What to do...what to do?

The past few days or maybe weeks have been really hard! Has it been like that for anyone else?

Kids these days have no respect...no class...no brains! I'm back substituting and it seems like the kids are getting worse and worse. I know it comes in waves and I'm sure in 3 to 5 years the kids are going to be great but right now...there's NO WAY that the 8th graders I've been teaching are going to be the future leaders of this country...or of anything for that matter.

Terina is developing this little attitude...and it seems to be growing bigger. Maybe she's watering it too much. Anyways we went to get a birthday present for her friend and because I didn't buy HER anything (I didn't get the kid anything at this store either) she decided that she was old enough to take care of herself and started walking out of the Toys R Us parking lot towards the very busy road. I would have left her there but I guess people look at that as child abuse these days. So when she got in the car I told her when we got home to pack her stuff and move out....but she could only take what SHE bought. So take your clothes off and grab your Strawberry Shortcake tree house and GET TO STEPPIN!! Of course she broke down crying but I kept it up for a while...about 45 minutes. (We were waiting for Mom to finish something at the nursing home so I had some time to kill before going home.)I think she got the picture. If you don't want to listen then move out.

Manamea is a pretty good baby. She's about to roll over and I'm sure she'll do it sometime this week. She's getting so big so fast(and so white too. We should have stayed in Hawaii so she could darken up a little before moving here. I'm also starting to think that Terina's "tan" was just dirt I could never scrub off cause she's starting to get a little pasty too.)

Today started General Conference. I got up, fed baby, put her back to bed and then got myself ready to watch it at home. I'm trying something a little different this time...I think it's call LISTENING. I feel like there are so many things going "wrong" right now that maybe I should change somethings or pay attention to find some answers. So I took the advice of some email I got, wrote down what was ailing me, took some notes and listened to the words and the spirit to find some answers. I like it....I like it a lot.

I'm jealous of those Mom's who get to stay at home with their kids. I love my girls. They are growing so fast and I really feel like I'm missing out on some things. It's been bugging me too!! But you know what...... I like working. I like being a teacher..even on bad days when kids are drawing pictures of me and writing nasty things about me in their stupid calculators that they don't know how to use. I LOVE the fact that Kasala is getting time at home with the kids. I'm glad he is seeing what I did when I was in school and he was working full time with a little baby. (Except he doesn't have to do homework or student teaching with a newborn) I'm glad that he now UNDERSTANDS why (when he was in school and I was working) the house may not get cleaned or dinner may just be corn dogs some nights. Sometimes you just don't get around to doing it. And that's just fine with me.

We need to stop being a "T.V rich family" (if we had our own place I'm pretty sure we wouldn't have cable...we'd be too broke for it) and start working on being "Family Rich"

Can I get a bag of Chocolate Coconut Macadamia nuts please? Someone....anyone... and some Maori bread please?

I'm coaching track at FP...well...just discus...but same difference. What happened with the athletes that use to be there? You know...the ones who come to practice and actually STAY at practice and do something? Where have they all gone?

Kasala said that our blog didn't have enough pictures on it....that explains the randomness of all the pictures. I actually like this picture of him. He looks just like his Dad don't you think? I was a little mad that day he graduated though. He really didn't want to stick around and take pictures with any of his friends. He wanted to graduate, get his leis from us and then go right home. I swear we were the first ones out in the parking lot after graduation....and the first ones to Todais too....but the last ones to my OB appointment. I probably should have gave birth that day....but I was too busy grinding on all the good food in town :)