The beginning of a new year...

I started school two weeks ago which means I again have no time, so I will not post as often as I should.

First things first...
1. Last semester I got straight A's!!

2. Christmas went great!! Caleb and I got to play Santa this year and stay up the night before and play with Daisy's Christmas.
Daisy got way too many toys. Caleb got clothes. AND...Caleb surprised me with a CRICKET! (if you don't know what that is your missing out! It's a great machine for people who scrapbook or teach! I love it! It cuts out everything!!)

3. The day after Christmas Caleb and I went house 'looking' again, and found one we liked.

4. The week before school started we went to California with my parents because my sisters didn't want to be away from their friends on New Years. So I volunteered Caleb and I to go. We played with my parents, went to the Rose Parade, and went to Disneyland..(of course).

5. School started on January 5th and I got the low down for my semester. Luckily I have already taken and PASSED the Praxis!! So I have a head start. Yes!! This semester I am taking 5 classes (15 credits). About three of my classes are sending me to different schools to observe teachers, tutor, and teach lessons. So far I am ahead in all of my work and I hope to keep it that way, because I am trying to make time for Daisy and I to play. That's a good goal right?

6. On January 14th Caleb and I met with the builders of that home we liked. They told us what they wanted for it and we took it!! WE ARE BUYING A HOUSE!! If everything goes well we will be in our NEW HOME this time next month!!! YES!! We are totally going to have an OPEN HOUSE!! (I will have pictures later!)

Happy New Year!

Daisy's Snow Playground!

So I made this awesome thingy and ordered it online! I was kind of scared because I always hear all these bad stories about things happening online. But I gave in. And it turned out great!....I can't show it to you yet because a family member on Caleb's side has a blog and she might see it. (and well its for her). So you will all just have to wait until after christmas. But it is SO AWESOME, AND I AM SO PROUD OF ME!!

Moving on... Just like everyone else, we have got a bit of snow here. I got bored one day playing inside with Daisy while Caleb was at work, that Daisy and I decided to play in our backyard!

Isn't it so neat!!?? I even made her a slide!! (Aren't I just a nice mommy!) I am more proud of my work than Caleb or Daisy. I just wish we got more snow so that we could have higher walls and try and fiind each other! It would be our own little maze! Would that just be awesome!!

Family Picture 2008

Check out a preview of our family pictures. Be sure to scroll down.
http://jaelynlovellphotography.blogspot.com/2008/12/rees-family-preview.html

Brian Head Christmas 2008

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This is what Caleb and I did for my parents Christmas this year. They loved it! What will we do next year?


P.S. I PASSED MY PRAXIS!!! YES!!!

YES!

So, the cutest thing happened today. Last night Caleb and I had some friends over and lets just say that our house was a MESS this morning. But of course I was racing off to class and Caleb was racing off to work along with trying to get Daisy to the sitters. Anyway, when I got back from class I was reminded of the MESS when I walked in the back door. However, I decided to go and pick up Daisy first and then deal with the MESS when we got back. Come to me surprise I walked into the kitchen and the place was SPOTLESS! Oh I just couldn't help but say "wow!" with a big smile on my face! I called Caleb right away and told him "THANK YOU!" ...I guess he came home to eat lunch and remember hearing me say our house was a MESS, so he decided to make my day and CLEAN IT!! Oh man!! Gotta love the guy!!! He really is the best husband ever!!! What would I do with out him?

Because Caleb was so cute with the cleaning and even asking me so cutely to a dance, I figured I better reply. I had no idea how to reply or answer him, so I just came up with a stupid one with a whole lot of YES'! I would have gone to his work and placed them all over his car at work but Daisy is asleep and on his note that he left me, he is going to be home early. So I just had to come up with the next best thing. Soooo, I decided to place my answer on my truck, that way when he pulled in from work he would see my answer right away! I hope he likes it. If not, Oh well, its the thought that counts!

Well, the other day I was feeding Daisy lunch again. I decided that because she was eating I would hurry and get some homework submitted. Well, when I came back into the kitchen this is what I found.....once again. Poor thing is always so tired when she actually takes a minute to sit still! (she did finish her nuggets though before she fell asleep!)

But no worries, that night she LOTS of energy again and really enjoyed her dinner and playing with her Daddy!

I Got ASKED!

I was getting dinner on the table last night when our doorbell rang. I went to the door but no one was there. I looked down and this is what I found.

Awww.... isn't my hubby just the sweetest!! Now all we need to do is find a babysitter!

Studying HARD...Test Tomorrow!

I take my PRAXIS Test tomorrow morning at 7:30am for two hours! I am tested on Math, Reading, Social Studies, and Science. Pretty much everything you learned from K-6th Grade! I have been studying every day for the last month. Today I am trying to learn/remember the last couple of things I 'think' I should know. My HEAD is hurting like CRAZY!!! I just really don't want to have to take this test again nor do we have the money for me to take it again!! Just wish me luck!! I should get my results back in a month or so. If I pass you will hear from me.. if not..... then I will be sad and will take it again. :0( But honestly, I really think I have done my part in studying, still getting my homework done, taking care/spending time with Daisy, and still spending time with the family. So, I guess I just leave the rest to the Lord and if I pass then I pass. SO WISH ME LUCK!!

Here are just some study questions I thought you might like to try or see if you remember being taught them.....

1. Reading: "It took the young child a long time to lick the mile-high ice-cream cone."

a. a simile

b. personification

c. hyperbole

d. an oxymoron

2. While working on a writing assignment, a student asks a peer to listen to her reading of the rough draft and to offer suggestions for clarifying, expanding, or condensing parts of the draft.--The student is engaged in which stage of the writing process?

a. proofreading

b. outlining

c. revising

d. publishing

3. Math: The Statue of Liberty casts a shadow 37 meters long at the same time that a vertical 5-meter pole nearby casts a shadow that is 2 meters long. The height, in meters, of the Statue of Libertiy is within which of the following ranges?

a. 115m to 120m

b. 105m to 110m

c. 90m to 95m

d. 60m to 65m

4. In a certain year, 5 percent of the 2,800 employees of a company had a perfect attendance record. Which of the following computations can be used to determine the number of employees with a perfect attendence record?

a. 1/40 x 2,800

b. 1/20 x 2,800

c. 1/5 x 2,800

d. 5 x 2,800

5. Social Studies/History: what major geographic feature is North America seperates the rivers and streams that flow toward the Pacific Ocean from those that flow toward the Atlantic Ocean?

a. Appalachians Mountains

b. Continental Divide

c. Great Plains.

d. San Andreas Fault

6. During the twentieth century, urbanization and technological advances led to which of the following changes in farming in the U.S.?

a. more farms and more farmers

b. more farms and fewer farmers

c. fewer farms and more farmers

d. fewer farms and fewer farmers

7. Science: which of the following does NOT describe a chemical change?

a. silver tarnishing when exposed to air

b. ice melting when heated

c. lemon juice turning brown when heated

d. iodine solution becoming purple in the presence of starch

8.Which of the following laboratory instruments would be most appropriate to use in determining the volume of a large block of wood of unknown density?

a. a metric ruler

b. a triple-beam balance

c. a 200mL volumetric flask

d. A micrometer

Now try and remember all of the major oceans, sea, lakes, mountain ranges, Continents (in order from largest to smallest), famous people, wars, all presidents, plus everything from science from animals kingdoms to cells, to who the heck knows what! This is a test that you don't know what to study for and so you end up studying EVERYTHING!

ANYWAY....Let me know how you did on your test!!

1.c

2.c

3.c

4.b

5.b

6.d

7.b

8.a