SuB fOr 7th AnD 9th GrAdE EnGliSh.

Okay so tomorrow I am going to sub for 7Th and 9Th graders English class until Friday. Can I just say I am scared out of my mind. I have had " nervous poop" all day long. I know how I was when I was that age, and I just hope the saying ; " What goes around comes around" Is true.. Please pray for me,if you get this in time. If not just think of me be humiliated by Jr high kids, all day long. I'll let you know how it goes. Wish me luck , I'm gonna need it I think.

San Francisco.

Randy and I decided to go on a little Road trip, just the two of us. We had a blast. I thought the drive was going to be long and horrible, but to my surprise it wasn't at all. Rand packed us ( really for me) a cooler of " treats", we had games, i had my book, and our I-pod's and off we went.. We left Thursday afternoon, drove all night to Reno NV. ( my fault. I thought Reno was only a 4 hour drive, didn't realize it was 8!)

This was as we were almost to Reno, so yes I know I looked like crap, but that's what Road trips are about.

Are we there yet?? Day 2. So excited to get there. Not sure what to expect, neither one of us had been before.

This was taken as we were crossing the Bay Bridge. It is beautiful, all the sudden the city just pops out and there it is. Anyone behind us driving probably knew we were tourist, as we had to search our car for change to get across the bridge. We didn't know there was a toll. Luckily we found exact change.

I was amazed by how close all the houses are. They were just right on top of each other. You could jump from roof top to roof top all the way down the street. Half the houses didn't even have a yard. It was crazy!

One of the old trolleys that gets around in downtown San Francisco. We rode this and the Bart system everywhere we went. It was to crazy to try and drive, then park.. I don't know how you would live there with kids ( Cathy)?

We did the Alcatraz tour. It was so cool. Very interesting. If you ever go to San Francisco I would really recommend this tour, and do the audio tour. It was cool, you could hear the prisoners like they were right there with you. Kinda creepy.

Randy inside one of the jail cells. There was not much to these cells. They are tiny. Concrete floor. It was really cold inside. The jails philosophy was, you are allowed to food, water and necessary medical attention everything else is a privilege. I think I'm gonna use that motto at our house!

This is the city view from Alcatraz. It was really pretty.

We took a tour that went all throughout the city and all the cool places that we would never have found on our own. We rode across the Golden Gate Bridge, and then got out and walked across it. It is beautiful. Talk about breath taking views each direction you looked. It was great. Although it was really cold.

Not sure what was going on here. Their was a million guys and girls in wedding dresses everywhere. We thought it was rather interesting so we took the picture. Only in San Francisco!!

Every corner had something going on. People would just sit up on a corner and do different things. This was the fire dancer. He was really fun to watch. After the show he would say , " If you liked my show please leave me some money." I bet he made good money, he did several shows within an hour.

Here is the "Crazy Fire dance" . He was really a little crazy. Notice how many coats I have on? I had 3 shirts, a sweatshirt, my green coat, and then we had to stop and buy this bigger grey jacket and gloves. It was freezing.

We also had our picture drawn. This guy was amazing. He did really good work. We sat and watched him do a family of 3 and decided we would get our done . I hated just sitting there and having everyone walk past and watch! I hated it.. But I do like the picture.

What do you think?? Some think it looks like us, others don't. We liked it.

Does this look familiar to anybody?? So many houses like this everywhere. I was hoping we could go through one but we never made it. They were really pretty. I would love to have an older house like this one day.

The food was AWESOME!! We loved it. One night we had Yummy Seafood, then it was Chinese from Chinatown, and then Italian, from little Italy. I could do one post just on the food alone.

Now we know why they say Happy cows come from California! There were green hills everywhere!

We had a great time. It was so nice to be alone , just the two of us. Every couple needs a break like this. Sometimes you forget what its like being a lone without kids. Don't get me wrong, I love my kids but it was sure nice to have some "US" time. I am looking forward to our next little get away. Thanks Randy.

I'm Back.

Okay so I know I have been slacking, but I am going to be better. I feel like not much has changed. How sad is that? I hate these few months, it feels like winter will never go away, and spring is so far away. Our family has been doing good, we are all healthy and Randy still has his job. Can't complain.



I did sign up to run the Ogden 1/2 marathon with my two sisters and my sister in law Maryann . I am really excited. We have just started our training, and boy did the memories come back as to why I don't do these very often.. I hate having to run all the time. On the other hand its good, cause I feel like I can eat whatever whenever!



We also put a team together to run the Ragnar relay race. Its a race of 12 people. You start in Logan and finish up in Park city. It takes 2 days to finish up, so we will be running on and off all day/night long. We have a fun team of family and friends. Some beginner runners, and some that have ran marathons and other races. Randy has decided to run with us. I am really excited for him. This is his first big race.



With the hard economical trials, I have decided to get certified as a Substitute school teacher. I'm a little nervous to do this, but I am willing to give it my all. Any little extra money right now will help. The nice thing about doing this , I don't have to be tied to a job. I can do it as I need or want to.



To go along with my substitute teaching, I have decided to start clipping coupons and try to save more money. This is time CONSUMING!!! Any pointers from you experts out there??