It Only Takes....

..... 4 hours for all my children to be gone before I start feeling lonely. The house is so quiet and feels as though the life is gone from it. 

Jingle Zeus!

Jingle Zeus! Jingle Zeus!

Jingle down the street!

Delivering treats to fan club members,

Those girls and boys are sweet!

Jingle Zeus! Jingle Zeus!

Draped in Mom's sleigh bells!

Shakes his neck to get them off,

The sound is really swell!

Dashing through the cold,

To give the kids their stuff,

Don't you lift your leg,

It'll put 'em in a huff!

Ring the doorbell quick,

And give each face a lick,

Then off we go through frosty snow

Yes, that'll do the trick!

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Jingle Zeus! Jingle Zeus!

Jingle down the street!

Delivering treats to fan club members,

Those girls and boys are sweet!

Jingle Zeus! Jingle Zeus!

Draped in Mom's sleigh bells!

Shakes his neck to get them off,

The sound is really swell!

Kyle: The Graduate!

Congratulations to Kyle who finished his Bachelors degree this semester! Since he is in the Bachelors/Masters program at BYU, he will only walk once and receive both diplomas at that time. But he is now a graduate AND a grad student.

Your mama's proud of you!!

A Russian Visitor

Today Natasha Bogdanova (6'4" senior on the Purdue women's basketball team) came for a visit! She spoke to my students about Russia, taught them how to say a few simple phrases, and let them experience meeting a Russian (we are studying Russia right now.) With Cole serving his mission in Russia, I was just as interested in what she had to say as the kids were. 

She even brought us some gifts (see picture) and some team publicity materials which she autographed for us. Although she's studying business, Italian, and international business, I could see her being a teacher - she had a wonderful way with the children. They were enthralled for an hour and a half. And, they didn't pepper her with questions about basketball - they were genuinely interested in her as a Russian, not a basketball player.