Survey

8 Things I Am Passionate About
My Faith

People that I love
Children

Teaching
Movies
Books
The importance of Reading
Jazz Basketball

8 words or phrases I say often-
The thing about it is...
I mean...
Urgh!!!
Hey Girl! (Jean)
Whatever!
In the South...

Movie Quotes

One of my student's names followed by a direction or praise.

8 things I want to do before I die-
Get married in the Temple
Have children

Work with the Youth of the Church
Go to Indiana and see all the James Dean sites
Go on a cruise with Jean
Read as many books as possible
Travel
Go to the U.S. Open in N.Y. and see Andy Roddick play a match

8 things I have learned from the past-

Heavenly Father exists, loves, and forgives.
Holding onto what is gone won't heal it.
Maybe we have the bad things to remind us what the good things are.
Time heals all wounds.
The pain, no matter how severe, always goes away.
Wisdom comes with experience and age.
Above all else, people just want to be loved.
We are stronger than we think.
True joy only comes from living the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

8 places I would love to go or see-
Indiana (James Dean sites)
Hollywood
Louisiana

North Carolina
Washington D.C.
Forks, Washington
Pearl Harbor
London

8 things I currently need or want-
To see my Sister

More time to Read

To find my Husband

Cold Weather

Less Homework

More Confidence

To be Okay

Crepe Fever at IHOP

"Thanks, that was fun!"

My first day back at work was 3 weeks ago. I miss my students from last year terribly. I even cried the first couple of days when I left work. However, it is really great to see them in the halls and at recess. I cannot believe how much they grew over the summer. They really look like 6th graders, which also makes me kinda sad. I love to see their faces light up when they see me. I love that they still love me. And while I will always miss having them in my class, I have a great group of students this year. Sydney is this tiny little Asian girl with the smallest of voices. She is so adorable. Daniel is smart and full of energy. He gets really frustrated when he doesn't understand things right away, but always figures it out on his own. Olivia is a little perfectionist. She is always raising her hand to make sure she does everything just right. She is also the most well-behaved. Marshall is an artist. He draws the most amazing sketches. I always make sure that I see them and compliment his work. Richard is a handful and is always in trouble. He never wants to do his school work and is obsessed with BYU football. Lindsay(the teacher I work with) and I have been trying to figure out how to get through to him. On Friday, my class had the playground all to ourselves. Richard walked over to me with a football and said, "Miss East, Go Long." Even though this is completely against the rules, I took the football from him and said, "You go long." He smiled a big smile and excitedly said, "Ok!" Now before you all think I'm terrible, I promise that I was watching my other students. I can totally do two things at once. Richard was very impressed by my football throwing and catching ability. It may not seem like it now, but I was once a tomboy. As many of you know, I hate to sweat, but it was all worth it when he walked over to me and said, "Thanks, that was fun!"