Finding Krissi

Busy does not even begin to define my life. I'm like busy on a Rockstar with Monster chaser. Sometimes I'm not sure if I'm coming or going.  Sometimes I suspect I'm like a dog chasing its own tail. Frankly, I'm somewhat amazed that I am able to get through every day with some level of sanity. Notice I said "some" sanity. This weekend the girls and I had the opportunity to attend "Time out for Women," and "Time out for Girls." It was amazing. Yes, my goal is to type the word "amazing" as frequently as possible. :) I learned so much, or relearned. Our human brains need constant reminders of the things that we already know but have to hear over and over and over.... Most of all I just had the chance to feel my spiritual cup and REMEMBER how important it is to feed out Spirit. Life is busy. There is really no other words to describe it but sometimes we just have to stop and let the Spirit talk to us. Yes, I shed some t...

Life has a funny way of speeding right by. One moment you are 16 years old carefree and responsible for only one person, YOURSELF!. The next minute you are the mother of an almost 16 year old and responsible for so many things that you can't begin to list them. I have been working on the feeling of being overwhelmed. My mom pointed out to me one day that I say, "I'm overwhelmed," ALOT! I thought about it and thought about it and thought about it and realized she was right. I do say I'm overwhelmed a lot. It was kind of funny because once I decided to quit feeling overwhelmed and just embrace the chaos that is my life I quit feeling overwhelmed. Life is crazy, it is busy, and as I said it is going by in a blink of an eye. Next time I blink I will probably be a grandma to a 16 year old. Insert big sigh! I love my life right now. This teacher gig is crazy! I have had four days off from my 27 monsters and today I actually found myself missing them. This mother o...

I miss blogging like for real blogging. Someday life will slow down, right?

Lessons I learned this week. When you are looking to get your feelings hurt, you will get your feelings hurt. When you are looking to be offended, you will be offended. The universe is not mysterious. What we look for we will find! Twice this week I found myself in the position where two very distinct roads appeared in front of me. One was a road that was full of offense and one was a road without. The first happened at Back to School night. Obviously with any new job there comes a certain level of anticipation, anxiety, and stress. Meeting the parents of all my students was going to be a stressful night. I know that a lot of what a parent thinks about the teacher is based on those first few moments of back to school night. I was stressed, but at the same time excited. I’ve worked really hard getting ready for this night so sink or swim it was go time. Only go time started and none of my parents were showing up. I saw the other classrooms be...

I should have titled yesterday's post "sleep." Today's post will be titled. Pencils, books, and Teachers oh yah!! My feelings about sleep are unchanged. However it is boring to complain about the same thing every day. 5:16 am Today is my first official day of full time employment in 17 years. The last time I worked a full time job I made 8.25 an hour. This gig is paying slightly more. :) 6:10 am Correction... The pass 17 years I have been a stay at home mom. The stay at home mom of four kids whom range in age, from oldest to youngest, 6 years and 9 days. This job technically qualified as full time and then some. The pay was priceless! 6:18 am I can't believe I feel the need to be politically correct on my own blog! 6:19 am I totally distracted myself from the fact that today is my first official day of my first official job in 17 years! Yikes!! 6:20 am I forgot to charge EVERYTHING, I spilled toothpaste on my shirt, I just stepped in a puddle of water,...

Why can't you wake up naturally and go to work when you want? I think the world would be a happier place if we could all sleep the hours are body wanted instead of the hours we are forced to. I'm pretty sure sleep is the answer to world peace. 5:30 am Watching the Biggest Loser at the gym on Netflix. I'm on season four. I don't like the new host. Who by now is the old host in real time. This show is depressing and inspiring. Weird! 7:00 am The US post office is threatening to go bankrupt. We live in a world that functions 24 hours. When I went to the post office to buy stamps they weren't open. Shouldn't they be open before traditional working hours? I'm sitting here writing and thinking open open open. 8:27 am Trying to find clothes for back to school. I can't wear jeans. I don't know how to buy an outfit and NOT buy jeans. The sales clerk is snotty. I'm frustrated and whenever I ask her for help she points and tells me to look over there....

I have one final week of summer. However, most of the week will be taken up making final preparations for the school year to begin. At times I am giddy with excitement as I think about teaching. At other times I feel sheer panic. I’m sure the year will be full of both excitement and pure panic! This summer has been full of fun and amazing experiences. The kids have been busy attending summer camps, band camps, orchestra, EFY, and youth conference. One of these days I will actually get the time to unload the pictures from the camera. Today my Young Women spoke in sacrament. They are awesome, amazing, and totally the best! It was  announced that next year the youth will be participating in Trek. Oh Boy! A week of living like a pioneer. Anyone got a bonnet I can borrow? It is amazing how the months have passed in a heartbeat. Now football has started and the school year is moments away. This year is going to be an exciting one. The kids are a...