Busy life

So, I've decided I suck at taking pictures. Maybe I just need to get a phone this summer that has excellent picture capabilities. (Going to be comparing phones to see what I want. lol)

I only use my phone for pictures instead of a camera, because my camera is bulky and I don't want to carry it everywhere. Anyways,.... just ignore the crappy quality of the images. XD

Biggest things happening lately:

-I am an aunt to this cute little boy! :D Spencer Lee Funkhouser is stinking cute, and Alana needs to start a blog!

-Growing veggies in our garden! :D We have a cantaloupe, some cucumber, a few zucchinis and lots more!!! :D

-I finished subbing for the spring term (no pictures, sorry).

-I have another little nephew in Jason's sister's family and he is stinking cute! Dark, thick hair! (no pictures. D:)

-Being interviewed on Tuesday to get a teaching job! :O More about that to come later! (Like, after it's over. lol)

-Found out my friend is NOT going on her mission. She found a boy! lol < 3 you, Kara!

-Letting summer begin with a jam-packed Memorial Day weekend (More after it happens.)

So that's probably why I suck at blogging. lol I'll try to get better, but I can't promise much. :)

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! :D

Interviews and subbing

So, I've had several sub jobs, and it's getting to the point where I really can't tell everything about every job. So, in short, I've been in 2nd grade twice, 5 grade several times, and 4th grade twice. And I'll be in 5th grade again on Friday! (Yay for seeing my fifth graders again! :D)

Now, I'll go ahead and get to the important stuff!!

I had an interview on Monday (9th) to finish off my portfolio/file with the district so that I can be hired for the next school year. It was the last thing I needed to finish the process! (Now I'm onto the waiting game!)

It was supposed to be in the morning, but the principal asked to change it to noon, which worked out fine. I got there about 5 minutes early, and spent the time I waited just trying to relax and breathe.

Why? You may ask.....

Because it was my first job interview EVER. Any of the jobs I've had I really haven't been interviewed for. And no jobs that have been what I went to school for! So, it was really a big deal!

Anyways, I was waiting. The principal came in and invited me into her office. We chatted for a minute and then she told me that she would become a robot when she asked the questions. (She was a very friendly-looking robot!) I didn't know what to say to that other than "Okay". lol

Then began the questions.... One after another, I answered the best I could and to how I would teach in my own classroom. Do I remember the questions? No. Do I remember my answers? Not really.

Before eternity felt like it was ending.... Okay, it really didn't seem very long.... The questions were over. I relaxed a little bit. She said I did "great", but I knew she could tell I was nervous. She also said that she could tell I had the knowledge, I just needed the confidence in myself to be able to share it verbally. So, I breathed a sigh of relief. She asked if I had any questions and then explained the process after the interview........

Basically, it really is a waiting game. New hires won't even start being interviewed until mid to late June. That's fine with me.

I did breathe several sighs of relief while driving home, and then to help burn it off even more, I went for a 3 mile bike ride.... at 1PM..... when the sun is very hot and bright..... and yes, I did turn pink. lol But I had fun, and I think I'm going to do it again, so that I can really get in shape! I love riding my bike! I just don't have much time/opportunity to ride it.

And those are the tales for this post.

Now I wait and keep doing what I did before. Working and subbing and spending time with my husband.

Saturday

So, I know I have sub jobs to write about (I think I'm up to 3 or 4 to write about), but I want to talk about yesterday.

I've been emotional lately and it sucks.

Anyways, yesterday was my nephew Zander's baptism. I was so excited! I love watching the 8 year olds get baptized. They're so excited. Well, we got up and got ready and were driving out to Surprise, where it was being held. Yeah...... we didn't even leave Mesa. When we were on the freeway, the car started sounding funny and the oil light came on. Yep, Eduardo (who was once Diablo) has once again become a pain in the butt. We got off the freeway, checked it out, and called to let them know we wouldn't make it. :( I was sad. Jason didn't get a chance to give his wonderful prepared talk on the Holy Ghost.

Since the car "broke down", we couldn't drive out to Surprise without ruining something and we were already running a little late, so we couldn't have switched vehicles and made it in time, so we headed over to my parents' which we were close to and I helped set up for Alana's baby shower while Jason, my dad, and my grandpa took the car down to the Toyota dealership for them to take a look at. I got to watch Alana open all her gifts and see many of the people that came. When they got back from the dealership, Jason said that the dealership said that we'd been swindled by the mechanic. (I dislike mechanics in general, although my brother-in-law is an exception to that.)

Now, I'm not sure that I believe that entirely, but this whole car thing has been a pain. Maybe I should get a little Vespa scooter thing and drive that around instead. Maybe I'd have better luck with something like that. lol I don't know. But I certainly hope things get better, because I'm really frustrated.

I'm really grateful for my family, though. As we've been dealing with this problem, my parents have let me time and time again use their truck, and for that, I am truly grateful! And my brother-in-law has taken the time to look at the car and to help when we've asked him, too. I am so blessed to have the families I do!

Weeds

Dear neighbor who has now twice in a year called in for our property having "tall weeds",

You irk me. Seriously, we don't spend 24 hours out in our yard because we're busy. And have you seen our neighbors? We're not the only ones with imperfect yards.

Haven't you seen we've been working on it? Srsly, it ticks me off when there's no reason for things like that.

I don't know how it was if/when you were first married. Things were a little less important than being with your spouse. It's compounded when we're both working and one is going to school. There's not enough hours in the day to get everything done!

So, I ask that you just leave us to our own method and time of weeding. In case you haven't noticed, we're getting it done.

Sincerely,

A ticked off neighbor!!

First Award

I got my first blog award from Ali.

I guess I am supposed to blog about seven things and then pass it on to 15 more bloggers.

1. I finished college in 3 1/2 years. And boy am I glad to be done!!! Now if only I could find a real full time teaching job. :S

2. I married my husband after a whirlwind 6 months of knowing each other. For me, that's fast, and for him, that's fast. lol I wouldn't have it any other way, though. He's the best husband ever! Most of the time I think I don't deserve him! He puts up with everything from me. Bad days and days where I'm bouncing off the walls. :)

3. I LOVE to bake. I liked baking when I lived with my parents, but since I got married and have an oven that doesn't ruin my cookies (even thought it is an OLD oven), I LOVE it!!!! I make cookies, brownies, bread..... All fattening stuff..... No wonder I'm gaining weight! :O

4. I hate exercise. I don't mind feeling sore after a workout, and if it's something I like, I don't mind doing it (ie horseback riding), but even though I say I need to work out, I don't, because it's boring. I guess I need to get over it and just burn off my pounds I've gained. lol (I need to start jump roping.)

5. I love teaching 5th grade! I haven't taught 6th yet, and 4th is okay, but if I have a choice, I honestly never want to leave 5th! They haven't all gotten hormones like the older kids, but you can joke with them like you can't with the younger grades. And they sit still a lot better..... Or maybe it was the class I was in. lol

6. If I could accomplish anything, it would be publishing a book that everyone wants to read. I love writing, and while I currently don't have much time to work on my stuff, what with subbing and working and everything, I want to get books published! So, when I have time, I'll just slip in some writing. (And I carry paper everywhere with me, just in case I get an awesome idea!

7. I am super shy. If you saw me, you would come up with that on your own. I don't just go up to people and introduce myself. It makes things interesting when you move into a new ward. I'm getting over it, though, and I'm finally getting to know some people around here. :) So, I'm working on it, and we'll see what happens! It doesn't help that I always feel like I'm butchering what I'm saying, or I feel like I'm saying the wrong thing.

That's me!! And since I don't have quite that many followers or people that I know that blog, I'll let anyone do it that wants to.

Hope you enjoyed this!! :)

Blog about subbing jobs this last week are coming up, as well as sub jobs for this week. :) (Yes, I already know of 2 sub jobs for This week!)

Doodling

I have a favorite thing to do lately. Since conference at least. lol

It's doodling! :D

LOVE IT!!!

I did the thing in my last post, and I've done this today. So much fun! Forgive the sideways ness and the crappy quality. I took it with my phone.

I had someone say they look like tattoos and actually asked me to design something for her. Does it make me a bad person for designing stuff for tattoos? I design it more for fun. And it's not like I make any money for it.

Charity

We all should gain this wonderful Christ-like attribute!!