Jose and His Super Crane

Look !! Up in the Sky !! It's a bird, it's a plane... Nope it is Jose and his Super Crane !! Charlie got a flat the other day, so I called Jose to see if he had a ramp or something that Dad and I could use to get it into Dad's truck. Welp, being the Super Guy that he is.. he said he would be right over with the crane and take it to my Dad's house. It was fun to watch him in action, and the crane.. is well just freakin cool !! So of course.. it is blog worthy !! :)

The Driving Grin

Well, it's summer.. which means that I spend more hours in the Drivers Ed. car. I have seen the back roads.. to the back roads of St. George. I mean seriously, I know every crack and crevice of road in the George. So, at times I like to venture out and take some trips.. especially with groups of teeny boppers that I enjoy. I had a good group last week. They crack me up !! Marina, the one with her butt in the air.. is a hoot and a half !! Loud.. obnoxious.. and speaks her mind !! Remind ya of anyone we know...? Anyway, the girls and I decided to take a trip to Zion to kill the monotonous time away. It was nice to have a change in scenery... but the highlight of course were the grins on the girls faces when they got their completion forms to get their licenses !! That grin.. never gets old for me :)

Me Shell's Birfday

I think I have mentioned it before.. but I am truly blessed in the friends department. It was Me Shell's Birfday on Monday. Shell might have a rough exterior to some... but underneath the gruffness is an amazing woman with one of the biggest hearts I know. She is such a great example to me of strength and courage. She has been so strong in her life, and thus is a strength in mine. She is always there when I need her, and is an incredible friend. Happy Bday me Shell !!

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Catching Some Rays

Apparently us humans aren't the only ones that like to get some sun in the summer !! Nina Bean does this every morning for at least a half an hour.... she is getting a pretty decent tan. I might have to start putting some sunblock on her !! :)

Joyful

You know those moments... when you are so happy or content .. "joyful" is what I think we call it. Baby Tessa brings many of those moments to us lately. It is funny how all the trivial, stupid, hard stuff in my life just melts away as I stare in her eyes. When I look at her.. I always think of the pictures of Christ with children.. and how joyful his face is. As I am around her and my nephews, I know why Christ always wanted to surround himself with children. I gotta share one joyful moment with Tessa that I had last week. One of my favorite things to do with her is to read. Stacy has been so good to start her with this, and Tessa loves it. When I read to her, I usually put her on a bed and lay next to her so our faces are close. Tessa is almost five months old now and knows how to kiss. :) She opens her mouth and leans toward you when you say kiss... soo cute !! Anyway, I was laying next to her reading and she kept turning her head to look at me. I finally turned mine to look at her.. and she smiled, and then opened her mouth for a kiss.. I didn't even have to ask. JOY !! Note to self.. and you, if you think you can apply .... "Hang on to the joyful moments in your life... that way when you have hard times.. remembering the joyful times will make you smile and warm your heart."

Handmade Galore

I can't not stop browsing on Etsy. There is soo much on there that is just awesome !! Lovin the website.. and glad that I can put things in my favorite stash.. since I can't afford to buy it all now. :) Little Roo asked for some of my favorites.. and here are my currents of the handmade galore website !!


Felt Cactus....
Links: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23205474





Necklaces.....
Links: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22709063
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25599491















Dog Bowl Feeder...
Link: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24084835




Cowboy Clock....
Link: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25661047




Felt Coin Purse... SOOO CUTE !!
Link: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25725947




Teacher Composition Book
Link:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24971561




Crochet flower scarf
Link: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25162180




Sun Bowl...
Link: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24299725




Coach Scrapbook.....
Link: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10826038



Rings...
Links:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22966168
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25894609














Cute "Twilight" bracelet...
Link:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21887654

Too Short and Too Far Away

One of Stacy's friends clued me in on this little preview of "New Moon ". It is too short !! UGH !! I added some pics from the set and movie posters too. The one with the guys with their shirts off, is the wolf pack !! YUMMY... I am obsessed !! CAN"T WAIT !! Okay so I added the actual trailer.. when I watched it on MTV Movie Awards .... AAAAAAAH!!!! I was screaming in my house.. at midnight... freaking my dogs out !!! AAAHH !!!!!!

Summer Obsessions Thus Far

Been out of school for a week now. Not much to post but this....
































































































Maybe next week I will get off my butt and do something productive....
NAH !! :) Gotta love SUMMER !!!!!!!

I am a Flowerpot Whore

One of my favorite things about spring/summer is planting in my flower pots. Living in the desert it can be hard maintaining flowers in the ground. But, I seem to do pretty well in pots. :) I have just a few.. Ha !! I love looking out my windows at the perty flowers... Makes me happy. This year the boys helped me plant.. they are good helpers !!

My Diva

Got my "Diva" a new bed.... Good Hell :)

Teacher Graduation

Well, I just finished up my fifth year at Dixie. It is official, this is the longest I have been at a school. When I first started teaching, I would look at all the old teachers and wonder how they could stay so long in one school !! Now that I have been at Dixie.. I know how they can.... :) I pretty much plan on dying and retiring here... it is my home away from home. I decided to take pics of the end of year teacher program that gets put on every year at our school. This year two of our oldies but goodies left us... Forrest and Greg. Good men !! They will be missed :) Both got to walk through the "D" at graduation as the students do. As their names were called, and they walked through... the students and parents in the Burns Arena cheered, and stood in thanks. I couldn't help but think.. that at times teaching can be thankless, and hard.. but at that moment they both received that praise... I know that they did not regret one minute of their profession. I look forward to when I walk through that "D" and graduate from the best schooling I have ever received.. :)

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When Being Wrong is Okay

I used to think that the best thing I could find in my bed would be a man.... I was wrong !! :)