Hard week

We had a rainy day Halloween weekend...

Ashlyn was poison ivy from the Batman movie with the joker in it...

Abby went trick or treating with her best friend in Queen creek and she was the subway surfer girl....

My cute Mom and Dad!

Jacob went kayaking last weekend...

Abby went to the temple last week with the young men and young women...

I found this giant grasshopper on the window outside my classroom; it was missing a leg. Somehow, it was still getting around, very inspiring...

We had to make the very hard decision to put Kyler down this week. It was really hard saying goodbye but he had developed a heart murmur and it was very enlarged. He was losing his appetite and his energy, it was hard to see him go downhill so quickly. Rusty misses his buddy and so do we...

We spent lots of time with Kyler, before we had to say goodbye...

We made a few imprints of his paw...

Ashlyn's dentist dropped off flowers and treats for Kyler before he passed, very sweet of him. 

Never easy to say goodbye, but he's running and happy in heaven now...

I was trying to capture the giant moon in the sky, but the pic didn't do it justice. 

My mom found this shirt at Livermore High School years ago and gave it to me, I wore it to school...

Sweet Rusty was cuddling a pillow, so sweet!

My cute parents went on a little cruise down the Columbia River...

My sweet niece Madelyn, so cute!

It's been a really rough school year for me; I've been tested and tried in ways that I never imagined that I would be. I've lost my passion and feel beat up and burnt out. If anyone is willing to pray for me, I would appreciate it. I'm wondering what's next, where can I go that I won't feel this way? Or is this just the norm now in education? Lots of prayers for direction and hope. 

 

Back to school

Rick’s dad Bob sang in his ward today, he was very brave!

 

This cute memory popped up of our first dog Missy. 

Sweet Haley had surgery on Thursday to fix her deviated septum. Maxine, Becca, Sarah and my parents all sent her stuff to help her recovery. 

Rick and I went for a walk on Monday night and it started pouring rain 1/2 way through it. We came home soaked. 🤣

Kylers hanging in there, I got meds for 30 days. We will see how he does! 
 

Fall break

Rick’s parents came to visit but Rick and Jacob were getting over the flu so they didn’t stay very long. It was good to see them though! 

We found out that Kyler has a heart murmur, which is why he’s been very lethargic lately. We are giving him meds to see how he does. 

We went to San Diego for fall break and went to SeaWorld. We all had fun!

The neighborhood we stayed in had some creepy decorations….

It was high tide because of a storm coming in, it was fun to see the ocean angry. 

 It was great to spend lots of time together. The drive home was rainy and foggy but we made it home safe. Grateful we could have a fun fall break.