Andy's birthday

Andy turned 10 on Monday. I can't believe he's 10! Where has the time gone? We had a small family party for him on Sunday. He had a blast and got totally spoiled. He had two cakes. One was homemade with bugs and such on it (I won that one at the Relief Society service auction) and the other cake was store bought. He got movies, games, and toys. He's been building stuff in his bedroom with the legos he got. I don't dare to go in his room because I'm afraid of what he might be building!

OUCH!!

My record of wrecking vehicles is still unblemished! I officially inaugurated my scooter today. I was at St. Mark’s hospital and as I was making a turn in the parking lot I hit some oil. My scooter started to skid and then it fell over and took me down with it. The funny thing is that I’m more scraped up than my scooter! My knee and ankle on my left leg is total scraped. But, I didn’t tear my pants (I have to be grateful for something here). Neil watched the whole thing happen. After I got up he made sure that I was ok. Then seeing that I was fine he started laughing. Only I would do this.

school photos

Here are the class pictures of my kids.

dr.seuss day

Today was Dr. Seuss day at school. Kids from Skyline High and Wasatch Jr. High came and did a carnival at the school. The kids had a blast. They played twister, had their face painted, and played a lot of other games.




This is the gym. It was so crowded.

The things kids say

I just had to post a conversation that took place between Nick and his Grandpa (Neil's dad). I can't remember exactly what Grandpa said, but I do remember what Nick said.
Grandpa: "Nick your weird." (or something to that effect).
Nick: "That wasn't very nice Grandpa. Do I call you ugly!"
Neil's dad was so suprised by Nicks comeback that all he could do was laugh. I'm not saying that what Nick said was nice. But, you do have to admit that was a good comeback.

A long blog

Sorry if this blog is long. It's been so busy around here that I haven't had time to update it. The question is where do I start. So, lets start with my birthday. It was so fun! The kids made me some really cute cards. I got a motorcycle jacket, the Carol Burnette "Went with the wind" doll, and a Scottish Barbie from Neil and the kids. The kids that I work with at the school made me some cards and a few of them gave me some cute presents (I thought that was really sweet). Then we headed up to Soda Springs because Neil had a class up there.
Felicia was accepted to go to Evergreen Jr. High. I'm so excited about that. It's a better school than what she was supposed to go to.
Andy won an award in school for the most minutes read in his grade. He has read over 2500 minutes! That's alot of reading. He's been doing really great since he started his meds. He brought his grades up (he's been pulling B- to C- and he brought them up to an A- to B average). I'm so proud of him.
Nick is still Nick. He wrote the funniest poem for my birthday in his writing group at school. It said "It is my moms birthday today and I am go to sing to my mom. Happy birthday to you. You live in a zoo. You look like a tiger and you smell like one too." Everyone at work laughed so hard when I read it to them. I'm saving it in my scrapbook for blackmail material.
Neil has been busy with classes. Everytime it seems like it'll calm down, it gets busy again. He's booked for most of March and already has a few scheduled for April. All I know is that if he keeps holding classes in the Richfield area, we should just move there. About 85% of his classes have been down there lately!

Andy's story

Ok, I had to post this. It's rather long, but it's so worth reading. Andy wrote this in school last week for an assignment. It is too funny. I did not edit it at all. Enjoy.

DUCK DODGERS
By Andrew Christiansen
CHAPTER 1
OUR HERO, DUCK DODGERS, IS HEADING TOWARD AN ASTEROID AND ABOUT TO CRASH." SERGEANT TURN, TURN", SAID DUCK DODGERS. SUDDENLY A GREEN LIGHT APPEARED AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW (DUN, DUN, DUN) HE CAN CHANGE HIS SIZE. HURRAY, THEY GOT OUT OF THE WAY OF THE ASTEROID. BUT, OH NO, A GIANT EVIL ROBOT CRASHES INTO THE SHIP. HE'S ABOUT TO KILL DUCK DODGERS "WAIT, WAIT, WAIT HOW ABOUT WE TAKE THIS TO THE WRESTLING ROOM", SAID DUCK DODGERS SUGGESTED. "O.K.", SAID GIANT EVIL ROBOT.
CHAPTER 2
WELCOME TO THE WRESTLING ROOM. I'M YOUR HOST NON-ALIVE MAN. TODAY IT is DUCK DODGERS vs. EVIL ROBOT. HERE COMES THE UNADVISABLE, UNDEFEATED DUCK DODGERS. HERE COMES THE NEW CONTESTANT, UGLY, GIANT EVIL ROBOT. (DlNG, DING, DING) AND THEY'RE OFF. THEY'RE CIRCLING EACH OTHER. OUCH, THE GIANT EVIL ROBOT DID AN ULTIMATE BODY SLAM. I THINK THIS IS THE END FOR DODGERS. WAIT! DUCK DODGERS is M-M-MOVING. HE'S GROWING HUGE. HOLY, HE'S HUMONGOUS. OH NO, THE GIANT EVIL ROBOT IS GROWING BIGGER THAN DODGERS CAN GROW. OH NO, HE'S DOING THE ULTIMATE, ULTIMATE BODY SLAM. THIS IS THE END FOR DODGERS. 1, 2, 3, DODGERS IS OUT. THE GIANT EVIL ROBOT WON. HERE'S YOUR MEDAL, $900,000.OO DOLLARS, AND A COUPON FOR A $4.00 NEW PAINT JOB. THE GIANT EVIL ROBOT PUNCHED THE CARDBOARD MAN THEN BLAST OFF OUT OF THE SHIP BREAKING THE CEILING. "YOU OWE ME $999.98 PLUS 1 CENT
TAX. $999.98 PLUS1 CENT TAX FOR THE CEILING AND 1CENT FOR THE WRESTLING MATCH. THAT'S A TOTAL OF $1,000 DOLLARS YOU OWE ME", YELLED DUCK DODGERS. THE GIANT EVIL ROBOT WENT TO NORMAL SIZE SO DID DODGERS AND THAN THE GIANT EVIL ROBOT CAME BACK GAVE DUCK D. THE MONEY PUNCHED HIM AND BLASTED BACK OFF. DUCK D. PUT A TRACKING DEVISE ON THE ROBOT WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WING (WHICH WAS ON THE ROOM THAT WAS ON THE WING OF THE SPACESHIP WHERE YOU WALK IN AND HEALS YOU AUTOMATICALLY) WENT TO THE MAIN CONTROL ROOM AND PRESSED A BUTTON AND LOOKED AT THE BIG SCREEN AND IT SHOWED WERE THE GIANT EVIL ROBOT WENT. FIRST, HE WENT TO EARTH. THEN, HE WENT TO AN AUTO SHOP GOT A PAINT JOB. THEN, WENT TO A WAREHOUSE AND STOLE SOME METAL. THEN, WENT TO AN ABANDONED WAREHOUSE AND STOPPED THERE. DUCK DODGERS THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A LITTLE SUSPICIOUS AND SAID “SERGEANT SET THE COORDINATES TO 3536E. 500s. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 84115, U.S.A, NORTH AMERICA, EARTH". " OK, OK, OK", MUMBLED SERGEANT. "Do YOU ALSO WANT ME TO GO INTO HYPER SPEED", ADDED SERGEANT IN A SNOTTY WAY. "YES AND DON'T SASS ME, OR YOUR FIRED!" YELLED DODGERS. (VVVVVVVVRRRRRRRR).
CHAPTER 3
WHEN DODGERS GETS IN THE WAREHOUSE ALL HE SEES IS BOXES. HE WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE THEN HE HAD AN IDEA. HE STARTED CLIMBING THE BOXES. AT THE TOP HE PEEKED OVER. HE SAW MARVIN THE MARTIN WITH THE GIANT EVIL ROBOT. HE CLIMBED BACK DOWN THE BOXES AND GREW AS BIG AS HE COULD. THEN, HE KNOCKED OVER ALL THE BOXES. " YOU WILL CRUSH", SAID DODGERS IN A FIERCE WAY. "OH, OH BYE, BYE", SAID THE NOT SO BIG ROBOT AS DODGERS SMASHED THE ROBOT. THEN, HE TOOK MARVIN AND FLANGED HIM TO HIS HOME PLANET. THEN, HE WENT NORMAL SIZE AND CLASP OVER ON TO THE FLOOR. " CAPTAIN THE SHIP IS W-CAPTAIN", SAID SERGEANT IN FRIGHT AS HE SAW DODGERS LYING ON THE GROUND. HE PULLED HIS MEDICAL LASER AND PUSHED THE TRIGGER. " LIFE READING 1% ALIVE", SAID THE MEDICAL LASER. "I NEED TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL WING", SAID SERGEANT URGENTLY. HE PUT DODGERS IN THE LITTLE ROOM. DODGERS WAS GOOD AS NEW IN 1 SECOND. THE END.
JOIN DUCK DODGERS ON AN EPIC ADVENUTRES.