Ugh

I'm not feeling adult enough for one of these...









Please don't expect one anytime soon.

Mondays' Memory

Now that you know I work for a school out here, there is something else I have to tell you....in southeastern Idaho almost all the schools get atleast a week off for SPUD HARVEST! Can you believe it? I certainly didn't when I saw the years schedule at the beginning of the school year. As funny as I think it is I love having this week off work. On top of spud harvest, they have cold/snow days planned in for each school year! Not if, but when there is too much snow or it get's to or below -20 F school is canceled for the day. Those circumstances occur so often they have to plan them into the school year.

So, in memory of not having school this week, for the up coming days I will have off due to extreme weather, and the fact that there is an inch of snow on the ground right now here is a picture of an icy day in November of 1996.



Spokane had an ice storm when I was in 7th grade. Power was out at our house for three days and school was canceled for several days. Everything was coated in an inch of ice, I mean EVERYTHING! My family camped out in the livingroom for those days with a fire in the fire place and candles, flash lights, and lanterns to get us around the rest of the house. I absolutely loved it.

I'm Sorry...Really

I'm sorry to all who actually read this thing. I'm feeling boring and that leaves me thinking there is nothing worth writing about.

Most of you know this, but I no longer work for that advertising company, or any advertising company anymore! It's hard to hold onto a job when your husband leaves every summer to make twice as much money as you do in an entire year. (That's not really saying he makes a lot, just shows how little I make.) So, what job could I get with all my summers off, holidays, and weekends off, pretty much the same schedule as my student husband??? A fifth grade para in special education at a middle school just down the street? Well, that's exactly it. I teach small groups of 10 year olds with learning disabilities math, reading, and language art.

I know it's hard for you to believe I'm talking to 10 year olds, let alone teaching them. You gotta do what you gotta do, right? I know teaching children is an incredibly difficult job and that's exactly why I never went into elementary ed in my college days. And now, here I am trying it. Thank goodness I'm not one of the real 5th grade teachers in this school who have 34 children in each class. I can't imagine. I can hardly handle four! Like I said, I'm not cut out for this. But I'm learning a ton, mostly about patience.






I got this beauty for free. Just one of the many perks of my job ;)

Yes, I chopped my hair off and yes, I never thought I would have another school picture taken in my life. Just goes to show how life surprises you sometimes.

Mondays' Memory

Like most families, Saturday's in the Weathers household meant cleaning. Laaaawwwts of cleaning. Well, it seemed like a lot at the time! The house I grew up in was built in the 1970's I believe and it had this nifty little speaker system that went througout the entire house and out the back door. We had some fun times with it, but that has nothing to do with this memory. On the speaker system was a radio at the "mother-board" in the kitchen area. One beautiful Saturday in April of 1998 a couple of sisters and I were listening to what I'm sure was a pretty rad song of that time period. Could have been 'Truly Madly Deeply' by Savage Garden, 'Brick' by Ben Folds Five, or 'Iris' by the Goo Goo Dolls. Whatever it was, I'm sure it was a rock song because that's how we rolled ;). Trying to put some excitement into our Saturday spring cleaning we formed a band with our cleaning supplies and rocked out hard core. Someone snapped a picture and here you have it, enjoy:




(I'm the guitar player/back up singer...if you couldn't already tell.)

“Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.” – Jane Austen

I feel like there is so much to do I don't even know where to start. Sorry for the lack of blogging if anyone out there cares! We arrived in Idaho just over a week ago and we have yet to finish unpacking. We both started work or school a couple days after getting here and now we leave Friday to head up to Spokane. My baby brother gets home from his mission tomorrow! Time flies...

"Ugh whatever." E. Harker

The Harkers

On June 28th, my friend Chelsea came into town to visit her husband...and me of course ;). Since then I have had only four days without a visitor. It's been great! But, I must admit I am tired. Tylers' family left Sunday and I've been busy doing laundry, cleaning, and really just getting back to real life. I've been working for Apx as an office assistant for the last couple weeks since one of them left early. It's easy and I'm hoping to do it full time next summer, if we go out again.

I'm going to take it slow and just post about our visit from the Harker family, which came into town after Chelsea and my trip to NY to visit the sisters, (see post below). It was really nice having my sister and her family in town for a week and I hope they enjoyed their stay. If you would like a more detailed version of what we were up to check it out here.

Here's my version of what went down:

Pool time.


Blueberry/raspberry picking.




Gillette Castle.



Picnic by the state capital building.

Park playing.

Beach in Rhode Island with Grandma.


It's been a fun summer. The east coast has been a great new adventure! I really do love it here and it is beautiful. Don't tell anyone, but I miss Rexburg ;) (I will be wanting to escape it within a few months though. Once the snow comes and the temperature gets below zero!)