Zach just said, it's not Halloween, it's not dark. Made me laugh. They are excited for some Halloween fun today.
Welcome
~Your Children Will become what You are; So be what You want them to be. - David Bly
~Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain.
~"There is always morning where life gives us another opportunity to make things good."
Friday, October 31, 2008
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
Zach just said, it's not Halloween, it's not dark. Made me laugh. They are excited for some Halloween fun today.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Scrappin Chicks
Monday, October 20, 2008
Sorry Dear
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Fall Boutique
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Ali's Good Friend Trent DuVal
UPDATE: Yesterday was an amazing day for me. I can't describe the feelings that I had at Chick-Fil-A. Some friends of mine at work decided it would be nice to go out to lunch and support Trent and his family. We work close to the Sandy Chick-Fil-A, so we went there for lunch. It was very nice to hear people say Trent's name and that they wanted to donate money for the cause, (Made me tear up). Then again last night we went as a family to The District and it was incredible. There were probably 30 cars waiting at the drive-thru and inside was so packed, no tables available, and the line wound around the entire inside of the store. The feeling and atmosphere were so great, and it brought me to tears once again. The silent auction items which were donated were being purchased well above the worth/value of the items. There were so many people there that the manager of Chick-Fil-A extended the silent auction until 10:00 pm. Alicyn took some money from her piggy bank and was so happy to hand it over. I was overwhelmed with different emotions, happy, sad, peace, love, and just glad that I could be there to experience it. I love how a community like ours can come together and help each other out at times of need. It didn't really seem like I did anything of significance. I still feel helpless, but I really hope that those little small acts make a big difference. I hope that the fundraiser was a huge success and that everyone that contributed feels like every minute they waited in line and every penny they gave will make a difference and help out the DuVal family.
Ali has a friend named Trent DuVal. They were in the same first grade class and were real pals. In July, just a month after 1st grade was over he found out he had leukemia. Alicyn was so distraught and asked me about him constantly. I tried so many ways to find out information about him for her. Never could get any where. We found out today that Trent will lose his battle shortly, and has come home from the hospital to spend his last few days with his family.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Suzuki Institute Fundraiser
She will probably visit a few neighbors and family, if you would like to help out she would love it. She has asked me 6 times if I am going to buy something from her. She feels like she is working for her tuition by doing this fundraiser, which cracks me up. If you are interested orders/money needs to be turned in by October 29th.
Friday, October 3, 2008
3rd Grade Field Trip
I had the opportunity to go with Ali on her third grade field trip, Thursday, September 26th. This field trip was focusing on science and things they are learing in school right now. We were able to go the movie theater at Jordan Landing, the park in Copperton for lunch and on to the mine portion of Kennecott. It was really cool to see the open pit mine just a few days after we were at the concentrator with our family. The whole process just made a lot more sense and it was cool to see the ginormous dump trucks that my dad drives.
Once we finished lunch they took us up to the visitor center at the mine. Again another very fascinating time for me. I could have stood there and watched for an hour or so. I am going to have to go back one time when my dad can go with me so he can show me the ropes. He was working that day and Ali and I watched for his truck. He said at the time we were there he was probably at the bottom of the mine. Which from where we were standing those monster trucks looked like little tonka's and it seemed like if we were close enough we could have picked one up with our fingers.