Wheel of Fortune

In talking to a somewhat broken and oversized first grader today I brought up how smart he is. He decided to run with it. "Maybe I can solve one of those problems on Wheel of Fortune and win $100,000," he speculated as his tears dried up :)

Mrs. Soukup

Sometimes it comes in very handy to have a really common last name. Yesterday an upset parent came to school and apparently started yelling (truly furious) at a woman whose maiden name was Soukup...by the time they realized the mistake and found me the woman was calmed down enough not to raise her voice :)

It wasn't a pleasant conversation, but after talking to the first Mrs. Soukup...it could have been MUCH worse.

excitement!!

This is me when I was little...

Now I'm grown up--and the following are actual events.

July 28, 2011

(it's always a little weird to see a picture of a pregnancy test, but you guys are my friends!)

Jamie was excited!

Jamie thought Rex would be a little more excited...

If things keep going as planned we should be parents in early April!!!

rich red, drops of rain, what I have been waiting for all summer...

I woke up this morning to the most beautiful things: an early morning, a cloudy gray sky, and raindrops tapping on the windows.

It really is fall!!

This isn't a mistake--I took a picture of the sky in my favorite form...cloudy.

Raindrops dancing off rich red leaves.

God is SOOOO awesome!!!

The colors aren't quite as brilliant...

I kept forgetting my camera when we would go check cows this summer, but I think these will still suffice. This is one reason I love living where we do--it's gorgeous!! And to be in nature like this is why I like to check cows :)

I like to see all the shades of green in the trees---this was a little late, but you get the point :)

This little bugger landed on me and was very colorful so I couldn't pass him up!

There are even cactus!!

Me trying my hand at sunset shots :)

I love the color reflecting on the clouds.

We go out here to keep our eyes on these guys!!

Pinterest

Okay, I know--pinterest--certain "pinners" on facebook keep talking about it and how maybe their app isn't working and how they can't stop pinning...it can get annoying. But pinterest is SWEET!!! Where else can you find a new hairstyle for the next day while looking up a recipe for dinner that night! Here are a few delightful finds so far...

I would recommend everyone to start pinning!!! :)

P.S. They also have an iPhone app so you can pin away instead of browse facebook in your leisure time!!

Sissy is growing up!!

Last night I attended my sister Cory's JV (thank goodness it is still JV) volleyball game in Avon, SD which was only about 15 minutes from my house. She is growing up too fast...

Looks cute---spandex a little too short :)

Also lightning fast (or at least too fast for my iPhone) when chasing after a stray ball.

Love you Sis!!!

I WAS really lovin' it!!!!!

Back to blogger world :) I have been M.I.A for many reasons--and one big one is I have been BORING lately! But I'm getting back on track and have recently started my duties as assistant oral interpretation coach. This entails listening to students practice their oral interp pieces--which range from cheerleaders hiding out in bathrooms with goth's, poetry, and many sad, sad stories that I honestly, don't really like listening to...and many early, early Saturday mornings. Anyway, Saturday was our first meet so we loaded the bus at 6:07am and headed to Winner, SD. Now Winner has a McDonald's so we casually stopped by to grab a bite to eat before we left.

This is where the kicker comes in--I have not gone on my bi-monthly shopping trips to Sioux Falls in 2 months! (this equals a huge lack in eating out--I have gone to Yankton, yes, but I feel deprived!!) This is CRAZY for me! So when I saw that McDonald's menu my tastebuds were delighted at all of the options. I honestly had trouble picking, but settled with that delicious Southwest Chicken Salad--and the best part was that coaches and bus drivers eat free!! :)

The only other weird part was right where me and the head coach sat at the coaches meeting had this written on the table...and the weirder part was probably that I took a picture of their table....

It says "Jamie Stinks!" Jamie asked if I had written it.