Any woman who can raise four boys is amazing. It has truly been a blessing in my life to have been able to be so close to her and her family. Julie practically helped raised my youngest sister Katherine and has always made me feel truly special. Every time i got to see her i knew i was loved. The past couple of years it has been very neat for me to see Julie and her family grow so near to the Lord. At one point i can remember having the opportunity to kneel for bedtime prayer with her and her family. This was right after one of Malcum's surgeries. I remember being so overwhelmed with the spirit there in Julie and Malcum's bedroom. After i left i emailed Julie and told her of the strong spirit that dwelled in their home. I told her that the only time i have ever felt angels so near and the spirit so strongly was in the Celestial room of the Temple. Julie's home was and is holy place filled with angels. I have felt it to be such a tender blessing to spend so much time with her family the past few days. I hope that i have been a help for them as they have been for me. My heart and prayers are with Malcum, Lance, Bryce, Chase, Pierce, Grandma Handy and the rest of the family. I am so grateful for the knowledge i have of my Heavenly Father, I am so blessed to know of his plan and to know with out a doubt that if we live righteously here on this earth will be in the Lord's presence. If anyone is worthy of residing with the Lord it is Julie and i can not wait for the day that we will meet again.



Sunday, April 3, 2011

Catching Up

The past couple of weeks have been crazy, i have worked almost 40 weeks and been catching up with school and we have gone to the Valley every weekend for awhile. Here are just a few quick updates.



Lived- 

I went to Logandale for part of spring break and hung out with my family.

I have been working a ton and skipping a couple classes to do it. This is ending this week.

Kaden and I have spent a lot of time in the valley and guess what, Kaden is actually working on the Bronco, Woo Hoo its a miracle!

Drove to Sundance for conference weekend to pick up my little sister and visit my cousins and uncle.

Loved-

Cuddling with Kaden at the end of the day and watching The Pacific together.

Went on a little date with Kaden to Serendipity. Carrot Cake and Black/White Sunday Yummmm!

Learned-

Do not wipe bugger noses with out washing your hands immediately! (Sinus infection, again.)

Costco on Saturday's is worse than Vegas traffic in rush hour. My Tom's got ran over a billion times.

If you want to work out, be prepared to not fit into your size 26 Jeans :( pure muscle legs and up a pant size.




Do not drive a Honda Pilot that isn't 4wd down an icy hill, you will have to gravel the entire thing. (this happened while i was in sundance.)

Family is the very most important thing we have here in this life, and it is all we can take with us.