The Official Word

As you know, I've been working very hard on the many requirements, since last spring, to get into the USU Elementary Ed program. Well, yesterday I got the official letter stating my entrance into the program. YIPEEE! Classes start on August 30, and I know I'm a nerd for admitting this, but I am so excited. I get to buy a laptop, and notebooks and pencils and all those things that I've always loved. But most of all, some day soon, I'll be a teacher at a elementary school and will be able to go school shopping every fall for the next 25 years. Oblivion.

Summer

We have a new puppy and new neighbors, and between those two things, my children have really enjoyed the summer so far. Our new puppy is a collie and is name Sophie. She is adorable and loves the kids almost as much as they love her. And our new neighbors are evenly matched to my own children, three of them, three of us and their ages and interests almost completely match. It's gotten to the point that my children don't know what to do without them and so I hope they plan on staying for a long time.