Happy Mothers Day

Happy Mothers Day to all the mom's out there..... Especially to my mother who is half a world away, but is still in my thoughts... Hope you are having  a great day and I will see you soon. My aunt put a picture like this up on her blog and it reminded me of one I took in Ireland.... 

Happy Birthday Mom!!

So today is my mothers Birthday. As the last year has past, I have really begun to see what she has done for me in my life. I have really missed our times together even the little things.

I never realized how much she does for me as well as the others around her. She is so giving of her time to anyone that needs it. She gives so much of herself that you don't really notice it until she is gone.

I can honestly say that she really gave more then she received. Always taking me and my sister-in-laws out for some girl time in cali to see Wicked, or just to dinner and a movie. 

I can not wait to see her when I go to Africa this summer and get to spend some time with her. 

AIMS Testing week

To start out the week we had an AIMS prep rally to get the kids excited for the test. With some persuasion by another teacher I got up and sang a version of YMCA with the words changed while the other teachers dressed like the village people. Even though some the kids thought it was stupid I really had fun doing this. We even had a few raps that I talked Sean one of the other 6th grade teachers into doing and it was great. The rest of the week my kids have been testing for AIMS and it has been really stressful for them as well as me. I want my students to perform like I know they can if they just try. We only have 2 more days left and I am so happy to get back to teaching my kids instead of reviewing. On another note I only 35 days left of teaching.... Yay for summer break.

Ready for summer!

I am so excited for the summer to come. As the months drag on and the behavior of my students gets more frustrating I just tell myself that in July I will be flying my way to Africa to spend 16 days with my parents. I can't wait to have some time off and get out of the drama that is going on at work and with friends, to be able to leave it all behind and just have some fun. As well as seeing my Parents and some amazing animals.

St. Patties Day!

It dawned on me today that it is march which means the month of green. I had the chance to live in Ireland so here are some pictures of Ireland and all the green it had to offer.

Sad goodbye but a returning friend!

This week brought tears to my eyes when I had to say good bye to one of my students. He is a great kid and is going to do amazing things in his life. He is moving back to Argentina where his family is from. The class threw a party for him and we all said our goodbyes. I have to say that I shed a few tears when he left. I am so sad to go back to school and not have this great kid in my classroom.



Another thing that has been going on is an old friend that I have know for 7 years has come back around. It is great to be spending time with such an amazing friend. He has been there for me in the past, and has been there recently when I have needed someone. I am so glad that he is back in my life and reminds me of who I am and what fun I can have.

Happy 26th Birthday to me!

I feel like I have been celebrating my Birthday all week long. It started on thursday when Debbie, Sandra, and Jo Marie took me to dinner to celebrate. We went to EJ which is a new stake house close to where we live. It was really good and so much fun to spend time with my mom's friends. On Friday my friend Kandi put together a dinner with a bunch of my friends, we went to a sushi place in chandler. The food was great and it was so much fun to spend time with my friends. Tonight I am going out with a friend, and then monday Kris and Sarah are taking me to Haji Babas. It has been an amazing birthday and it is going to keep getting better. Thank you to everyone for making it a great one!