Fun day. Hung out with my friend, Megan, and her family in Lynndyl, Utah. I love small towns. It is always intriguing to me to see small towners interact with one another. Any place we went, Megan knew most people. That is a cool thing. We ate 10 cent hotdogs, and 25 cent cotton candy. We also had 25 cent ice cream cones inside the grocery store. It is an annual tradition in Delta to celebrate the anniversary of the opening of the grocery store(there are only two in Delta). Very interesting. They sold 13,000 hotdogs yesterday in a county that only has 6,000 people. One resident even told his dad he didn't want to leave town for the whole weekend because he would miss the annual hotdogs. Nice.

We also dyed Easter eggs in Lynndyl and had an Easter egg hunt. Later, we went to the sand dunes(one of the pictures) and rolled Easter eggs down the dunes. Another Greathouse tradition, although it is more than just her family because there were lots of other people rolling eggs down the hill. They would even carve out little paths for the eggs to follow. Interesting. I like traditions. They really are fun. I even celebrated Lent again this year even though I am no longer Catholic. My mom found that funny seeing she didn't even give anything up this year. It was very hard to go without candy for 4o days. Last night I ate lots and today even more.

Tonight, I convinced my roommates that we should dye some eggs. I guess I was inspired while in Lynndyl. Mary Beth had a really cool idea using tape. Our eggs turned out good. I even took a picture of nine of them. I like having creative roommates because it encourages me to be creative.

I enjoyed the drive on the way to visit Megan as well. It was so beautiful to see the mountains green. I love spring. It was also fun to sing Shania Twain songs at the top of my lungs. It just felt like the right thing to do as I was in the country. When I first got to Megan's house, I was talking in a southern drawl. I do not know where my accents come from. I wasn't trying to imply that they talked like that, because they do not. I just felt like I was going into the real country, I guess. Sometimes I speak in a French accent just for fun. One time, I actually taught one of my Health classes in a Russian accent. I could not stop, even when my students wanted me to! Weird.

Well, I don't have much else to say today. I hope the day finds you having a good time.
Take Care,
Alice

Friday...Facing the End of Spring Break ! :(

Well, It is the last official day of Spring Break. I do not want to think about that. Luckily, I still have the weekend.

I hope you like that beautiful picture on the right. That is what I look like as I blog today. I am still in my pajamas at 11am. Nice. You can also see into my not so clean room. I thought about cleaning it during my time off but didn't have any motivation follow the thought. That happens sometimes.

Today, I will go to a funeral. I almost said get to go to a funeral, but going to funerals is not something I feel is a good opportunity. I guess death is a natural part of life, but I really do not enjoy going to the "party" for it. It depresses me. The funeral today is for the father of one of our students. He committed suicide after being confronted about his behavior, specifically about not treating the student's mother very well. I just feel bad for my student and how he now has to deal with all the aftermath of this tragedy. I guess sacrificing an hour of my time to support the family of this child is worth it. I am lucky and get to leave the service knowing my father is still alive and well, and I have had the opportunity to make it to adulthood with both of my parents. I am very blessed.

I have been grading papers a bit this morning too. I haven't had much motivation to do this either. It is interesting to see how my motivation seems to dwindle out at the end of the year just like students motivation starts to lack too.

Later today, I will head up to Salt Lake City and hang out with some of the Bills kids(for those of you who do not know the Bills-they are my adopted family. The introduce me as their daughter and have done so for the last 12 years. They live in the Salt Lake Valley and it is nice to have "family" so close. The Bills used to live in Wisconsin, that is where I met them. They are awesome!). We are planning on hitting a matinee movie and grabbing dinner. If I can convince them, I hope we go to Su Casa, my favorite restaurant in Salt Lake. Great, fast, and reasonably priced food.

Tomorrow I head to Delta, Utah. My friend, Megan, invited me to the Easter festivities that go on there each year. Basically, you can buy lots of food for 10 cents per item. There is also rumor of an Easter egg hunt at her house sometime during the day. It will be very adventurous and I am excited to go.

I should start a countdown of days left until the last day of school. That always puts things into perspective. Maybe I will hold off on that until there is only like 15....right now it is somewhere in the thirties, I think. I will keep you posted. Less than two months and I will head to Wisconsin. That makes me smile.

I hope this Easter weekend brings all of you much fun. Remember the reason for this holiday. Christ did die for us, and he rose again after three days, proving to the world that we too can have eternal life. I am very thankful for that and wish that all of you will feel that power in your lives as you reflect this Easter season.

Love ya,
Alice

April Showers.....Bring May Flowers....or in this case April Flowers!

Well, here are some pictures from my flower garden. I actually planted these flowers last fall. It is very nice to enjoy them in the spring. Flowers always make me happy. Melanie, my roommate, finds it soothing to weed them. I am so nice that I let her(even if I do hate to weed, it is a nice thing to let her do it, right?). The garden consists of a few other bunches of these crocuses and some bunches of tulips. The tulips are growing, but not blooming yet. More pictures to come, of course!

Today was the first day of spring break. I love spring break. My friend, Janette, who also happens to be a teacher at Independence, and I went to Park City today. After about four hours of shopping I came back with a new pair of shoes, a new jacket, a new pair of shorts, and a few new shirts. Good times. We go on a trip to Park City about twice a year. The bargains keep us going back frequently. It is where I get all of my PE clothes.

Have I mentioned my addiction to the TV show "The Office?" I am addicted. It is bad. My roommates and I rent it all the time on DVD. Last night, Mary Beth and I tried to get it at Blockbuster because I have an online subscription, but it was not there. So again, I had to go somewhere else and actually pay money for it. Tragic. It was also was tragic that I was the only one who could stay up late to watch more episodes. I just could not get my roommates to watch more episodes. Sad that they have to go to work this week and can't party with me. We are excited for a new episode to be on Thursday night! Woo Hoo!

My allergies are pretty bad right now. It is crazy, because I never get allergies out here in Utah. Dang Global Warming. I am just going to start blaming all of my problems on Global Warming. I am sure that is why prince charming has not found me yet. It is also why all the idiots I have dated are so clueless. I won't vent too much. One of my friends wanted to get my a license plate holder that said "Romeo, Romeo where the hell are you?," that is pretty much how I feel these days. SIGH!

Well, I am kinda at a loss for words which is surprising, I know, but I will now wrap this up. Have a great day and enjoy the spring flowers because they do not last long. Cherish each and every moment for they do not last long either! Live, Laugh, Love as my sister always says.

Later,
Alice

Is it Tired in here or is it just me?

Well, I am tired. I think it is because I just lived though March. It is a good thing to say because I actually lived through it! :) March is the hardest time for me as a teacher. Seriously, with no breaks(except for the one my birthday creates) it is a long month. But happy April Fools...it is finally April. The month of Joy. That is the theme my roommates and I came up with, we have a theme for each month.

I have added all my blogs from a previous blog. They should be in chronological order on here somehow. Just play around with it to get it in order. Soon I will put some San Francisco Pictures on here too. I like the layout on here better so I will probably blog more! :)

This weekend has been fun. Besides the good word from Conference, I got to go to an old roommates bridal shower. It was a good time because I was able to get together with a lot of my Utah State friends. It was like old times...we chatted until after midnight. I am getting too old for that. I am going to try and bring my old posts from above said address here, so that they will all be here for you...consolidation is always good!

Well, hope all is well and thanks for reading.

Just a pic of me and cookie dough!