Spelling

I had to put this in. (Jason) Last night I was cleaning off the table and found a For Sale sign. Amelia wanted to know what it was and then wanted to spell the words. We got to the word "price".
Dad:Lets spell it out
Amelia:Okay daddy
Dad :what is the first letter
Amelia: P R I escalator it spells escalator.
Dad: Ummm, sure why not.
Love you Amelia

Quote of the week

I must start with conversation that leads up to the quote. While at Wal-Mart at the check out stand with the girls.

Amelia: Ummm dad?

dad: Yes Amelia.

Ameila: Are we buying chocolate today?

dad: Nooo I don't think so, why?

Amelia: I think we should because chocolate is good for you a little bit each day.

Dad: You got me there.
Love you Amelia you make me laugh everyday.

Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel

So, the last few days of school have not been too great. I was working with a professor on a project, and I gave up most of my weekend to get data together only to have pretty much nothing of what I did actually used. Needless to say, I was pretty frustrated. This frustration led me to question why I am here and to enter in to the realm of self-pitty. Why couldn't I have an easier job to do than to leave my family, our friends, our dog, our house (really our dog's house now), and a good paying job to go back to school and feel stupid pretty much every single day. I spend most of my time studying, missing out on time with my family, and I am not really sure that the studying is getting me any further along. And my thoughts go on and on.
Then, I read this talk by Elder Perry tonight, and I realized that I really have things pretty easy. I have my husband and my girls. We have a good place to live and food to eat. We still have family and friends that support us. And, even though I feel pretty stupid, I have hope that if I keep working hard, I will be smarter tomorrow than I am today (maybe, if I could remember anything that I am reading).

Aliza

Not much going on, but little Aliza has turned 9 months. Thanks for being apart of our family.

She has finally decided to crawl too.

This picture came out funny, she is still cute.

Do as I say, not as I do

Jason here, lately Amelia has been playing with the kids in the complex. Experiencing the true nature of kids of being so mean. She doesn't understand and gets sad. So I proceed to tell her that kids for the most part are mean, and don't know how to be polite enough to get along.
So I tell her just to do you best and don't listen to the kids. No need to cry I tell her, go and play with them.

Lately at work which is going just fine, I enjoy the work and getting paid. Every day a co-worker is a real jerk, and all I want to do is bust his teeth in. I try to tell myself don't cry, and go and play. Well I don't tell myself that. But I can not bring myself to his level. Even though it sure would be nice. How will I ever be able to teach my kids if I can't control myself. Another one is when I was mowing the lawn as a kid, and ran over a brick. Getting mad at the brick and my dad being in the distance. Thinking he was going to be mad at me for not looking out for stuff. He walked over and told me "you can't let things upset you like that, are you going to take it out on your kids when you get older". Obviously that has stuck with me all these years. Anyway just some things I was thinking about. Jason

1/22/2010

It is 75 and sunny need I say more. What a beautiful day.

Here We Go Again...

The new semester has started, and I think that I am more nervous about this semester than I was about the last. The difference this time around is that I know what I am in for. I should take the fact that I made it through last semester as support for the idea that I can do it again. But, thinking about last semester reminds me of trying to learn how to swim and keep my head above water. I feel like I earned my goggles last semester.

I can see things much more clearly now, but I am not sure that seeing things more clearly will help me keep my head above water any better.

This semester, I am working on earning my fins...maybe then I can swim through these readings more quickly!