I went into the woods

"I went into the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not when I came to die, discover that I had not lived... I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life."

~Henry David Thoreau

I went into the woods a little over a week ago and it made me homesick. Funny that I could get homesick while living in my own home town. The homesick I talk of is more of a "Maine-sick", the kind of homesick for a job I loved, that I would do for the rest of my life if I knew that I could guarantee that I would get by. I love the kids, l love making a difference, I love serving them, I love the comrodery that comes with a crew that plays in the woods together.

Into the deeps canyons I go this weekend...

The ride to work

THE RIDE TO WORK

I love my drive to work. I have always said that I would prefer to drive 30 minutes on a country road to work over driving 15 minutes on the freeway. I enjoy that kind of driving time so much more. There is nothing quite like the smell of manure and skunk. Surprisingly I can take them pretty well.

Feeling so GRATEFUL!

A one room School House like unto Little house on the Prairie

I finale got a job and teaching. It is in a small one room school house sort of, but not exactly like this one. I have to drive through fields, past the cows and the dairy farm and down a bumpy dirt road to get to it. I LOVE IT. I love the incredible view of Mount Timpanogus as I get out of my car. I step into a room of children who just need to be cared for and all the live long day I try to find the balance of educating and giving them the correct tools to be successful, while also helping them to feel loved. I teach them art. It isn't the most incredible job financially, but there are many joys that life can't buy. These kids bring out so much good in me.

This is not my room, but I guess we could just say that it is symbolic of what it is

that I am doing next in life.

oh what do you do in the summertime....

... You join in on the biggest waterballon fight in the history of the world at BYU.

This is mearly the aftermath of the event. Soaked to the bone, with a little bit of gravel remaining on the legs, with a free tee shirt

A few of us got to go to be on television with fox 13. I'll get those pictures later.

... You go swimming at the resevoir with friends!!!

...Go Hiking and working at the Heber Valley with your friends

A Daughter-Daddy date and a tender mercy

Tender Mercy

Yesterday was A-mazing!!! First off I went to have a check-up number on my skin at the doctor. Turns out it is looking really good, almost gone. However she said I still need to keep going with the medication. It is a fabulous medication, but it cost is apx. $500 for a 21 day supply, and $130 dollars when you have a coupon. That was still quite steep for my budget. While discussing options my dermatologist determined it was best to stick with the expensive medication that works. She left and came back with a full size bottle that couldn't be sold, it was an office sample. I could hardly believe it. I offered to pay the $30.oo cost of what would have been the original coupon price before it got expensive. She said she wanted me to have it. I felt like crying I was so excited. I know that blessings come where you least suspect them. When one is faithful in paying tithing the Lord may not always give blessings in the format of a pay raise or money on your front porch. More often the blessings appear in cases such as these, where a tender mercy of a simple but much needed medication is made available. Feeling so grateful right now.

Great Day Part II

Daughter-Daddy date. Dad was so gracious to accompany me today to get my balanced and checked at Walmart. Well, that on a regular day sounds quite boring, but Dad and I made it fun. We picked a couple of needed items, then migrated toward the Root beer and then to McDonald's. I bought us a bottle of root beer and a cup of ice cream and we had lovely root beer floats in the McDonald's restaurant in Walmart. It was quite lovely.

Roomate 2004-2005 Reunion

Merika, Amy, and I all got together in Salt Lake Today. We later went to Park City to window gaze. Later this evening we landed at Breana's and I headed home. Breana is 9 months and a day pregnant. So crazy. According to the order made by the roommates over 5 years ago I am the next in line to get married. NO PRESSURE!!! Guess I have some work to do here in the land of plenty.

The lovely lemonades we had at the California Pizza Kitchen.

The Maine like shop in Park City. Oh, how I love the bright beautiful colors

This fudge looked so delicious, until we found out that it was $16.99 a pound. Then I decided one mint truffle would have to do. Oh how lovely they look.

Peppermint bark, Mmmmmmmm. One of my favorites in Alaska.

I just wanted to digest it all, all at once.