Update on Hayes

Wow.  All I can say is wow.

Wednesday Hayes got home in the evening all fired up.  He had been talking to his military recruiter that morning before his work.  His recruiter had told him that if he had any kind of college degree, even an associates degree, that when he entered the military he would have a jump on several ranks.  That sounded pretty good to Hayes.

He started thinking about how he had applied and been accepted to BYU and though that maybe he should go.  WHICH IS WHAT CRAIG AND I HAVE BEEN TELLING HIM FOR YEARS, IT JUST TOOK THIS MILITARY RECRUITER TO SAY IT FOR HAYES TO LISTEN!!!!!!!!

Sheesh.

I was excited.  Hayes was excited.  Craig was excited.

Hayes and I got on BYU's website to see it there was still time to register and obtain housing.  We secured him a room in Helaman Halls dorm, just a couple buildings away from where I lived as a freshman 23 years ago!  We registered him for some classes.  There weren't  many available classes left because he left it so late, but he got some good ones.  He's taking American Heritage, History of Civilization, Book of Mormon (taught by Brad Wilcox!), and he signed up for two ROTC classes.  He's also on the wait list for an Writing class and an Anatomy class.

I've just been so thrilled and excited.  He can check into his dorm January 6th and then freshman orientation starts January 7th.

I'm just so thrilled and excited.  I wonder if my dad's visit had anything to do with his change of heart.  Dad filled his ear with a lot of talk about going to college.

I'M JUST SO THRILLED AND EXCITED!!!!

****I see those bumper stickers that say "My child and my money go to BYU".  No kidding!  There is this financial page on Hayes's profile and so far they want $6600 on January 1st!!!  Holy cow!  I am becoming more and more thankful for my parent's sacrifice to send me to BYU.  I don't think I fully appreciated how much it cost before.

My CNA Students

As I type this, I am sitting out in the hall with my laptop at Preston High.  Two of my students are in my room receiving their skills test.  We have been working for this all semester and I am so nervous.  Yesterday five students were tested and four of them passed.  The one who didn't made forgot to put on gloves while she was doing perineal care.  It was so sad because she KNOWS to do that and had never made that mistake before.  And if she was in an actual clinical situation she definitely wouldn't have forgotten to glove.  It's just working with the mannequins throws you off sometimes.  

She came back this morning, though, and retested and PASSED.  So now we are five for five.  Four more to go.

I am so nervous!!!  I didn't know when I took this job that it would be like having nine more little children.  I feel so responsible for them, so exasperated when they flake off, so proud of them when they do well.

Oh, my nerves are shot.  

I wonder when they'll be done........

New Calling

Guess who is the ward's new Young Women President???

ME.

I was called two weeks ago and sustained on Sunday.  Craig says that they've been working on a new young womens president for months and a few weeks ago it became clear that it was me.  He said they were all hesitant to call me because of Craig's calling in the bishopric.  They went to the temple to gain some revelation and Bishop Beutler said, while he was issuing me the call, that he didn't think he had ever had such a peaceful experience in the temple.

So yeah.  

Craig also told me last night, when he got home from bishopric meeting, that when our stake president, President Waldron, found out that the wife of a bishopric counselor had been called as Young Women President, he was MAD and said that if he had been consulted before the call had been made, that he would have put a stop to it.

That makes me laugh.  What a rogue bishopric we have.

So the entire organization is in place now, counselors and advisors.  I have some TERRIFIC counselors and advisors, some of the most faithful women in the ward.  They are going to be so great to work with and such a blessing in the girls' lives.  

I'm starting to feel better about it and not so overwhelmed.  Such a journey life is, you never know what's around the bend!!

Brigham Sings the Blues

Brigham is truly one of the funnies people I know.  He and Hayes.  They are hilarious.  Brigham came home from the girls choice dance and said that during the day they had all been playing with these mouth pieces.  He said they would say a phrase and the other people would try to guess what it was.  I asked him to sing something and this is what he gave me.

Christmas Lights

Behold the Christmas lights!!  For years I've been dreaming of a lighted star all the way on top of the grain mill and I finally got one!  I've been begging Hayes and Craig to make me one every year and they keep looking at me funny.  They lack vision.  This year I got smart and PAID someone to do it.  When in doubt, offer a stranger money to do something for you.  And now I have a star!

The tree in front of the house

Okay this picture doesn't do it justice.  It's a beautiful star way up in the sky
and it can be seen from a mile away.