School Pictures

Elementary school pictures for this year. Not the greatest, but worth documenting.

Violin

Linda has been in taking orchestra at school this year. She plays the violin. She has really improved over the course of the year. It's been fun to attend her concerts. Next week she will be in a big concert that includes some of the other elementary schools and also the high school. We hope to get her some private lessons in the summer. She has signed up for orchestra next school year at the middle school.

Here she is before a concert. They have to wear black and white.

Patient Care Aid

This year I decided I wanted to go back to school. I've always wondered how I'd like the medical field so I tried out the Patient Care Aid class at Vista Adult School to see how I liked it. It was one night a week for 4hrs. a class. It was also a little test to see how I could handle homework and being gone one night a week and still manage the kids and everything going on with them. It was a great class. I learned a lot of skills that will help me to help people, whether they're recovering from surgery or elderly. I don't plan on being a Patient Care Aid(Home Health Aid) for a career but I loved going to class and learning about our bodies. It was nice to have some friends at school and to be learning. I finally got my certificate and my skill certifications from the school today.

Another One Bites the Dust

Well, another one bites the dust. Linda got her first pair of glasses this week. Unlike Bruce and I, Linda only needs to wear her glasses when trying to see the board or when having trouble seeing things far away. She looks great and she was excited to use them for the first time at school today. 

First Rodeo

Robert and I took the kids to their first rodeo this past weekend. It was Robert's third rodeo. I've been to a lot of rodeos growing up. The kids really liked it, especially the bull riding. Jane was especially enthralled by everything. She's a country girl at heart. The only mistake we made was not wearing sunscreen! We were all a little burnt afterwards. I thought it was an indoor arena. It turns out that it's really hot at 2:30pm in Lakeside, CA. Next year we'll go to the one in the evening. 

Jane & Linda

 Jane is a very special girl. She is very confident and very goal oriented. She stresses about doing things just right and about whether or not things are fair. Her favorite thing to do at recess is to go to the library and help the librarian clean, sort, stamp, put away books. The librarian is very kind to her. Jane's teacher is really nice. She worries about Jane not playing at recess with the other kids so sometimes she'll find kids in the class to team up with Jane and tell Jane she has to play with them. :) Jane is very intelligent and an all around good student. She loves math and spelling. She isn't in to reading as much as the other kids but always works hard to achieve her AR goals and has almost qualified for the last pizza party of the year. She likes Geronimo Stilton books. She started ice skating classes and really loves it. She's good at it too. She also loves to roller blade. She adores Bruce and laughs at all of his jokes, even if they're not funny. She wants to play basketball this fall. She has a desire to play the piano. Hopefully we can get a piano for her one day. She really struggles with eating still. It's not uncommon for her to sit at the table for 2hrs. to finish a meal. She tries really hard, but she just doesn't like a lot of foods. She has a great love for animals. I took the girls to a play this month and she loved it the most and still talks about it. Jane is very obedient and good. She reminds me to not care of what others think and to just be myself. We're blessed to have her in our family. 

Linda is so busy this year at school with all of her presidential duties.(hosting talent show, student store, assemblies, etc.) She is a really good student, although her homework takes her a long time to finish because she's a daydreamer. She gets distracted easily. She has enjoyed playing the violin this year. She is ready for middle school in the fall and I feel good knowing that Bruce will be there if she needs a friend at lunch or someone to tell boys to back away from her. :) Linda dreams of becoming a babysitter or a nanny when she grows up. I already have ladies in the ward asking when she'll be ready to babysit. She loves little kids and likes teaching and leading. She is playing volleyball right now and enjoys it. She likes reading Emily Windsnap books, Whatever After, and is halfway through the first Harry Potter book. She loves going to Activity Days and enjoys singing, dancing, and sewing. Linda does not like to throw things away, she can always find a use for everything. If you need help with anything, Linda is the girl to call. She is a hard worker and likes to stay busy. She is a stickler for the rules. She has a kind heart. She is growing up so fast and becoming a beautiful young lady, inside and out.