Saturday, September 20, 2008

Juice Boxes and Rock Surprises


So the other day one of my girls was walking really funny, kind of like a bowl-legged cowboy. I thought it was a little strange but kindergartners are the epitome of strangeness sometimes so I didn't investigate any further.  Well, school ended and I noticed her pants were now BULGING in the front.  Oh dear.  What in the world could it be??  I am not lying when I say I was totally prepared for ANYTHING because seriously, they really do the most random things!  I walk over to her and bend down to talk to her.  "what do you have in your pants sweetie?" I whispered.  "Oh it's a juice box for my friend." as she pulls out a full on juice box and nonchalantly hands it to her friend.  haha.  It's better than having to carry it around!

Also, this little boy totally made my day.  He colored that picture for me.  That is me, standing next to him.  And yes, that is my badge that I wear everyday, with my picture on it! How cute is that!!  He also said he had a surprise for me.  yeah....it was that rock.  I will add it to my "surprises" collection. The juice box girl gives me surprises every now and then...buttons, cupboard handles, pictures of her sister, stickers...

and that is a normal Kindergarten day.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Fun stuff..."notTAGGED"





These pics were suppose to be at the bottom...I am so bad at layout.

Well not much is happening, and I am bored.  NO I wasn't even tagged, but I am still doing this!
(if you wanna skip this part, I wrote a little bit at the  bottom about life..)
4 Jobs I have had:
1. Golden Swirl frozen yogurt (the reason I love Yogurt Stop these days)
2. Village Cleaners
3. Assistant Administrator @ The U
4. Kindergarten Teacher :-) those kids make my heart happy! (one of my little girlies told me her heart was happy after I told the class they are the best kindergarten class out of all the rest)

4 Movies I have watched more than once:
1. Moulin Rouge
2. Mona Lisa Smile
3. Braveheart
4. Gladiator

4 Places I have lived:
1. Sugarhouse w/ my mom
2. Cottonwood Heights w/ my mom
3. Cottonwood Heights w/ Jake
4. ummm..... yeah not to exciting

4 TV Shows I watch
1. The Office
2. The news for about 10 minutes every morning
3. Good Things Utah (when I am off track from teaching)
4. Oprah (when I am off track)

4 Places I have been:
1. Cozumel, Mexico
2. Cruise to Mexico so like 4 different places
3. Cali
4. East Coast

4 People who text me regularly
1. Jake
2. Mom
3. My sister
4. Jandie

4 of my favorite foods:
1. Mexican: Red Iquana, Morelia, even Taco Bell
2. Frozen Yogurt
3. Fruit...lots of it!
4. Lunch food: sandwiches, yogurt, paninis, etc

4 Places I'd like to visit:
1. Mexico again! haha
2. Northwest coast (havent been there forever)
3. Take Jake to New York
4. Ecuador (jake's mission)

1. How long have you been married? 1 year 4 months
2. How old is your spouse? 25
3. Who eats more? Jake...i sure hope!
4. Who said I love you first? Me I am pretty sure.
5. Who sings better? haha Jake. I totally suck. I feel bad for the people who sit around us at church.
6. Who is smarter? I think we both are the same, but specialize in different ways and areas :-)
7. Who controls the TV remote? Equal. We agree on TV
8. Who's temper is worse? We both are pretty mellow.  I think I may have a little more patience but Jake is calmer in some situations.
9. Who does the laundry? Me.  haha funny story.  When we first got married I screwed up so many clothes and Jake suggested we both do our own laundry.  NO WAY!!! It made me even more determined to do our laundry...CORRECTLY.  So now I am an expert. (not really)
10. Who does the dishes? Me
11. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Jake. We switched once. It was too weird. We also like to sleep with our feet at the head of the bed (upside down)..it's quite nice!
12. Who cooks dinner? It's pretty equal.  Sometimes me, sometimes him  (and when he cooks alone he always creates something amazing.) Sometimes I will start and he will jump in and help.
13. Who is more stubborn? we aren't...
14. Who is the first to admit they are wrong? After a period (sometimes short, sometimes long) of silence, me. I hate not talking!
15. Whose parents do you see the most? jake's.. we need to see mine more. We have been lately, and it's a blast every time. 
16. Who has more friends? Jake I think.  We hang out with his more.  
17. Who has more siblings? Jake. 2 brothers vs. my one sister
18.  Who wears the pants? Jake

LIFE AS I KNOW IT:

Well there ya go.  I officially wasted about 30 minutes and your 5 minutes.  I go back to school on Monday and I am way excited to see my kids!! I miss them.  But staying home has been absolutely amazing.  I definitely noticed how much I ponder things in my head.  I mean, I have no one to talk to!   Also here are some things I decided about 5 year olds:
1- Hands down, cutest school age.  I am not joking when I say every single one of my kids is adorable.  Some of my boys are like mini Abercrombie models, no joke. I love my classes! 
2- Kindergartners are awesome because they don't stink yet!! Even when they come in from recess!  
3-  They don't know what it means to kiss up and they don't know how to really misbehave.  Perfect, really!  Every sweet thing they say is genuine. "Mrs. Peterson, you make my heart happy."  "Mrs. Peterson, you're beautiful."  "I love you teacher!"
4- They make so much progress because it's the first year!!

I think this post is turning out longer than I planned!  But Jake is super busy these days.  He goes to school (majoring in Psych) and work everyday so he doesn't get home until like 6:30 or 7.  He works so hard for us, I love him to death!  He rides his bike A TON as well.  He loves cycling, and his favorite ride at the moment is to the Capitol and back, which is 40 miles. He rides to and from class as well.  He wants to buy me a bike and tells me this everyday.  I am just afraid I will suck and maybe won't use it enough to get the money's worth.  We shall see...it would be fun to bike with my husband.  

I just run.  I love it.  I am hoping to do a 10K with Nick and Ashley soon.  I run 25 miles a week and have found it's a perfect amount for me right now.  It's hard when I am teaching because I have to wake up at 5 to run.  And Holliday Blvd is quite dark that early.  Winter is approaching and running in blizzards on icy roads is always fun too.  Just gotta have the right gear!  PS if you see a runner you know, don't honk, it's startling!  I think I might jump in front of a car one day on accident because they honk.

Ok well I am done blabbing. um Oh yeah I cut my hair.. the pics somehow are at the top. My hair was super fly awayish too for some reason.