Well, I haven't posted anything in a while so that must mean one thing: we are busy!! Every week I think about posting things that happened but never seem to get the time to sit down and actually do it.
The bathroom is coming along slowly, but coming. I can't believe how well Justin has learned how to do everything. He already had a pretty good idea but needed some expert advice. Brandon is a wealth of information and so willing to share with us. Our friend Keith has offered morsels of info also. There is really nothing to take a picture of. The last couple of weeks have just been mudding and sanding, a few hours here and a few hours there. Tomorrow night the walls will get texture and then paint (hopefully by Saturday). Next comes tile in the shower and then the flooring. Install the tub, toilet, and cabinets and then we're done. Okay, trim somewhere down the road. Sounds simple huh? I'm hoping for 2 more weeks. What a dreamer!
For spring break Seila stayed home with Justin because she had softball and the rest of the kids and I drove to Sparks to visit my parents for a few days. I was sick while we were there but Mom picked up the slack. Seila really wanted to make a quilt to donate to charity for the recent Japan earthquake so we made one for her and took it to Salt Lake to the Humaitarian Center. After a few days in Sparks, Mom and I with the kids jumped on the Amtrak and rode it to Salt Lake. That was a new experience for the kids and I. We enjoyed ourselves and created a few memories. I don't think that I'd want to travel by train all the time because of the weird scheduling and the length of time the trip takes but it sure was nice not to have to worry about potty breaks or staying awake while driving.
In Salt Lake, we had a baby shower for my sister-in-law Heidi. I was glad so many of the cousins were able to make it. It was fun to see them all! We were glad to be able to go to my sister's kids soccer games. We listened to General Conference on my iPhone in the car on the way home.
Conference was so awesome! I always learn so much and feel so inspired to be a better person. Sunday night I even watched some of them again. I have gained much strength in the last couple of weeks by listening again and reading the talks. What a true blessing it is to have a living prophet and apostles on the earth today!
I'm still subbing at the Elementary school in the mornings every day. The novelty has worn off some so in the mornings it is hard to get myself out the door. Once I'm there I enjoy it (mostly). I am also running out of patience. Today I totally blew up at one of the 5th grade classes. They just don't have any respect for others. They talk whenever they feel like it and don't pay attention. We spend so much time waiting for everyone to get on task! Today several of them felt like arguing with me about everything, trying to convince me that their suggestions were better than what I was telling them. I lost it. I haven't yelled at a class yet but I did today. There were still kids that thought they should talk amongst themselves so they ended up with their heads down on their desks. Maybe its me. I just don't think I should spend all my time disciplining. Ugh! Even when I was young, I knew I wasn't cut out to be a teacher. 8 weeks left of school! I better listen to some Conference talks again. Need more strength. . . .
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