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Joy school

Today was my first day teaching joy school. Now I know why I never even thought of a career as a teacher. Not that they were bad- they were quite well behaved. They just had very short attention spans and 6 very different personalities. I had lots of crafts and activities to do and they just wanted to go play with toys. One little girl would tell me right after we started each activity that she was done. When I asked her if she wanted to color/draw/write a little more she just said No. One little girl was quite the perfectionist and was so slow. She wanted everything to be just right and was holding up the whole group from moving on to the next activity. I even scrapped one of my crafts because they were too antsy. So we decided to go for a walk and look for blue things- that was our color of the day. I knew I was pretty brave to take six kids outside and keep them from getting hit by a car or running away. We just walked around one block and they were really good to stop whenever I said stop. When we got home they finally got to go downstairs to play and destroy the play room. I have one more day to teach this week. All I can say is I am so glad it only comes around every 6 weeks.

What if.....

the walls of the house started talking?

Sekoya has been into this 'what if' thing lately. Whenever we are eating a meal, doing her hair, or anything else that she finds boring, her mind wanders. She asks never ending 'what if' questions. The first few questions I can come up with clever answers for. After about 5 or 6 I start getting annoyed and answer as dull as possible so she will quit. But it doesn't work. I finally have to tell her to stop. I can't think of any more of her 'what if' questions right now so I will add more later.


Katera was eating dinner the other night. Dinner always a deal making thing with both girls.
Me- Eat your dinner
Them- How many bites?
Me- All of it
Them- Well, how many bites is that?
Me- 15
Them- NO!! 3
Me- 10
Them- N0!

So that is how it goes for about 5 minutes. Then I look at their plates and try to figure out the best number that would finish their dinner. I told Katera to eat four bites. As she eats each bite she holds up a finger to count. She got done with her four and I told her to do one more. She looked at me with a look of alarm and said- I can't. I don't have another finger!

Sub for Santa

I am getting on the ball early this year! Last year we wanted to do something to help others for Christmas, but I waited to long.





I am starting now to find a family to do Sub for Santa. I also need some help! I can't financially do it all on my own. So if you know of a family that is struggling and could use some help for Christmas...or.. if you want to be a part of helping somebody please let me know ASAP!! I am excited to get my kids involved and learn the Christ-like attributes of service and giving.

Trick or Treat

Halloween program

Look! I did it!

Before I tell about Katera's hair I have to say that I have gotten my first drive in a snow storm over for the year. I had to make a quick trip to St. George for a CE class on Wednesday. It was a blizzard. I had lots of people tell me the roads were really bad and not to go. Do you think that stopped me? Of course not. I went any way. It WAS really bad. It was only 25 mile an hour traffic all the way over Clear Creek. But I made it safely, got my CE class done, a trip to the temple, and some Christmas shopping started.

So, after I got home and we were getting ready for bed Katera was getting out of the tub and found some scissors. She said she was going to cut her hair and I told her very sternly that she was NEVER to cut her hair on her own. Stupid me, I didn't put the scissors away. A little bit later when I was looking at blogs with Sekoya, Katera came in and said-Look! I did it! She sure did. She cut her pony off and all the hair from one side of her head. She thought it was pretty funny until I spanked her. I asked Jason if he still wanted a boy because we were going to have on that looked like a boy. Grandma Sindy to the rescue! She cut it all off and made it a cute little bob. Hopefully it will grow out quick. She doesn't even look like my little girl. It WILL be a lot easier to do and lots less tangles!

Preschool Halloween party

I helped with Katera's Halloween party at Miss Polly's. They had a lot of fun playing Witch, Witch, Broom- Halloween version of Duck, duck, goose. They also made a cup of dirt- pudding and crushed oreos, and a witches hand- gloves with candy corn and popcorn. Katera wouldn't put down the little stuffed pumpkin that they played the witch, witch, broom game with. Crazy girl. She loves preschool.