Second Posting....

Well, let's see. I don't know what to say really, I've never done this before. I guess I will just write about what I have been up to. Chuck is in Salt Lake working. Yesterday I spent a lot of time working outside. I worked on our new little garden. We can't grow much up here in Randolph, but we thought we would try our hand at a few things that should grow here. It will be fun to see what we end up with.

Today I began doing some spring cleaning around the house. I cleaned the upstairs living room from top to bottom. I moved the furniture around and I put new pictures up. It looks much better now. I just wish I had good furniture to inhance the look. Instead I have two ugly old couches that don't match and two old non-matching chairs, and a broken recliner. Okay, I know I'm being negative, but I hope some day to have a beautiful living room with matching furniture.

I am so happy to be home for the summer. It's so great to be able to be home with my kids all day. I really loved my first year of teaching kindergarten, but I definately deserve a break. First year teaching is very, very busy. There is so much planning and preparation. So much of my work had to be done at home. Especially because I had such a large class (32 kindergarteners in a full day kindergarten). I loved the kids in my class. I really learned a lot and I am looking forward to using my new knowledge to make next year an even better year. But, for now, I am going to enjoy the summer and do things with my family.

Over the weekend I visited my family for Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday I put some beautiful flowers on my mom's grave. I sure miss her. I will never stop missing her. I wish my kids could have known her. Katrena is the only one who has any memories of my mom. She was such a wonderful person. She lived a great life. I like to tell stories to my kids about their grandma. It's nice to know that some day I will get to see her again. I love you mom!