Staying Busy

My classes are starting to wind down and since I am no longer in that stress filled class INT, AND I am done with my internship, I have tons of time on my hands. So yesterday I decided to tackle the ugly Boganvillas in my front yard. At first I was going to trim them but changed my mind and tore two out.

It took a ton of time and labor and they ripped my arms to pieces (for those that don't know, Boganvillas have LONG thorns worse than roses), but they are finally gone! YAY!

Dumb Dog!

I came home from school in a very bad mood because of the day and I was thinking that I was going to go to a movie on my own and cool down so that Lyle didn't have to deal with my aweful mood...
Well, I came home to two extra ankle biters playing with Jaz. So I went out to find out where they came from and turns out, they squeezed through part of the wooden fence. No problem.
So I was going to send them back through when the STUPID dog bit me!! On the calf!! Thankfully I had jeans on and so it didn't break the skin, but I sure do have a ring of teeth AND a nice bruise. Stupid dog!
The one time I wasn't afraid of getting bitten (thanks ERIN!) I get bitten. Go figure! AND of course the neighbor is out of town. GRRR!

Changes in the hAir

Jill went blonde

I went Brunette With an 'A' cut...thanks to the suggestion of Jake.

AND...

Mom got blonde highlights...OH! How cute are you!

Dead Duck

Lyle 'n I found this toy duck that makes the duck sound when squeezed. We decided that this was Jaz's new toy.

She thinks so too.

It's still dead!

Jaz relaxing.

Whirlwind of STRESS!..and a brief break.

So life has been keeping me on my toes.

First of all, my good news is that I have been on a no sugar, no cards diet for two weeks now and have lost 17lbs. It's about time! It's been hard and I've been tested with Pizza for fight night, Halloween, and Mom and Jill visiting and eating what I can't wat right in front of me. Yea! HARD! But I made it and am still going strong.

So I have been struggling in one of my classes (I got my first EVER F on a quiz) so it's like Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun I am happy and then Tues and Thur is my afternoon from HELL! My class is Interior Decorating History...BORING! Plus, I have never been a good test taker and that's all that our grade consists of...grrr! Thankfully, I will still graduate next semester, but I ALMOST didn't since I found out that one of the classes I need was not going to be offered anymore. So it wasn't offered this semester and never again. AHH! (this is where the anxiety kicks in)So after MANY anxiety attacks and many hours, I was able to figure out a way to still make it. YAY!

So I have been VERY stressed with my class and with registration. The nice part was that Mom and Jill came to play for the weekend.
Us girls went shoe shopping (I've never enjoyed this activity, but I REALLY had a great time) all day, Jill changed her hair to be a blond, we enjoyed Trick-or-Treaters, went to the corn maze (lasted 20 min-constantly hitting dead ends-apparently there's only ONe way through-and then got hot (96 degrees and then add corn all around you!) and left), and then played games all of Sunday. It was such a breath of fresh air!
Then they left me to deal with my forgotten but none-the-less-back stress and anxiety. Now at this point, I am registered and have voted, and now needs to dive into my VERY messy house.
Oh joy!
I just keep thinking that I have four weeks left of school and then one more semester. I'm ALMOST done!!

Okay..I'm done.Thanks for listening.

Sunbeams...survival of the fittest!

Lyle 'n I have been called to be Sunbeam teachers in our ward.

Now, this is a first for me and Lyle (he's taught other ages of primary-not me), and we show up to find out that we are practicing for the program and we are thrown in it. So we have one girl and three boys (others, but weren't there). All VERY energetic and two twins (boy and girl that pick on each other). So after they ran the program (with MUCH trouble), they wanted to run it again...not a good idea for our Sunbeams. At that point, cute Abigail is jumping all around, Rockwell is taking off his shoes and the rest are following suit.
Needless to say, the presidency excused us to go for a walk.
They're all cute kids. We went for a walk and then went to the classroom and played a few games. Lyle 'n I really enjoyed ourselves even though we were VERY tired afterwards.

So take all that and add........

An Autistic boy in the class that wasn't there today. That's why Lyle 'n I were both called because then I can work with him and Lyle can watch the others...and both of us can teach. Wish us luck and if you have ANY ideas, let us know.

Lyle Won!!

We went this weekend to Safford, AZ for Tracy's farewell. We had a very relaxing time with family and visiting.
We were BBQing and Lyle n Wes disappeared for an hour and when they reappeared Lyle was carrying a cute chocolate lab puppy. I saw her and was like "what a cute puppy! Whose is it?" That's when Lyle introduced me to my Jasmine. I was SO thrilled and SO surprised!
It was funny because he put her on my lap and Gayle's little poodle growled at Jaz and she shook and peed on my only pants. It was funny...I just washed it off.
The ride home was easy becuase she just passed out the whole time. The only problem, she was VERY relaxed and started letting off some NASTY farts. We pretty much drove with the window open the whole way.
We love her!!!