Where have the summer days gone???

It's only 10:30 on Thursday and I'm already wishing that it was 4:00 on Friday. It's hard coming back to school. I want to still be sleeping in and exploring new places and relaxing. I don't want to be commuting an hour each way and then working a full day. Why can't summer just last forever?

At least there is only one day after today and then I have a weekend full of camping and cook outs and preparing Relief Society lessons for Sunday!

Fun weekends and summers off just might make up for all the driving and working (oh and the paycheck each month doesn't hurt either).

True Story

I almost laid on a frog last night. After I had been laying in the sand for awhile, I saw something jumping up and down under my blanket, pulled it back (okay...I yelled for Angie and made her pull the blanket back...I had no idea what would be under there!) and a little sand colored frog was just hanging out there. Good thing I didn't squish him...I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have felt very good about that.

The only me I can be

Sometimes I expect more out of my kids than I do out of myself. I expect them to all participate in getting to know you activities even though I personally hate partcipating in them. I expect them to sit still and listen even though half the time I can't sit still for that long. And I expect them to look at themselves and see how wonderful and interesting and unique they are even though I look at myself and often don't see those things.

Tomorrow I start a lesson on what makes you unique. So I came up with my own list and decided to post it-feel free to add to it if you want!

I was born in Oklahoma City and have lived in 15 different houses/apartments in my life.

I don't have a middle name but I used to like to make up ones for myself...I thought either Pocahontas or Christine would make nice ones.

By this time next year I will have 6 nieces and nephews...last year I had only one and she wasn't even three weeks old!

I played golf in high school mostly just so I could hang out with my friend Kristin...I haven't even touched a golf club since high school.

I still keep in contact with people from all different times in my life...I even recently got back in touch with someone that I went to 3rd grade with.

I once had a piece of metal in my eye...and it hurt like nothing else when they had to remove it.

I can make a clover thing with my tongue...I can also curl it.

I've visited 46 out of the 50 states but I haven't seen much outside of the US.

I can't really whistle at all but sometimes I practice when I'm all by myself.

An Orange Grove

One time I stole oranges late at night in Mesa...and they were delicious. Last night I hung out on the tramp until way too late playing mash and discussing the intricacies of peeing in the woods. Today I am wearing a new "professional" outfit and my hair is actually done. Tonight I will hang out with my adopted Blanding family and try to get through the 800 page book we are reading for book club. Tomorrow I will wake up thankful for good friends and beautiful weather and the ability to taste fresh oranges and to see the "little ants" on the pages of my book. Yeah, my life is good.

Remember how for an entire summer I completely gave up blogging? Partly because I didn't have easy access to computers and internet and partly because I was just too dang busy.

Now I'm back in Blanding/Halchita working once again. I have a new wardrobe and a new attitude and I'm ready to go. I'm feeling incredibly optimistic about the year and what it has in store for me. I'm organized and my office looks beautiful. I'm attending a brand new single's branch and enjoying spending time with the friends I have already made.

It will be a good year...I feel it.