Skyler

Honestly this kid has had me on a roller coaster lately.  I love him and his spunk but that spunk has been driving me crazy.  He started BYU.  Got an 80 on his first exam. He has been working, saving for his mission, driving Kaely to school and Shay to the train every morning. Then I found out he has a girlfriend. We (him included) had agreed no girlfriends before the mission.  So he has pretty much had a girlfriend for two months and not told us about her.  We had to get a little crazy.  Not so much because of the girl, but because of the sneaking. That will make me crazy.  I do not like lying.  He also got a 75 on his next exam.  He has so much potential.  Such an amazing kid with every opportunity you could ask for.  Lets see what he decides to do with it!

Adam

 This kid is so dang cute.  He loves to draw and Pokemon cards.  He lost 3 of his front teeth at once. He has been a little feisty lately and gets mad when you tell him no. He folds his arms and pouts his face.  He wanted to bic his head like Skyler, but I told him no.  He cried half the day.  He is pretty outgoing and loves to be with friends.  He prefers sleeping on the floor and loves covering his bed in stuffed animals, pillows and blankets. He is usually happy and helpful.  He really wants to bear his testimony in church.

LSAT

I have worked for 8 months on perfecting my skills for the LSAT.  Saturday was test day and it feels crazy.  All the sudden I go from something that has ruled my life for 8 months to freedom until my score comes back. 21 amazing days, I get to decide what to do.  Yesterday was my first and I cleaned the entire house except the kids rooms.  It felt amazing.  Today I am babysitting 8 kids from 3 families.  I love helping people and that has been something that I have been missing.

Limbo

Limbo is a hard place for me.  I guess it is so for most.  I took the LSAT again two weeks ago.  It takes 3 weeks to get your score back.  In the mean time, we wait.  Everything we plan hinges on my score.  Whether I apply to law school or just get a job.  I don't think I can sit around here week after week. I have not had more than a few days to do what I want/need to get done in a really long time.  I figured it has been about 12 years.  That is when I had the twins.  I had a list of things I had hoped to do for the past however many years.  They are done.  I really need a new list.  I can only clean the same room so many times.  One more week is not very long to be in limbo.  But then I will be waiting to see if I got accepted or not.  That limbo will be much longer.

Teenagers

There are so many great things about teenagers.  But trying to apply for scholarships with a teenager is like pulling your nail to the quick.  It hurts.  Mine is super prideful and feels like he is an amazing author that needs no revisions.

Hello dude.  The great authors know they need revisions.

Tough.

Sunshine

Feeling the sun come out after weeks of smog and snow was amazing.  I stand at the back glass door every day and soak in the sun.  It gives me hope and happiness.  I wonder how something can give that much goodness.  It makes me think of my Savior.  He is The Son.  Like the sun, he gives hope and happiness.  Despite all life's little messes, daily intake of the hope our Savior gives can keep us moving forward.  I have to go to the back door to soak in that sunshine.  I also must go to my knees, my scriptures or a quiet moment to feel the hope and love my Savior offers.  Seek him and you will find him.

BYU

Three years ago I graduated.  That is when it all started.  The kids wanted me to homeschool them. They were begging.  At first I said "no stinking way."  Throughout the summer, I started thinking about it more. I had a good friend mentor me and help me to understand curriculum. Finally the day before school was to start I pulled the kids out of public school.

I was super nervous especially because Skyler was a high schooler.  I would be teaching him and his classes would not be accredited. He wanted to go to BYU.  I researched hours and started a plan to create the perfect BYU applicant.  I knew he needed service, leadership and a great ACT score.

Here we are three years later.  Skyler was just accepted into BYU for fall.  He will skip his senior year of high school and will start college.  We are excited and in shocked.  We knew he had it in him but didn't want to get too excited...just in case.  I know this wasn't all just me.  I have been blessed to know what, how, when and where.  I have been blessed with the right people and the right timing. We moved to Utah for a job and now Skyler can go to BYU his senior year and still live at home.

It worked!