Isaac just started school on Thursday and both of us are happy. He's really excited to have more productive things to do, and I'm really excited for him to have more productive things to do. :) It's a win-win. It sounds like this semester will be keeping him pretty busy, and I know he's gonna do really well.
Speaking of school, I finally finished my grad school application and will likely be hearing back from them (or not) this week. If I do hear back, I'll have an all-day on campus interview to complete and then I'll know if I'm in or not. If I don't hear back from them, I guess I won't be going to grad school in the fall! :) Either one I'll actually be pretty content with, so we'll see.
Beyond that, life has been pretty normal. We're already starting to look at new places to live. We've liked our current apartment, but our lease it up at the end of March and we're hoping to find a 2 bedroom apartment closer to campus so that Isaac can ride his bike to school. Right now, Tech is about 15 minutes away and it's costing us a lot in gas money. Isaac nearly curses at the idea of having to move again, but I think he finds solace in the fact that this could likely be our last move for the rest of our time here. As for me, I kinda think moving is fun. I love organizing and setting up a new home with new looks. (But don't tell Isaac I said that...)
It's kinda funny, too. Isaac and I just barely got callings at church. He's teaching 16-17 year old Sunday School, and I'm teaching Sunbeams. Isaac is enjoying all of the punk teens in his class, trying to show them that learning the gospel is "cool." He's doing a good job. And I kind of love the Sunbeams. Originally, I was put in Nursery, but when I told them I worked with 2-year-olds all week, they thought they'd give me a change of scenery... so now I'm with 3-year-olds. haha Luckily, I never tire of children. I just love them a bunch. Also, Sunbeams kinda cracks me up. For instance:
The other Sunday, my co-teacher was teaching. (We switch off every week.) She was teaching a lesson on bodies, and how we came to this Earth to get bodies so we can be like God and Jesus, who also have bodies. She decided to use the story of Joseph Smith seeing God and Jesus as an example of how they have bodies just like ours. She put in an animated, old fashioned movie about Joseph Smith for the kids to watch. She had forgotten, however, that the movie began with Joseph as a young boy, getting his leg operated on. We decided maybe this could teach about how Heavenly Father heals our bodies. Little did we know how traumatic it was going to be for our little 3-year-olds. As they sat there watching Joseph cry and the doctor with the knife, I looked around the room. All I saw were 3-year-olds sitting completely still, some with tears welling up in their eyes, and all of them with a shocked look on their face. Not unlike the picture below.
Some of them even closed their eyes, or put their hands on their face. We were both laughing, feeling bad for giving all of our little Sunbeams PTSD, so we fast-forwarded to the part where Joseph prayed in the grove. Most of the kids rebounded after us explaining over and over that Heavenly Father helped make Joseph healthy again, but one girl was particularly disturbed. She just kept asking the rest of class with a really sad expression, "Why they cut Joseph Smith's leg off?" We kept explaining that they didn't, but by the end of class she still wasn't convinced. This last week, one of the first things she said to us in class was, "They didn't cut off Joseph Smith's leg, huh? They didn't." We were glad she hadn't been permanently damaged.
I guess that just goes to show that not all of the stories of the Gospel are appropriate for 3-year-olds. I can only imagine if we taught them about Laban's head getting chopped off, or Joseph being killed by the mob. Yeah, maybe we'll save that for when they get older.
Anyway, I'm sure I'll be updating again sometime soon. :D
You should check out these duplexes we're in. There are 2 available. It's a 5 minute bike ride to campus, I do it all the time. And, they're two bedrooms with washer and dryer for pretty cheap! We've been here almost four years and we really like it. If you want to look them up they should be on Westmark's rental site. Also, feel free to ask me any questions about them! Good Luck finding a place you like! We should get together again soon!
ReplyDeleteCallan, your Sunbeam post reminds me of something Aimee Floyd just told me about her 3 year old, Lexie (the super smart, hilarious, sarcastic one). She said they have been holding regular family home evenings and that she was about done with the whole process because Lexie keeps waking up at night screaming because either the Holy Ghost or the Angel Moroni is in her room! ;-) Sometimes we forget how literal the little ones can be. Life is never boring. I also think it's cool that one of your 3 year olds remembered that lesson for the whole week and asked you about it the next Sunday - amazing what they can learn at such a young age.
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