Wordless Wednesday...

Everything is More Fun With a Mask On!

HEAR YE! HEAR YE! You are cordially invited to a Masquerade Ball..

DATE: FOREVER AGO during the dead of winter.



LOCATION: Our scary basement that is not so scary since we had to clean it out for this party.



WHO: Only the coolest people in P-Town, Utah.



ATTIRE: Mask Required! We made our own and were quite impressed with the creativity of our friends!



REASON: Because we were suppose to do it around Halloween to celebrate my b-day but it got delayed...that and winter sucks so we wanted to make it fun!

No Rules Pine Wood Derby

One of the most memorable FHEs by far! It was every cub scout's dream come true...a no-rules, anything-goes Pine Wood Derby! Each group was given 2 cars to decorate. I admit my group slacked a little. When the event and lack of rules were first announced the boys sat up a little taller while their eyes became glazed over. You could tell they were in a whole other world of possibilities. This sparkle soon died out as the realization that many of them did not have time to create a true masterpiece sank in. No worries though the girls took over and basically created a painted block of lead car (the Incredibles car). We did not win...no! no! we did not even come close to winning... but we had ALOT of fun! I think the pictures speak for themselves..enjoy!







The winner was the red car that looked like a magnet! The lady bug car killed the competition until the semifinals when our lead car killed it as it flipped off the track. Ahh such sweet memories!

Love Advice from a Ten Year Old

The following is the conversation I had with one of my students during lunch on our field trip to the zoo.

Student: Miss W we need to find you a husband. You're too cool to not have a husband.
Me: I promise I'm working on it.
Student: Well maybe you need some help.
Me: I think I'm doing just fine.
Student: Ok Miss W here is how you get a husband. First you have to look pretty all the time. I mean ALL the time. Next you always have to have nice hair. You already like sports so you've got that one covered.
Me: Anything else?
Student: The number one rule of love is don't steal your boy's pudding cup! (Note he said this as the girl next to him (I'm pretty sure they are dating) tried to steal his pudding cup.)

I later found out that stealing the vanilla ones are okay its just the chocolate ones that are off limits unless he really likes you back.

A Wild West Adventure

For 6 years I have been inviting friends to come and visit the wild west and for 6 years no one has until 2 weeks ago when CC hopped on a plane and flew 2,000 miles to hang out! He basically stepped off the plane and stepped into a week in my life.

I took him to school with me one day. Here are a few highlights:

1. He got stared at ALL day by 30 sets of 10 yr old eyes and even a few of my fellow teachers.
2. Was asked a few interesting questions including: "Do you like pen?" "Do you prefer a knife or a gun?" To which I immediately said "That's not school appropriate!" and "What color is your hair?" "Well what color does it look like?" "Well it kinda looks black but it could be brown."
3. While I was doing parent teacher conferences he got to watch all the first round games March Madness....I kept popping in and out to see what the scores were.
4. And every single person he met asking him "So what are your intentions with our Miss W?" once again CC... I'M SORRY !!!!!

After surviving school we headed down south to St. George and Vegas for some warm weather. Here are a few highlights...



1. Watching CC learn first hand how bad of drivers people in Utah are.
2. BLUE MAN SHOW in Vegas...highly recommend it to anyone and everyone!

3. The beautiful Red Rock of Zion National Park.

4. Planet Hollywood Restaurant in Caesar's Palace. (not in the Planet Hollywood Hotel...confusing I know!)
5. The beautiful and giant gardens in the Bellagio.

And as if we weren't running all over anyway... we concluded his trip with the Gateway, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory caramel covered apples, Temple Square, The Nickelcade, and hanging out with K, B and Baby M.

Would You Rather?

Recently I have become obsessed with the game "Would you rather...?" This is a game that presents you with two related options and has you choose which one you prefer. I find this fascinating! It reminds me of Robert Frost's "Road Less Traveled" which is one of my favorites.

ROAD LESS TRAVELED

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth


Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same


And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet, knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back


I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference

--- Robert Frost

The human mind is amazing. Everyone sees the world completely differently, and it is how they see the world that dictates which item they choose. So basically "Would You Rather..?" gives you complete insight into another person's psyche. Haha Why do some people choose one item and others choose the opposite. When several questions are arranged in a comparison why do some people value certain items or activities over others? Ok enough trying to sound intelligent and thoughtful. Here are a few of my favorite "Would You Rather...?" questions. Feel free to answer any or all of them and receive a free personality analysis! ;O)


Would you rather have your nose located on you shoulder or your knee?
Would you rather be ugly in real life but very photogenic or beautiful in real life and not photogenic?
Would you rather have 3 arms or 3 legs?
Would you rather never be able to wear shoes or use any verb other than destroy?
Would you rather never never know love but never have your heart broken or have many broken hearts but the ability to fall in love?
Would you rather super poor but stay 25 for the rest of your life or really rich but always be extremely old?
Would you rather have any article of clothing you try on fit perfectly or have your dreams automatically downloaded onto DVDs each night?
Would you rather date a prop comedian or a compulsive air guitarist?
Would you rather eat a stick of cotton candy made entirely from belly button lint or drink a milkshake made from St. Bernard slobber?
Would you rather give up playing video games for life or give up alcohol?
Would you rather have skin 15 times bigger than it needs to be or 15 times smaller than it needs to be?
Would you rather always have a paper cut or always have an itch that never goes away?
Would you rather find a cure for cancer or world hunger?

Now can I please have the attention of the class. Today's assignment... a hem... kick some "butt!"

As part of our science curriculum we talk about how animals need to camouflage themselves in order to survive. To really drive home this topic each student in my class camouflaged at least one paper butterfly and taped it somewhere in the room. We then called in another teacher and timed her for 1 minute. If she called out where one of the butterflies were then it was as if a predator had gotten that butterfly and it alas was no more. So now its your turn. How many butterflies can you see in the following pictures? (If you click on the picture it will become bigger.)




ANSWER- There are 2 in the top picture and 7 in the bottom one. Pretty creative huh!