Done With School!

Today I had my last final well just my last class that I had to turn something in! It is so great to be done, now we just have to see how I did. I am just going to be relaxing actually mostly cleaning and packing these next few weeks and finishing some other stuff up. It is so exciting to be done!! Student teaching here I come then I graduate in May it is so crazy to think I have made it this far! I hope all is well and I just had to write because I am so excited! Love ya all I will write again soon. Lea

Hello

I thought that I would just write a little note. Our family is doing pretty well. Kya got her licence and she is doing pretty good at the driving thing. It is still hard for me to let her drive all the time. All we still have is our two cars so Jon and I have them most of the time. We got a Yukon in July so we are trying to pay that off before we are able to help her or get her something to drive. She tried to drive the Shadow that Lea use to drive but it did not work for her being a stick. It is hard for me to think of her as a Senior which she will be next year and graduate in 2008. She is keeping her grades up and also teaching with our dance teacher one day a week so that gives her a little spending cash.
Kira is doing very well in school also this is her first time in a different school that being Canyon View Middle School in the 6 th grade. She is also playing the clarinet this year and sounds really great on it. I think that she likes it and it keeps her busy. She is taking dance and really likes it.
Karina is in the 5th grade and likes it. She is on the smaller side so I worry about her going to the Middle School next year but maybe she will have a growth spurt this summer and be ok. She also is doing well. She takes dance on the same day as Kira she seems to like it this year she took a year off last year.
Kassidy is already in the 3rd grade to me that is just to fast. I guess they are all growing up to fast but she seems to young to be in the 3rd grade. She is doing well and seems to have a fun time. This past few months she has had a Student teacher that is from out in Beryl. Ginger Boshard she said I think that I know your Grandma and family so Kassidy thought that was fun that she knew her family.
Karissa is doing good. She seems to have a mind of her own so she has been sent to the Principle's office once this year which was kind of not her fault but she got blamed for it. But hopefully she learned her lesson and we won't have to have that happen again. She is doing really well with her school work even with an attitude.
Then we have Alex. He is my buddy every day and is really fun. Sometimes he get really sick of me but most of the time we get along. He will be having his real birthday this coming February on the 29th. So he will be 4 even if he is really going to be just 1. It is really weird to not have a real birthday every year. This is the year that we have parties for the kids so that will be fun to have a big party for him. He is trying to learn his letters in his name and is doing pretty well. He also likes to play with his best friends and cousins.
Boxie is getting bigger. I did not know if I was going to get use to having a indoor dog but now I don't know what I would do without him running around even if he comes in muddy and has to have many baths. Part of our back yard is just dirt right now and that is going to be the first thing that we fix next summer or even spring if we can. He is really fun most of the time and is doing a few tricks that he has learned.
Jon and I are just trying to keep up with growing kids running here and there and going to all of the school things. It is pretty fun but some times we feel pretty crazy or at least I do. I am still in the Primary and it is going well. The program that we work on all year is today ( Dec 9th)and I know that it will go really well we have wonderful children in our ward. I have a slide show that I work on all year taking pictures at different activities I think that the children are going to like it and Jon also helped me make copies so that I could give them all a DVD to watch. I think they are going to have fun with it.
Jon is still playing his racquetball game when ever possible and liking it very much. He also is always a work working hard to support us I am very blessed and very spoiled to have such a great Man to take care of me and my wonderful children.

I guess that this is also a Merry Christmas wish out to all. Also the best for the new year.

Love , The Ashdown Family

Last Week of School

I can't believe that is this the last week of school then finals!! I only have one Semester left. I really can't believe I have made it this far! I am just going to be working on stuff to hand in this week then I will have to study really hard for the Food Science Lab because I am thinking it is going to be pretty difficult but I am way excited to be done! We are also getting ready to move in to Christy's house so next week after finals I am going to be going through stuff to get rid of and packing up. We won't be moving in until the last week however because my mother-in-law need a place to stay when they come down. Also Jeremiah and Dano are coming home for Christmas so that is exciting we will get to see them and almost all of the family will be together for the Christmas season. That is about all for my news this time. Love ya all, Lea

Shopping Fun

So Mom and I had all kinds of adventures last week with the sales and for the most part I think I did ok at not spending too much, but that is yet to be determined.  I got myself a new Playstation 3 and I might have a buyer for my old one.  If I can make that sale I will have gotten a pretty good deal on a bunch of blu ray movies and quite a few of them are ones that I am excited to have.  I may get the guy that is buying the system to take some of the ones I am less enthusiastic about and that way make up a little more of the cost of the upgrade.  Otherwise I am excited to be mostly done with holiday shopping and not too much poorer for it.

Visit with Dad

This is from when we went down in October to see Dad. I liked this one the most. Except all the kids would not get in the photo.

A post I found on the latest Berly thing.

This is about the two people they found out in Beryl I like to read the Posts sometimes they are funny but this is out of the world funny.
Tonia


Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:52 pm Post subject:
I think Beryl is creepy. We looked at property out there two years ago, but I looked around and knew that I couldn't look out my window every morning to Beryl. It's like the twilight zone or something. That's what it reminds me of. A place where an alien space craft crashed years ago and aliens took over the bodies of the residents.

Thanksgiving Time!

Well it is time for me to post again. I just took the PLT and Content Knowledge test for teaching. Wow did it ever wipe me out! I was so stressed, I hate standardized testing the older I get the more test anxiety I have! Anyway I think I did alright but we will see, I just so hope I don't have to take it again because I wouldn't be able to sit there and take it again it had so many essay questions to write and it was definately a crunch for time. But I survived and here I am. I am starting to get a sore throat though it is crazy every time I am super stressed about something and then right after when my body is relaxed it says come one germs feed on me. But I am going to fight it and do the "secret" remedy which of course is secret but I will tell you cause I trust you all (it is .....cayenne, salt and lemon juice) it does wonders I was skeptic at first as well but I tried it and I am a soul believer. (ha ha) Anyway back to the real reason I wanted to post. I was reading Abe's blog about being grateful and I thought what a great opportunity to let you know the things that I am gateful for.....I am grateful for a mom that loves us ALL so much that she would do anything and everything she could to help us, a mom that is so selfless that she would sacrifice everything for us to be happy, safe, and well, a mom that loves us all unconditionally and takes care of us better than anyone I know (besides Heavenly Father and Jesus of course) but you know anyone here on Earth. I am thankful for family that unites in time of need and is there just to lean on and be a ear to listen to, I am thankful for family that is there to be my friends and ones that I love to be with, I am thankful for each other so we don't have to alone,I am thankful for family because the just the simple fact that I love them so much, I am thankful for in-laws because they are more than just that they were meant to be a part of your family all along, I am thankful for love in general and the power that it has, I am thankful for wonderful nieces and nephews that always bring such joy into my life, I am thankful for such a loving husband that can put up with my childish ways and love me for who I am, and helps me to be a better person, I am thankful for the Gospel and the truth and joy that it brings into each and everyone of our lives, I am thankful for Christ and the power and indivdual meaning of the atonement, one thing that I am really thankful is the thought and the truth that families can be forever and that those that are sad right now can be together with those they love someday, I know I could go on and on but I better stop because this is getting really long and like you all want to hear my big long.....thankful list. I just want you to all know that I love you so much and I thankful to be a part of this family! Love Lee