Twilight Review!

Okay, so it's 2:50 am and I just got home from seeing Twilight with Keli and Marj. I loved it-of course! I was disappointed that they cut out some parts...they definitely needed another hour to cover everything (like the proper passing of time/falling in love) as well as the book did. But isn't that always the problem with turning books into movies??? Anyway, I really enjoyed the movie, and I like the guy they picked for Edward (I liked everyone, really).

For those of you who see it, I need you to tell me if that was Stephenie Meyer in one of the scenes in the cafe. It was a really quick shot, but I swear it's her. She's sitting at the bar in the cafe about mid-movie, just before the waitress talks to Bella's dad about catching the animal that's killing people (I don't want to ruin it for anyone who hasn't read the books).

For those of you who watch 24, did you notice that Bella's mom is Nina from the first season of 24? It's probably a good thing she didn't have a huge role b/c I have a lot of bad feelings toward Nina.

Well, I need to go to bed! I don't think I'll be able to sleep, because I drank a lot of soda to make sure I'd stay awake!!!! If I'm lucky, I'll get 2 hours of sleep........

Anyway, I really enjoyed the movie and Marj is hooked now, so the night was a success! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I want to read all your reviews when I come back!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Twilight!

Well, I have been struggling with a huge dilemma the past few weeks. Twilight comes out Friday, but I'm not able to see it b/c we are leaving for our cruise that day. (Trouble in paradise, I know). So, Amalie mentioned there is a midnight showing a few weeks ago and I have been going back and forth about it. So today Keli finally talked me into going to see the midnight showing Thursday night (even though I have to work the next day and immediately after work go to the airport)! I bought the tickets already so there's no backing out! Now I am very excited and hope that my Twilight-rush will last until I sit down on the plane.

I hope you all are having a good week and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Christmas Stamp Camp

So, Amy, Keli, and I went to another Stamp Camp yesterday! It was so much fun, and I made so many cute things! I actually went to one with the Relief Society a week or so ago, and a different one last night. Man, I am going to miss these when I move! I hope I can find someone who does this in Vegas!!! Anyway, here are some pictures:

This is a little blurry but it is a little goodie bag that has Hershey Kisses inside. The stamp on the pink paper says "'Tis the Season".

This is a cute Santa goodie bag.

Here is Amy coloring the snowmen on the blue card.

This one says "Warm Wishes" on the bottom.

This one says "Christmas Blessings" on the right side-another one of my favorites. We outlined the edges with watercolor crayons and blended it in with some kind of an aqua pen.

Here is Keli making the pink and gray ornament card!
These are the two I made before at the RS activity. I especially love the ornament one!

I had so much fun making these. It is so relaxing and enjoyable. I love all the cards so much, it will be difficult to part with them because they are all just so cute!

Marj, I can't wait for next time so you can come with us!

A teacher wears many hats. Today: Glorified Sheep Herder

Okay...funny thing happened at school yesterday. If you are a teacher, or have experience in the schools herding little kids like sheep, you will think my story is funny. If, however, you are a parent, try to see it from a teacher's point of view-and don't judge me because you don't know what it's like. ;)

So we had a fire drill today-we have one every month. My classroom is the absolute farthest away of all the classrooms, so we are always the last class to line up when there's a fire drill. There are two fire lanes that go down the left and right side of the school, and we walk up the right side all the time. We never go left.

So the bell is ringing, and the line leader starts walking and obviously isn't thinking and starts walking down the left fire lane. By the time I make sure all the kids got out of the room and shut the door, the class is long gone going the opposite way they are supposed to. I know that if we go this way, 1. it will take much longer, and 2. we will have to cross the whole school's traffic (900 kids-my school is huge) to get where we are supposed to line up. So I am yelling at them to stop and turn around, but of course there is a huge mass of kids, so no one can hear me. I am running and yelling, yelling and running, for the kids to stop. I finally chase them all down, get them all to stop, turn them all around, and we finally start going the correct way. Now someone else is the line leader. Problem solved.

So then we are walking towards the parking lot where everyone is already lined up and waiting. Every class has a designated parking stall to line up in. My new line leader (and the rest of the class) walk towards the wrong part of the parking lot-again, the complete opposite direction! So I start yelling again, and of course the WHOLE SCHOOL is already lined up and waiting for us......

So now that the kids are all in the correct parking stall, you'd think the chaos would be over...NOPE! Not yet! They have to line up in abc order (just like they do for lunch every day!!!!) so I can easily tell who is here and who isn't.

You'd think I'd just asked them to do it blindfolded! They just stood there, "What do we do now?" and I'm yelling "You get in number order!! Now!!!! Do it!!!!" (still in front of the whole school, don't forget!) I am so embarassed b/c we are ssssooooooooo late and I am yelling like a giant doofus in front of the whole world. I rarely yell but this time I sure did.

It was so bad that I overheard one of the kids in my neighbors class ask his teacher "What is taking so long??"

So when we got back to class I told the kids that I was so mad I couldn't think of the words to say. So as I was trying to think of something to say, I just busted up laughing! We were able to joke about it, but needless to say we will be practicing our fire drill every day next week!

I guess it was one of those days.....good thing I'm able to laugh about it! Hope you did too!

8 Things Addition

Well, I guess I got a little carried away with my 8 things post and it came across to some that I just can't wait to leave Hawaii. However, the tag asked me to come up with 8 things I was looking forward to, and that's just what I came up with. ;)
Anyway, I am adding to my 8 things tag to make up for it!

8 Things I will miss about Hawaii (in no particular order):
1. All the friends and wonderful people I have met here
2. The small and awesome ward (I'm still bitter about the whole missing ward camp thing)
3. The fabulous beaches, palm trees, honu, the beautiful hikes, and crystal clear ocean
4. Going to Book Club every month
5. All the Stamp Camp Parties
6. Teaching the YW
7. Being able to say Aloha at church
8. The smell of fresh flower leis

I'll have you know that this list only look me less than 5 minutes to come up with and the other one took like 45 minutes! So, I hope this remedies the false impression I gave earlier!

8 Things Tag

Ok, so I was tagged by Sara, so here goes:

8 TV Shows I enjoy watching:

1. Prison Break

2. Heroes

3. CSI (the original mostly, sometimes NY; I can't stand the guy on Miami)

4. Lost

5. 24

6. Law and Order (any of them)

7. America's Funniest Videos (guaranteed laughter)

8. The Suze Orman Show

8 Things that happened yesterday:

1. Work, tried to re-teach double digit subtraction (for the millionth time) to kids who said they "forgot how"

2. Went to the post office

3. Played Settlers of Catan (yes I won)

4. Watched Prison Break

5. Online check-in for the cruise

6. Got a good's night sleep (thank you NyQuil!)

7. Read from my book (Emma)

8. Started my lesson plans for the cruise

8 Things I am looking forward to:

1.  Our Thanksgiving Cruise

2. Brian's graduation/my parents, Brian's parents, and Bud and Marge coming to visit 

3. Not having to store sugar and flour in the freezer to keep out the bugs

4.  Being able to shop at Target again, paying normal price for fruit/milk/groceries, etc...

5. No more gecko poop!

6.  Visiting my sister in Pensacola

7.  Going to China (hopefully sometimes next spring/summer)

8. Being able to drive more than 30-40 consecutive miles without going in circles

8 Things on my wish list:

1. To be pregnant (no, unfortunately this is not an announcement!)

2. That I will stop sneezing and coughing

3. a Wii

4. Someone to grade my school papers for me

5. AC

6. Someone to buy our Santa Fe 

7. 24 hour fitness

8. To be able to come up with something to put for #8 ;)

8 Things Brian did yesterday:

1. Worked

2.  Came with me to the post office/Walmart

3. Helped make/clean up dinner

4. Homework

5. Gave me the "welcome home hug/kiss"

6. Helped me find batteries for the mouse to the computer

7. Made sure I took my medicine

8. Did the dishes/brought in the trash

8 People I am tagging:

1. Jill

2. Keli

3. Kelly

4. Stacy

5. Janine

6. Krystal

7. Heather

8. Anybody else who wants to do it!