Recent Happenin's

I feel like I haven't even had time lately to blog! Which is crazy considering I have more free time than before. Regardless, here's what's been happening in the life of us: 

1) Brad deployed (Blah. Gross. Not cool.) He left August 25th bright and early at 2am in the morning. I drove him to his office, we said a quick final prayer and then said good-bye for 9 months. Now, it seems like that was an eternity ago. But, thinking about it floods me with the emotions of that night. He has almost been gone for a month now and this just seems normal. He is doing good and he's busy so that's nice. We get to talk every day for the most part which is a huge blessing! 

All in all - we're surviving deployment number 1! 

2) Kason started first grade. What. The. Heck. Why is he getting older!? It's killing me. After the fiasco of last years kindergarten teacher, we really wanted to make sure he had a good teacher and classroom environment. We got him into the multi-age classroom this year, which means there is first, second and third graders all in the same class. It's beneficial because the students are required to push themselves & learn how to be self starters. It's also helpful because if a student is succeeding in one area of their grade level then they can move up to the next grade level. It's fantastic! Plus, for Kason it has been really good to have older kids model the appropriate behavior in a classroom setting. His teacher told me, "I'm SO glad you put him in multi-age!" ... That seriously almost brought me to tears. Plus, Kason adores his teacher, which I couldn't be happier about!

3) I started school! Yep. I am taking one Undergraduate class at Utah State University online. I am hoping to eventually get my Bachelor's degree in Psychology. So, I am taking the intro to psych class they have. It's been good so far but, man I forgot how much work college classes are! 

4) Kason started soccer. He only has it twice a week but, that's two times a week that we are home late and have to rush through dinner and homework and hurry him off to bed. BUT - Kason loves it. And he honestly is pretty good, it's been fun watching him and I'm hoping he'll stick with it. I miss playing soccer so much so I will live vicariously through him. 

5) I started teaching piano again. It's been a few years so I'm a little rusty in the teaching department but, some friends of ours from the ward wanted a teacher for their 4 kids so, I decided it would be a good opportunity for me. I go to their house once a week, teach their 4 kids while Kason plays and then we eat dinner with them and head home! They're an amazing family so in reality it's more of a blessing for us than them, I think ;) 

I also started Shakeology and doing the Insanity work-outs so between all of that, plus normal life stuff, life gets a little crazy around here. But, in reality I am grateful for it because it helps the days go by much much faster and it''s helping time fly by! 

Until next time ...