CRAZY Summer

WOW! This summer has gone by soooo fast. I can't believe the 4th of July is over and now we are about half way done with July.

Stewart and I have been busy working on the house. We got the sprinklers and grass put in. We also put shelves in the garage and have been constantly working on organizing it. We also sealed the posts on our front porch. We were told if you don't do this then over the years each post will start to fade different and they will all have a different color. Yuck!! We have had so much fun working on our home. We did try to get a garden going, but with all of the rain we have had and the constant watering we have been doing to the grass, the garden is no longer there. I seriously think it has flooded many times. So next year that will be our goal. This weekend we are going to try to get started on our retaining wall we have to put on the side of the house. Because of they way our neighbor's lot sits we have to put one up. Again, with all of the water we have gotten that side of the house gets hit the worse, and the ground has settled many times. This wont be fun, but we have to do it or our basement will flood.!!

We have also had fun with our cat this summer. She is so much fun and keeps us entertained!! We went to Boise for the 4th and had fun seeing family and playing in my parents pool. I also got brave and took the whole top off of the jeep. I realized that I have not taken the top off in almost five years!! It has been fun driving the jeep around. I feel like I have a new car!!

Our summer has been nice and we have had fun getting stuff done around the house.

A couple of weeks ago I made spaghetti! Can you tell it was a hit at our house!!!

I am going to be a teacher

Drum Roll Please......... I got a teaching job!!!!!!!!! I will be a fourth grade teacher next year. Last Monday I had two job interviews for local elementary schools. Then on Wednesday I had a job interview for the Head Start program here. I was so surprised by how many schools called me. I thought there weren't going to be any openings next year because of the budget cuts in our school district. But on Thursday the principal from one of the schools I interviewed at called me and said they would like me to be their new fourth grade teacher. I am soooooo excited!!! I have already been thinking of books to read to my students, and other activities I can do with them. I will have to admit, I want the summer to go by fast. This is a first for me:)

LOL!! OMG!!!

Thanks to a family member that has posted examples of these cartoons on thier blog. These are hilarious!


These are the tools needed for nursery!! Too bad the church doesn't provide them for you like this bishop did.

Graduation

Graduation was this weekend. Stewart and I both graduated from Idaho State University. The ceremony was three hours long!! The funny thing is I bet the speeches only lasted about half hour, the long part was watching everyone walk the line and get their diploma. After the ceremony we had everyone come to our home to have a BBQ. It was fun to see our family and friends and show everyone our new home. We had a great time visiting and we were so happy that everyone took the time out of their busy day to watch us walk the line.


This is only half of the students that graduated. The newspaper said there were 2000 graduates.

Stewart and I with our diplomas.

My parents with Stewart and I

The Newest Member of our Family

This is the newest member of our family. Her name is Penny. Stewart and I got her on Monday. She is seven months old. We got her from a women that takes in pets who do not have a home or animals that the Humane Society have. She is sooo much fun and still has a lot of kitten in her.

Busy Month!!

This month has been very busy for Stewart and me. We moved in our new home the first weekend and spent the next few weeks unpacking. I have spent the past two weekends at dance competitions and will spend this weekend and the next in Utah for more dance competitions. Stewart has been busy with work and has been traveling to Blackfoot a lot for work. School has been busy with my new 6th grade class. 6th graders are a lot of work and they sure do keep me working and thinking on my toes. This is my last week with student teaching and then I will officially be done with school. I can't wait. I also can't wait for graduation. It is coming soon and it seems like a dream to know that school is done.

Some of my 6th graders after we did a math project with candy bars

The house is finally done!!!

We are very pleased with how our home turned out. Can't wait to spend time working on the yard.

Update

Since Danyiel has signed up for Facebook she has been neglecting the blog...so I have taken the responsiblity (just this once) to update everyone on the house.

Last Friday the 10th we signed the papers to close on our house. It was a little scary but after signing our names about 100 times we are now officially home owners. We love our house and can't wait to finish the yard, well we have to start first but we did get the trees planted this week and now we just have sprinklers and grass to put in. This may sounds wierd, but I am looking forward to the yardwork, especially mowing, and the garden. Danyiel keeps telling me she is not going to work in the graden because she is not that type of person and she doesn't want to pull weeds. Oh well I guess I will have to do all the work.

We will post more pictures of the house when we get more time. The next three weekends Danyiel has dance competitions. Today in Malad and the next 2 are in Utah.

Danyiel will finish her student teaching at the end of April and then graduation is the 9th of May. Announcements are being sent out today. Hope to see everyone here. We can't wait to finally be done with school.