Tuesday Truths

1. The truth is... life has been crazy so far! School is insane and I can't keep up with all the work that has been placed on the teachers this year! AHHH!!!

2. The truth is... we have a paint pan out in our backyard. It gets full of water when it rains. That is Jack Jack's favorite place to be when he's stuck outside.

3. The truth is... Josh and I spent $500 at Home Depot last week. We got 2 new toilet (which are duel flush), a new vanity (sink), medicine cabinet, and kitchen sink faucet. I can't wait until they are all installed. Properly flushing toilets will be nice.

Sorry, I think this is funny! It reminds me of my puppy and my new toilets!

4. The truth is... Josh is sick for a change. It's nice to know its not me. (It's just a sinus thingy.)

5. The truth is... I take a glass of water to bed with me at night. I get thirsty in the middle of the night and this way I don't have to get out of bed.

My Weird Puppy

I will admit that I can get really frustrated with my cute little Jack Jack. For example: he leaves hair everywhere and he chews up good dishes! However, I cannot get over how cute and silly he is. Here is a list of a few things that he does that makes me laugh

1. When I go to get the mail he always greets me at the front door and spins in circles. It's awesome!
2. He can't grip well on the tile so when we play with his rope, and chases it, he slides everywhere and runs into things. 
3. He sleeps in really cute positions (like on his back).
4. He growls at his rope when he's playing with it. 
5. He tosses his rope in the air and tries to catch it.
6. He can eat a rawhide bone (about 6 inches long) within an hour. We don't give one to him often. 
7. He really loves his treats (especially the big ones that aunt Karen bought for him!)
8. When it was raining a lot outside there was a paint pan outside full of water. He decided to one day sit in it. 
9. He dug a hole in the backyard in the shady area next to the house to sleep in. 
10. He plays with the three dishes of water that we give to him when we are at work. We couldn't figure out what he would do, until today. He gets his paws wet so they will be cooled down. We are going to find a large tub to fill with water for him to play in. 
11. He runs to Josh when he gets home from work and gets love before me. 
12. He throws a fit every night because we kick him out of the family room and make him sleep in the living room. 
13. Jack Jack sleeps with his bottom on his bed and his head on the ground. 
14. He smiles when he pants (its so goofy).
15. He stretches a lot! It comes in handy when we do pilates together. (I do them and he lays on the ground stretching.)

Yes, I love my puppy. Although he can be frustrating he is so cute! I was really scared to get a dog at first but I cannot get enough of him! I love him too much! My only concern is how he is going to act when he gets a brother or sister (aka when Josh and I finally start having kids) a few years down the road. He's not going to be the spoiled puppy he is today! (Sorry the pictures make him look creepy... although he's still adorably cute!)

Tuesday Truths

1. The truth is.. I'm already counting down until Fall Break. We have 36 school days left!

2. The truth is... Mine and Josh's six year anniversary is coming up. I want to do something but can't figure out what to do. It needs to be cheap! Any ideas?

3. The truth is... I'm too spoiled at school. I have a document camera but I can't use it because my cord to hook it up to the projector isn't long enough. I hate using the white board for notes! I want my document camera back!

4. The truth is... I played the piano for Primary on Sunday. It was nice to be able to go back but it was weird at the same time.

5. The truth is... I am going to start teaching piano on Saturdays. I can't wait! I'm teaching for a dance/music academy that is really close to home. If you are looking for a piano teacher I'll teach piano just from my home if your looking for a piano teacher. Let me know!

trip

I want to go on a trip. I know that we will be going to Disneyland in October but I really want to go on one with just Josh. Between his work schedule and me starting school that is nearly impossible! It doesn't help that we really don't have any spare money for one! AHHH!!!! This kinda sucks!


--- Sorry, I had to share.

Tuesday Truths

1. The truth is... my feet hurt really bad after today. I'm not used to walking that much in the shoes I wore today.

2. The truth is... I made it through my first day of school. YEA! How many more days until Summer?

3. The truth is... Josh gave me a back to school blessing last night.

4. The truth is... I really don't feel like doing anything right now. Well, a nap doesn't sound too bad but I want to sleep tonight.

5. The truth is... I'm amazed that Josh is so patient with me. I was freaking out last night because I needed a longer cord to be able to use my document camera in the front of the class. Well, he went and bought one. It ended up being too short.

I did It and more!

Do you remember the summer goals that I set for myself for the last 8 days of summer? I actually accomplished them and I am so excited that I did. I don't have any pictures of the freezer, or what Josh and I did together, but I do have pictures of everything else. I'm so proud of myself! I think that making those goals made me ready and okay with going back to school. Well, here they are!
The first pictures I'm posting are of the blocks that I made for Josh's family. I'm so excited to give them away! I think that they turned out great! I made 8 sets, with 4 holidays, 3 blocks a holiday. Have you done the math yet? I have, that is around 96 blocks total! I even cut most of the blocks by myself... totally awesome!

Front of Halloween and Valentine's Day blocks.

Back of Halloween and Valentine's Day blocks.

Front of Spring/ Easter and Christmas blocks.

Back of Spring/Easter and Christmas blocks.

The next pictures are of the completed Christmas stockings. I thought that it wouldn't be weird writing mom and dad on them. I was wrong! I still think that they turned out really cute!

Full view of the stockings.

Close up of the names. You can't really see it but under the ric rack there are some cute little small ornaments hanging. 

 

 

Next we have my scrapbook desk. It was a mess, as you can see!

Before

Before

 

After

After

 Next we have my alphabet blocks. I made two sets... one for my future kids and the other for a present. Don't worry, I have no idea who will get the awesome present from me. I will admit, I still have to put on the modge podge to make sure the letters stay on, but they are close to being completed!

The backside has the lower case of each letter!

Last we have my hall passes for school. I love the way they turned out! I am going to cover these with clear contact paper, which I am planning on getting from my mom's. Then they are ready to me amused and admired by others!

I have three, an office, hall, and bathroom. Don't you find the numbers appropriate?

And my puppy being patient while I completely ignore him. 

Okay, so I decided that I am going to have a few goals that I do everyday throughout the school year. I'm lazy a lot of the time so I hope that posting goals on my blog will help me to accomplish them. Here are a few;

• do the dishes everday
• wipe the island off everyday (I am a messy cook)
• do 2 strands on my cross stitch everyday
• make the bed everyday
• pilates at least on every school day

I might be adding more but these are just a few! I hope you enjoyed my pictures! I know that I enjoyed completing my goals. Now I just have to make it through the school year! (At least we made AYP this last school year!)

Tuesday Truths

1. The truth is... School starts in a week. I hope that this year is better than last year. We will have to see about that.

2. The truth is... I got my keys to my new classroom yesterday. I love how big my classroom actually is!

3. The truth is... I need to get off of sugar. I think I'm starting to get sick from it.

4. The truth is... I'm totally excited that our new neighbors are LDS and are in our ward. Finally someone LDS that lives on our street.

5. The truth is... I'm debating if I should go to our wards Relief Society Meeting tonight. I probably should but at the same time I'd love to spend some time with Josh. I won't get it as much once school starts next week.

YEA!

Josh was able to fix my computer. He said that he had to clean it up the same way he did last time. He doesn't think its a virus, he thinks that it could be a worm. That stinks. My theory is that as long as he can continue to fix it until we can afford a new computer, I'm happy.