Just letting you know I'm still alive

I know it's been a while but I wanted you to know I'm still alive. We just started a new trimester at school and so far it's going pretty well. The material is much less frustrating and I am loving my project based geometry class! Since it's all activities and no book work, an amazing thing happens...the kids get motivated! Who would have thought? Now if only that would work for Algebra 2 and still have the kids pass the ISATS.
Anyway, we're making a fun project in Geometry right now dealing with circles (since it's pi day on Saturday, we're celebrating on Friday). I'll have to take a picture of my example that I made. It's pretty sweet. Have a good week.

Happy Birthday Whitney

Today, my little niece Whitney turns 5 years old. Oh my goodness! I can't believe she's getting so big. I have a scrapbook page of her when she was less than 1 year old and she was just so smiley and wanting to walk everywhere. Now she's five!





For those of you that don't know, she calls me "Mommy Tiff". She and I are buddies and when I go to Idaho Falls to visit...I go to visit her. She's got such a funny imagination. If you want any proof just visit Jessica and she'll let you know (most recently Whitney has changed her name...she hasn't decided on one middle name so she has several). Anyway, happy birthday Whitney Daphne Belle June Cinderella Aurora Jasmine Pocahontas Mulan Ariel Lewis. I love you.

Stinking cute backgrounds

Okay, I used to like just my plain white backgrounds. But I am finding some stinking cute blog backgrounds. And thanks to the blog of my friend Bonnie, I found this cute website with super cute blog backgrounds. It kind of makes me wish I knew how to program so I could actually make my own. I'm sure it's easier than I think. But that one programming class I had to take at ISU has made me hate programming. I still remember my lab instructors dirty Zelda shirt...Nathan told me not to make fun of Zelda, but the whole greasy hair, gaming shirt, geeky thing, etc, was compounded by the fact that I hated the class. Anyway, these blog backgrounds are way cute and way easy that even Jessica could do it. :)
So, that is my two bits for the day. You now know what I can waste my time doing: finding cute things online.

Cold Cold Day

I have found heaven

And it is called the day spa.

Friday I went to Sage Day Spa in Rexburg for a bit of pampering. I know, I know. You're thinking, "Tiffany, you are so high maintenance." Now don't get the wrong idea. I pampered myself, got a facial, got a massage and heat wrap, spent all of my fun money, but that doesn't make my high maintenance. I don't have the Utah poof, and I don't wear sparkles on my face. But I have to tell you, this trip to the spa was totally worth it! I loved it so much that I now have created a pampering schedule (posted on my fridge) so that I can plan my fun money and feel spoiled. Nathan thinks I'm silly, but all I have to do is point out his gaming collection and his evergrowing gun collection. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is, if you get the chance to go to the spa, take it! You'll love it!

This cold lasts forever and some other random ramblings

I've had a cold for the last two weeks now and it won't go away. It is to the point now where I'm losing my voice. It was so difficult to do a lecture today while I sounded like a moron. I think tomorrow I'll tell them to just pay really close attention to what I'm writing because I probably won't be able to talk. I'm sure it will go over well.
In other news, I can't believe the school year is halfway over. It feels like I just started teaching. I'm really excited to teach another year. Even though I have bad days, I really feel like I chose the right profession. I'm so lucky to have a husband who supports me and will listen to me be excited about math because heaven knows he isn't. However, I'm pretty sure he's more proud of the fact that I've graduated and teaching than I am. Anytime we go somewhere and people ask us what we're studying, Nathan is the first to say (before I can even get anything out), "She's graduated and teaching math in high school." I love my husband.