Sunday, August 30, 2009

Sammie's summer fun

Sammie had a fun summer. We had a funner summer watching her.
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The Flying Tyler's

No children were injured in the making of this slideshow. However, Uncle Caleb's back is killing him today. Big C, thank for being such a good sport.
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The Coil Residence

We are so excited to give you all a preview of Mike and Erin's new home. This is especially for Erin's mom and dad to share in the excitement. It's a beautiful home with a large lot for a sandbox and swingset. I'm happiest for Erin, but I can't wait to see Emry and Amelia grow up living here.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Here we go again!

Seminary countdown has begun. 3 days left of sleeping in till 6:30, staying up until 10:00, hanging with Matthew in the evenings, reading scriptures for the fun of it, being a ward drop-out with no responsibilities (except of course, visit teaching, which I happen to love, so that doesn't really count), not wearing pantyhose for weeks, not leaving the house before the sun is up, being able to sit on the front porch and watch the sun go down (without my lesson manual on my lap).

Are you feeling sorry for me? No need to, because,...

3 days left until I see scriptures opened up in a whole new way again, feeling the Lord blessing me by waking me 10 minutes before the alarm goes off at 4:47 a.m., feeling the love from my Matthew as he encourages me to hang in there, seeing the light in my student's faces at 6:15 every morning, because they WANT to be there, feeling the Spirit take over in my classroom, guiding my words and thoughts, knowing the Lord is on my side, so how can I fail, making friends with youth that will change me in a positive way for the rest of my life, wanting to give up and then feeling the Lord give me the boost I need with a hand written note from a student telling me I have made a difference, raising the bar in my actions and thoughts, having my heart touched by the testimonies of Viewmont's finest.

Yep, the way I see it, I am about the luckiest girl in the world. And I am going to be just fine!

Go VYKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!