Parent Teacher Conference...

It's 6:00 pm, and here I still sit at work. I've already been here for 10 hours and will stay for another 2. It's parent-teacher conference (joy). Actually it's "student led conferences" which is a little different. Because of the altered schedule, I get to stay in my room, and not as many parents come talk to me. This means I have extra prep time, but it also means that I still have to be here. Good thing I brought my book

I work at Union Middle School. Yes, you heard me correctly, middle school. I already know that I'm crazy, don't remind me. I spend my days with 12-15 year olds, possibly the most unpredictable and awkward people in all the world. I teach choir, guitar, and general music. Every day is an adventure.

Home Sweet Home

For those of you who have never been to our place, this is our humble abode. We live just a few blocks from the University of Utah and we love being so close to everything downtown. We have 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 kitchen, and 1 dining room/living room/office/library. It is small, but cozy and we love it.

3, 2, 1, Blast-off!!!

Last year for Christmas, Matt and his brothers got rocket kits, but they didn't build them until a few weeks ago. On New Years Eve, we all went out to Germania Park for the big launch.

Here they are, all in a row. Matt's is the one in front.




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Our First Christmas Together

Our humble tree ($30.00 at Walmart). Both of our families have a tradition of getting a new ornament each year, so it was fun to combine them on our very own tree!

My favorite gift, and I've used it everyday since Christmas. The box said it is the "softest sweetest robe on earth," and how true it is.

Matt's favorite gifts. He carried it around with him all day and learned several Beach Boys songs. I think some of his brothers are coveting it.

Christmas Eve

We usually go to the zoo on Christmas Eve, but due to weather conditions, we had to relocate to the Hollywood Connection, which turned out to be pretty fun. Matt got some great action shots on the bumper cars (he was actually on the bumper cars when taking these shots).
Our nephew Ian (showing his true colors).
Kanon and Rachel.
Rachel and I showing off our dance moves. As you can see, this shot was taken mid-jump.
After that we headed off to the Cox house for an candlelight Christmas Eve dinner, which was excellent. Too bad our camera died before the rest of the evening events. We had a little Nativity reading and singing, and then watched the movie "The Nativity". It was a lot of fun! Then we headed home to await Santa's arrival...

New Blog

Since all of my siblings have blogs except for me, I decided that I was tired of feeling left out and created one. I hope that we are as interesting as I have found the rest of you to be.