You Are Never Alone

I just came across this You tube clip tonight on LDS.org. It is short and sweet and very motivating. This is something I always need constant reminders of my Savior's Love for me and that he is always with me. I hope you like it as much as I did. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIrGKB5nRKE

Classroom Parent x2

I volunteered to be the room parent for whatever of my kids classes did not already have a volunteer. They asked me to be room parent for Amy and Mason. Amy has the best teacher. She is so organized and is awesome at making sure the parents know everything going on in the classroom. She sends out at least two emails a week with spelling words and homework assignments, etc. I love it! I asked her teacher if I could come to class and take a few pictures so Amy could finish her Heritage Makers book for the contest and she asked me to take pictures of each kid in the class for her student of the week certificates she makes for the kids. Here is the picture I took of Amy in her class. Also a picture of all her class. I had to stand on top of the counter to get the whole class. I really want a wide angle lens.

Anyway, so far the year is going well, Amy told me she is in the lower math class. Last year, she got an award for Math. What is up with that? New Mexico must be pretty far behind. Mason is doing well in his class. He has gotten green all but one day. And that was because he was arguing with his friend about something and not paying attention to his teacher.

He is having a difficult time concentrating in the afternoon. I think the full day is really hard for him. Also his teacher really needs a teachers aid to just walk around helping those little ones remember what they are supposed to be doing. I think there are about 25 kids in his class. That is so many kindergarteners with just one teacher. Yikes! Emily had 11 in her kinder class in NM. I hope Mason just needs some adjusting time and gets better at getting his afternoon work done as he gets used to the class routine. Mrs. Luckow tells me that he likes to help others get their work done and he doesn't do his own. I decided that is cause he has so many bossy sisters. It rubs off! Well, another Saturday to enjoy before getting settled into a new house. Next weekend we are going back to NM to get a moving van and pack up our house. Yeah!

Summer is over School started! Yeah!

Ok first I have to say that I am now staying at my grandma's home until our house closes sometime in the next ten days I hope. So I forgot to bring the power cord to my external hard drive. That is where all my pictures of Mason's birthday are stored so I can't get to them to share his 5th birthday fun. However he had a great day with mom. I will blog about it later when I get settled in my new home. Pictures I did have on my camera were of Makenna and her friends, who stayed the night to celebrate end of summer and Makenna moving, playing in the mud in our back yard. What a mess this was. It was everywhere. They covered the back porch and came walking through the house dripping mud on the floor and splattering on the walls and baseboards.A week ago today we arrived in AZ. We finally got a contract on a house in Palm Valley area. We are spending a little more than we hoped for a lot less house but it is all on one level and not so far from William's office which in the long run will save a lot of money and TIME! I will post pictures of the house once we finally close. William doesn't want me to jinx it! With the luck we have had getting into a home I can see why he says that.

So since I have a contract with an address I was able to get the kids started in their new schools. They started last Friday and they love their teachers. Mason was a bear the first two days of school. I even had to take him into the office and ask the secretary to talk to him about what will happen if mom doesn't make him go to school. He was kicking and hitting me and trying not to get into the truck. Oh and that doesn't even start to give you the picture of getting him dressed. He was determined to sleep and not get up for school. However after going to bed after dinner on Monday and dad giving it to him he has been very happy for the last two days. Ok, this morning he was cranky cause I picked out clothes that didn't match his tennis shoes. Oh my gosh! He is his fathers child there! I chose my abttle there and let him go pick out his own clothes. At least he knows how to match. Do I get to ask for any more at age five?

Amy cried a little when I was leaving her in her class on the first day. I think she was overwhelmed at being new and having everyone staring at her. But she sits next to a nice girl named MaKenna and is becoming good friends with a few of the girls already. Emily was so cute. She told me when I picked her up after school. Mom, I played with a girl who looked just like Autumn, she even had the same puffy cheeks. I just laughed out loud at that one.Makenna was so excited to start at a middle school instead of going back to elementary K-8. She said everyone thought she was in the wrong class and that she looked like an 8th grader. She surprised some of the kids when she was already sitting in one of her classes and when she stood up to go stand next to the teacher she was a lot taller and they all started whispering and gawking. They couldn't believe how tall she was. Anyway, Makenna is adjusting well and says that two of the most popular girls are wanting her to be their friends. She said one is really cool and goes to chrurch with us. She hangs with a bunch of the fun boys too. The other girl is more prissy. Makenna isn't so sure about hanging with all the prissy girls. But she says that girl is really nice. I told her to just be friends with everyone but hang out with the friends who you can be yourself with and enjoy your time more. I think she will choose the crowd with the most boys. Dang it! She is scary boy crazy already!

2 more first days until Liberty gets her turn. UGH! 3 more years at home. Dang cut off day!