Thanksgiving

Ok, quick update of what we did for Gobble Day...
Coqui went to Washington to spend a few days with friends,
Keana is living in Washington and her car would not make it down, so she stayed up there..
Colton found a girl and her family that would feed him up at Shaver Lake where he could play in the snow...
Klaira stayed home with Jeff and myself...poor kid. Wednesday night Klaira was sliding on the kitchen tile and fell on her arm, just below the elbow. SOOO Thursday morning her and I made a trip to Urgent Care. X-rays are crazy and don't really show everything. They wrapped it and sent her on her way.
We (Jeff, Klaria and I) went to see the new Disney show "Tangled" which was a cute movie, to come home to a Turkey dinner. We got up 4 in the morning to drive down to DL to meet up with our dear friends, The Holcombes! A very full day of standing in lines and giggles and cold, Jeff and I traded Klaira for Keith and came home to get in about 2:30 in the morning. Klaira stayed and had another day at DL and Jeff and Keith were golfing fools. I am getting ready for a open house this next weekend so I am up to my eyeballs in craft stuff... Klaira got back this afternoon in time for her and myself to give it round 2 at Urgent Care. She is in a half cast for now and we will look at x-rays next week if not better. Now we head back to work and school for 3 more weeks until we are off for Christmas Break! Yippy!

Harvest

This last month I was reading my friend's blog and her experience with getting ready for a huge marathon and how she did. Forgive me for my paraphrasing, I really do not have the talent for words that she does. She used the term, "The Hay Is In The Barn" meaning farmers will work the land for several months, preparing the land, planting the hay, etc until the hay is in the barn. The farmers will only get the amount of hay that they really worked for. In her training for the marathon, she worked hard, but probably could have worked harder. She was not able to finish the race this year. She got as far into the race as she had prepared for. This got me thinking about this past year. At the beginning of the year we all make our new goals. Things we were going to accomplish. So how did we do? How hard did we work? How much "Hay is in the barn"? I have tried looking back on this year to see if I can even tell what I have accomplished, planned or not planned. I say planned or not planned because I can now see, when looking back, that Heavenly Father had his hand in all that I was able to accomplish, weather I was trying to reach a specific goal or I was just plowing though what was put in front of me. Did I "Harvest" friendships? Did I "Harvest" education? Did I just survive? In Octobers General Conference President Tomas S. Monson spoke and said, ..."may we be filled with gratitude for the right of choice, accept the responsibility of choice and ever be conscious of the results of choice." As I move into the next few weeks of "Crazy get ready for Christmas" moments, I want to keep in mind and close to my heart the 3 R's and better plan what I hope to be able to "Harvest" this next year. What will be in "MY Barn"?

Busy!

It is really hard to get caught up with everything that has been going on since my last entry. Best thing to do is to tell about the latest adventure with Klaira.
Klaira's drama group (56 people total..) just went to Disneyland for a workshop. We had (I say we since I got to go...) 2 days of travel and 2 days in the park. We rode the train, bus, train, bus to get down to Anaheim. The kids were so good at waiting in between train and buses....

In the workshop the kids got to work with a incredible puppeteer who was so wonderful to watch! He was great with the kids. The kids were able to use actual puppets that are used on Disney T.V. programs.

This a great group of kids. I so enjoyed hanging out with them.

DisneyLand is all decorated for Christmas! Pretty!

Klaira has been busy since school started. She is in two choirs, (one being on Tuesday nights) Photography, Drama and French, and her basic classes. In her photography class she is having fun taking pictures. I love this pictures..looks like the cover for a record!

Klaira turned 16! She got her drivers permit and had her first date! She was busy with the Stake Youth Musical where she had a singing part! She will be trying out for the next school play, "Hello Dolly", and then she will get really busy!

Colton...he is still going to school, working at a tractor supply store, playing paintball, roping cows, going to the beach...just keeping busy. I really don't see much of him.

Keana...she is in Washington (state) right now working for Cabela's. She is thinking she wants to move back closer to the family...we will see if she can find a job back in the area...

Coqui...she moved back in with us for a short stay. She is planning on moving to Washington (state) to go to school and be closer to friends. (one coming, one leaving..)

Jeff is now a pilot! Hmmm...he hasn't been able to get back up since because of being a OH MIGHTY GREAT WHITE HUNTER! He was able to go up to Cousin Joyce's place in Idaho and caught himself a good ol time. But, alas..no elk or moose. Now he is back up in Sonora being a builder. He is finishing up a garage for a family that he built a house for several years back.

Me...I know that I am hard to catch on the phone..There just is not enough hours in the day!
School started. I found out that my student didn't come back this year, he went to Freemont to a school for the deaf and hard of hearing. Since I was hired for him I thought I was not going to have a job. Well my boss had different ideas. I now have 7 students that work with. 1 boy is in the 8th grade, 3 boys in the 7th grade and 3 girls in the 7th grade. All have different levels of learning, hearing and needs. I work everyday with it suppose to being part time but most days it turns out to be full time.
I am still nursery leader with over 20 kids in my class. I have 1 full time helper and 1 part time helper. It is crazy!!!!
A friend of mine came to me about 2 weeks ago wanting to start a new business with me. She wants to do the vinyl lettering. We are trying to get a show together for the first week in December and we have nothing ready yet.
My day looks like this..
5:15 wake up and drag myself to the shower.
6:15 dressed and ready to take Klaira to seminary
6:40 back home to make breakfast and gather up stuff for the day
7:15 take Klaira and other kids to school
7:30 at work
12:30ish leave work-find lunch
1:30 work on projects
2:45 pick Klaira up
3:30 cook dinner
4:30ish clean up (Some days go pick Coqui up from work..this takes an hour..)
work on projects/ clean house/pay bills/run errons
6:00 Tuesdays get Klaira to choir 7:00 Wednesday to Mutual
8 pick Klaira up from Choir/Mutual
9:00 showers/wind it up
10:00 in bed if lucky

Weekends we just add in working on stuff for open house, nursery and church activites.
Today I took a nap. It was lovely! I think I will do it again soon!