Thankful List 2012- Day 30

Last one of the year!

I've really liked having a reason to blog every day this month. It's really made me think of what's important in my life, and things that I'm thankful for. I know some of my opinions aren't always of the "popular one", especially when it comes to my moral beliefs. But that's the beauty of a blog. It's mine!

Today, I'm so so so thankful that Brandon doesn't work weekends anymore. He will probably have to work a little bit next semester when I'm student teaching (ahhh!!), but this semester has been great to have him with me on the weekends.
Currently he's on his way down to Utah for a friend's wedding. As my big Portfolio Presentation is December 5, I told Brandon the day we heard the wedding date I wouldn't be able to go. Unfortunately, Taylor wasn't able to go since he has the finals of his basketball team this weekend. Brandon's been so busy and tired this week that I didn't want him to drive by himself. For a while, it was a lose lose situation for us. Luckily, Jake (Murphy) stepped up and agreed to go down with him so that he could go. Right now they're on their way and going to have pizza and an ESPN marathon.

I hate being home alone though. I'm so grateful that I don't have to do that anymore on a regular basis.

And in 5 days, I will either make it or break it with my Portfolio! Don't expect a lot of blogging between now and then... time to get busy!

Thankful List 2012- Day 29

Today, I'm thankful for my major.

It's stressful, as I am 6 days away from my big Portfolio Presentation and all I can keep wondering is "Am I doing enough?" It's scary. But, I love the girls I've had the privilege of becoming friends with. We come from different places and walks of life, but we are bonded by one thing- we love working with children. We are there to make their lives better, and it's my passion. These girls are so sweet.

We're working together to pass our Portfolio. Hopefully it works!

Thankful List 2012- Day 28

Today, in keeping up with the birthdays, I'm thankful for Tommy.

When Alyse told me she had a boyfriend, I knew he must be pretty great. She would only be in a relationship with the best. (unlike me). He's the perfect match for her, and I could never imagine it any other way.

Alyse and Tommy got married two years before us, on the same weekend of the year. It was crazy to have a brother-in-law at the time, but I feel like Tommy's always been in our family.

Tommy also helped set a standard for the kind of guy I could marry. I thought it was impossible to find someone as nice as Tommy, until Brandon. But it's pretty darn hard.

It also helps that he's the dad of the cutest baby boy ever. But I'm biased.

Austin's farewell, the last time the 8 of us would be together for a long time.

So happy birthday Tommy! Make sure Dane's super nice to you, and that Alyse spoils you today.

Thankful List 2012- Day 27

Today, I'm thankful for my kindergarteners.

They're so hilarious, and keep me on my toes at all times.

Some classics from this past week or so are:

(while talking about foods we eat at Thanksgiving)

Me: Ok, so draw a picture of the food you like to eat!

Boy: Snake!

Me: Umm, do you really eat snake?

 (This boy doesn't speak very clearly, so this is what I got out of it) Boy: Umm, Dad BAM BAM BAM! (while making a gun shape), eat!

Me: OK! Well, this is how you write "snake"...

One day, I wore my white headband into class. A boy walked in, and with a very sincere voice said, "Why do you have a cast on your head?"

(while helping the kids read words ending in -at)
Me: Ok, sound this word out.
Boy: B-A-T.
Me: Great! Now put the sounds together. What does it say?
Boy: DANCE!
Me: Wait, what? No! Did you even read the word?
Boy: Nope.
Me: Ok, let's try this again. What's the first sound?
Boy: B
Me: Second sound?
Boy: A
Me: Third sound?
Boy: NCE, Dance!
Me: Ok, try it one more time.


Also, a boy who keeps calling me Mrs. Hannigan. No idea why, but I feel like I'm in the cast of Annie.

I love my class so much. They're great!

Thankful List 2012- Day 26

Today, I'm thankful for my body.

I've grown up in a religion that teaches me to respect my body. That's why we have the rules like the Word of Wisdom, where we learn the best ways to eat and drink, or what not to eat and drink. That's why I'm still 22+ years sober, and not going to change that anytime soon. I feel for those people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol, but I'm grateful that my upbringing has helped me to not have to make that choice. 

In addition, we have learned about not getting tattoos or excessive piercings. It's something that I'm glad I will not get judged on, because people don't go to most job interviews to be told "Oh, you have too few tattoos, sorry." I know a lot of my friends who have tattoos, and I still love them and know that their tattoos usually have a lot of significance. It's just a decision I decided a long time ago to not have to make. They teach us to dress modestly, to give our body the sanctity that it deserves. Anything to do with health, our religion covers. And it makes sense.

Sometimes my body doesn't treat me very well... like the fact that I'm currently on a regimen to lose the 15 or so pounds a certain medication gave me. (stay posted for pictures of before and after). However, as I work with children who have less mental and physical mobility than I do, I appreciate what I have been given and know can be taken away at any minute.

Brandon doesn't like to get woken up.

So when Brandon sleeps, I usually bug him to see how far I can go before he wakes up. It's pretty funny, and he loves it. OBVIOUSLY.

So the other day, he was asleep on the couch at Grandma and Grandpa's house. I got up close to his face, and started creeping closer to him. When I got close enough, our noses touched. Brandon opened his eyes, started back, and hit me smack in the nose with the heel of his hand. It hit somewhere between my nose and eyeball. Of course I deserved that, but the funniest part of that whole incident was my mom's reaction... She had been watching the whole thing, and the first words out of her mouth were "Don't you apologize Brandon! She deserved it!"


Lesson learned. Brandon's subconscious is Jason Bourne.

Thankful List 2012- Day 25

Today, I'm thankful for power.

The power's been out in our apartment all morning. We came up to campus to do homework... so naturally I started blogging.

Here are some pictures from our trip that haven't already been put on the blog. It was so nice! I"m trying to not be too sad that it's over, and focus on homework instead.

First, we stopped in Grace, Idaho, where my Great-Grandpa Potter was born. I think we doubled the population by going there.

We stopped for lunch here, the only place to eat in Grace.

We got to go to a BYU basketball game, and see Tyler Haas (sp?) in action. He's pretty good, as the student section cheered "Automatic!" every time he scored.

Taylor in a wig and with face slippers on his feet.

Thanksgiving day, we made the pies and got to see so many cousins! Here's Julia, who's going on her mission to Fresno in February. So excited for her!

Aunt Amy with her baby Ruby, and Cole. Yes, he's as tall as me.

Clean up took a while... luckily Dallin was there to take pictures.

Friday, we got to see Klane, Llilli and most of the cousins for breakfast. I finally got a picture with Brinley, as the last time we took one was probably when we were 2 years old.

We also went to temple square, which is where all those pictures from before came from.

Bethany can now lift me off the ground... she's also 5 inches taller than me. I'm so sad.

There's gotta be more, but I will post them as they come. It was such a nice break from school!

In 10 days, I will be done with my portfolio and hopefully passed it. I'm also thankful for that.

Thankful List 2012- Day 24

Today, I'm thankful for my friends.

I don't get to see the friends I grew up with very often, but I try very hard to stay in contact with them. It's hard to visit, because the times I"m in Utah are mainly spent with my grandparents. I don't think that's really an issue, because that's where we prefer to stay. But sometimes I just want to be with my friends too.

Yesterday, we got to see two of my best friends in the whole world. 

I've seen them both once in about the last two years. They both went on missions, and I'm so proud of how hard they worked on their missions! It was great to read their letters and see how much the Gospel has affected their lives. Bekah joined the Church about 3 years ago, and has completely bested me in how much she knows and loves about the Gospel. Jamie has always been a ready born missionary, and also is so much more mature in the Gospel. I love being with them, and I love how much my parents love them too.

We went to Temple Square together, and then to hot chocolate and Cafe Rio. I hope I get to see them sometime in the next 2 years!

Thankful List 2012- Day 23

I know this is a little late... I've had some problems uploading pictures. But here we go!
Today, I'm thankful for temples.

My family went to the movie "Lincoln", and Brandon and I went to the Provo temple (#11 for us). Once again, it was a great time.

We also got to see the former Provo Tabernacle, or what will soon be the Provo City Center temple. It was so pretty, I can't wait to see how it turns out!

Later, we went to temple square to see the lights lit up. They're really stunning. We loved every minute of it.

 It's a great experience to go there with my mom and dad, because that's where they got married. They had 4 of their 6 kids there, and we took a picture in the same doorway that they took pictures in (if I had a copy of their wedding pictures, I'd put it here. They're pretty classic.)

We had a temple filled day, and it was beautiful. Whenever I go to see a temple, I'm reminded of the best parts of this religion. We believe that families can be together forever, as long as they stay close to the temple. I try my best to do that.

Thankful List 2012- Day 22

Today, I'm thankful for my cousins.

I love my cousins! I've been so blessed to have so many of them, and from such nice families. I have such nice cousins in the family that I married into as well.

We got to go to dinner with a lot of Myres cousins, and it's just so great to catch up and feel like I have family again. I wish I could be there with all of my cousins from all sides of our family, but that would have been a little much.

I will post pictures soon! We're just not on our computers right now. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thankful List 2012- Day 21

Today, I'm thankful for good weather.

Idaho is pretty notorious for being icy and cold, so any drive between the months of September and June are sketchy and unknown. Fortunately, today we were able to drive to Utah in two separate cars without incident. We also drove to Grace, Idaho, which is where one of my great grandparents was born. Pictures to come.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Thankful List 2012- Day 20

Today,I'm thankful it's break and I get a few days to just hang out with my family and maybe do some homework. But let's be honest, that's not likely. I'm bringing some, just in case.
It was a rough day at kindergarten today. I know it's my fault, because it's my responsibility to communicate with my cooperating teacher and not the other way around. But no matter how nice she is, getting chastised still stings. Luckily, I did not let me emotions get the best of me (phew), and we got to go to Big Judd's!

The four of us in the front split a Big Judd... and barely finished it.
Plus, I got this cutie picture to look at today!

Who doesn't love that face??
 

Thankful List 2012- Day 19

Today, I'm thankful for our apartment.

There are some things we are looking for in our next place when we move out of Rexburg (like thicker walls and maybe a slightly bigger room), but it is perfect for us.

It's not huge, but it has kept us warm in the winter and (almost) cool in the summer. We have enough space for what we need, and we are able to have Dallin Bethany and Cole stay with us for 3 days. It's so great!

I will definitely miss Cambridge Court and all our memories we are building here. I promise I will put up pictures of our place soon.

Label Me.

I got this ideal from Nienie, who is one of my favorite blogs to read. She came up with this idea of what she wants people to know about her after meeting her for only a minute. I think that if people only met me for a minute, I'd want them to know:

- I love my sisters and my mom, in addition to my sisters-in-law and mother-in-law. They're great, and I love spending time with them. I love my whole family, but there's just something about sister time that's different from everything else.

- I'm grateful for my brothers, brothers in law, etc.etc. I love knowing that I have such solid men in our lives, and great examples of what marriage should be from our sets of parents.

(Even when they squish my hair... COLE.)

-I'm a dedicated wife to my husband (of all of 15 months tomorrow). We are learning to really rely on each other in our hard times, and he is great.

-I love my religion. Lately I've been spending too much time wondering how it looks at from an outsider's view (especially a skeptic), which is discouraging because the only answer I could come up with was "weird". But, the other day I had an epiphany. Who cares?! It's my church, and my Gospel. I want to share it with everyone in the world, but if they think it's too weird to take a second look I can't do anything about that.

- I love my potential careers, and want to make the world a better place.

- When all else fails, I just smile and try to move on.

Most importantly: I'M A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS. I strive to live it every day, and hope that when people meet me for just a minute they can see that I am something different (and in a good way.)

So, that's the gist of it. Nienie's so much more eloquent than me, but I've been thinking about that for a while.

Thankful List 2012- Day 18

Today, I'm thankful that we got to participate in the rededication of the Boise temple.

(A great talk about why we dedicate temples here.)

The Boise temple was renovated, and rededicated today. We were supposed to go to the 3:00 session at the BYU-Idaho Center, but since my family's coming into town later today (!!!!!!) we decided to go to the earliest time, 9:00 AM. It was beautiful, and I'm so grateful for the temples that we have nearby. Every time I participate in something related to the temples, I am reminded of how lucky we are and that we should go more often.

Thankful List 2012- Day 17

Today, I'm thankful that my family is coming tomorrow. It will give me the motivation I need to finish out my semester.

That's all!

Thankful List 2012- Day 16

Today, I'm thankful for all the pictures I get of Dane.

Brandon can tell you how excited I am every time I see a picture of baby Dane, either on my phone or on Facebook. Then, I share the picture with a ton of people. I'm not ashamed, just wait until we have our own kids! (Again, NOT an announcement... I always have to clarify that.)

Today, I was still on the up and up with my recovery from this cold from Hades, and had just woken up from a nap. I got this picture on my phone...

It makes me laugh every time I see it. I love being an aunt, and being allowed and encouraged to dote and obsess about him like this! I'll see you soon Dane! (And Alyse and Tommy.)

Thankful List 2012- Day 15

Today, I am thankful for antibiotics.

It's a beautiful thing, waking up for the first time in over two weeks without your throat feeling like porcupines dragging cacti used your trachea as a water slide. (Meaning- it hurt.) And I had only taken one antibiotic pill. I'm still not 100%, but this just feels so good to see a light at the end of the tunnel!

Also, my family is coming into town in 3 days. Who wouldn't be excited about that?!

Thankful List 2012- Day 14

Today, I am thankful for Brandon. I know it will probably come up a lot, and I could have said it every day of this month so far.

But today, he's shown me what a good husband (in a family without kids) should do when their wife is sick.

I've been ill for 15 days (I've counted), and it's been hard. It's just a dumb cold, but those really take it out of you. Also, every time I go to kindergarten class it just gets worse. Those classrooms, as wonderful as they are, are germ pools.

Today, I went to the doctor's finally, and they said I have a sinus infection. It stinks!

So today Brandon brought me to the grocery store and got me yogurt, soup, and Famous Amos cookies. Because who doesn't love those?

Thanks for taking care of me Brandon! I really appreciate it!

(And because of that, I will not make him shave his mustache.) 

Here's a picture of us in Twin Falls, so you can remember what he looks like.

 

 

Thankful List 2012- Day 13

Today I'm thankful for my wonderful mother-in-law!

I've heard so many horror stories about people who don't have good relationships with their in-laws, and especially with girls and their mothers-in-law. Thankfully, I have (what I think is) a great relationship with my mother in law, and I'm so thankful for the way she raised Brandon! She's always so nice and willing to help us out, and I am so grateful for that.

Happy Birthday Karen, we'll see you soon!

Thankful List 2012- Day 12

Today, I'm thankful for our friends. I should have posted this a few days ago, but it still counts.

On Friday, I got to babysit our friend Ashlee and Jake's little guy. They used to be our upstairs neighbor, and I like them. Their little guy Jamison was born the week we got married, so it's been so fun to watch him grow up. Not to mention she's my crocheting mentor, and I love seeing all the cute hats he has! This is a picture I got of him:

It's a dinosaur hat... so cute.

We also got to experience bringing a baby to the movie theaters. I thought it was super entertaining. Even though I probably won't when it's my own child.

We're grateful for the friends we've made!

Thankful List 2012- Day 11

Today, obviously, I'm thankful for our veterans.

I don't personally know too many people in the Armed Forces, but I am so grateful for what they do and for our country.
I know this is not the same, because missionaries aren't trained to put their lives in danger (necessarily), but I feel like anyone who can commit to giving up years of their lives to a cause that they believe in is a hero in their own right.

Few things get my tears going like watching those cute videos of families being reunited with their soldiers. It's just tender to watch how they run (especially when it's a surprise). In that note, enjoy this video. It's one I posted on Facebook, but I love it so much that I'm posting it again. That way, everyone can watch it. Just click on the video link.
Happy Veteran's Day! We had a great day thanks to our military who makes our life awesome.

A couple of sleeping stories.

So I haven't talked about sleeping stories for a while, because we've been pretty normal. However, this week I got a little crazy.

Thursday morning, Brandon asked me, "Do you know what you did last night?" I got a little apprehensive, as I remember nothing. He proceeded to say he was woken up by me trying to wake him up by rubbing his chest and saying, "Brandon, Brandon! Did you get it? Did you GET IT?!" He asked what I was talking about, and I said, "The trash truck stuff! Did you get the trash truck stuff?!" He said no, and I rolled back over. He waited a second, and said, "Umm... Camille?" I was completely asleep, and finally stirred enough to say, "Whaaa..." I do not remember it at all.

Then, this morning. Brandon's been not sleeping well, because he gets up super early to do homework. He said he wanted to sleep in today, so I said to not get out of bed until I do. That way, he's sure to sleep in a little bit. So this morning, he said he was touching my hair to be cute. But to me in my half asleep state, I thought he was giving me a noogie so I would get out of bed. So I rolled over and snapped at him, "Ok, BRANDON, you can get up now!" Again, I don't remember that...

These stories are super funny to me, at least.

Thankful List 2012- Day 10

While thinking about what I encountered today, I realized that I need to be more grateful for good customer service. Because I got none today.

(just know I'm telling these stories tongue-in-cheek, and I'm not actually mad about them anymore.)

Today, I went to go buy some cute baby girl clothes for our friend's baby shower. I got to the check out counter with clothes, bag, and card in hand, and the clerk says to me, "So, you're having a girl?" I looked at him, and after a slight pause said, "...No... I'm going to a baby shower soon." He didn't even apologize. I'm choosing to blame the coat I was wearing on that one.

Then tonight, we had a gift card for Olive Garden and have wanted to go for a while. So we finally went tonight, to partake of the "Tonight and Tomorrow" promotion they have going on. They sat us at a table next to a group that was completely drunk. (And redneck.) Then, we heard the waitress say to them, "Yeah, I went to school with him!" pointing to one of the guys. Ok, that's cool I guess. But then, she walked past us like 4 times without talking to us, to talk to this family. It took her 3 trips to get our drink and starters order, then another 2 to actually bring them out (without silverware). When we asked for silverware, she said, "You didn't get silverware?!" Like we were supposed to just up and grab it.

I got my soup and Brandon got his salad, but she did not offer to refill us until 10 minutes after we had eaten it. Needless to say, she did NOT get a good tip. Because she was 3 feet away from us for most of our meal, but didn't do much for us.

THEN! For my birthday, I just wanted a trip to Starbucks. It's sad to not have it in Rexburg. We finally got to go to Starbucks, as it's in the same parking lot as Olive Garden. I ordered a grande Caramel Apple Spice, and when she handed it to me it was overloaded with whipped cream. Now, I know they're supposed to ask! But it wasn't that bad. I just wanted to make a scene because she didn't ask me. Also, we had just dealt with Bad Waitress so I was not impressed.

 

 

 

It's petty, but it did make me appreciate the good service we get on a daily basis (when we get it). And never ever EVER ask a woman if she's pregnant, unless you see the belly and it's obvious she's about to pop! (which I was not)

Thankful List 2012- Day 9

Today, I'm thankful for my job.

It's on campus, and I am a tutor at the Reading Center.

It's not that lucrative, or even that interesting, but it's a miracle that I got it and that I was able to work so that Brandon could take this semester off of work and spend his time focusing on classes.

Plus, a big part of it is tutoring students who have learning disabilities (which is perfect for my major), so I can put it on a resume.

I got paid today to watch someone administer a diagnostic reading battery to one of my students... it's not too bad of a gig. That's all for now!

Thankful List 2012- Day 8

Today, I'm thankful for my cousin Julia who got her mission call to FRESNO CALIFORNIA Spanish speaking!!! She's going to be so great! And she will be right next to Gracie Coleman, who's in California Spanish speaking too! I'm so happy for her!

Thankful List 2012- Day 7

I can't sleep, with everything that happened tonight with the election... so this will count as my thankful post for Wednesday. (It's 12:18 AM here, so it counts!)
Today I'm not feeling so thankful... it's hard to think of a good thing to talk about.

I'm afraid of the next 4 years, because we'll be graduating from BYUI, moving to another state, starting on the next part of our lives, and starting a family (not an announcement).

I'm ticked that Obama's getting reelected, but, as my mom put it, now I just hope he makes better decisions this term. Unlike how many of the people I know would act if Mitt Romney had won, I will support Barack as a president. I will probably disagree with everything he does on a moral level, but whatever.

Today, I'm thankful that we got to spend the afternoon yesterday with this doll:

This is Paige. She's a member of our ward, and is so cute. Her parents were in class/had to work at the same time, so we split the day with another friend to watch her. She LOVED Brandon. It warmed my heart as a wife to watch how much he loves being with her. We loved it, and even though I was so mad about the election tonight and fear the next 4 years, we had a good time yesterday!

Thankful List 2012- Day 6

Today, I'm thankful that Brandon figured out how to get assignments off of my external hard drive. It took a while, but now my life is not completely hopeless. I have my pictures from the last 5 years! I just need a new computer to put them on...

Going out to vote today!

Thankful List 2012- Day 5

I was going to post this tomorrow, but I think I should do it today.

Today, I am thankful for my beliefs and convictions. As tomorrow is the national election, I get to vote. My beliefs aren't especially popular, especially with the issues. But that's the beauty of this country. Even if other people don't like your beliefs and opinions, you still have a say in the election process.

I will never turn back on what I believe. I can say it here, because this is my blog and I can monitor what people comment. I will always love this Church that I have had the blessing of being raised in. It has taught me to stand up for and do what it takes to protect the family. I will always believe that life is precious, and that it should not be wasted.

I've been called a "bigot", "hater", "judgmental", and other unpleasant names by the very people who accuse me of being intolerant. They tell me that I would rather have things my way than allow people their "fundamental civil rights". To that, I say... Umm, isn't that what our country's for? Of course I'd rather have things go my way. You are doing the same. We just have different opinions on where fundamental civil rights begin and end.

I've always been a fighter for what I believe. Mormons were not super popular in my high school, especially once everyone decided they were on the very liberal side of politics. It hasn't changed much.

Also, I will not be voting for Obama tomorrow. And it's not even that Romney's a Mormon. It's that with gas prices up so high, Brandon and I are spending 70% of our income on gas for our 2 cars. It's that my two awesome sisters-in-law are underemployed, even with their college degrees. It's that I feel like the world is falling apart, and I want to do what it takes to ensure that this country at least has a fighting chance to recover from these last few years, so that my kids will have a fighting chance at succeeding in the future. 

Go Mitt!

Thankful List 2012- Day 4

Today, I'm thankful for my faculty advisor, Sister Anderson. She is retiring at the end of the semester, and we just had the opportunity to go to a "surprise" party for her last night. She has been there for me from day 1, and I think it's her and my parents that have gotten me to this point, a month away from finishing my last classes here at BYU-Idaho. I can't believe she'll be gone before I can finish student teaching, but I'm grateful for the help and advice she has given me. Like my parents, she saw my potential long before I did. I'm so glad that I had people like this supporting me throughout my college career!

PS Can you tell I have senioritis? Because I do.

Thankful List 2012- Day 3

Today I'm thankful for "nice".

What's "nice"?

Well, my mom has always taught us that it doesn't matter who we are or who we marry as long as they're "nice". Of course, there are other factors to consider, but I'm glad that I listened to that. 

When I was in high school, I thought it was more important to be cool. I was not always as nice as I could have been. Now, I cringe at the bridges I most likely have burned. I've been working on doing something nice every day for someone. I think it's helping me repent of my former sins.

I found the best person I could have to marry, and he is SO nice.

I have such good examples of people who are eternally nice in my great extended family, that there's no way I could live with myself if I was not trying as hard as I could to live up to that name that I have.

This may not make a lot of sense, but to me it does. "Nice" really is what counts when it comes down to it. And I have my mom to thank for it.

Thankful List 2012- Day 2

Today, I'm choosing to be thankful for kindergarten teachers.

If that seems like an odd request, then next year go work in a kindergarten classroom the day before and the day after Halloween.  Honestly, I've never respected a teacher so much after doing that.

The day before Halloween, I taught a lesson on the election. Yeah that was a joke. All they wanted to do was talk about their costumes. They weren't trying to be bad, but after 20 minutes of my professor observing me doing "head, shoulders, knees and toes" to get them under control, I couldn't help but want to cry a little bit. THEN the teacher told me pink eye was going around. That made me super paranoid and scrub off 6 layers of my skin when I got home.

The worst part? I couldn't even be there on Halloween and see all the cute costumes!

The day after Halloween, if at all possible, was worse. The kids were all on a sugar hangover of epic proportions. My favorite thing was a girl who cried for the ENTIRE day. She cried when she couldn't (or didn't want to) glue the clothes on her popsicle stick scarecrow. She threw herself on the ground and cried for the entire recess (we have no idea why). She laid on the ground and cried for the entire time after that. My teacher was inspired to pull her out of the classroom and finally ask her what was going on. I was just ignoring her on the ground, and stepping over her. Once the teacher figured out "the real reason", which we all know is NEVER the real reason but just something that they want, she was able to help her out. I came home and laid on the couch for a while. Thank heavens for kind teachers!

Thankful list 2012- Day 1

As this semester is kind of stressful, I'm deciding to write things that I am thankful for every day of this month.

Day 1- I'm thankful for the safe Halloween we had. If you read this, then you'll see why. (A shooting at USC happened last night.) The scariest things that happened to me were the monsters in the Haunted Maze. There was an evil clown who cornered me in the haunted maze and wanting to touch my hair. I told him I wouldn't suggest that, because if he touched me I'd touch him back.

More tomorrow!