Christmas!!

Christmas is three days away!! I am so excited. Coll finally finished his Christmas shopping last night, which means we are officially done! I don’t like cutting it this close to Christmas, but I can’t do anything about it now. I just have to make some treats for family dinners and I will be set for the holidays.

On with my Christmas week at school….

Day one of Elf on the Shelf:

 

We read the book and Ralph sat by my desk. I didn’t let them name him because he is my elf! I know I am acting like a child, but they liked his name. I had one student ask if he was named after Wreck it Ralph (maybe that’s why I had that name in my head.)

Day two of Elf on the Shelf:

Ralph started a naughty and nice list. He hung upside down and started writing someone’s name. It was fun to see who they thought it was.

Day three of Elf on the Shelf:

Someone touched Ralph! I was so mad. He put everyone on the naughty list, and left a note explaining why he wasn’t able to come. I almost made one kid cry because he was on the naughty list. I know it’s horrible, but I laughed. I did tell him if the class was good he could make it off the naughty list.

P.S. I purposely misspelled my name. I was trying to throw off the kids about who was moving Ralph.

Day four of Elf on the Shelf:

 

 

 

Ralph was able to come back to the class. He put everyone on the nice list. He hid by the TV at the beginning of the day, but got tangled in our math wrap ups during prep. Silly Ralph!

Day five of Elf on the Shelf:

 

It was the last day of school before winter break. It was a half day, which made it even better. Ralph took a picture with our webcam and yes, he is picking his nose. He then hung back by my desk for the rest of the day.

 

 

 

Now Ralph moves around the house for Coll to find. He acts like it’s lame, but he moves him too and eats the treats Ralph leaves him. He is such a weirdo.  

 

Weekend

Blogging from a computer is soooo much easier than an iPad. I can actually order the pictures the way I want, and it’s faster; anyway on with this weekend. This weekend has been awesome! I graduated from college! YAY! The day finally came. To celebrate I went out to dinner with my family. I hope my family knows how thankful I am for all they do. Their company was more than enough, but they went even farther and gave me very thoughtful gifts. I was completely spoiled! THANK YOU Family!

 
Coll let me get an Elf on the Shelf. I named him Ralph! Isn’t he so cute?

I’ve been hiding him places with notes for Coll, but the real fun starts tomorrow. My co-teacher is letting me bring him into class. It will be way fun to see how the kids react to Ralph.

Coll had his work party last night. We ended up with a DVD player instead of the camping oven I originally had. Stupid gift swapping poems! The guy who ended up with the oven wanted to trade, but his beast of a wife wouldn’t let him. Stupid wives ruin everything! It’s okay though, we traded it in for a gift card, which helped buy Coll’s big gift for Christmas. Without that card he wouldn’t have gotten what he wanted so, I guess it worked out for the best.

My running hasn't been going so well. It's been three days :( The cold weather isn't helping my motivation. This week I will do better!!!

 

 

Running

I have set a running goal for myself. I hate running, which is why this is a big deal. I have 90 days to be able to run for 40 minutes straight. Yes, this does seem like a long time for this goal, but I will need it. Hopefully I will love to run at the end of this.

My first week goal:10 min each day
Monday: 8 min :(
Tuesday: 10 min while Coll and Cooper ran circles around me. I am a very slow runner, but I made it the whole 10 min!

I am determined to do this. Translation: I will do it!

Update!

It's been a crazy couple of months. Between work, school, and the holidays it's been overwhelming! I haven't blogged in forever and have a goal to be better at it.

I have exciting news! I will graduate from Utah State on the 14th! The day has finally come. Thanks to my awesome sister I was able to mail out graduation announcements. They turned out great! This really helped with my stress. Thanks Sister!!

This month was my nephews birthday. He turned 4! I was so excited to give him his present. I ordered trolls off of eBay. My picture didn't turn out all that great, but I think he was excited.

My cousin got married last month. We went shooting at my uncle's house and had a lot of fun. I will need to practice shooting some more, but I think I was meant to be a cowgirl ;)

Coll and I went to a USU basketball game last month. I ate delicious nachos. I didn't share, which didn't make Coll happy. We left at half time because we were tired (yes we are old people!) Even though we left early, we still support the team and have them in our prayers!