Sleepover

Whit and I had a sleepover a couple of weeks ago. We went to the beauty college and got all dolled up. This is why I'm the favorite.

Weekend Trip

We just got back from a fun little weekend trip from Utah. We went to Lagoon and had a lot of fun. I'm pretty sure Nathan had the most fun choosing rides that got us wet. I got completely soaked! It was very uncomfortable for I while. I ended up going into the bathroom and standing under the automatic dryers. We had a lot of fun, though. We very much enjoyed the funnel cake and other fair type food.

We also went to the Hogle Zoo, however, we forgot to grab our camera. They had a fun bird show and tons of animals that just aren't in our local zoo. I really want to bring my nieces to the zoo because they would just be so excited about everything.

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And what is a trip to Utah without going to Cabellas. I didn't enjoy this as much as Nathan. But he really loved showing me everything and explaining it to me. I need to learn to want to hear how a gun works, because I really don't care but he likes to tell me. We also went to IKEA (this is where Nathan doesn't really care). I was drooling over the kitchens and apartment spaces. Nathan kept having to remind me that it wouldn't go with us if we did anything. I know this, but I still loved one of the closets they had. Oh, it was beautiful! Walk in, great space for shoes, and shelves, etc. Oh it's such a wonderful store.

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Lastly, our favorite tradition is Tucanos! It has a fabulous salad and pasta and everything bar. Then the waiters come around with fabulous cuts of meat and ask you how much you want. They have such delicious food. The grilled pineapple is so amazing. And the fried bananas are magnificent. I totally recommend this jewel of a restaurant!

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We had a fun time playing and having time off of work!

This post is for Jessica

Pllllth!! That I assume is the noise made when you stick your tongue out at someone. You know. Just because I don't have cute kids to take pictures of blog about doesn't give you the right to make snide (no matter how true) comments.

Alright, that was directed toward Jessica. Everything else should be appropriate for all.

Well, I do have something cute about Jessica's children. First off, really good news. Ryan likes me now. It used to be that he didn't want to play with me, I don't know why. And it really bothered me that there was no apparent way to purchase his love. However, somehow we've had a break through. I'm excited.

Now for the really cute stuff. My niece Whitney told me happy Mother's Day yesterday and apparently the book she made in Primary for her mom is actually for me. Jessica saw it and said, "Is that for me?" Whitney's response: "No, it's for my mom. They didn't know Tiff is my real mom." Yeah I think it's pretty funny. I wonder how long this stage will last. Hopefully not much longer because Jessica is started to want to put some financial burden on me. : ) Okay may not so much, but it is her favorite thing to say when Whitney wants something. The nerve of some people.

Now for news actually about me. I have to share this because I just think I'm so clever. I'm doing a project based Geometry class this trimester and I'm pretty excited about the project we're doing next week before they present their final projects. Next Monday I'm having them bring cameras and I have a whole bunch of items of a Geometry Scavenger Hunt for them to take pictures of and then on Tuesday we'll go into the computer lab and create a collage of our findings. I'm really excited because I'll take the best ones and blow them up really big for posters my classroom for next year. Anyway, I thought it was a stroke of genius on my part and I hope the students have fun with it. I need to take my pictures this week so I can get mine made.

Anyway, Jessica I hope this blog post was a bit more to your liking.

What have I been doing?

Don't you worry. I am alive and well. I just apparently have been super lazy at blogging. I looked at when the last time I blogged was and it was ridiculous. Plus, Nathan had to start a blog for school and so he updates way more than I do. So now I feel like a loser.
The main news is, thanks to my friends, I'm getting lots of cute Lia Sophia jewelry. Thanks everyone for helping me out. When it all arrives, I'll take a picture for everyone to see!
Well, I don't have much to say right now. I just didn't want anyone else's blogs to say that I haven't updated in over a month. :)

Look who has gone digital!

I've got my mom hooked on digital scrapbooking. All it took was showing her how easy it is to replicate the recipe pages for us and all my sisters by simply hitting the print button. And it is no wonder where I get any of my talent. She's been doing digital for less than a month. Here are some of the things she has made (Just when I finally do something better than her...she has to start actually trying!).

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.