The thrills of being a teacher

As a school teacher little darlings walk into my class with things to share with me.  Sometimes it is really good things like an apple or a chocolate bar.  I even got a huge cupcake and flowers on my Birthday, which I loved and they made me feel extra special.  But, then there are other things that they share with me that I really don't want.  Two weeks ago my little Jasmine shared the flu with me and this last week another cutie shared bronchitis.  Needless to say I have been feeling really awful and I have become obsessed with cleaning my hands.  I have stations of hand sanitizer all over my room to try and cut back on disease, but it just isn't working.  I also feel like I have no immune system these days.  Unfortunately I had parent teacher conference this last week before I knew how sick I was.  I felt pretty awful, but as soon as I could I made it to the doctor (sadly that day was my Birthday), he prescribed me a lot of wonderful drugs that have helped a ton.  So, I'm slowly feeling better and better, and if my students stop sharing I have a feeling I will be back to normal one day.

SCHEELS

It's finally here: Scheels is up and running!  Today is the Grand Opening and last night was the VIP night for all of those special people like me. : -)  The VIP night was a lot of fun.  The store was fantastic, just like the newspaper said it would be.  Kelly had to work last night ushering people to different areas of the store and straightening things out.  I went with Lynne and Ken and we had a great time.  Kelly was able to join us for a little bit so that was good.  There were free shirts, hats, and other random goodies for us VIP folk.  They were giving away little tastes of fudge that were divine (I think that might be my favorite part of the store).  There were tons of supplies and a lot of people.  All of the games were free last night too.  I didn't play anything because I wasn't feeling super up to speed, but Ken and Lynne tried out the golf simulator.  Ken's score was the second highest.  Anyway, the store is a lot of fun and it has a lot of really cool features.  I would highly suggest going over and giving it a little looksee when you have the time.  I promise you won't be disappointed.          


  

Hole in One

While I was in Bear Lake, Kelly went up to Idaho Falls with his family.  While he was there he hit a hole in one while golfing.  Those don't come around very often so this is a huge deal.  He even got his name in the local news paper.  He sent me a text when I was in Bear Lake to tell me about it.  I don't have a fancy phone so I have no idea how to get the picture on to the blog without taking a picture of my phone.  I'm sorry that it is a little blurry.  If I was a little more tech savvy this would have looked a lot better.  It's just that it's a big deal and I have no other means to show you his amazing-ness.

He also got a cool magnet that he proudly put on our fridge.

Bear Lake

Last Saturday I drove up to Bear Lake to go to a mission reunion.  I hung out with Emily Jenkins and Kelley Konzak and caught up with a few other missionaries.  I missed the missionaries that weren't able to make it this year.  Hopefully next year they will be able to come.  It was a a ton of fun to see people and play around.