Bronze Medal School

Just found out our kids school got a bronze medal from US news and world report for being a good School.

We already knew this but its nice to see it recognized as such. They have done a great job at meeting the needs of all of my kids and making them all stretch.

Stormy

There is a storm headed this way, snowing since last night. a couple of inches on the ground(of new snow), Tom and JP got in the car and went as far as the edge of town, turned around and came home, since they could not tell where the road is.
When Tom walked in, he told me I should stay home from what should have been my first day of my new semester.

The kids didn't have seminary this morning, since school was closed both in Mitchell and Emery. Since seminary is on skype, I am not quite sure why they let this stop them, except it means they could go back to bed.

Maybe I can do some of that baking I've been in the mood to do, HMMMM

Eyeball

When we moved to South Dakota, Our daughter Carolyn started going by the name Carie.

Today while I was fixing dinner, Mikey asked me, "Mom , when I get to Carie's age, can I change my name?"

Mom..."What would you change your name to?"

Mikey..."Eyeball"

I told him no.

HAPPY NEW YEARS!

Wishing all our friends a Happy and Successful year!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

And a
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

and for those of you with a different preference,

A Joyous RamaHanaKwanzaMas

Student of the the Month

Congratulations to Jim who is the senior high Student of the Month at Emery High School.

*Congratulations to our December Students of the Month
Senior High:
Jim Wilkinson Jim is always smiling, polite, willing to help anyone, he always has a
positive attitude. He is very pleasant to work with and never complains about a project you assign in
class. He always does his very best even when things do not go well.


One of the great things about this is that you get a great parking spot for the month. So we have let Jim drive. - a couple of times, ( the whole quarter block).

We are so proud of him.

friends

I got to teach Relief Society today. The lesson was on Friends. There were two sisters in R.S. one was a non member visiting with her son who is a member and in town visiting her. several statements in the lesson really struck me.

Joseph Smith once closed a letter to the saints: "I am, as ever, your humble servant and never deviating friend, Joseph Smith."

I also was struck again by the fact that the saints thought of Joseph, as Brother Joseph. He was their Friend, the lesson talked of how he was kind, generous mirth loving, 'and yet, although so social and convivial at times, he would allow no arrogance or undue liberites' how wonderful to know that.

...and although a person is a stranger and afflicted when he arrives, he finds a brother and a friend ready to administer to his necessities.

I thank Heaven for my friends, for my life is better for having them in it.