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Hogle Zoo with Grandma!

We went to Hogle Zoo and it was a blast! Alden loved the elephant. Ammon loved any water in sight. He seemed more interested in a puddle than any animal. They were really fun to watch. We got some tiger visors to keep the sun away. But as you can see in the pictures they didn't stay on long enough. Grandma was a big help in handling the twins. She was a sport getting them in and out of the stroller to let them see better. We took them through the Madagascar Exhibit. They really liked the turtles! It was a hot day and we drank lots of juice. I was really worried about dehydration. SO we had to get an icee. We finished up with the camels and it was too hot to stay any longer. They were pretty tired. They napped all the way home. What a fun day!

13 Days Left

I'm so looking forward to Summer Break! I've even got a countdown in my classroom. My goals for this summer:
1)Play with my twin boys
2)Gym Routine/Weight Loss
3)Update this dang blog
4)Find my camera so I can do #3
5)Clean my house...I mean DEEP clean this stanky house
6)Hang out with friends and family

Hopefully I will have accomplished ALL of these.

Here are the rules:

1) Post rules on your blog
2) Answer the six '8' items
3) Let each person know by leaving them a comment. (Not sure I have time to follow this rule:()


8 favorite TV shows


1.The Office
2. Simpsons
3 Hell's Kitchen
4. House
5. Food Network
6. TLC: Jon & Kate Plus 8/The Duggers 17 & counting
7. American Idol
8. History Channel

8 things I did yesterday


1. Taught 20 kids how to play 4 square
2. Got a new babysitter
3. Graded Papers
4. Played with my babies
5. Checked Facebook
6. Folded Laundry
7. Washed bottles
8. Put babies to bed and enjoyed my 1 hour of peace.

8 things I'm looking forward to

1. Summer
2. Being with my twin boys this summer
3. Cleaning my house
4. Finishing their baby book
5. Losing some weight
6. Sleeping without setting an alarm clock.
7. A long summer.
8. Back Massage...

8 favorite restaurants

1. Chili's
2. Cafe Rio
3. Magic Wok
4. Village Baker
5. Olive Garden
6. Chef Tom's
7. Texas Roadhouse
8. Red Lobster

8 things on my wish list.

1. Eat anything I want and NOT gain a pound
2. Snap my fingers and the house is cleaned
3. My student's parents follow through with consequences, reading, volunteering
4. 2 car garage
5. An actual dining room to have a family dinner
6. Continued Health and a desire to work out...
7. a baby girl
8. Travel the world.

My First Crash...hitting a car that is.

Well...It finally happened. I hit a car! Nope, it wasn't a pole or a barrier. Every year I have to hit something stationary. It's just in the stars for me. And yes, my car is TOTALED. Friday, January 9th I had just dropped off the babies and was heading to work. Adam had called me in the morning and told me to drive EXTRA careful. He had seen many cars off the road, but I didn't quite make it. I was almost to work on 6000 West. I was heading down hill, when all of a sudden I see a Toyota 4 Runner in the road and Karen (she is on my team at Whittier Elementary)standing by her car. I tried to stop which was a mistake on an icy hill. That didn't work. I tried to turn left, then right, then any way that would not hit the Toyota. CRASH! It was over. My front end was smashed. The Toyota was protected from it's spare tire. This road was so dangerous that I almost got hit from behind me. That car was able to stop, but then got hit by another car. This road cost 7 cars and 3 of them work at Whittier Elementary. Luckily everyone was ok. Everyone else's car had minor bumps and dents. Mine is gone forever.

My Babies 1st Christmas

What a fun day it's been! They were up and ready to go at 6 am. We fed them and put them back down until 8:00 for mommies sake. Adam helped open up their presents and their eyes lit up. It was super cute. As a first time parent, I didn't think of setting up their sit & crawl toy which had to be assembled to play with. I guess I'll be ready for next year. At least their so little they don't really have an idea. It was a blizzard as we were driving to Grandma Aleta's house. We made it through though. Of course, she over did it again! Presents were almost to the door because she has 4 new grandbabies this year. She didn't accomodate for the amount of people verses the space in her house. She "says" she'll slow down next year. We'll see...
We ate some breakfast. It was really good sausage and egg casserole. There was also french toast. I liked the sausage & egg myself. It still was a lot of fun to open a bunch of presents. The babies were overwhelmed with gifts. We might just save a few for their birthday.
After Christmas presents were opened we piled up the car and decided to go to a movie. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. It was a good movie, but a mistake to take the twin boys because it was a 3 1/2 hour long movie. We had to stand the majority of it entertaining upset babies. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else.
Now we're home playing with our toys and relaxing for the rest of the day. It was a great 1st Christmas!