You can't say anything around some kids...

My BYU professor came today to do a formal observation. I am not going to go into the details of that because I don't want to think about it right now....I will just say that it could have gone better.

Anyways...

This is how a conversation went today.

Sammie--"Hi!"

Heidi-- "Hi."

Sammie-- "Mrs. Hirz, is that your BYU teacher?"

Carolyn-- "Yes it is."

Sammie-- "She is really nice!"

Carolyn-- "Yeah, Sam. She is."

Sam-- "Mrs. Hirz, why did you say you were scared of her? She is so nice!"

Carolyn (shaking my head to try to get Sam to stop talking!)-- "Sam, I never said that. What are you talking about? I never said that!"

Sam-- "Yes you did Mrs. Hirz. You said you didn't want her to come cause she was scary. But she seems nice."

Heidi (peering around the table to look at me and basically laugh in my face because she likes to be scary)--laughs

Carolyn-- "Okay Sam, I think it's time for you to go and sit back down, okay? You are in lots of trouble..."

Sam-- "Okay."

She was totally oblivious. I was so embarrassed.

I'm going to have to watch what I say about BYU around these kids. Oh man....

A baby was made....

in Kleinfeld.We are watching Say Yes to the Dress and I'm pretty sure these people made a baby in the store. A guy came with his fiance to shop for dresses. She came out in one that didn't cover her body very well....this is what he said. "I can't ....I can't, I can't, I can't handle it." He then got up and made out with her face. They cut away pretty quickly, so I don't know what happened for sure...I'm just making a guess.

Pretty sick.

I made a fall wreath!

And I think I like it. I dunno? What do you think?

Sometimes....

when I have a million things to do and I can barely keep my head above the water....

when I think of things and how they should be....

when I have questions and wonder....

I can't help but think of how blessed I am to have Brent.

And how happy I am even if things are rough.

I am truly happy with Brent.

And it is the most wonderful feeling.

What a guy he is, what a guy.

what a rip off

I'm sick. And when Brent brought in the mail and handed me my free box of cheerios I got so excited!

This is what I saw when I looked at my Cheerios.

However, when I opened the box, this is what I found inside.
There was a very large difference in the size of the box and the real size of the sample. What a rip off.
It was the hugest disappointment ever. I wanted to cry.

math is a really cool thing

One of the 8th Graders sang a song today while he was diligently doing his assignment. It was so hilarious that I had to get up and walk away before I exploded from laughter.

Math is a really cool thing.
Math is a wonderful thing.
So get off your ACT and do some math....

I'm guessing he got it from School of Rock. Who really knows though.

Read

Math Is A Wonderful Thing Lyrics

here.

Oh my, it was amazing. He also said, "I really like being me today." Well good...keep it up, bud. Today, we really liked you being you, too.

this is Jani

She is just 7 years old and has schizophrenia. She was on Oprah yesterday (along with her parents and baby brother). I cried as I watched this episode. I'm not an emotional person, but it really got to me. (Spend the hour and watch it. You will cry too.) I can't believe the love that these parents show for their daughter, going to the ends of the earth to make her life happy and trying to get her to see that "our world" is a happy world to live in. I can't even imagine the struggles that Jani faces every moment trying to control her thoughts.

It got me thinking--things like this just don't seem fair. Why do children have to suffer like this? Why are these parents going through so much pain? This just breaks my heart and I don't understand.

Click here to go to her website, Jani's Journey. Click over to her father's blog and read the About Me section.

new hair, new hair!!

he lived a good life...

Tiburon was a beautiful fish. He was loved by all who knew him. Tiburon died peacefully in his bowl, after a long life. Tiburon lived a full fishy life. His parents loved him dearly. Big T, as he was so lovingly called, swam happily and always had a big appetite. His favorite babysitter was Grant, whom treated him like a fishy lover. Tiburon will be missed greatly, but he is in a better place. Funeral services were held today, in the Hirz bathroom.