Well I'm going to attempt this and keep it up as much as possible. I tried a blog some time ago, can't remember how long it's been but just didn't have the time or the patience to keep it going. Maybe it took too long to load? I really can't remember but so far everything I'd done here has been simple and quick. Two of my favorite things.
I am married, 21 years now, have 4 boys ages 9, soon to be 10 in August, 11, 13, and 15. I live in a small town in Utah and I work as a volunteer assistant in 1st grade. My husband works for a company in St. Louis that repairs and rebuilds the diaphragms for the power plants around the country so a good percentage of the time he's on the road so it doesn't matter where we live. We are originally from Utah but after we married we lived here for a couple years then moved to Chicopee Mass for the company he was working for then, back to Utah for a little while, down to Southern California ( Lake Elsinore, Highland, San Bernardino, and San Jacinto, for about 12 years, and then returned to Utah some time back. This is much better environment to raise our boys in and we have been mostly happy to be back here. At this moment I love the fact that at night the air cools down and we can sleep with windows open. I also love the view from my front porch and my neighbors are the best! I love to sit on my porch in the mornings with my coffee and watch the birds feed in the front yard. I love to hear the many "country" noises, roosters, horses, dogs, crickets alot of crickets this year, tractors going to work, lol. I just love where I am in life at this time.
I love helping in 1st grade, no matter how my day may start once I get to class and we get started, even on the worst of days, I feel so much better being in the classroom and interacting with the kids. Kids at this age are awesome! I like kids anyway but 1st graders bloom while you watch. I love watching them come into our classroom a little unsure of themselves, for the most part, you always have a few that aren't afraid of anything, and by the end of the year have such a huge amount of confidence in many areas.
I do counted cross stitch as a relaxing hobby and such one of a kind gifts for the many special people in my life. I love to read and prefer mysteries or fantasy/scifi. I get to read many books in 1st grade and love almost all of those.
Well I really need to get a shower. It's Sunday for one thing and no school for the summer so I get way behind somedays! Have a great day no matter what you do!
