new

i have a new job. and it is super crazy!  but i really like it. i work with the troubled elementary kids. by troubled i mean learning disabilities. like being deaf, blind, or just flat out have a learning disability. it is so crazy. these kids really know how to wear you out and push your buttons.

but i really like it. a lot. after having been a cashier for the last 6 years of my life, i am ready to try something new. and this is something new alright! but so great. i sit there and work with the kids, teach them how to spell, and we try to get some of them to talk because they have a harder time doing so. some have a hard time asking questions. others have a hard time talking when they are called on, like they are so scared. but they are so cute.

on Thursday i worked with this girl Mickynlee. and she was a handful with a sassy attitude. she is 100% blind, so we try to make her use her cane. and she doesn't like that. every few steps she drops her cane and then starts laughing. like "ha ha what now?" i'll tell you what now. i force her to bend down and pick it up, tell her to find my arm, then we go a few more steps, and we start the process all over again.

there are sometimes where i want to scream and run around in circles like a crazed lunatic. but i don't, well not in front of them at least. i usually let a scream or two escape my lips as i drive home. i fight to keep my sanity every day. but like i said, i like it, a lot.

beware.

i have myself a new T.V. show. good news, this one isn't one that leaves you hanging.

granted, it leaves you wanting more because you just cant wait to watch him solve another mystery.

also, it is incredibly funny. totally laughed out loud.

each episode is an hour and a half long. so it's like its just a movie, with some sequels.

Little Lucy.

I found out about 30 minutes ago that this little angel was taken from this world.

My heart is broken, and i'm a water faucet that has no valve.

My prayers go with her amazing family. So strong and stalwart.

May God be with you Lindahl's.

It's times like these that i think,

"Keep calm and know that this is God's plan."

baby hungry.

this is a very odd thing for me to be baby hungry. but my cousin had this little angel earlier this morning. and looking at that full head of hair, and her gorgeous face, i cant help but notice the pang of baby hinger that runs through my veins. it will be short lived, but isn't she just the cutest thing you ever saw? Blakely is her name.

accepted.

e gameo no one

1. post rules of the game so no one gets lost.

2. post a photo and 11 random things about yourself.

3. answer questions that were given you by tagger.

4. ask some questions for those you tag to answer

5. tag some people to do this all over again.

1. i hate growing up. if i could, i would leave to Neverland, right now.

2. i have a love for old english films. such and pride and prejudice. and downton abby.

3. i feel that you jip yourself if you don't see the 5 hour pride and prejudice.

4. having my dad be the bishop isn't as bad as every one presumes, it would be if i was a rebellious little twerp. but i'm not.

5. i tend to make a lot of big plans, but don't follow them through.

6. my heart broke and i shed a tear when the last episode of wizards of waverly place aired.

7. i love living at home. its a blessing.

8. now that my family has established a bed time for all of us, being at 10:00, i cant keep my eyes open past 11:30.

9. i wish i was just like Katniss Everdeen.

10. Disney songs will forever be engraved in my mind.

11. i trust way too easily, it's a curse and a blessing.

1.First kiss? Do tell.

HA! some sick joke. just waiting to meet someone worth kissing.

2.Current Music obsession.

We shot the moon is good. not necessarily obsessed though.

3.Favorite meal?

momma's stir fry is always a good one

4.Pool or Hot Tub?

Pool, the swimmer inside can't help herself. but the hot tub sure holds memories.

5.Favorite season (spring, summer, fall, winter) and why?

Fall. hands down. starting to cool off, and our annual hike through the colors.

6.Most awkward/embarrassing moment?

when i walked in on my Grandpa going to the rest room... i can never un-see that.

7.You have just won 10 grand! What would you do next?

TRAVEL!!

8.Favorite cereal.

peanut butter multi grain cheerios!

9. How do you like your men?

larger, taller, nice smile, good jokes

10. Are you good with foreign accents? What's your best one?

only the best! British. not to shabby.

11. If you could have one incredible talent, what would you want it to be?

sightread. like no one business.

now you.

what actor/ actress do you find most attractive?

what is your number one on your bucket list?

who and when was your first love?

what is your favorite smell?

what is your favorite clothe store?

what is your dream job?

what about your dream vacation?

dogs or cats?

what are you addicted to? (i don't want any serious confessions.)

what is your favorite gift you've ever received?

what was your last act of selfless service?

now that every one and their dog has been tagged in these, how about you just do it if you want to, i'll read it. :)

gullible.

"hey dad, if you say gullible really slowly, it sounds like oranges."

"guuulliiiiblllleee.... no it doesn't."

"... have you really not gotten it yet??"

we both start busting up laughing.

our adventures

This winter i have gone snow shoeing with my mom and dad quite often.

sometimes it would be just me and mom, others me and dad, and occasionally, we went together. but i found that when i went with one or the other, we'd appreciate total opposite things.

for example, when mom and i went, we were captivated by the small snow balls that our poles would occasionally make that would role down the hill.

this picture shows a few paths of some accidental ones.

we went up some super intense hills. its worse than it appears here. i swear.

Then, when dad and i go, we save trees.

and relate them back to gospel principles.

but going with one or the other, always turns out to be an adventure. and i love every minute of it.