Mrs. Daisies

Yes that's my new name. Or at least, it is according to my class of 8-year-olds. Not that they call me that on purpose, they just can't help it that they all have cute accents or little lisps of some kind :)

Let's see...what else is new in the world of 3rd grade? Mainly I am so busy that I come home and crash every day. Drive, school, drive, eat, sleep... drive, school, drive, eat, sleep...what a life.

Oh the other day I threw up in front of the whole class...no big deal. I had been feeling a little funny the night before, and then I guess it caught up with me the next morning, right in the middle of math haha. Luckily I made it to the back sink in time.

Let's see...what else. Oh yeah, 10 minutes after I left an after-school staff meeting a couple weeks ago, the school was put under emergency lockdown while there were cops and criminals making a scene out in the neighborhood in front of the school. A few days after that a bus driver in our district was found murdered in the bus lot before school one day. One thing's for certain...I'm not in Kan- I mean Provo- anymore.

But I am definitely learning a lot. Teaching science is my favorite. Some highlights from science include- testing objects for buoyancy in a tub of water, learning to read a Galileo thermometer, playing with lasers and mirrors, and building a pizza box solar oven to learn about thermal energy. Here it is, in all its glory:

I've also been able to hang out with the school librarian a little and help around the library (which earned me a free $10 to spend at the book fair! yippee!). I just love books so much...I'm seriously considering going back to school to get my masters and do the librarian thing. We'll see.

As for Mitch and I...a few weekends ago we took a trip to Austin with Mitch's family to see BYU play Texas. It was a close but unfortunate game. We still had a great time though, and we were able to be at the capitol for a special commemoration ceremony that Sunday which was 9/11. We also visited the state cemetery there (cemeteries are my favorite if you recall) and saw the monument they have there with some actual wreckage from the twin towers:

I totally stole that picture from wikipedia, but that's only because we are still unable to locate our camera charger :( luckily other than this trip we haven't done anything super exciting that has needed documenting. Anyway the cemetery was absolutely gorgeous, with beautiful landscaping. See for yourself:

It was a really nice weekend.

Oh yeah...in other news, Mitch officially has a job!!! After a few odd-jobs here and there, he was finally able to get something permanent as an armed security guard. Three or four 12 hour shifts a week, some of which are graveyards on and off. He has a tough schedule and I am proud of him. We are just so grateful as we need the money desperately to save up for flight school next year.

And...pretty much that's where we're at! This weekend is a three-day one for me (thank you Christopher Columbus), and I have high aspirations to finish my Teacher Work Sample...basically a 50-page monster that proves I deserve my diploma and certification as a bona-fide teacher.

Only 6 weeks left til I'm DONE DONE DONE. Graduation, here I come!!

:)