Good news and sad news

I have good news. I am down to 27 children in my classroom! Yea! They have hired a new teacher (who I know because she has been at the Kindergarten in services in the past) and she is wonderful. We are busing some kids down from a neighboring school and that will start to happen this week. Our numbers should all round out to be about the same. Work was enjoyable, instead of just manageable.

Jim had a good weekend, he was able to go down and visit Ian and Shannon and the grand kids. His main purpose was to go to the BYU game and they won. Go Cougs. That was pleasant because last weekend was really bad. I have no idea who showed up to play ball because it was not typical of BYU.

On Monday evening I took Keren out to dinner and she left for Salt Lake Tuesday morning driving the truck and pulling their trailer by her self. Then she flew out Wednesday for Florida. After I dropped off Keren from dinner I called over to the Morgans to see if it was ok to drop off a book for Dianne. Bryan answered the phone and told me that he found his brother, Jim dead. He was suppose to be at their house Sunday evening for a family gathering but did not show up and Bryan's mom was getting worried because she could not get ahold of him. Bryan went to his apartment on Monday and found him. The funeral was Friday afternoon. It is so hard to loose family members. My Grandma told me once that you knew you were getting old when your family and friends started dying around you. We, Jim and I, knew Bryan's brother just a little, thru the Morgan family get togethers, weddings etc. All of the Morgans came for the funeral and it was good to see Brad, Allison and Trevor again.

I think that tomorrow I will call a realtor. I have 2 that I think I will be able to choose from. I am wishing that we will be able to sell, but don't have to many hopes. I hate the stairs, and I am done doing yard work. There is just to much. If by some miracle we do sell the house, of course we don't know where we would go, some where around here of course because we are both still working..... but you kids had better come and get any of your stuff. I will be purging!

Pirates!

Dad and I went to our first pirate party. Donna of course was throwing it at her place. She invited a lot of her Bilquist family, and some neighbors. We had such a great time. Good weather, food and friends. When we first got the invitation Jim did not want to go, he was grumbling, I told him he was a "kill joy". He was saying that I was putting to much effort in making the costumes and was wondering if I was going to be the designated driver because he would need to be drunk to wear it. He went for me had a great time and he looked good. On the other hand I needed to tuck in my shirt a little so my girls don't look like they are dragging! Donna bought a corset and put tattoos on her girls. She sure know how to throw a party.

We also went to Grandma's last weekend and got to see Mike, Jenny and Anthony. What a cutie pie he is. Such a happy boy. Here are some pic's of the party. Now if any body wants to borrow them we've got them.

Apples, Apples, Apples

Jim and I picked up a box of apples on Monday and I have been doing apples almost every night. Apple pie, apple cake, apple pie filling, and drying apples. I am not done yet and when I am able to finish them it will be a week. Hope they will be ok. I put them in the refrigerator in hopes they will be fresher. I have also been sewing. Jim and I are going to my friend Donna's pirate party next Friday. Jim is really excited!! ARRRRR!

I am also working full days the first few days of school. Donna is also there helping me.

If you have not heard, I am now famous. My picture was on the front page of the Oregonian. (September 8th) You can look it up on line. It is a really good article about over crowded Kindergarten classrooms. My teaching partner was quoted in it. I made it through the first day today, but had to do some rearranging of the desks. When the kids sat down there was no room to get between the rows. They could not even put their back packs on their chairs and go in and out of the rows because it was so crowded. Donna and I moved the desks in a different arrangement and I think it will work better. Thank goodness for Donna. She has been my life saver!