LPN Graduation

On Friday was my graduation from the LPN program. I was so excited to graduate but it is only the half way mark for me as I am still working for my RN. It was a great celebration none the less. The graduation was held at Thanksgiving Point. I didn't get to sit and enjoy the graduation as much as I would have liked to because I was asked to speak. As much as I know it was an honor to represent my class it still made the day a little bit more stressful. I talked about how nursing school among many other things is only temporary but that we will always be nursing students because our learning won't end at graduation.
I was so glad to have Chad and the kids there to support me (minus Isaac who was doing a service project at an indian reservation in southern utah). They have all had to make so many sacrifices for me to be able to go to school. It was also a privilage to be able to stand and publicly thank them.
I am so lucky to have such a supportive husband not to mention a great tutor. He has helped me so much while I have been in school. Hopefully they can all hang on for just two more semesters.

A little bit of light reading

I decided it would be fun to stack all of my nursing books up to see how tall of a pile they would make. I wish I could say I have read and remember all the stuff from these books.

The first snow!

Last Sunday morning the kids were so excited when they woke up and found that there was snow all over the ground.
The first snow is always the most exciting and they wouldn't even change out of there pajamas before they went outside to play in it.

The snow only lasted half the day but they had fun while it lasted.

Can you believe Shina is 10!

Shina had a great birthday this year! She was so excited to have a party at Jump on It and got to SubZero for ice cream.
She is so lucky to have such good friends and cousins that live close by.
Instead of a cake Shina chose to have fried ice cream for dessert. I have to admit I would much rather have fried ice cream than cake any day too.

After Isaac got a gun for his birthday Shina wanted one for hers as well. She is kinda a tomboy anyway. She was sure excited when she opened up her BB gun.

The Harvest

It has been such a fun experience to watch and care for this garden. The kids have all had the chance to work in it by planting, watering, and weeding the garden.
It was amazing to see all of the vegetables that the garden produced. More than we could ever dream of eating.
The other night we went and picked all of the squash and cucumbers and we were amazed at how much we had.

The unfortunate thing is that so far Chad and I are the only ones that like squash. So if you live close and would like some we have plenty to share.

Blogging vs Nursing School

I have been so busy the last few weeks that it took a blogging marathon to get caught up on everything (I still don't know if I got everything). I officially finished my PN (practical nursing) semester at school and I am now able to test with the state to become a LPN. I get to enjoy a week off before I start my RN program. I am so glad to be this far in school. I only have 2 more semesters until I will be done with my RN. Yahoo!!!

My son the Deacon

What a proud moment it was last Sunday to see Isaac pass the Sacrament for the first time. He was all dressed up in the new church clothes that Grandma Mills bought him. He seemed nervous but confident at the same time. It is so awesome that we have another priesthood holder in our home.