BOK BOK BOK

The story of "BOK BOK BOK"

First, let me start off by saying how excited I am to be out of school (well, work) for 2 weeks. The feelings I am having right now include relief, exhaustion, thrill and pure joy. Things have been so crazy at school lately, that everyone seems to be going a little crazy. This is where my story comes in. The second graders (the ones that I work with) have been practicing for their Christmas program at the beginning of the week and last week. They recently had 3 performances on Tuesday and Wednesday (combined). Anyway, they sang this song called "Grandma's Chicken Soup". Basically, many times throughout the song it says..."Chicken Soup, Bok bok bok, Chicken Soup...bok, bok, bok"...etc. I have heard it so many times that I told my co-workers that when I am committed to the mental hospital, that I'll be saying "bok bok bok" over and over again. Not once did I mention this to any of the kids (not that they'd understand it anyway).

Ready for the funny part?? Today, when I started getting fed up with the kids going wild in the cafeteria, I said, "You guys are driving me crazy!" to which the reply from one kid was "Chicken Soup, bok bok bok."

So hilarious! So... hopefully I've avoided the mental hospital for now (as it is now Christmas break), but don't be too surprised when I am committed to hear "bok bok bok" coming from me when you visit. :)

Edible Art

Okay, so I admit it...I don't really like to cook, bake, or do anything like that. The exception is when I can make edible art. If it doesn't have some sort of creative aspect to it, I'm not interested in making it. Here are a few pictures of my past creations...

A Psych pineapple upside down cake
Spaghetti and meatballs (cupcakes and chocolate)
My train cake


Crunchy bones
Mice
My "Frank Lloyd Wright" house
Spider web popcorn

Anyway, I haven't really posted lately because there't not too much to say. I pretty much have just been working lately, and trying to stay healthy. By the time I get home from work, I practically want to shower in sanitizer. Some of the things I'm exposed to...yuck. Umm... oh, I found these pictures! Cute.

Back to Work!

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I have been back at work for 2 weeks now. It really hasn't been too bad, just yet. I still have to do a Paraprofessional program (where I have to read a lot, do activities, and tests) before December (my 1 year mark with the School District). It seems like everyone wants a piece of me this year, and it's going to stress me out. I think that once we fall back into a routine, that things will calm down, but right now I don't know what to think of it. We'll see what happens!!

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OOOOHHHH YYYEEEAAHHH...it's Labor Day weekend. Yay!! I don't need to speak in church today, I don't have a lesson to give...ahhhh, pure bliss. I do, however, have to conduct in Relief Society for the first time. Hmmm... that shouldn't be too bad.

BOOM...BOOM...BOOM...MUFFINS!!

Catch Up #5--Kimby's birthday and random cuteness

It's late and I'm tired, but I'm on a roll. I'm caught up! Yay! Kimby turned 4 yesterday. She acts like she 14. Eek. Anyway, she got Barbie stuff, outfits, lots of pink, and much more. Mom and I got her a Crayola art table and a bunch of supplies that she (and Katherine) can play with.

(This picture makes me laugh, because it looks like a mug shot! Hahahahahahaha!)

Unfortunately, summer is over. I enjoyed every part of it. I enjoyed the break from work, my trip, reunions (sort of), hanging out with the kids, and much more. I mourn the loss of my Summer, but I know I will see it again next year. Oh, Summer, I hardly knew ye.

Some cute, random pictures through the summer...

I love these pictures. She did this herself. She put on Becky's hat, got Jamison's backpack, and was SO STINKIN' CUTE, I had to take a ton of pictures, :)

SO LONG SUMMER.

Oy vey, back to work.

Three Kids, 5 Days... Oy Vey (Catch up #4)

Jen has always wanted to go on one of Jeff's business trips with him (I think). Anyway, her time came nearly two weeks ago when she had the opportunity to go to New York with Jeff. They went to some Church History sites and had fun (I hope). I decided that I would be adventurous and take the kids for a week...okay, five days. It felt like five weeks. I love those kids to death, but staying home with three kids all day is HARD WORK. Please, appreciate all that stay at home moms do. It's utterly ridiculous how little time you actually get to yourself and how hard it is to come up with things to keep kids entertained. Pat on the back to all the mom's out there.

We DID have fun. Melanie, Kimby, Katherine, Malorie, Jamison, Becky and Sarah all joined us at McKee's petting zoo,

we went swimming,

went to Outer Limits,

had ice cream, did a scavenger hunt, decorated picture frames, did science projects (an egg floats in salt water and dish soap repels pepper, by the way :) P.S. You should know that first one), played at the park, and did everything that I could possibly think of at the time. Phew. It was exhausting, but fun.

It was hard...

but totally worth it.

Catch Up #3--Bear Lake

My mom's family had their reunion at Bear Lake this year, so Melanie, Mom, Dad and I decided to go down for a day. Melanie and I stayed in her friend's condo, which (conveniently enough) just happened to be right next door to one of the condo's that the family had rented. Melanie and the girls and I went down through Logan, so we were able to get some ice cream, go to the Pepperidge Farm place, and eat at Olive Garden. It was nice. :)

Once we went through the canyon and into the Bear Lake area (I couldn't say into Bear Lake, now could I?) we pretty much just hung out. Most of the adults (sans Melanie) went to the Pickleville Playhouse and saw "Annie Get Your Gun". I thought it was very well done and I really enjoyed it.

I didn't sleep overly well that night, and I wanted to see the sun rise over the water, so I decided to get out of bed and watch it. It was really nice. I got a TON of pictures. Melanie joined me after awhile and got some hammock chairs that Jeff (her friend) had. Katherine soon joined the fun, and we just sat in the hammock chair enjoying our morning. :)

We (Mom, Melanie, the girls and I) were leaving that afternoon, so we went the the beach a little earlier than the rest of the family. We had to walk quite a way to the beach (it was $7 to park there, and we didn't have that much cash). It wouldn't be too bad if you weren't carrying things and or kids. I think the kids had fun, though. Katherine was a little more daring than Kimby with how far out in the water she would go. We never went too far, but Katherine went farther than Kimby.

I felt bad for B. We didn't bring any beach toys for her or Katherine to play with, and she kept eyeing the toys that belonged to the kids next to us. I felt bad, so I showed her that you didn't need toys to have fun. Sooo...Kimby and I made little alligators out of the sand. The teeth consisted of rocks and shells found in the sand. I think she had fun (at least I hope).

Katherine got really sleepy while we were at the beach. She almost fell asleep on my shoulder. After that point, she was no longer interested in the water. :)

And then we had to walk back to our car...

Anyway, we left Bear Lake early that afternoon after getting Raspberry milkshakes. They were good, but seriously too much ice cream for one person (unless you're dad, I guess).

The end of part three, please scroll up and read part four. Ding.