Saturday, 20 November 2010
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Friday, 12 November 2010
After a decade at Wahlquist - "Adios, amigos y amigas."
I first went to Wahlquist 10 years ago, when they needed someone to teach a 12-year-old Vietnamese student, Chau. Over the years, I've had probably 30-40 students - kids from Mexico, South and Central America, Iraq, Vietnam and Russia. Wahlquist has probably been my most challenging school because the kids - most of them - already knew English pretty well - but I think they take ESL because they are with their friends. I have loved them all and will miss them a lot! Here's a picture I took of the class on my last day. One of the girls was home with a sore throat.
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Veterans Day
On this day, I am thankful for all those who have served in the military - protecting and preserving the freedoms that we enjoy in this country.
Monday, 1 November 2010
November - A Month of Thanks Giving
A friend of mine and Lisa's reminded me that I wanted to do a Thanks Giving list this year. In this month of November, I am thankful for...
1. Two-day-old chicken noodle soup. It reminds me of our family Halloween tradition of hot soup in bread bowls. I figure I want to do my part to counter all the sugar the kids get that night! I also think warmed-up chicken noodle soup is way better than fresh!
2. The Oregon Grape that grew volunteer in our rock wall. Its leaves turn bright red in the fall, and they're so beautiful amongst all the green plants right now.
3. I am SO thankful that the election is finally over and all the campaign rhetoric has gone away! I was absolutely sick and tired of it this year! So vitriolic!!! Ahhhh!
4. Cold pills! They make me feel so much better. Now, if I could only get my voice back. It's kind of hard teaching students English when I can't even speak!
5. I'm thankful that gas prices are creeping down instead of up!
6. I'm thankful that one of Utah's football teams won today! Go Cougars! :o)
7. I'm thankful for the Sabbath Day. We had a visiting authority at our stake conference a couple of weeks ago, and he said that his message to us as a stake was to put forth a greater effort to keep the Sabbath Day holy. I am trying to do that.
8. I'm thankful for the rain and for the seasons (and for my periwinkle umbrella).
9. I'm thankful for the opportunity to teach ESL. I've had some amazing students - some of whom will be friends forever!
10. I am thankful for my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
11. I am thankful for eggs - whole eggs! None of the egg white - tossing the yolk stuff for me! I don't care that the yolks contain more fat - they also contain a ton of nutrients - and besides, an egg without its yolk is pretty pathetic! Why bother?
12. I am thankful for my family! I have been blessed with one of the best! Couldn't ask for any better!
13. I am thankful for my 8-year-old granddaughter, Reagan, who has chosen to be baptized on this day. She is the youngest and last of 6 children in her family to be baptized. She says, "I will always choose the right." I'm sure she will do her best!
14. I am thankful to be back in the Primary once again. I am teaching the CTR 4 class and have five darling little 5-year-olds - Taylor, Emma, Colter, Aiden and Caleb. They are a joy to me!
15. I am thankful for a husband who, when he talks in his sleep, bears his testimony of Christ's atonement. He did this just last night! I asked him if he remembered what he was dreaming, and he said, "I dreamed that I was at church and the power went off. I had to feel my way to the pulpit to bear my testimony. When I finished, I saw that eight other people had joined me on the stand."
16. I am thankful for medical advancements. My cousin Pat's daughter, Barbie, has M.S. and is starting a new, just FDA approved, treatment for the disease. May Heavenly Father bless Barbie!
1. Two-day-old chicken noodle soup. It reminds me of our family Halloween tradition of hot soup in bread bowls. I figure I want to do my part to counter all the sugar the kids get that night! I also think warmed-up chicken noodle soup is way better than fresh!
2. The Oregon Grape that grew volunteer in our rock wall. Its leaves turn bright red in the fall, and they're so beautiful amongst all the green plants right now.
3. I am SO thankful that the election is finally over and all the campaign rhetoric has gone away! I was absolutely sick and tired of it this year! So vitriolic!!! Ahhhh!
4. Cold pills! They make me feel so much better. Now, if I could only get my voice back. It's kind of hard teaching students English when I can't even speak!
5. I'm thankful that gas prices are creeping down instead of up!
6. I'm thankful that one of Utah's football teams won today! Go Cougars! :o)
7. I'm thankful for the Sabbath Day. We had a visiting authority at our stake conference a couple of weeks ago, and he said that his message to us as a stake was to put forth a greater effort to keep the Sabbath Day holy. I am trying to do that.
8. I'm thankful for the rain and for the seasons (and for my periwinkle umbrella).
9. I'm thankful for the opportunity to teach ESL. I've had some amazing students - some of whom will be friends forever!
10. I am thankful for my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
11. I am thankful for eggs - whole eggs! None of the egg white - tossing the yolk stuff for me! I don't care that the yolks contain more fat - they also contain a ton of nutrients - and besides, an egg without its yolk is pretty pathetic! Why bother?
12. I am thankful for my family! I have been blessed with one of the best! Couldn't ask for any better!
13. I am thankful for my 8-year-old granddaughter, Reagan, who has chosen to be baptized on this day. She is the youngest and last of 6 children in her family to be baptized. She says, "I will always choose the right." I'm sure she will do her best!
14. I am thankful to be back in the Primary once again. I am teaching the CTR 4 class and have five darling little 5-year-olds - Taylor, Emma, Colter, Aiden and Caleb. They are a joy to me!
15. I am thankful for a husband who, when he talks in his sleep, bears his testimony of Christ's atonement. He did this just last night! I asked him if he remembered what he was dreaming, and he said, "I dreamed that I was at church and the power went off. I had to feel my way to the pulpit to bear my testimony. When I finished, I saw that eight other people had joined me on the stand."
16. I am thankful for medical advancements. My cousin Pat's daughter, Barbie, has M.S. and is starting a new, just FDA approved, treatment for the disease. May Heavenly Father bless Barbie!
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