Murder Trial

Not something that happens every day, but yesterday April and I attended a murder trial.  April's sister was the one who found the victim and testified at the trial.  April and I went with her so that she was not alone.  It was very interesting to watch.  Mimi did great and we are all glad that it is over.

Not the greatest photo, but this news guy was there.   I forget his name.  I think he did an interview with the murderer and was there to follow up.  He was incredibly short.  We are talking 5' 0" short!

Logan's Basketball Team

Logan's Jr. High Basketball team competed in a tournament in Tempe this weekend.  They took 1st place.  The team they beat in the finals is just ending their season and is undefeated.  Logan's team is just starting their season.  I have a feeling that they will go undefeated this season.  They scored twice as many points as the other teams in every game except the last one.  Logan is doing great and enjoying being on a winning team!

Logan & Brent's Big Day

Logan had an orchestra concert tonight.  He is playing a 3/4 bass.  This is the size that most adult bass players play.  I think he will be playing a full size bass in a year or two.  He is already 6' 2" tall.

He had already put the bass away so we didn't get a shot of him holding it.


Today was also a fun day for me.  I got to give 2 shots to another student.  The first one was just under the top layer of skin - called an intradermal injection.  The second one was below the skin but before the muscle - called a subcutaneous injection.  Sadly we won't be giving any shots into the muscle at nursing school.  We might get to do these in a few weeks when we start our long term care at the nursing home.  We are assigned a patient and we take care of them and do everything a nurse would to.  Medications, dressings, bathing, bathroom doootie, etc.  Not looking forward to that last one!  Here is a photo of my first subcutaneous injection.

I've been told that the bald guy is me.

Lighting of the Lamp Affirmation - Brent

Dad & I along with April & Weston, attended Brent's "Lighting of the Lamp Affirmation" or his induction into nursing school. So proud of this kid! And proud of April for hanging in there!!!! She's amazing!!!

Weston Brent Thomas

Here are some photos of Weston.

Mom has been busy in the back yard. She put in a sun screen (I helped) and a lot of new potted plants.

Decisions, Decisions.

So today as Logan and I were finishing our fast offering route, we passed by our mailbox and I decided to check it. Inside was a letter from ASU.

The letter congratulated me on being accepted into the Fall 2012 semester nursing program at the Downtown Campus. The letter was supposed to come next week so I was a little surprised to find it there. I have a grin on my face right now because there is a guy in my ward who works at ASU as a nurse that told me that I had no chance of getting in because it is too competitive. I am getting ready for church now an I plan on taking this letter along. :)

This week I need to decide on which school I will be attending. ASU wants a firm commitment by the end of the week and GCU has not given me a firm commitment yet, nor have they given me details on the cost of their school and the scholarships they will offer.

Life is good.

TEAS test

ASU and GCU require an entrance test to the nursing program, know as the TEAS test. It tests 4 areas: Reading, English, Science, and Math. The test took about 3 1/2 hours and my brain felt like mush when I was done. I did well on the test. This test is used some PA (physicians assistant) schools, some medical schools, and nursing schools. On the national level, including all of these groups, I scored in the 97th percentile. Nationally, only including the nursing programs, I scored in the 99th percentile.

I haven't applied to ASU yet, but I sent my scores to GCU and they all but told me that I will be accepted to their program. Actually, they did tell me, but said that they couldn't officially tell me. :)

What's Up With Blogging?

There has been far too little news or updates on this family site lately!!! I don't know why I keep checking Eldon's blog to see if he has written anything. He took a year off and then posted a few times to get everyone excited for new posts, just to leave us again (and not a word about his new job)!

I guess I have been guilty as well. My life is boring right now. I get up, go to school, study, go to bed, and repeat. I'm going a little insane with all of the course work and I am excited for my final semester at MCC in the spring. I have decided to attend Grand Canyon University in the Fall of 2012 for their nursing program.

It is a private Christian school and I am required to take one Theology class as part of the curriculum, I think it will be fun. The nursing school is rated very high (way better than ASU) and the campus is much closer (10 minutes away).

In other news, #5 is alive and should make its appearance in June. :)

Good things happen in the heat

Even good things happen in the heat of the summer!! My little cactus in the pot BLOOMED & it's beautiful!!!

Feeling the Heat in Frisco...

On July 9th, Ben and Zach participated in the Dallas Texas Regional Track meet, which covers Dallas/Ft. Worth and many surrounding areas. Zachary ran the 800 meters and Ben ran the mile. Two weeks earlier they both ran PR's (personal records). Zach ran a 3:01 800 meters and Ben ran a 6:03 mile.

It was a hot day and tough competition. Zach got blocked out during the start and had a tough race. He still finished with a 3:11 - very good for a 12 yr old!





Ben had a great mile race - 5:53 - and was able to push his way to 6th place, qualifying him for the State meet on Saturday, July 30th.



Sorry for the loud yelling during the video, but hey - I am the coach :-)

Logan and his 4th broken bone.

Logan got his cast on this morning. He broke his arm again while jumping off the trampoline onto the ground. He told me this morning that he wanted to get a green cast this time. I told him that it was not a good goal to try to go through all of the colors. He is almost there. The only two that he has not had yet are pink and yellow.

We told the doctors that Logan planned on going to scout camp with his cousins in Texas so they put on a water proof cast. He can actually swim and shower without a plastic bag if he wants to. I love medical advancements!!!

I'm posting this mostly to show off my rad card making skills! I'm mailing out the invitations tomorrow for Haylee's baptism to those of you in Arizona.  If you're outside Arizona, you're not invited.  :)

 

Haylee is so excited.  She had her bishop's interview this past Sunday.  She said it was 'awesome'.  She begged me to let her wear her baptism dress to the interview. 

She's adorable and she's such a good girl!  What an exciting time!

Hummers

If you look close you can see the mama hummer sitting on her little nest.

The other 3 pictures are of the 2 baby hummers.

They are right on the front porch. We are fascinated by their progress - nature!!!!!!!

School is fun.

Who knew that school could be so much fun?

Today I got to dissect a sheep brain, hold a human brain, and look at a human placenta.

Spring has Arrived in Melissa's backyard

Spring! The pictures don't really do it justice.

How can anyone think that there is not a God-Look at nature.

The one single rose is called Peace & was given to me in remembrance of Grandpa Jack when he died by Teresa Yetter. When we moved, I brought it with me & planted it in Melissa's garden. When I see it's beautiful blooms, I think of Grandpa Jack.

I am blessed

I went to Melissa's for a little b-day get together with the family & came home very overwhelmed!!

Samantha, my oldest & extremely talented granddaughter made a book for me. Wow!! She's so clever they way she put it all together.

For you out of towners I took some pictures. Thank you for all the kind words BUT it sure helps to have the best kids in the whole world who married the other best kids in the whole world & who have the cutest & handsomest (that's for you Rusty!) & smartest kids in the whole world!! I love you all!!