My Journal

 Today was a lovely day. Calvin was elected as president at school so that will be interesting and good. After school I don't do math tutoring anymore and I had one lesson drop so I have a whole window break from 1:00- 5:00. I am suppose to teach Benson and Evan during that time but lost track of the time today. We planted rye seed, I also planted some plants I have been needing to plant, then the basketball hoop came and we had to move it, ate dinner and then lessons and then the kids went to activities. It was a nice and full day.

 Today was a great day at school. It was a full day but was good. I got to teach one of the classes on Joseph in the Bible since one of the teachers was out. It was fun as we listened to a little bit of Joseph and the Amazing technicolor dream coat. Also one of the boys that is a little hard to deal with was moved out of Roslyn's class where he's much easier to manage so although I had an extra group, it was really nice to have that last group so laid back.  After school I hurried over to vote and then came back taught Molly, then hurried to get Calvin and Blake to track and then back home just in time to teach Aldrich and Adrian. Then had a nice relaxing evening. I have started to realized that I get to be home every evening and really don't have anything after 7pm. That really is a huge blessing. I need to stop thinking I am so busy and change my mindset. I really have all the time in the world. During lunch today Benson and Gemma did a debate. I was quite impressed with ...

 Today was a great day at school. The one student that I have one on one wasn't there so I had a whole period to get things done. It was really nice. I have a couple of the classes planned out almost a whole two weeks. I need to get there with everyone, but it is nice knowing all of the copies are made and ready. Orchestra had our last week of practice at our house! It is amazing knowing that I will have all of November and December with Monday afternoon's off. I have realized that orchestra really doesn't take too much effort on my part. It did for the first number of years but now it is very much routine. I'm not nearly as nervous about being at the college either. Picture of my two studious children after orchestra.

 It was a little different having fast Sunday right after Halloween, we forgot to really start up in the evening after dinner, but we still had a good fast. It was a nice Sunday. I didn't have any meetings which was a little different. After church I went with Frances to try to visit some people but they all fell through. I came home and didn't have anything else in the afternoon, it was amazing. I did teach in RS but it was a very short lesson. I feel as though I am starting to get the hang of things a little bit. Maebryn came with me on the errands but fell asleep towards the end. She is my little buddy, going all of the places I go. I sure am blessed to have such a sweet little buddy to come along with me.

 All of this last week I have been getting over a cold, yesterday I got to sleep in and today I did as well. In the morning the girls and I went grocery shopping while the boys helped out with the bishop storehouse. I went to the end of the bishop storehouse and then we had time in the afternoon to get a few things done around the house. We all went trick or treating to our neighbors around 6pm and handed out the temple open house invites. In the evening we all watched Young Washington together. It was a nice evening. I was glad that we all had matching outfits but I did totally miss the boat on my traditional Halloween breakfast and dressing up. Michael made really yummy French toast though. When I realized that I forgot to dress up and scare everyone I put on a cat face and the girls joined me in doing so as well. This was across the street from the church, three coyotes hanging up.

 Friday school was canceled! I was sad that the little orchestra group didn't get to practice but I was so excited to have a full day off. Calvin was signed up to take the Alek test which really took most of the morning. We had to jump a number of hoops to take it so I don't think he would have been able to take it without me there. While he took it I went to the collaborative beauty school in Fort Worth to have my legs waxed. I always thought that getting them done professionally it would be better some how, I found out that's not true. I was there for almost 2 hours and my whole leg wasn't done, in the end she just had to do a few spots and call it good....I realized me doing it is just as good. Now I know. Also facials and all of that, you pay extra for a mask, I can do a mask at home...I don't need to go get beauty treatments I decided. Michael and I ended up helping Calvin on Spanish most of the evening. We did go out to wendy's for dinner though.  

 Dress up day at school. Our family dressed up in our Winnie the Pooh outfits. We had a fairly typical day in math which I think is good for them to know that it is routine. I am feeling good about where everyone is at. I feel like students are learning but at a healthy pace where I don't feel like I am pulling them. After school the girls went to gymnastics and Calvin to track. I went and got to watch/ wait at gymnastics where I was able to sit and read through seminary lessons and my lesson for RS on Sunday. It was a good day.