Temple Square

Enjoy some pics from Temple Square.  The lights were pretty as always and I had great company.  I must go teach so more later!

SNOWY

Hi. This will be pretty short because I am being very lazy and am also very tired. I am about to head to bed and it is only ten o'clock. Go me!

This weekend was a very busy one which made it go very fast. Friday night, we had an away game for basketball. We lost but my team is improving so very much. I felt a little sick, so I just went to my house and slept on the couch at about ten when everything was done. Saturday morning we had another game. The girls again lost and it was a disappointing one because I truly think that if they were to play like they do in practice, they would have been able to pull off a win.

After the games were done on Saturday, I headed down to Lynndyl, Utah to spend some time with my friend, Moo. The drive was atrocious because of the snowy weather but we made it safe and sound. Unfortunately, it took twice the time it usually does to get there but we had plenty of time to eat good food and play games. It was a fun weekend down there. The favorite librarian came with me too. We got back to Provo about five this afternoon.

I spent tonight on the couch in front of the TV like most nights. It was nice to take a little nap and just chill.

Tomorrow starts the four and a half days of work before I go home. I am a bit excited for it. Awesomeness. I still have a lot of work to do on the presents for everybody. I hope I get get it all done before leaving.

I wish I would have taken some pics from the weekend to post on here but I don't have any. It was a pretty snow and I was actually excited for the storm. I wish I could keep that excitement throughout the whole season. Unfortunately, by the second storm I am already done with the snow and cold. At least I have a nice new coat that I love to wear and that makes my attitude toward the weather much better! Maybe I will take a quick picture of it to show you all. You will love it!

Have a great night and a good Monday!

Bored at Conferences.

I am writing this as I sit in the weight room at school for Parent-Teacher Conferences.  I have had about fifteen parents show up, and over three and a half hours that isn't much.  I have been pretty bored, actually.  I hope you enjoy the pic of me in the weight room.  I did get to have a fabulous dinner provided by the school so that is a bonus.  I do not know if it really makes up for the boredness.

I did have an awesome conference with one of the kids in my leadership class and her mom.  She has basically changed her story since coming to Independence.  Last year, she would hardly ever talk and she failed nearly every class.  This term she is passing on her classes and working on some make-up packets to catch up.  She is also so vocal and just cheery.  She basically said that I was a part of her motivation because I have gotten up in front of class and shared things and encouraged each student to be more open and not care what other people think of them.  It was very sweet to hear this come out of her mouth! :)  

Attitude truly is everything.  This year has been amazing at school thanks to me having a more patient and loving attitude.  I also have tried to remain positive.  (Granted, I am not always great at it!)

I did not sew at all during conferences.  I didn't think it would be too good of an idea.  I have done some grading and lots of wandering.  I am glad tomorrow is Friday but it will be a busy weekend again.  We have an away game tomorrow night and then a game here on Saturday.  Then I am heading down to Deltaish.  That means close to Delta, Utah but I can't remember how to spell where I am really going! 

Goodnight!

MIDWEEK!

"Hi....Happy Midweek!" I say that a lot to my classes on Wednesdays.

Today was kinda Blah! Just another day. I worked and that was cool.

After work, I worked on some sewing. I am making my family their Christmas gifts this year. I have not sewn since 8th grade. It is pretty much an exciting and new experience. I am getting better as I go, which is good. In the time it took me to do three projects tonight, the home ec. teacher finished about seven. Crazy. Slow is good though. With each stitch, love is pouring intp these presents.

Tomorrow is Parent-Teacher Conferences. This means it will be a really, really, really long day for me. Sometimes it is boring because not many parents show up. I have plans to set up a sewing machine in the weight room so I can sew in between visits.

Not much else here. I think that will be it for now. Only 11 days and I fly home. YIPEE!!

Sharing is Caring!

I love my job. I was just driving across town and I actually was almost in tears because I thought about how lucky I am to be coaching The Independence High Girls' Basketball Team this year! The group of ladies I am working with this year really are special and have so much potential both on and off the court. Today, they showed great leadership as they made the decision to not let one of the former teammates continue to play because she has missed a lot of practice and a few games, is not doing well in classes, and is not being honest. We had a little team meeting and they came up with good reasons not to let this girl play anymore. I then told them that I was not going to give this news to said girl because it was not my decision but theirs. I was so impressed with their leadership skills as they calmly communicated with this girl.

Well, I have been meaning to write a post requesting something of my readers. This is not something that I am expecting from each of you but if any of you are feeling charitable and would like to sponsor one of my wonderful basketball players, there is a need for your help. Each of the girls has to pay 50 dollars to play. A few of them can afford this, most of them cannot. Today I told them that I would like to have at least 25 dollars from each of them. One was very worried about just 25 dollars.

Anyway, for safety issues, if you would like to sponsor basketball player in need please shoot an email to: softballrita@gmail.com and then I will send you details of how to send the check. I just worry a bit about safety on here. Also, this would totally count as a charitable contribution so it is totally qualifies for a tax deduction. Yipee! Any amount would help by the way. Do not think you have to sent the whole amount to sponsor a girl!

Thanks guys. I truly believe programs like this help the troubled youth! :)