Diamonds in the Rough: Montessori At Last!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Montessori At Last!

Okay, so Kambria has been asking me sense Baylee started school if it was her school day yet. So Monday night when I told her school is tomarrow she was thrilled and got her backpack all set out. Then she comes into my room at 6:00am fully dressed in her school clothes and says "mom, I'm ready for school" and then falls asleep at the end of the bed for another hour. After I did her hair in some tight curls to look cute for the first day, she later noticed herself in the mirror and said "I look like George Washington" --where did that come from--I guess GW had tight curls,too. Anyway, it was an exciting first day of Montessori for her and Baylee. Baylee reported that she is going to challenge herself in Montessori 'cause kindergarten is too easy. Kambria felt special getting to stay at Montessori a half hour longer, since Baylee catches the bus early,--and she couldn't stop talking about how she was "specially" chosen on the first day to take the snack basket home. oh, the simple pleasures. Dave and I were chuckling the other night about the dominating dinner conversations of our 2 school goers. --just one in particular --Baylee has a spanish girl that rides her bus to kindergarten. Baylee heard her speak spanish (she thinks) and decided she wanted to speak spanish to her too. So, she says she gets on the bus and says "Ola" "Como Esteh"-only the girl never responds. But, Baylee keeps trying. Then one day the spanish girl waved to her on the bus, and another time she got Baylee's backpack that was left on the bus. so I guess the friendship is budding. Only, maybe she doesn't speak spanish.

Anyway, our little Lydia feels a little left out in the backpack department, so today when she was saying "packpack, packpack" I found one in the closet her size and she drug it around all day.

1 comment:

Amy merrill said...: OK I love it! Lydias pack pack and Baylee's spanish friend on the bus who probably speaks navajo and Kambria looking like George Washington. They make me laugh and I need it, thanks! I am glad to be back in Montessori also and very pleased to have Baylee and Kami who are model students for the new ones. I have a very young class this year and am so grateful for the few who know just what to do! Love ya , AMY; October 8, 2009 at 1:46 PM

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Our Adventure

Our adventure together started when a city boy met a country girl at heart (even though she grew up in the city). We are so glad that our paths crossed and that our destination was the same. Now after almost 8 years of marriage we continue to enjoy the adventure of our lives together. While I try to keep up the pace along the path, he makes sure I don't miss any of the scenery along the way. We want to appreciate each stage of our family journey together, by treasuring the moments that matter. With so much to be grateful for through ups and downs we like to carry on the phrase "never has life been better than this".

Describing Myself

So, I have always thought it challenging to describe myself. Maybe it’s a second child syndrome or maybe its because I am a melting pot of quircky traits. Luckily I am not alone in that, its genetic, haha!

So, here is my attempt at describing myself.
An Arizona native, though I was actually born in CA. I love Arizona and its diversity. The desert can be so beautiful. I come from a family of 4 kids. I am #2. I loved taking care of my sister Chelsey, who was 8 yrs younger than me and growing up I always loved babysitting, because I could just play with the kids. I have a lot of self-motivation and a challenge never stops me from trying. This trait was acquired at a young age when I wouldn’t let being the smallest and shortest be a disadvantage. I have always loved horses, since I can remember. It’s in my Randall blood, though I have never actually owned one. I love the outdoors and sometimes its hard to be doing the mundane house jobs when I would rather be outside. I really enjoy figuring out solutions to problems. I like gadgets (a trait from my father). Thus, when my Sunday School teacher hired me as his secretary, when I was a Junior in Highschool, I was in my element and thoroughly enjoyed getting his company out of the old and in to the new computer world. This job supported me through college. I truly love learning. School wasn’t easy, but I enjoyed what I learned and was able to go to BYU. In college I had a hard time deciding on a major because their was so many subjects I wanted to learn about. I took classes in Engineering, science, business, dance, recreation, and music. - so, I probably could be labeled as knowing a little bit about a lot of things. An experience I’ll never forget was living in Jerusalem and Egypt for 4 months doing a BYU study abroad. It gave me a bigger perspective. I am more of a listener than a talker. I love hearing about peoples experiences and I am good at keeping confindences. I remember as a youth sitting amongst my adult relatives, just listening to them talk. I am so grateful for a close extended family that loves to share ideas. I am a detail person and a planner, I am working on being more spontaneous. I am learning to appreciate the different stages in my life, and now that I am 32 I really wish time would slow down. I am so grateful to be married to Dave, a super wonderful husband and father. Above all, I love being a wife and a mom to 3 beautiful daughters, it gives purpose and meaning to my busy days. I enjoy music in my home - playing the piano, singing songs, and dancing with my kids. I especially love to dance with Dave, even though we don’t get to very often. I love doing projects with my kids and reading to them. I enjoy cooking healthy nummy foods and I have way too many cook books. Cleaning the bathrooms is my least favorite house chore and sweeping the floors (since they need it so often) is therapeutic. I will sweep and sweep with a million thoughts going through my head. I have always loved giving hugs (the big bear hugs), when I was young it was my pets, now it is my kids. So big hugs have become a tradition in our family. I love it when I can use my talents to serve others. I love the Gospel. I love that the Lord makes up the difference for our imperfections. I am so grateful to have a forever family.