It's the little things

I have become very aware of the little things in life that make all the difference.

1. Family- I have always been very thankful for my family. I enjoy being with my family. They love me regardless.

2. Friends- I have some of the best friends ever. My friends are great listeners. They support me and help me think clearly.

3. Neighbors- My neighbors rock. They put up with my crazy family and all the chaos that ensues.

You all are what makes life what it is.

Fired

I have never in my life been fired. I am always on time to work. I work hard the whole time I am there. I give my 100%. Well, they have been looking for an excuse to get rid of me since September. They said that I let the kids talk when they enter my classroom. In fact, I let them talk from the time they come into the room until they sit in their sit. Humm. So I am supposed to squash any bit of childhood the children have left? "Kids, don't talk at all. We are at school and I expect you to act like robots until you are back in your car on your way home with your parents."

They pulled me in on Friday and told me that they were letting me go. I have never been so shocked. And yet, there is a teacher that yells at the kids that still has her job. It is so bad that they have to always have another teacher in there with her at all times, but I was the one to get fired because I let the students talk until they sit in their seats!

I asked them what they wanted me to do with all the data I had collected throughout the year. They were like, "Data, what data?" I told them how I had collected data since the beginning of the year of everything I had taught them. I kept track of what concepts students didn't understand and when I retaught them. It basically shows that my students know every concept I have taught. "Oh," they said. "You can leave that data."

It is amazing what some people consider a serious problem. Then they were mad because I taught the reading class so well when they observed me.

Let's see-
recent operation- check
Hole in my breast not healed yet- check
fired from job- check
serious stress- check

I hate to ask if I have hit rock bottom yet.

The Priesthood will Catch You...

When I found out we were having a girl, I started to cry. After having three boys, I didn't think it was possible to have a girl. And how was I supposed to know how to raise a daughter? After a day of shock and disbelief I started preparing to bring a baby girl into the world.

I don't know if all women immediately have the need to buy something utterly beautiful when they find out they are having a girl, but I did. I wanted a beautiful, lacy, white dress for her blessing day. I wanted a dress that I could put away and bring back out on her baptism day and then her wedding day. I wanted her to have three white dresses. The women in my family chipped in for a beautiful dress. It was perfect.

From the moment Dresden was born she caught every one's heart. Just holding her makes everything right. Her eyes light up with every smile. She has a head full of dark blond hair. She is so small compared to the boys when they were born. I guess you could call her dainty. She is everything I ever wanted in a girl.

It seemed like forever till her blessing day. There is something truly real about the priesthood. Something so powerful, that it makes something so intangible, tangible. I have noticed that none of my children feel like they belong to me until they have been given a name and a blessing through the Melchizedek priesthood. Yes, I love them with all my heart. I can't imagine life before they ever came into the world and graced me with their presence. But I know that they are not my children. God has lent them to me to raise and protect. They know that too. Their eyes radiate a soul that still belongs to God. The blessing helps tie them to our family. They become my children while they are on the Earth.