For the rest of the summer...

I am looking forward to...

Bear Lake with the family

4th of July parade (held on the 3rd here in Utah this year)

More camping

And best of the summer...seeing this skinny guy for a couple weeks!

RUSSELL WILL BE HOME SOON ON R&R!

Then of course, we'll be participating in the Rubber Ducky Derby for Make-A-Wish again this year. No account set up yet, but I know Alia is planning on selling ducks again. I'll keep you updated to when her website is up and running. I bet her goal this year is to sell more duckies than she did last year. There hopefully will be another Rubber Ducky Derby party. Stay tuned for more details about that. I can attest that the wishes they grant are beyond any wishmaker can ever dream! I do know the ducks will continue to be sponsored for $5. 

Michelle

Alice Cooper lies

Since the last day of school, the song, "School's Out For Summer" has been playing in my head. Just the 2 lines I know. Thank you dad for getting that song stuck in my head and only ever singing those 2 lines.

School's Out For Summer
School's Out Forever

This is the part where Alice Cooper lies.

1 - School is NOT out for summer.
In fact, I'm back to school tomorrow - 2 days a week. I printed off the syllabus and both classes look like they are going to be a ton of work. Then again with names like, "Foundations in Special Education" and Fundamentals of Graduate Study", you know you're in for a load of work.

2 - School is never out Forever. 
This I have found out because I think I'll never be done with school - either I'm sitting being taught to, or I'm standing teaching my students.

I got a total of 2 weeks off between when I finished up with my class to when I start college. So here's to changing from teacher to student. Hopefully I'm half a good of student this semester as my students were to me this last year.

Michelle

Summertime Guys

Jenna had so much fun this year in dance. I have to say her costume this year is the cutest E-V-E-R! She also had an awesome teacher who she absolutely adores.

She's in the curls in the video, I tried to keep her centered.



Michelle

would you give a child the world if you could?

Pepsi is doing a great project to donate money to charities that we vote for. There is a charity that has done more for my family and created so much happiness. I didn't add many pics from Alia's Make-A-Wish to here, but I want to share some of the happiness that happened inside of Give Kids the World and show you why you should vote for them to receive the funding EVERY SINGLE DAY UNTIL JUNE 30TH (You can actually usually get in to vote more than once throughout the day)

Here are some of the reasons I am voting as often as I possibly can.

It's a place where you can dance with Shamu

Get tucked in by Mayor Clayton's wife
as you can see, she tucks you in tight

Where Santa Claus visits and brings presents all year round

And Mickey and Minnie visit you instead of you having to visit them

Where else can you climb a cookie tower?

Did I mention the machine that makes wish pillows 
while bubbles come out?

And the wishing well where when the coin drops, you can hear a cow moo'ing.

Then there's the horse-back riding

And at the end of the day, be crowned a princess with your own fairy ball!

Don't you wish you lived in a place like this? Many of us have gotten the opportunity to experience the true meaning of Give Kids the World. We all agreed that even though going to Disney and SeaWorld were fun...the place we'd choose would be Give Kids the World.

Please go vote for pepsi to grant the $ to Give Kids the World and tell your friends too. Link to my blog and the pictures I share - this is a place of true magic where all children got to be just that...children. Not children with life-threatening illnesses, just children. What is a better gift that that?

Vote by Clicking Here

You can sign in through facebook or create an account, I've been voting and haven't received any mail from that.

Michelle