Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Halloween!
Man to day was CRAZY!! I barely had any teaching time at all! I was a pink crayon for Halloween. Here is a picture of me and my student "Kirby."
It was such a fun day! Now on to the more insane day tomorrow- the day after trick-or-treating... wish me luck!
I REALLY want to put up pictures of my kids adorable costumes, but I can't... sad... :( Privacy issues and such... lame! Anyways, for our class party my room mom found this cute idea http://www.bhg.com/recipe/appetizers-snacks/hootie-twinkie-owl/ How cute are these?
Friday, October 28, 2011
My day today
"Mrs. Bindrup you look exactly like my 3rd Grade teacher" PS
"Oh ya? I bet she was awesome!" me
"Ya she was my second best teacher I've ever had. You are my first best teacher." PS
You know what's weird? I deal with a lot of crummy things during the day. I have some tough kids with some disabilities/ tough family lives/ in foster care/ have ADD/ have frustration problems/ I have one with a sensory problem and doesn't like the feel of paper (it sounds weird but it is real. This student's test scores are HUGELY different when he/she takes them on the computer) /I have 3 with dyslexia/ 1 reading on a Kindergarten level/ one the principal specifically asked me to watch if he brings weapons/ boys who are pretty violent during recess and I have to deal with things I wasn't around to see /and normal 10 year olds are still crazy. I am ALWAYS having to deal with something or someone. There is never really a perfect moment where my teaching life is easy breezy and all I have to worry about is teaching a good lesson, but strangely I really like it. I have moments like this previous one all the time and they make the other moments a little easier. Maybe that is how it is when you're a mom?
"Oh ya? I bet she was awesome!" me
"Ya she was my second best teacher I've ever had. You are my first best teacher." PS
You know what's weird? I deal with a lot of crummy things during the day. I have some tough kids with some disabilities/ tough family lives/ in foster care/ have ADD/ have frustration problems/ I have one with a sensory problem and doesn't like the feel of paper (it sounds weird but it is real. This student's test scores are HUGELY different when he/she takes them on the computer) /I have 3 with dyslexia/ 1 reading on a Kindergarten level/ one the principal specifically asked me to watch if he brings weapons/ boys who are pretty violent during recess and I have to deal with things I wasn't around to see /and normal 10 year olds are still crazy. I am ALWAYS having to deal with something or someone. There is never really a perfect moment where my teaching life is easy breezy and all I have to worry about is teaching a good lesson, but strangely I really like it. I have moments like this previous one all the time and they make the other moments a little easier. Maybe that is how it is when you're a mom?
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
super glue
I grew up with all sisters, and all of the joys that come with that. If there was something interesting going on it was someone ruined someone shirt or stole someone's favorite headband or a plethora of other things all having do to with clothes or hair. I never had to deal with "boy" interesting things like dirt, blood, or super glue. Then I married James...
Sorry these are crummy phone photos!! But do you see something hanging from the ceiling? Lets take a closer look....
James super glued a pencil to the ceiling. Can you believe that? I can of course haha. Boy events are so much funnier than girl events.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
FALL BREAK!!!
So this week I have Thursday AND Friday off of school! Trust me, I needed it more than my students! Weekends are just too short. I only have time to get ready for school the next week and relax just enough to make it through one more week! This weekend is going to be AWESOME!!!
Although I am quite upset my internal alarm clock is perfect (I was up at 6:30 on the dot). It is kinda nice to be wide awake and get a lot done before the day even starts for some people.
Later today I am taking someone to the airport....
EMILEE!!! She has been student teaching 2 doors down from me the last few weeks and it has been so fun to have her so nearby! I'm sad we are going to be living in different states again! But luckily she moved 15 minutes away from my parents house, so I will still see her often. We are going to go to an authentic Italian pizza restaurant before the airport. So excited!
I feel like all I blog about is school (if I blog at all). But that really is all I have going on! haha. So let's talk about James. James is so incredibly busy this semester. He is taking Chemistry 106 and 107, Microbiology 240 and 241, Physics 105 and 107, and Doctrine and Covenants. Crazy right? I would so rather be with my 10 year olds all day. We NEVER see each other and our apartment is ALWAYS in shambles. But I really feel like I am starting to get into the routine of school and it is going to be smoother and easier from here on out. So hopefully our apartment will start being cleaner and we will eat out less :)
Speaking of James here are some cool soccer shots...
Have I mentioned on this blog yet that James was chosen as a captain this year? They have 4 captains every year and James is one of them this year. Pretty cool right?
Okay... I'm outta here going to enjoy my Thursday and I am not going to think of a single 5th Grade thing for the rest of the day. That might be impossible, but I am sure going to try!
Although I am quite upset my internal alarm clock is perfect (I was up at 6:30 on the dot). It is kinda nice to be wide awake and get a lot done before the day even starts for some people.
Later today I am taking someone to the airport....
I feel like all I blog about is school (if I blog at all). But that really is all I have going on! haha. So let's talk about James. James is so incredibly busy this semester. He is taking Chemistry 106 and 107, Microbiology 240 and 241, Physics 105 and 107, and Doctrine and Covenants. Crazy right? I would so rather be with my 10 year olds all day. We NEVER see each other and our apartment is ALWAYS in shambles. But I really feel like I am starting to get into the routine of school and it is going to be smoother and easier from here on out. So hopefully our apartment will start being cleaner and we will eat out less :)
Speaking of James here are some cool soccer shots...
Okay... I'm outta here going to enjoy my Thursday and I am not going to think of a single 5th Grade thing for the rest of the day. That might be impossible, but I am sure going to try!
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Let me tell you about my LEAST favorite thing about Utah....
This thing surpasses the horrendous driving, pedestrians taking over the streets, awkward Mormon culture, and the snow.... are you intrigued now?
James and I talk about this particular aspect almost every day because unfortunately we have experiences almost every day.
Let me tell you about my day thus far....
It had an AWESOME start. First of all, it is a Saturday so I was able to sleep in!! I woke up at about 8:30 and I went out to get the mail and my mom sent me a $20 Cafe Rio gift card!!! Cafe Rio is my favorite, if you didn't already know. Then I talked James into going to Jamba Juice :) We had a coupon. We got 2 smoothies and an oatmeal for less than $5. Best morning ever? Maybe! I drove to BYU to drop James's smoothie off. I was surprisingly loving it. It was so nostalgic to be on campus. I was walking through the Wilk loving the environment, loving the memories, and actually missing BYU. Weird right? I was there for over 4 years and now I miss it? I never thought that day would come. Anyways moving right along, I walk into the library and think "Dang it! I can't bring a smoothie in the library without hiding it in my backpack." So I tried to walk in without the rent-a-cop guards noticing me.... that didn't work....
"Excuse me Miss you can't bring Jamba into the library."
"Can I just give this to my husband? He is a writing fellow in the middle of a conference. He is like 15 steps away."
"Sorry. You can't bring food into the library." I think that is totally okay. They do not want their books to be damaged. That is completely fine.
"Okay can I leave it right here and he can come pick it up in 5 minutes when his conference is done?"
"No. I can't hold anything for you." Absurd, but I'm still okay with it.
"Okay can I leave the smoothie here and tell him it is right here and he can come get it?" He is literally 15 steps away, but around the corner so he can't see me.
"No. You can't keep anything on the desk."
"Okay. Where can I put it, so I can go tell him?"
"Anywhere. Just not on the desk." At this point I thought he was kidding. In California if someone said that it would be a joke. Although in California a job is not an end all be all. It is a way to make money to do better stuff with your time. Californians know that you might as well enjoy your job, so we don't get caught up into this nitty gritty, stupid rules because everyone knows if you make the people around you miserable you'll be miserable. Or maybe they just don't make ridiculous rules because they know California people will not follow them.
"Are you joking?" I said this in all seriousness. I really thought he was joking. I forgot people are crazy at BYU.
"No."
"Okay I will put it on the ground right next to the desk and go tell him." At this point I just walked away and didn't listen to his answer, and just so you know the smoothie was touching the desk :)
So here it is ladies and gentlemen... my least favorite thing about Utah is the authoritarian jobs with stupid, nitty gritty rules. BYU is the worst, but it is all over Utah.
The BYU gym is awful. Ever since the new design of the gym you have to wear these wristbands. Well they bug both me and James so we take them off and put them on our shoes. The guard lady ALWAYS notices and literally runs over to tell us to put them on our wrists. I'm sorry lady, you just checked me in the gym 3 minutes ago. You know I didn't sneak in. You can see my wrist band on my shoe. Why is it so important I wear it on my wrist?
And... everyone that knows me KNOWS I'm a rule follower. I prefer to follow rules. I don't park in 15 minute parking spots if I am going to be there more than 15 minutes. It makes me feel uncomfortable to ever think about parking in the handicap spot even if James is running in and out. I am all about rules, but not ridiculous power-hungry people pushing dumb rules on me. If I see a reason I will follow the rule in a heart-beat.
James and I talk about this particular aspect almost every day because unfortunately we have experiences almost every day.
Let me tell you about my day thus far....
It had an AWESOME start. First of all, it is a Saturday so I was able to sleep in!! I woke up at about 8:30 and I went out to get the mail and my mom sent me a $20 Cafe Rio gift card!!! Cafe Rio is my favorite, if you didn't already know. Then I talked James into going to Jamba Juice :) We had a coupon. We got 2 smoothies and an oatmeal for less than $5. Best morning ever? Maybe! I drove to BYU to drop James's smoothie off. I was surprisingly loving it. It was so nostalgic to be on campus. I was walking through the Wilk loving the environment, loving the memories, and actually missing BYU. Weird right? I was there for over 4 years and now I miss it? I never thought that day would come. Anyways moving right along, I walk into the library and think "Dang it! I can't bring a smoothie in the library without hiding it in my backpack." So I tried to walk in without the rent-a-cop guards noticing me.... that didn't work....
"Excuse me Miss you can't bring Jamba into the library."
"Can I just give this to my husband? He is a writing fellow in the middle of a conference. He is like 15 steps away."
"Sorry. You can't bring food into the library." I think that is totally okay. They do not want their books to be damaged. That is completely fine.
"Okay can I leave it right here and he can come pick it up in 5 minutes when his conference is done?"
"No. I can't hold anything for you." Absurd, but I'm still okay with it.
"Okay can I leave the smoothie here and tell him it is right here and he can come get it?" He is literally 15 steps away, but around the corner so he can't see me.
"No. You can't keep anything on the desk."
"Okay. Where can I put it, so I can go tell him?"
"Anywhere. Just not on the desk." At this point I thought he was kidding. In California if someone said that it would be a joke. Although in California a job is not an end all be all. It is a way to make money to do better stuff with your time. Californians know that you might as well enjoy your job, so we don't get caught up into this nitty gritty, stupid rules because everyone knows if you make the people around you miserable you'll be miserable. Or maybe they just don't make ridiculous rules because they know California people will not follow them.
"Are you joking?" I said this in all seriousness. I really thought he was joking. I forgot people are crazy at BYU.
"No."
"Okay I will put it on the ground right next to the desk and go tell him." At this point I just walked away and didn't listen to his answer, and just so you know the smoothie was touching the desk :)
So here it is ladies and gentlemen... my least favorite thing about Utah is the authoritarian jobs with stupid, nitty gritty rules. BYU is the worst, but it is all over Utah.
The BYU gym is awful. Ever since the new design of the gym you have to wear these wristbands. Well they bug both me and James so we take them off and put them on our shoes. The guard lady ALWAYS notices and literally runs over to tell us to put them on our wrists. I'm sorry lady, you just checked me in the gym 3 minutes ago. You know I didn't sneak in. You can see my wrist band on my shoe. Why is it so important I wear it on my wrist?
And... everyone that knows me KNOWS I'm a rule follower. I prefer to follow rules. I don't park in 15 minute parking spots if I am going to be there more than 15 minutes. It makes me feel uncomfortable to ever think about parking in the handicap spot even if James is running in and out. I am all about rules, but not ridiculous power-hungry people pushing dumb rules on me. If I see a reason I will follow the rule in a heart-beat.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
5th Graders are my life
I gave the kids a trick following directions test. It was one of those that at the end they feel dumb because they didn't properly follow directions. I asked one girl how it made her feel that she didn't follow directions. She said, "Mrs. Bindrup I feel okay about it because I'm not perfect, only Jesus and Heavenly Father are perfect." hahahaha. HILARIOUS. I looked around like wow that was super awkward/inappropriate to share at school. Then another kid said "It's okay Mrs. Bindrup, we are all LDS here." hahaha (it was a small group of 6ish kids).
Saturday, October 1, 2011
I watched/
am watching Conference on my Smartboard
Awesome right?
2 posts in one day! Wow. I'm done blogging for the month now haha.
....in my classroom.
Awesome right?
2 posts in one day! Wow. I'm done blogging for the month now haha.
Dear Blogworld,
I stink at blogging. It is quite pathetic. I do have a good excuse though- 24 ten-year-olds. I just got a new one this week! I am up to:
Boys: 14
Girls: 10
Being a teacher is CrAzY!!! Especially being an intern! For those of you that don't know I completely skipped my student teaching. I only spent 1 month in second grade and 1 month in fourth grade watching and sometimes teaching. Now I am the real deal, 5th grade teacher.
There is SOOO much that goes into it. I know the stereotypical norm of a teacher is if you passed the Fifth Grade, you can teach the Fifth Grade and what I have to say to those people is- I'd like to see you try! Not only do you have to teach, you have to figure out what you are going to teach, when you are going to teach it, how you are going to teach it, how you are going to meet individual childrens' needs, how the students are going to stay engaged, the method you are going to teach and will that method work with these individual children, how you manage the class, how you manage the students with particular behavior problems, how you manage the children with learning disabilities, and that is just planning. On top of that you need to squeeze in all of the info you need to teach in a short amount of time. Then there is still organization, routines, grading, grading, grading, meetings- all the while trying to figure out how you can do it better.
I think the hardest thing about teaching is that it is all in my hands. It is all up to me if my day, lesson, moment is successful. There are so many ups and downs, trials and errors, reflecting and changes, but those good moments are completely worth it! Like when one of my boys struggling in math asks for extra help, or my boy who reads on a Kindergarten level sounded out Antarctic all by himself today! Or when one of my boys that struggles with focusing wrote a whole paragraph in 15 minutes (trust me the last paragraph took 3 hours). Or when one of my girls who just does not get math, unlike anyone I have ever taught before, aced her math test. Or when one of my boys who is in resource most of the day wrote an amazing personal narrative. Or when one of my boys who struggles with getting really frustrated, had a stressful situation and handled it perfectly! This all happened yesterday! It's important to celebrate the little things because the hard things come!
p.s. I know no one will read this. I NEVER read people's long blog posts, especially without pictures!
p.p.s. my favorite subject to teach is probably science! I am teaching genetics. It is so fun!
Boys: 14
Girls: 10
Being a teacher is CrAzY!!! Especially being an intern! For those of you that don't know I completely skipped my student teaching. I only spent 1 month in second grade and 1 month in fourth grade watching and sometimes teaching. Now I am the real deal, 5th grade teacher.
There is SOOO much that goes into it. I know the stereotypical norm of a teacher is if you passed the Fifth Grade, you can teach the Fifth Grade and what I have to say to those people is- I'd like to see you try! Not only do you have to teach, you have to figure out what you are going to teach, when you are going to teach it, how you are going to teach it, how you are going to meet individual childrens' needs, how the students are going to stay engaged, the method you are going to teach and will that method work with these individual children, how you manage the class, how you manage the students with particular behavior problems, how you manage the children with learning disabilities, and that is just planning. On top of that you need to squeeze in all of the info you need to teach in a short amount of time. Then there is still organization, routines, grading, grading, grading, meetings- all the while trying to figure out how you can do it better.
I think the hardest thing about teaching is that it is all in my hands. It is all up to me if my day, lesson, moment is successful. There are so many ups and downs, trials and errors, reflecting and changes, but those good moments are completely worth it! Like when one of my boys struggling in math asks for extra help, or my boy who reads on a Kindergarten level sounded out Antarctic all by himself today! Or when one of my boys that struggles with focusing wrote a whole paragraph in 15 minutes (trust me the last paragraph took 3 hours). Or when one of my girls who just does not get math, unlike anyone I have ever taught before, aced her math test. Or when one of my boys who is in resource most of the day wrote an amazing personal narrative. Or when one of my boys who struggles with getting really frustrated, had a stressful situation and handled it perfectly! This all happened yesterday! It's important to celebrate the little things because the hard things come!
p.s. I know no one will read this. I NEVER read people's long blog posts, especially without pictures!
p.p.s. my favorite subject to teach is probably science! I am teaching genetics. It is so fun!
Friday, September 2, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
My second first day of 5th Grade
...meaning I went to 5th Grade back in the day and now I'm back as a teacher! Crazy. The weird thing is I wasn't nervous on the first day AT ALL. I was lucky because I had about half of my class move up with me when I student taught in that same school. Teaching feels so natural and I really enjoy it. I enjoy all of it: the planning, the present the information, the being with the kids, the thinking through details of everything. Now don't get me wrong it is not all butterflies and rainbows. It's hard. I have never been so exhausted in my life. Sometimes lessons do not go as well as I would have hoped but other times they go better than I thought they would. It has been such a learning experience for me and I am hoping to do exactly what I tell my students "it's okay to make a mistake as long as we learn from it and become better." I am definitely in that learning to be better process. The following is my favorite project we have been working on thus far. The kids love it and I love it.
* A BIG project we've been working on is running for president just like the president of the United States would run. We made political parties with platforms. We had some speeches and campaigning. We modeled the difference between popular votes and electoral votes. We had each kid pick a state and vote using those state's electoral votes. On Monday our president is going to take the oath of office (that we will write together) and become the president for the next few weeks.
Anyways here are some pictures of the room
and week 2 starts tomorrow!
* A BIG project we've been working on is running for president just like the president of the United States would run. We made political parties with platforms. We had some speeches and campaigning. We modeled the difference between popular votes and electoral votes. We had each kid pick a state and vote using those state's electoral votes. On Monday our president is going to take the oath of office (that we will write together) and become the president for the next few weeks.
Anyways here are some pictures of the room
and week 2 starts tomorrow!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Surprise Party!!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
UpDaTe!!
We are almost completely moved in to our apartment. We really like it. Pictures to come.
Announcement: we don't have the internet at our new place yet. We don't know if we are even going to get it. We haven't decided yet. (I am in my classroom right now at the elementary school). Just so you know I might be absent from the internet world for awhile.
Today is James's 23rd Birthday! Unfortunately he is in California for his soccer games, but I am cooking something up :) I have a plan when he gets home. I LOVE birthdays. James, not so much. But it's fun for me to try and make it fun for him. I'm doing a surprise birthday party on Monday. Shh! Don't tell! Oh and come if you know James. Text me for details!
My sister is getting married August 13. She decided this July 5. Ya. Impossible for everyone except my mother. It's coming along. We picked out the dress, bridesmaids dresses, tuxes, flowers, venue, vases, photographer, videographer, and still have a lot more to go. I'm excited!! I have meetings on the 10th, but we'll probably leave that night for Vegas and be in California on the 11. We'll stay in California for a few days. Probably stay in Vegas with James's fam for a day or 2. Then back here to start school. My first day of school is August 23 and I'm not a student anymore. I'm the teacher!
Over the 4th of July weekend we spent some time with James's family in this beautiful cabin in Park City. It was so fun! We should have taken pictures, but our camera was in a box somewhere. And have you ever been to the outlets in Park City? They are AWESOME.
I guess I had a lot more to update than I thought! Life is busy and I am loving the summer life style. I do not want the stress from Fall to come yet!
A blog post is not complete without pictures and because I never take any I am going to have to steal some. Here are some of our adorable nieces and nephews we hung out with this past weekend.
I would tell you their names and about how cute they are, but I can't.... their parent's blogs are private so I my info about them will be private too. For now you can only see their cute faces!
Announcement: we don't have the internet at our new place yet. We don't know if we are even going to get it. We haven't decided yet. (I am in my classroom right now at the elementary school). Just so you know I might be absent from the internet world for awhile.
Today is James's 23rd Birthday! Unfortunately he is in California for his soccer games, but I am cooking something up :) I have a plan when he gets home. I LOVE birthdays. James, not so much. But it's fun for me to try and make it fun for him. I'm doing a surprise birthday party on Monday. Shh! Don't tell! Oh and come if you know James. Text me for details!
My sister is getting married August 13. She decided this July 5. Ya. Impossible for everyone except my mother. It's coming along. We picked out the dress, bridesmaids dresses, tuxes, flowers, venue, vases, photographer, videographer, and still have a lot more to go. I'm excited!! I have meetings on the 10th, but we'll probably leave that night for Vegas and be in California on the 11. We'll stay in California for a few days. Probably stay in Vegas with James's fam for a day or 2. Then back here to start school. My first day of school is August 23 and I'm not a student anymore. I'm the teacher!
Over the 4th of July weekend we spent some time with James's family in this beautiful cabin in Park City. It was so fun! We should have taken pictures, but our camera was in a box somewhere. And have you ever been to the outlets in Park City? They are AWESOME.
I guess I had a lot more to update than I thought! Life is busy and I am loving the summer life style. I do not want the stress from Fall to come yet!
A blog post is not complete without pictures and because I never take any I am going to have to steal some. Here are some of our adorable nieces and nephews we hung out with this past weekend.
I would tell you their names and about how cute they are, but I can't.... their parent's blogs are private so I my info about them will be private too. For now you can only see their cute faces!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
My blog has fallen by the wayside...
I suck at blogging. So sad. I used to be so much better at it. So here is a quick update.
James and I had our ONE YEAR anniversary.
2010
2011
We went to St George! It had an unfortunate start. We bought tickets to go see the Little Mermaid at the Tuachan. AND THEY CANCELED OUR PLAY!! It was opening night and they emailed me some vague email about how they weather hasn't been good and they need more practice. SUPER lame!
Other than that we had a pretty great time. We went miniature golfing. This used to be my sport. I would always beat James. Not anymore! He has been golfing a lot and my title as mini golf champion has been taken away.
Our most eventful event was dinner at a Japanese Hibachi place. Our dinner buddies were a polygamist family! How awesome is that? I've never met polygamists before. They were really nice too.
Us outside the St George Temple!
In other news we have been KICKED OUT of our apartment, or rather given 60 days to find a place. I HATE apartment searching. It is the worst. I would love it if someone would hand me an awesome apartment, if any of your are willing... I wouldn't object.
Lately I have been doing a lot of this stuff
I have the keys to my classroom and I have been working hard on that. Yard sales and DIs have been my best friend lately. Also if anyone knows of or sees any good deals on the following 1 mini fridge, 2 large classroom rug (probably most important), 3 bookshelf that is short and wide, approx 32 inches wide and 92 inches long.
Yard sales AMAZE me in Utah. On a Saturday morning you can just drive around a single neighborhood and find at least 10. Go a couple blocks down to a new neighborhood you can find 10 more, just by looking at signs. And this is EVERY Saturday in the summer. In California I was lucky to see one yard sale a year!
Also I've had some problems with people not being able to comment on my blog. I tried to change the settings. It might work now? It let me comment on my own blog, but let me know if it does or doesn't work.
James and I had our ONE YEAR anniversary.
We went to St George! It had an unfortunate start. We bought tickets to go see the Little Mermaid at the Tuachan. AND THEY CANCELED OUR PLAY!! It was opening night and they emailed me some vague email about how they weather hasn't been good and they need more practice. SUPER lame!
Other than that we had a pretty great time. We went miniature golfing. This used to be my sport. I would always beat James. Not anymore! He has been golfing a lot and my title as mini golf champion has been taken away.
In other news we have been KICKED OUT of our apartment, or rather given 60 days to find a place. I HATE apartment searching. It is the worst. I would love it if someone would hand me an awesome apartment, if any of your are willing... I wouldn't object.
Lately I have been doing a lot of this stuff
Yard sales AMAZE me in Utah. On a Saturday morning you can just drive around a single neighborhood and find at least 10. Go a couple blocks down to a new neighborhood you can find 10 more, just by looking at signs. And this is EVERY Saturday in the summer. In California I was lucky to see one yard sale a year!
Also I've had some problems with people not being able to comment on my blog. I tried to change the settings. It might work now? It let me comment on my own blog, but let me know if it does or doesn't work.
Monday, May 30, 2011
What have I been doing lately?
Teacher crafts.
I love it.
And I have a lamintator, never used it before my teacher crafts.
It. Is. Awesome.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Dilemma
Luckily for us, James and I have a choice between 2 wards.
1 A married BYU student ward that goes from 1-4pm (This is the ward we've been going to for the last year)
2 A regular ward that goes from 9-12pm
We like the BYU student ward, but we're not that connected to it. The real problem is the time. 1 to 4 pm! Are you kidding? It used to be 12:30, now 1? That is so late! I feel so unproductive when it's that late, and that just makes me antsy and hard to focus on anything in church. PLUS we go to Salt Lake after church every Sunday, to have dinner with James's grandma. When we get back from that the day is over!
Should we change wards? It's not a problem of bloom where you're planted. We have the option of 2 different flower pots, it's just a matter of choosing. But do we change wards from the one we've been in for almost a year? I don't know what to do.
P.S. we had such a fun day yesterday! Date night with Whitney and Kyle, ice skating and a movie! James and Kyle both have not ice skated since their missions!! It was fun. James got the award for falling the most (probably because he had the craziest moves!!)
1 A married BYU student ward that goes from 1-4pm (This is the ward we've been going to for the last year)
2 A regular ward that goes from 9-12pm
We like the BYU student ward, but we're not that connected to it. The real problem is the time. 1 to 4 pm! Are you kidding? It used to be 12:30, now 1? That is so late! I feel so unproductive when it's that late, and that just makes me antsy and hard to focus on anything in church. PLUS we go to Salt Lake after church every Sunday, to have dinner with James's grandma. When we get back from that the day is over!
Should we change wards? It's not a problem of bloom where you're planted. We have the option of 2 different flower pots, it's just a matter of choosing. But do we change wards from the one we've been in for almost a year? I don't know what to do.
P.S. we had such a fun day yesterday! Date night with Whitney and Kyle, ice skating and a movie! James and Kyle both have not ice skated since their missions!! It was fun. James got the award for falling the most (probably because he had the craziest moves!!)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
I've been reading a lot lately...
Weird right? I've never been much of a reader. It probably has something to do with the fact that I have to wear glasses when I read, but I have to get over that to pick some books for my 5th graders! My plan is to integrate my read aloud books with Social Studies. Fifth Grade Social Studies is U.S. History! {which I am SO excited about}
So far I've read Fever of 1793
I really liked it. Probably a little too hard for 5th graders, but Laurie Hulse Anderson is a GREAT author.
Then I read Sign of the Beaver.
I had A TON of teachers recommend this book to me, that they ALWAYS read it to their 5th graders. I was not so impressed.
Then I read The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. LOVED IT!
I will probably read this one to my class, just because I liked it so much!
The last book I have finished was Number the Stars
I thought it was a really cute book about WW2, but WW2 isn't that cute so I'm not sure how I feel about it.
I am currently reading:
If anyone has any other suggestions for historical fiction books about U.S. history, I'd love some suggestions!
In other news did you know you have to be a full time student to receive financial aid? Ya neither did I. I thought I would be taking 1 class during the spring, now I'm taking 3. The one I have to take ECE 323 aka Integrated Curriculum, which is really lame btw because it is geared towards k-2 grade and I am teaching 5th graders next year. The next class is the living prophets, and I am currently trying to decide between genealogy and stress management. I need to decide by TODAY. Has anyone taken either to help me decide?
So far I've read Fever of 1793
Then I read Sign of the Beaver.
Then I read The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. LOVED IT!
The last book I have finished was Number the Stars
I am currently reading:
If anyone has any other suggestions for historical fiction books about U.S. history, I'd love some suggestions!
In other news did you know you have to be a full time student to receive financial aid? Ya neither did I. I thought I would be taking 1 class during the spring, now I'm taking 3. The one I have to take ECE 323 aka Integrated Curriculum, which is really lame btw because it is geared towards k-2 grade and I am teaching 5th graders next year. The next class is the living prophets, and I am currently trying to decide between genealogy and stress management. I need to decide by TODAY. Has anyone taken either to help me decide?
Saturday, April 30, 2011
VaCaTiOn
James and I went on vacation last week, but not together.
James went to Puerto Rico with the soccer team! They won all 3 games (by a land slide) and had an awesome time. James came back with the WORST SUNBURN I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!!! I was a lifeguard for 3 years; I have seen my fair share of sunburns, but this is not comparable. I would take a picture, but I don't want to gross you out. Here is some of the guys at the beach (before the unsightly sunburn occurred).
I was in California, with these people (minus Lexi and Jake).
I at SO MUCH food. I felt like that's all we did. We did do some other fun things too, unfortunately I do not have pictures. Oh I got a hair cut too!! I cut off about 5 inches and have more bangs. Pictures to come.
The good news is we might actually go on a vacation together for our ONE YEAR anniversary in June. We might go to St. George :)
Okay I can't resist here are some sunburn pictures and these are taken 4 days after the sunburn so it was WAY worse.
This doesn't even do it justice... so GROSS!!!
James went to Puerto Rico with the soccer team! They won all 3 games (by a land slide) and had an awesome time. James came back with the WORST SUNBURN I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!!! I was a lifeguard for 3 years; I have seen my fair share of sunburns, but this is not comparable. I would take a picture, but I don't want to gross you out. Here is some of the guys at the beach (before the unsightly sunburn occurred).
The good news is we might actually go on a vacation together for our ONE YEAR anniversary in June. We might go to St. George :)
Okay I can't resist here are some sunburn pictures and these are taken 4 days after the sunburn so it was WAY worse.
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