hectic, hectic life

hello all! i know it has been forever... so i am going to make up for it. i will put pictures up, change my blog background, and write as much as i can about my adventures in provo. where to start... well. school is positively insane. i never thought it was possible to have so much work to do, with literally no time. i never understood why people couldn't just take the time to make a delicious meal with lots of ingredients, but now i understand that if i do that i will be up until 1:00 trying to scrimp by. it is a lot of work, but i am learning so much. i love school, but i particularly hate my elementary education dance class. at first it was all fun and games, but now we have to call our own dances. so basically it is impossible because i don't know my left from right... and math is hard because i can't divide. and ballet is hard because i can't do any turns. so yes, school has presented me with many problems... but we are working through them.

i love my apartment! it is so grand! my room is kind of a disaster zone right now with children's books all over. but i'll get around to cleaning it. every thursday we have an office party and we watch the office, eat delicious desserts, and play games. it is tons of fun, and it is definitely a nice break from school.

as for my dear duck friends. i visit them every saturday and feed them. it is great fun... and i have my dearest of the ducks- fred. he is such a fool. that bird drew my attention because he is crippled and i felt sorry for him. turns out he just uses his crippled leg to swallow pieces of bread whole. i'm on to him.





today i found out that i am not allergic to 15 foods. turns out i am just plain lactose intolerant. so that's good i guess. haha. today i also gave my first time out in PE. turns out the little fool lied to me... and should have technically gotten his second time out, but hey. there's always next time. those children will rue the day ms. barton came to class to hand out warnings and time-outs like it's going out of style.

this weekend my family is coming to town! yay!!! i am so excited to see them! we will party and eat cafe rio, and go to conference, and do all of the jolly things in the world. well... provo.

speaking of provo, it is freezing. and there is snow on the mountains. what. the heck. it is still september. i haven't even watched charlie brown's halloween, i am surely not ready for mickey's christmas carol. oh, who am i kidding... of course i am.

anyways, i will leave you with two pressing questions...
1) what happens if a rattlesnake bites his tongue?
2) what happens if a baby cow is lactose intolerant? what does it drink?

hasta pronto! love you all!