I'm so jazzed for this:

olympics!

yesssssssssssss.

but whenever monday comes

hello.

today my teeth hurt in the weirdest way because I started this teeth whitening thing a long time ago and forgot that I had one last treatment (which I did last night) and now they are sensitive to the nth degree.  sorry about the run on sentence.
I am excited to eat waffles for dinner, though, because I think they are tasty and they won't hurt that bad to chew.  really, chewing doesn't hurt.  only things like vacuums and my computer screen and the cocoa latte maker make them hurt.  yes, weird.  tomorrow I have to go get crowned at the dentist. (again).

moving on.

it has been sunny today, though seasonably chilly.  (shout out to bay).  I have decided I am ready for spring, like many other friends have already mentioned.  "everything goes to upheaval in the spring, wouldn't you say?" (shout out to hil).  plus, spring is bringing sunny things in 2010.  (shout out to samuel).

furthermore.

Laura used to always say that green was her favorite color, but purple was her secret favorite color.  yellow is my favorite color.  really.  but I think green is my secret favorite.  perhaps it is because I haven't seen true green since africa.

speaking of green, please enjoy this happiness:

it makes me happy and reminds me of London for some reason.  (shout out to hilkaitecorynbrittwhitashetc.etc.etc.)  I think it's how I wish I looked while living in London.

babbling...

field trip tomorrow!

Friends to Friends

From Canyon Rim

To Africa

Benefit Concert

Wednesday, February 3

at Canyon Rim Academy

7:00 pm

Admission is free, but donations will be accepted and will go directly to Signs of Hope International in an effort to supply a computer lab for a School for the Deaf in Ghana. 

Please come and invite all of your friends!

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according to my student James, it's my "lucky birthday"!

with luck, this year I will:

1. get married
2. learn a new skill
3. cook at least 5 new recipes
4. complete my first year of teaching and begin my second
5. organize my living spaces and clear out my closet
6. spoil a new niece (and an old niece)
7. learn a new song on the guitar
8. attend the temple monthly
9. go on a road trip
10. take a satisfying hike
11. wakeboard at hebgen
12. decorate
13. read 3 books I've never read before
14. develop (and live within) a budget
15. make my "africa book"
16. learn to quilt
17. host some successful parties
18. write a song
19. write in my journal regularly
20. reorganize my classroom and teaching stuff
21. exercise regularly
22. floss more often
23. get in touch with at least one old friend

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. -Anais Nin

I'm no parent, but....

If you are a parent of an elementary aged child, please keep in mind:

School is NOT daycare.  If school starts at 8:30, it is probably not a good idea to just drop them off at the playground an hour early.  If school ends at 3:15, please make arrangements to pick up your child right around that time.  Leaving them at school for an extra half an hour is not a good choice.

It is not a disservice to your child to help them with (or "force" them to do) their homework.

If your child is in too many extra activities (ie. art, dance, music lessons, sports teams, etc.) to get one practice sheet and 20 minutes of reading done each night, they are too busy.  Priorities?



okay.  that's my whole soap box for today.

december/january love love list

• milk glass
• ovaltine
• toyota carollas
• samuel
• my macbook
• road trips with bay
• dinner with friends
• craisins
• the holidays
• having decisions made
• mail
• paper snowflakes
• happy student artwork
• lyvie
• frozen yogurt
• hot rice bags
• neatly trimmed fingernails
• talking about Africa
• pandora
• books of all kinds
• italian sodas

it's a new year

new things are happening
like literature circles
and being engaged
and riding green bicycles
and teaching writing

cheers to 2010