Melissa, Andy and the kids' Blog

For the past few months I have been thinking about getting a car.  I now have to drive to work, but my Firebird won't get out of the driveway when it snows.  I almost bought a car in August, but then decided that it wasn't the right one.  I also knew that I would need to get a Utah driver's license if I wanted cheaper insurance, so yesterday I decided to go get a new license.  By the way, a few years ago I swore I would not move to Utah.  Now I am actually licensed in Utah. Well, on the way back from getting my license, I decided to go look at some cars.  I wasn't planning on buying one because Uncle Bob was going to come with me to get one.  Well, I drove a 2006 Toyota Corolla S, and I loved it.  They gave me a good deal.  I did call Bill, Tracy and Bob just to make sure it was a good deal.  They also offered me a good trade in value for the Firebird.  I left Ken Garf Honda 4 hours later with a new, sporty car.  I think this car was meant for me because everything work...

The first day of school started on August 19th, and I am glad to say that I am still alive on October 5th.  I have 26 perfect students...I wish!  At least they are cute...some of the time.  Teaching has definitely been a little crazy at times, but it has had some good moments too. Recently we started a science unit on terrariums, so we made a class terrarium.  Along with a plant, we also have tons of rollie pollies and a worm.  We shall see how long all these things live. My students loved making it.  Today one child was excited to show me that the seeds we planted are growing!  It is good to see them excited about something.  By the end of the day they are definitely not excited to listen to me anymore, but then I am ready to go home as well.   Math is also at the end of the day, and sometimes it can be a bit hard for them to understand. It can also be a bit boring. I am trying to spice up my lessons a bit more, but somedays it is difficult to make math exciting.  I hate it when we sp...