P.S.

I made it back to Provo with no problems. So you all don't worry!

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

I know, I need to quit complaining about snow because it is winter after all. I really don't think I can not complain about it. I really should have picked someplace where it does not snow to live. SIGH.

I may be stuck in Salt Lake for the night, which means I will have a very early morning commute tomorrow morning to get to work for the day. That will be a challenge. I am hoping it will let up and let me drive home tonight. SIGH again!

This weekend has been good. I got to sleep in yesterday and then I headed up to Salt Lake to visit with my friend Christina and her family. I played rugby at Utah State with her as well as spent a lot of time in English classes with her. It was so nice to re-connect. Her little boy is also very, very cute and her husband is so very nice. He fried up some Alaskan Halibut for fish tacos and they were so very yummy!

I stayed with the Bills. They are always so nice to me and let me stay at Hotel Bills. It is a lot like Hotel California but different!

My girls basketball team lost again on Friday but they did much better with defense. I am hoping that we can play like we did Friday against the team we play on Friday. I am very optimistic that we could actually get a W.

Well, I hope you are enjoying the weather where ever you are because I am not. Night!

Rain in January?

I was driving to my friend's house to watch The Office, when it struck me that it is very weird for it to rain in January. Weird. I like the rain though. For some reason, it reminds me of home.

Here is a poem my dad emailed me that also made me think of home and made me chuckle:

It's winter in Wisconsin
And the gentle breezes blow,
70 miles per hour at 52 below!
Oh, how I love Wisconsin
When the snow's up to your butt;
You take a breath of winter air
And your nose is frozen shut.
Yes, the weather here is wonderful,
I guess I'll hang around.
I could never leave Wisconsin ,
'Cause I'm frozen to the ground.

Today was hard. I was still tired when I woke up and never really woke up all day. Basketball practice was disappointing because only five girls showed. I think it is very good that the season will be done very soon! I am kinda done with it.

Well, I am off to bed. Happy almost weekend to you!

Tired Post

Today was excellent. I am always in awe by the courage of my students. They shared so much today and are true survivors. Emotional days make me really, really tired. I must go to bed at 9:30 which is very weird for this night owl.

That is all you get today. Eat it up, read it a few times-then you will feel like you read a lot! Ha ha.

Happy Inauguration Day!

I was filled with Patriotism as I watched the Inauguration tonight. I had DVRed it because I knew I would be teaching when the actual events happened. It was pretty awesome to watch history happen and I had tears in my eyes as President Obama took the oath. It is awesome that America has finally come to a place where an African-American can be President. That makes me happy inside. We have come along way! I hope our country can pull together and make true change happen and get closer to fixing the many problems we face as a nation right now.

Speaking of Change, it is Challenge Day tomorrow at our school. I am very excited. I better get to bed before a very emotional day!

Later.