New Beginings

I though if I changed up my blog a bit I would write on here more often. So far....no luck! I'm all consumed will all things Disney these days. For years my family and I have been talking about a trip to Florida to Disney World. And now it is finally happening! We have been planning and booking reservations for all sorts of fun places. It seems like June is a ways off but I'm super excited to go.

So back in November I decided enough was enough and some life changes needed to happen. I started going to Weight Watchers and made some changes to what I was eating. I had really good sucess but the price was killing me. I though for sure when I stopped the weight I lost would come right back. So far so good. I'm loving my new treadmill. I spend about an hour on it daily. It was a good investment and I'm determinded to not let it go to waste.

Here are the pros and cons to my new begining!
Con
I can't eat anything without thinking about how many calories I am consuming.
My grocery bill has almost doubled. Good food is expensive!
Sometimes I'm scared that all the sudden I'll look at the scale and it will all be back!
I check the scale ALL the time! I'm a little bit obsessed!
I'm not seeing results as fast and I would like
No more fast food!
Pro
I've lost almost 30lbs so far!
I feel good!
I'm sleeping much better
I'm running and playing with my kinder kids more often(we played tag today and I almost killed two of my students!)


So I guess it all comes down to...change is good! I want to feel good for my date with a mouse!

WOW! Time flies when your having fun!

Wow! I don't even know where the time has gone. Everytime I look at my blog, I think about updating it. But the thought of going back in time and catching up is just too much! So I'll start with the recent.

I have a great group of kiddos this year. They are so smart and super cute but they keep me on my toes. Which is a good thing because I was beginning to think I had learned everything I needed to about kinder kids but oh no....this class has proven me wrong!

I am loving my new house! Especally all the fun christmas decorating.I need to have people over now that I have "real" furniture and cute decorations! One more thing to add to my to do list!

We have had some great family time lately. I LOVE it when the WHOLE family gets together. We continued our family tradition of Christmas tree cutting and Black Friday shopping. But we finally got smart and took snowmobiles to get trees this year. SOOOO much easier then hiking through the snow!

I'm looking forward to Christmas and New Years! I've already make 2 resalutions. 1 of them is just for me, the other...you guessed it! Being better at keeping up my blog!

2011-2012 School Year

I LOVE how my classroom turned out this year. I think the space theme is really fun and the kids are loving the stars and planets hanging from the celing. My students are fantastic! I'm enjoying getting to know them better and watching them progress. I have LOTS of boys this year and it has been an adjustment to learn how to deal with boys. But I love their excitement!

Lava Hot Springs

My family decided to send summer out in style this year. Instead of the usual Bear Lake trip we found ourself in the booming city of Lava. We had no idea what to expect because we haven't been there before. But we had the time of our life! Everyone made an appearance including LaRee and Payson. We had 21 people in our campsite. It was a party! We floated the river numerous times and spent the day at the resort(I use that word loosly! Not exactly a "resort.")We spent a few hours in Soda Springs checking out the carbinated water and the gyser there. It was such a fun vacation and a great way to send out summer!

Jackson Hole-One of my favorite places!

I LOVE going to Jackson and to Yellowstone. It brings back so many memories of when I would work there during the summers. We went in June and experienced some crazy weather. Lots of snow and freezing temperatures. But we still had a blast. If I had it my way it would be a yearly adventure!

Seriously Busy!

I've fallen behind on my picture a day challenge! Mostly because I can't get this stupid blog to update from my cel or my home computer. So while I'm babysitting Karen's crew I thought I would update a little. We had a great 4th of July! We did the tradtional going to Logan for fireworks and birthdays. Then the kids decorated their bikes for the Cherry Days Kids Parade. It was fun and totally reminded me of decorating my own bike for the North Logan parades!

Shoot for the Moon

I had a great 4th of July weekend with my family. More of that to come. Today I started working on somethings for my classroom. I'm so excited about it and I'll share pictures when it is finished. But for now, this is going to be my main bulletin board for next year. I love it! I got the idea from teachfactory.com