Summer is Slippin' by....

One month of summer and where has it gone? I know what I've done. Homework.....homework....and more homework. Now, you could take this two ways. Being a Mom lets me ENJOY my "homework". I love trying new recipes, talking until midnight with my daughters and sharing some down time with my best friend...who happens to be my sweet husband. But the other type of homework? The type that has almost consumed this month of June? THAT would be homework from my math class. Oh, one more week. This weekend was pretty tame compared to last. LAST weekend, I had 18 pages of homework, a chapter exam to complete and turn in on Monday, a chapter test on Monday and Group project to prepare for on Tuesday. It was a crazy weekend.
I can't say that math has become my friend. We are constant companions and I am getting a grip on all that radical, exponential equation crap....did I just use that word??? Sorry!!
BUT, I am still doing decent in this class and can relax a tad as I prepare for my final this Thursday. Wish me luck....I will need it!

OH....for all you bloggers out there: Go to http://www.blurb.com/. There, you can download your blogs and make a book for your "family history" commandment. This past week, mine came in the mail. It is the coolest thing. I posted a link on the right hand side of my blog. It definitely justifies all this blogging because now...it is our family history!!

I also have a 2nd book made...it's about our 2000 Vacation. It's so fun to look back and see how young our kids were....of course, Brad and I look exactly the same...... (not!)

Summertime

I am 1/2 way thru my semester of summer Math at 7:15 a.m. in the morning. Did I mention that it is in the morning....every morning?? I feel like I am swimming in quadratic formulas, imaginary numbers and rules with x's and y's and most of the time I am dog-paddling just to keep my nose above the water. There is alot of information that seems so irrelevant to life. So far, my grade is respectable, but I'm pretty sure the "curve" of my grade is on the way down!! Sometimes I even try to go to bed early (aka 11:00 p.m.), but somehow, I never fall asleep before midnight. Old habits die hard.

As for the rest of the family? Jacque is up at NAU, as an EFY counselor for the 1st time. She has 4 different sessions that she is doing. For this session, she is over the 14-15 yr. old girls. She is learning that this is a very "attitudinal" age. Yes, that is a word. I gave her some pointers and hopefully she can win over those girls.

Aly has already gone to girls camp and had a blast. We had many people tell us that she was fun, amazing and the "queen of camp". What exactly does that mean?? She had an amazing YCL partner and I think they have the same type of personalities, because they....well, the pictures speak volumes.




Chasing a rat...nope, they never "found" it!




Love "kitchen duty"...look at those plastic gloves, keeping so sanitary!!

A little blurry, but I'm sure Aly is entertaining the crowds!!

Here she is, the MC of skit night. This is where she really shined. As only Aly can do. No one can ever tell me she is lacking in personality and inhibitions!

LOVE our Aly!!

Math, Mormons and Muslims...Oh My!!

I have finished one week of summer school. It's a math class which starts bright and early in the mornings at 7:20 a.m. and goes for 3 hours, 4 days a week. It's a very interesting class, but jammed pack. Who knew that so many people would wake up that early for a wonderful class of enlightening math??

About 1/2 way thru the class, the nice teacher gives us a break. This is when the fun starts, as there is a variety of people in my class. Last week, I was walking back to class following 2 individuals. One is a woman who brags about her motorcycle and the other is a younger man from a country that speaks Farsi. How do I know that is what he is speaking to his friend across the way? Because my friend across the way has a boyfriend who speaks Farsi and she is learning the language. Anyways.... She is talking to him about her kids and how they are all "Mormons". Here is the jist of the conversation:

"Well, all my kids are Mormon, but I'm not a very good one. I drink coffee and love my tattoos and ....well,.....actually I've been kicked out of the church."

Mr. Farsi: " Aahhhh, we have a lot in common with the Mormons"

"How so??"

"Well, they believe in having more than one wife, and in our country, we have the same belief."

"Oh no, those aren't the Mormons, they are called Polygamists."

"They aren't the same??"

"No"

"Aren't they the ones who have more than one wife, and when she isn't performing her duties, they hide in the mountains of Utah and get another one?"

By now, I'm just listening, as is most of the class. My friend across the way asks me why the Mormon religion is always being bashed. I reply I don't have the slightest clue.

He goes on to say that in their country, when they are dissatisfied with one wife, they just go get another.......just like the Mormons. It was quite funny and by then, the teacher realized her class had gone from Math to Sociology. I'm amazed at the many things you can learn in a math class!

Also, being in a math class and always sitting in the back brought me to the realization that I needed to get glasses....yes, I'm getting old. So, I thought I would share my new look!

On to another enlightening week of class.....