Thanksgiving HELP!

I was just notified that I will be bringing the vegetable to our Thanksgiving meal this year. Yes this is the first year I am contributing something on my own from my own kitchen. (Minus the pies for the pie contest, that I have never won.) Sooo.... I am in need of some help. What do you have for your Thanksgiving vegetable?

Recipes, ideas, anything.... please help!

Fun Designs

A friend at Enrichment last week had super cute fingernails and I found out they were just a decal. I ordered some from Jamberry and they arrived today.... Apparently the company is in Orem, so they didn't have to travel very far.

They look pretty cute, especially on my toes. Maybe because I can put them on both of my feet easily. Like when painting, it's always so hard to do your right hand. (Or dominant hand)

They seemed kind of expensive, but I got 3 for the price of 2. And I only used 1/4 of a color for my hands and less than a 1/4 for my toes. I just hope they stay on and last a while. If they do, they are definitely worth it. You can see all of the designs at their website.

I will keep you updated.Sorry about the dry feet.

Mr. T

Did I mention that Mr. T. came to my class on Halloween? How funny is this kid and his costume? He came to school an hour late because his dad was shaving his head. None of the kids in my class got his costume, but the faculty sure got a kick out of it. I wish I had gotten a better shot, he had a gold belt on... loved it!

Ups and Downs of 3rd grade

This week has been a crazy week. At my race on Saturday I talked to our school sub, she said she would see me later in the week as she didn't have any jobs early in the week. She jokingly told me to try and get sick so she could work. Saturday night I felt a soar throat coming on and felt crappy all weekend. I went to school on Monday, and by the end of the day I knew I wasn't getting better. But since it was just cold like symptoms, I just decided to take off Tuesday morning, and come in after lunch. It was so nice to sleep in and take my time getting ready. I felt ok.... but wasn't feeling perfect.

We have been working on Multiplication and Division this month. We did an art project using arrays. They were given a couple sheets of paper to create whatever they wanted as long as they figured out the multiplication problem for each array. We had some really cool things created. This is what two girls put together for me.
Aren't we sooo cute?

Today a student pooped their pants twice.... Yes you read that right. Once in the morning, got new clothes and then later in the afternoon it happened again. -- This will be the 4th incident in the past 2 weeks. So not only am I teaching, but I am using my sense of smell to see when this student is stinky.

Over Thanksgiving break I am getting a Smartboard (an interacative whiteboard) installed in my classroom, which I am super excited about. I recently took a class to figure out how to use it, and the board has been sitting in the office for the past few weeks, waiting to be installed.

Newest Onesies

For Enrichment (Mid Week Activity, whatever your supposed to call it) last month, we were asked to show off a talent. I had a few onesies that I had made and wanted to show. But the night of, I couldn't find them. I realized I had left them at my parents house while stitching them during conference. And there wasn't enough time to drive there and back.

I hurried and cut out some holiday themed ones, and ironed them on. I just barely finished stitching them this weekend. (Having a baby shower and a new nephew in one weekend gets you motivated!)

Thanksgiving Themed Onesies:

For a girl:

For a boy:
Christmas Onesie: (Yes ignore the fact that it is not centered, I was in a hurry when I ironed it on, and I am a little embarrassed.)

I made this football one for my new nephew Coy. I am so excited to meet him over Christmas break.

Hubby Shout Out!

Pharmacy school is HARD. It stresses me out more than Bob sometimes. He has been doing amazing and I just wanted to tell him how proud I am of him. This past week he was at school at least 12 hours a day studying. Thursday he left for school at 6:30AM and got home at 10:45 PM. Luckily all of his studying paid off and on Friday he passed his test.

In his program they take 1 class every 2 weeks. If on that Friday they pass (with a 90%) they get the following Monday off. If not then they are retaking the test that Monday. So Bob has been lucky to have every other Monday off the past few months.

Every other Friday they work in a pharmacy. Bob's placement is in South Jordan and last time he went, the Pharmacy had been robbed by gunpoint the night before he went. I get so nervous for him!


Here is my cute husband in his lab coat. I am so proud of him, he seriously puts in so much time studying and is doing a great job! Congrats babe!

Where did my weekend go?

I always find myself on Sunday night thinking where did the past 2 days go? They seriously go by so fast. Friday night I found myself sitting at home enjoying Cafe Rio and planning my Relief Society Lesson. Bob left for his Young Mens camp out. -Teaching Relief Society stresses me out and I get a little ornery, so it worked out perfectly that he was gone that night.

I woke up early-ish and Mary and I went to Lakeridge Jr. High for our 5k. We were there way too early, but we were excited to wear our new shirts and run our first 5k together. We ran 2 10ks this summer and this was our last race of the year. My goal was to run it in 30 minutes, but with only a few days of training, I didn't quite make it. I ran it in 31 minutes 20 seconds. There were a few teachers from my school also running, it was a great day. To see a recap of the race check out SteeleStrong.

I came home got ready and:
-Bought a gift
-Went to a baby shower
-Packed my laptop and some onesies (See my new holiday onesies in another post!)
-Went to the neighbors and watched the BYU game (well I reviewed my lesson and stitched some onesies.)
-Went to the store again to get a birthday present
-Went to Quinn's 1st birthday party

Quinn turned 1. He is darling. Mary and Russ made an awesome cake. Older brother Korbin was so excited for the presents and was pretty sure they were part his. Quinn hated the cake at first, but ended up diving in later on.
Sunday we loved sleeping in an extra hour. I taught my lesson in Relief Society and am so happy to have that done for a few months! *Teaching adults is just not my thing. We spent the day hanging out at our house relaxing. Happy Sunday!