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Hi all. I think every time I write on this blog I say something about time flying. It has again lately. I even had Fall Break and everything. It was very relaxing and needed. My favorite part was the sleeping in!




Okay, so my real favorite was visiting my friend Kristi, meeting her new baby and playing with her a little older kiddo!








They are cute, aren't they? It was a beautiful day to drive through Provo Canyon to get to Heber City.












Reuben also had a birthday since I last posted. We went to dinner on Friday, then golfing on the day before his birthday. It followed my tradition of celebrating birthday week not just the day. (And I love that Reub likes Pumpkin Pie more than birthday cake. His mother made an amazing Pie for him!)












I also got to have a pedicure with my friend, Kari. She rocks! And my nails are pretty festive for Halloween, with a web and a spider over orange. Ezra loves them.




And Meri is neutral:




I loved spending time with my favorite kiddos on Monday as a part of my Fall Break fun!
This week has been fun and fast at work. My leadership kids have been in charge of Red Ribbon Week(Drug Prevention). We have had spirit days in celebration. It's been fun.




This is how much fun I have watching the debates.
Cheers until my next post, which should have cool things about the Pumpkin Walk because we are a headed to Logan after work tomorrow!

Hi, It's me again!

Time escaped me again. I don't feel too busy but I must be!

I have no news. I have been enjoying my life. This past weekend was general conference for my church. You can check out the talks HERE. All the talks were amazing.

I also was able to hang with the Bills girls on Saturday night. It was a blast.

Here are some pics from the time since my last post:



I've been working on being better about eating more healthy. Writing it down on paper and journaling is a good thing. You can read about my new goals HERE



Some big ideas from the book we are reading in my leadership class. It is 7 Habits for Highly Effective Teens. Great life changing book.



We have been on a rampage to get hats out of our building. Silly kids.



An amazing french fry from last friday. My dad and I always have biggest fry competitions. This one would have won for sure. Too bad dad is 2,000 miles away!



Just before entering Cougar Stadium. I had a blast with friend, Kari, even if the Cougs beat my Aggies by three.



I love my Kari!



I also love my little USU marching band!



It has gotten cold enough to break out my cool winter hats in the mornings!



Don't be jealous.

Only one more day of class and we are on Fall Break. I am highly excited. What are you guys doing? What are the best things about Fall for you?
Me: 1. The colors 2. The cooler weather 3. Cool hats 4. Fall Break 5. Football 6. Postseason Baseball 7. Reuben's birthday this weekend and 8. Halloween. Can't wait for 9. The Pumpkin Walk in North Logan. Yipee!

Cheers until next time.
A

Went to my first BYU Game.






Still love marching bands!



Made some yummy chili!



Still love making this dog embarrassed!



I am utterly in love with this little girl.



See how much Reno loves his costume?



This week is going well so far. Today and yesterday were the first two days I let my student teacher be on his own for Health Class. It is a little weird for me during that time. I just don't know what to do with myself.

I really love my job. The people who work with me are awesome. My administrators are perfect and are doing a superb job. It has been fun to get to know my vice principal a little bit better the past few weeks. She is hilarious. Today, she was dealing with a kid issue and as he walked into her office he was swearing up a storm. She turns to him and says: "Don't you speak to me that way," and then gently slammed her door. About two seconds later she says: "Crap, I locked my keys in there." She didn't want to ask the kid to open the door and admit her mistake, so she begged the principal to bail her out with her keys. It was pretty dang funny. We think we should write a book about our funny stories. Would you buy it and read it?

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Long time no Blog

Sorry that it has been so long. I kinda just feel like my life is going in a spin-like haze. Not a whole lot to report. I work and then when I am not working I am trying to relax, fit in time with the husband and readying myself for work again.

Reuben and I went to a cool cave that is nearby about a week ago. Timpanogos Cave is very worth the steep hike to the opening. Here are a few picks:






The "heart" of the cave



There were lots of stalactites and stalagmites. I was very impressed with ,
myself and how I still remember those terms. It was a very fun time!



We celebrated my Father-in-Law's birthday last week. I sure do love my new family. We had fun visiting at Olive Garden.



Sunday we went up to visit the Hagey's and were there for Miriam's baby blessing. It was a good time. I don't think that I have mentioned on here that my little adopted family will soon be leaving Utah and heading east. I will miss my wee little nephews and new niece so much. And it is a very good thing that there are phones for texting and talking because I am going to miss my Morgan sessions. How will I do anything without her advice and help?

School is good. The kids are very good this year and with a student teacher for my Health class this semester, the job is very easy! I am enjoying the new adventures with my Student Leadership class and we are almost already to fall break. It's going crazy fast.

Well, I think you are semi caught up. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods! Cheers!

Wednesday...that is how clever I am today!

Hi all.

This week is flying. It is already half way through. Crazy.

Not a whole lot new. I do have a student teacher for Health class and he took over yesterday. I was terrified and it is hard to give up the power that I have been used to for the past ten years, but he has been doing really well.

A miracle happened today in my 3rd hour PE class. Yesterday, there were a few peeps in that class that I really just wanted to punch. They just weren't into participating and trying. I got a bad attitude about the whole class because of the few yahoos. Well, today I decided that I was going to have a better attitude and it made all the difference. I realized that I had set them up to be the sillies that I was frustrated with. See, they were not wanting to participate because they didn't have the skills they needed to be successful at ultimate frisbee. Their skills were non-existant. They couldn't throw and they couldn't catch, or at least they didn't think they could. So we got down to the basics and practiced. I told them over and over that they could do this and that often times our mental state causes us to not be able to do stuff. They listened and got better. After practicing, they got right into the game and started to play and they ALL played and even played well. I was in PE teacher heaven. It was a dream come true.

And come to think, the class could have just gone like it has been the past few days and I could still be upset and frustrated by them had I not paused to see what they needed. I need to always remember that all my kids can do the things I expect, they just need some leading and guidance sometimes. It was awesome. It is times like these where I am reminded about how much I truly love my work. How wonderful it was to be a part of something so wonderful and to be reminded of this. And really what a nice life lesson for all of us to be reminded of: our attitude is everything. "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you are right!"-Some wise person

Well, that's all I got. Reuben is working like a dog still(actually, dogs don't work very hard) and he is actually sleeping right now. It's only 9pm and that is early at the Ficklin house! I guess I will have to play games on the iPad and watch videos. My life is really tough. It will be nice when Reuben is less busy and only working one job next week. I really do miss spending time with him. Yep, I am that sappy kind of wife.

Cheers!