tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29520818980572630452024-02-02T07:16:57.166-08:00The Reyes'Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.comBlogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-75668519088859920382013-04-11T13:48:00.001-07:002013-04-11T13:48:08.295-07:00Random mind dump!Oh I have so many thoughts right now, all unrelated. prepare for a mind dump! Maybe this will help me calm down! <br />
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1. People in charge should stop being stupid and making stupid decisions.<br />
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2. If your pregnant, this week is official announcement week. ( if your my friend apparently) I already have had 10 different announcements and its only Thursday.<br />
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3. I have a few really good friends. I'm thankful for them. <br />
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4. If you have a problem with me or something I said/did tell me not someone else! Lame sauce!<br />
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5. I miss my family! <br />
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6. I wish I wasn't so kind anymore. Sometimes I wish I could rewind to the me of 5 years ago and go on a tirade right now! <br />
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7. Stop choosing to be offended. It's petty and only makes you seem whiny, needy, and annoying.<br />
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8. I hate passive aggressiveness. Say what you mean, mean what you say. Don't say I don't have to come when you'll be upset if I don't show up. <br />
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9. Stop judging me and then telling me about your judgements of others. <br />
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10. I love blogging.<br />
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11. I hate standardized testing for measuring what students know and what teachers have taught. I taught a kid to read this year, but they won't pass the test. So glad I spent my time with him anyway... Because that's what will matter in 10 years! <br />
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12. Education in America is broken. And decent teachers should be fleeing, if we'd only do what was best for ourselves. <br />
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Well, my mind is finally empty. Hopefully I can stop feeling so dang anxious, today! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-50740808918256177572013-03-04T19:23:00.001-08:002013-03-04T19:23:23.654-08:00My Very First Donors Choose ProjectHey everyone! I had so many good intentions of posting this last week. However, we had lots of traveling, school events, funerals, and a broken computer which all play into why its getting posted now. From my phone.... hence the lack of built in links (note to blogger... id like your app much better if i could put pictures where i wanted them and hyperlink.) <br />
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So, have you heard of Donors Choose? basically its a place where teachers can go and write grants for materials they need in their classrooms and people can choose which projects to donate to. So, I've been a member of donors choose for YEARS now, but never written up a project until now. If you'd like to see my project copy and paste the link below (sorry I can't hyperlink it!) <br />
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http://www.donorschoose.org/erikareyes<br />
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For today and tomorrow only you can use the promo code INSPIRE and your donation to my project will be matched. So if you donate $20, $40 will be added to my project. Plus, it's all tax deductible! Love it! <br />
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If you can't donate now and want to later, you can still use the link. The only difference is, there won't be the promo code for matching.<br />
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Thanks in advance for supporting me and my classroom!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-90422931785578329062013-01-19T15:57:00.002-08:002013-01-19T16:30:49.494-08:00One Little WordI'm so excited about my one little word. I was first introduced to this style of resolution last year by my "wish I was her blogger buddy" Lara from <a href="http://www.lesscakemorefrosting.com/" target="_blank">less cake more frosting</a>. She is off recuperating from a serious surgery far away from home and I've been thinking about her a ton lately. I hope all is well! <br />
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<b>Leap</b> <i><span class="pron">verb</span></i></div>
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The act or an instance of believing or trusting in something intangible or incapable of being proved. </div>
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I've found great inspiration on <a href="http://pinterest.com/etr2003/words-to-remember/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> but the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0044U4YSQ/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3VDEHEHJWLRBX" target="_blank">Patrick Lundquist Faith painting</a> has always been a favorite one. <br />
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I'll leap into more sincere relationships.<br />
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I'll leap into more genuine prayer and authentic scripture study. <br />
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I'll leap back into National Board Certification. (Here's to the Disney witches club!) <br />
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I'll leap into our new YW curriculum. <br />
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I'll leap into living child-free by choice now (as a conscious choice now, rather than forced upon us choice) and not live under the "infertile" shadow. <br />
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I'll leap into the teacher blogging world and see if I can keep up. <br />
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I'll leap into taking better care of myself. <br />
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Leaping to me requires action. It's not passive. This is good for me. I like passive too much! This way I HAVE to work at it.<br />
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(<i>none of the pictures do I claim as my own, each link to where I found them)</i> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-84322008129895359302013-01-05T05:17:00.001-08:002013-01-05T05:51:32.862-08:00Last years Goal updateLast year these were my goals I set for myself <br />
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1) Keep my focus on what matters most. <br />
2) Do all the little things I know I should every day. <br />
3) Try new things, often. <br />
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I did, most of the time, keep focused on what matters most. Loving my family, friends, and my Savior. It's always a balancing act. But I feel I did better last year than the previous year so improvement is good! <br />
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I cannot say the same for #2. The year started of pretty well... But that didn't last very long. I think I'll keep this as a goal again this year! <br />
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I would say, I didn't withhold from trying new things hardly EVER last year. Especially when it came to food. <br />
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I tried every bit of fish that John cooked, or anyone else did for that matter. Shrimp, halibut, mahimahi, tilapia, crab, fish tacos, and even clam strips. You may think this isn't a big deal, let me assure you, it is. I still don't like seafood. But I tried it again, without complaint. And some of it isn't as awful as I thought it was. <br />
I also tried to give eggs another shot for John... That ended in failure. I do not like eggs, Sam I am! I do not like green eggs and ham! (Sorry it's the teacher in me coming out)<br />
The big success in new foods came in me finally trying again and liking avocado, especially Johns guacamole!! <br />
I also spent 42 days pretty much by myself. I meant I wasn't always by myself, but considering John and I do just about everything together those 42 days were spent much lonelier than the other 320! <br />
We went to many places for the first time. Alaska, San Francisco were the biggies. We had such a great time exploring these two places together! So many firsts! <br />
I made many crafty things. I crocheted lots of hats, sock monkey hats to be specific. Scarves and blankets, too. I also made many things using my moms silhouette cameo. Christmas presents, tiles, signs, names for girls camp shirts. Sheesh that machine is amazing and so fun to use! <br />
Finally, in the classroom. Last year was full of new techniques, lessons, management styles, and enter Teacherspayteachers.com and teachers notebook.com. LOVE those two sites and the teacher blogging world. All new to me last year and hopefully this year I will enter this realm and stand on my own two feet. <br />
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I really liked my goals from last year and lucky for me, they all tie into my "one little word" for this year's goal. Stay tuned for that reveal next week! Any guesses? And no cheating! <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-61264478325063611152012-12-30T17:02:00.002-08:002012-12-30T17:02:55.690-08:002012 Year In Review<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Since this is like my personal journal of sorts, I just wanted to look back through all of my pictures a see what was the most memorable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>January</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">January me<span style="font-size: small;">ant a fresh start, being swallowed by national board certification entries<span style="font-size: small;">, and <span style="font-size: small;">re<span style="font-size: small;">cieving a new calling to be the Y<span style="font-size: small;">oung Wo<span style="font-size: small;">men's president at chuch. Talk about busy! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This little one, my friend's little girl, came into the world Christmas eve 2011, but I was sick and couldn't make it to see her until this year. One of the highlights for sure! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> February</b></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For John's birthday we went up to the 10th anniversary celebration of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. They pulled out the mascots, had tons of Olympic athletes there for us to meet and we took Tiffany, the exchange teacher from China, with us. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> March</b></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">March I got to turn in the big blue monster... AKA my entry for National Board Certification. It was a TON of work, but I'm so glad I went through the process, I learned a lot about myself as a teacher. </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My mom treated me to a delicious super nice dinner out at a fancy restaurant for turning in my National Board Certification entries. Boursin (a french cheese) stuffed steak. It was DIVINE!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> April</b></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We went to Denver for Spring Break and visited my brother, sister in law, and niece. LOVE them! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We also went to San Francisco for the first time. It was an amazing visit and we had such a great time. We went for one of my college roommate's wedding. So happy for them! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span>In May we went to our
first of 3 Piano Guys Concerts for the year. I've LOVED Jon Schmidt's
piano music for over a decade. If you haven't checked out <a href="http://thepianoguys.com/" target="_blank">The Piano Guys</a>,
you must! Right now, but be sure to come back and thank me later!
They're amazing! Too many favorites to name them all, but here is the
one <a href="http://thepianoguys.com/portfolio/charlie-brown-medley/" target="_blank">John likes the best</a>! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Baby Jake was born. I got to be there, it was amazing. My <span style="font-size: small;">SIL had him SO fast, ok, at lea<span style="font-size: small;">st I thought it was super fast. <span style="font-size: small;">I headed to the hospital about 10p<span style="font-size: small;">m and was home <span style="font-size: small;">by 5<span style="font-size: small;">am. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I also got to watch my niece Lilly for several days while her mom and dad celebrated their anniversary in Las Vegas. That little girl is SO cute and precious! I adore her! So does Tuffy! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b><span style="font-size: small;">Then, <span style="font-size: small;">I finally <span style="font-size: small;">got to go to Alaska to meet up w<span style="font-size: small;">ith John after 42 days apart! We had an awesome 10 day visit with my cousins<span style="font-size: small;">, aunt, and second cousins. We fished,<span style="font-size: small;"> unsuccessfully, shared meals with each other, and saw lots of scenery. <a href="http://reyeshouse.blogspot.com/2012/09/alaskarussian-river-falls.html" target="_blank">Oh, and the BEARS! </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://reyeshouse.blogspot.com/2012/09/alaskarussian-river-falls.html" target="_blank">F</a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://reyeshouse.blogspot.com/2012/09/alaskarussian-river-falls.html" target="_blank">ISHING </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://reyeshouse.blogspot.com/2012/09/alaskarussian-river-falls.html" target="_blank">IN THE RIV</a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://reyeshouse.blogspot.com/2012/09/alaskarussian-river-falls.html" target="_blank">ER!</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>SO much f<span style="font-size: small;">un! </span> </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">August meant back to school and real life. However gorgeous sunsets like these make life worth it! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">September </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Meant <span style="font-size: small;">Jayke's baby blessing and hanging out with <span style="font-size: small;">John's family. Toby, the 5 year old "borrowed<span style="font-size: small;">" my camera and its so fun to see what he sees from his point <span style="font-size: small;">of view<span style="font-size: small;">! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">October</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">In <span style="font-size: small;">October</span> we were very 'cultured<span style="font-size: small;">'<span style="font-size: small;">. We got our new i<span style="font-size: small;">Phone 5s, which was probably the biggest <span style="font-size: small;">event of the month! </span>I saw Hairs<span style="font-size: small;">pray at Tuachan in September and in October John and I sa<span style="font-size: small;">w Aladdin. Such great shows. We also saw <span style="font-size: small;">The Piano Guys again. Of course, <span style="font-size: small;">October meant Halloween and all the stress the Elementary School <span style="font-size: small;">Halloween Carni<span style="font-size: small;">val brings. but still, SO <span style="font-size: small;">Much Fun! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Annual Thanksgiving Feast at our house! This year Dana got to come! SO much fun! </td></tr>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This month t</span>he washing machine died. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I tortured my poor Tuffy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My brother got engaged!!! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We had our annual pasole and tostada Christmas Eve Dinner with John's family.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We celebrated Chrstmas Day with John's family and mine!! So fun to be able to celebrate with both families.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We hosted Christmas dinner</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We bought a brand new washer and dryer.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-72078329694326447832012-12-24T08:16:00.001-08:002012-12-24T08:16:16.312-08:00It's Christ'moose' time!It is, as they say, the most wonderful time of the year! <br />
I love moose! I think they're adorable. Plus, the seem kinda clumsy so I relate to them! So I have amassed a huge collection of moose and every thanksgiving weekend they begin to cover every surface in my house.<br />
My mother in law is a master seamstress. A couple years ago she made me the table runner. She designed the pattern herself. Like I said, master!<br />
Anyway, this year, back in April or May or so, she told me she was going to be doing a handmade Christmas this year. There was no hesitation in my asking for what I wanted... A matching tree skirt and stockings for the table runner. <br />
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I LOVE THEM!!!!<br />
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They turned out so cute and look fabulous! <br />
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Have a very merry Christmas and remember Christ is the reason for the season! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_HyqQa9i-aNx9Jm9Snve9l-qP8rbmZuUMRdGuFvV6SoXCdC8t7zIzcaq1KOUzixkHOU4mk10d3desvcyNXW7UgItWv4Gj_Paq6pJm7AO5TkTam-ea-fa6cFwR-zFhCFoX_0N-RPVV0ox/s640/blogger-image-646266459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_HyqQa9i-aNx9Jm9Snve9l-qP8rbmZuUMRdGuFvV6SoXCdC8t7zIzcaq1KOUzixkHOU4mk10d3desvcyNXW7UgItWv4Gj_Paq6pJm7AO5TkTam-ea-fa6cFwR-zFhCFoX_0N-RPVV0ox/s640/blogger-image-646266459.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljZSjp-lNKYRddpTalJ81Sgou8u-gmLHCYeyTlOM0FpdqtS0UTHOimbbOnko41dNxK3REWwOrRf6bcxDBSAFKISP3WByb866ULX7Sdwfd-16axOpwfIDRc5-JBg5kui_1LDwA2eoCcXLB/s640/blogger-image-66769037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljZSjp-lNKYRddpTalJ81Sgou8u-gmLHCYeyTlOM0FpdqtS0UTHOimbbOnko41dNxK3REWwOrRf6bcxDBSAFKISP3WByb866ULX7Sdwfd-16axOpwfIDRc5-JBg5kui_1LDwA2eoCcXLB/s640/blogger-image-66769037.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQRtd9qKkquDtTiI0d_aWVL5_iNVRCVxCQf3zgfnLvJGJbG8z_6dxKeR6ZeWweog_q4VaFfaV0tlyQZSfxF4CmLJHgQh5S0-03-kdNQYZAdAiF9ZfdNnhkvQjjcMHM_DiFMtge2UZ1iS0/s640/blogger-image-1016305531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQRtd9qKkquDtTiI0d_aWVL5_iNVRCVxCQf3zgfnLvJGJbG8z_6dxKeR6ZeWweog_q4VaFfaV0tlyQZSfxF4CmLJHgQh5S0-03-kdNQYZAdAiF9ZfdNnhkvQjjcMHM_DiFMtge2UZ1iS0/s640/blogger-image-1016305531.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVw5G77PWims2nMy8qJbj_ScviGb0BuvzSY8d32LYUwPg7sQVDSnp8xcaNr3zbag0VgllC2hC_URRYeeQ4TccP-_exTiT_wk2iM8RsMgTJhUPpQQ-XKYKEpIV6W2ocGxb61TgbvyF5SWbo/s640/blogger-image-1561472687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVw5G77PWims2nMy8qJbj_ScviGb0BuvzSY8d32LYUwPg7sQVDSnp8xcaNr3zbag0VgllC2hC_URRYeeQ4TccP-_exTiT_wk2iM8RsMgTJhUPpQQ-XKYKEpIV6W2ocGxb61TgbvyF5SWbo/s640/blogger-image-1561472687.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLu-YzckkUk8l8RYVlbCQ5FXgT_VvAj5v4GRzJwIqCV_SCws1vBnTs6_daTqEyOr7L08EPTlG7XvQiNS-8wd1j-suBR0zpBwlLx_T-U9oJol0xS0pjp0OSol7E16VcuEJ825zUs6PLy9Jp/s640/blogger-image-1821142503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLu-YzckkUk8l8RYVlbCQ5FXgT_VvAj5v4GRzJwIqCV_SCws1vBnTs6_daTqEyOr7L08EPTlG7XvQiNS-8wd1j-suBR0zpBwlLx_T-U9oJol0xS0pjp0OSol7E16VcuEJ825zUs6PLy9Jp/s640/blogger-image-1821142503.jpg" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-73262682954951293242012-11-25T13:59:00.001-08:002012-11-26T06:41:54.457-08:00Family time<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before we get our highlights and haircuts</td></tr>
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Black Friday was a total fail in the good deals department thanks to best buy only having 16 of their super cheap tvs. But, a huge win in the family time department first my mom, sister, and I went to get highlights in our hair, and I got a cute new hair cut too! I've never colored my hair before so it was a fun new experience for me :) <br />
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Then we went and hung out with my cousin Todd and his family that was in town on vacation where it's warm. We met up for ice cream ;) we had a great time catching up! <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-63306582009523290972012-11-25T06:11:00.001-08:002012-11-26T06:44:53.920-08:00Happy Thanksgiving!We had a marvelous day with my husband the chef cooking the turkey and some of the sides. We had an abundance of pies and family time. Such a great day! It's no wonder why it's my favorite. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-49673949987242058972012-10-04T18:35:00.001-07:002012-10-04T18:35:22.186-07:00Cool!So I finally feel as cool as all my 12-18 yr old girls at church. Welcome to the "Mac" world! I so wish everything I owned was a Mac! <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kRd3vsJ-Sm8w7yL-kFCaBcgUh0_pt_SuNhVnbdVZyNXcORTo_gkwGJxAWPPf-ti6VXQioPPodBHXHHGQo9AchErNTmjmVb2lgECU-yyDyrGkO0H-BuM-qHojw3tp1Lm7BDFwA3Al03o8/s640/blogger-image--754971810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kRd3vsJ-Sm8w7yL-kFCaBcgUh0_pt_SuNhVnbdVZyNXcORTo_gkwGJxAWPPf-ti6VXQioPPodBHXHHGQo9AchErNTmjmVb2lgECU-yyDyrGkO0H-BuM-qHojw3tp1Lm7BDFwA3Al03o8/s640/blogger-image--754971810.jpg" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-29931834619192997042012-09-05T18:30:00.000-07:002012-09-05T18:30:00.270-07:00Alaska: Seward Alaska Sealife Center <div>
So this summer, while commercial fishing John was part of the rescue of a baby beluga whale. Check this out here: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/race-save-baby-beluga-whale-16734928#.UEVYtcDChxA.blogger">Race to Save Baby Beluga Whale | Video - ABC News</a> Anyway, I couldn't wait to go to the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, AK where it was being kept. However, I found out when I got to AK that shortly after the airing of the above news clip, the baby beluga died. However, we still went to the SeaLife Center. I learned SO much about salmon, got to feel pelts of seals, sea lions, and otters, and got to be in the same room as several puffins and other arctic birds. </div>
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We decided to do some hiking along the Kenai River country. It is SO pretty and after talking with my cousins and their kids we decided the Russian River Falls hike wasn't bad "a walk" they said... about 15 minutes on a bike, they said. Well, when we got there we noticed signs saying it was 2.8 miles one way. We figured it must not be too hard so we braved it anyway. There were a few times along our walk when I wondered if we were ever going to make it. But we did make it and about 3 minutes after arriving it all became worth EVERY single step!
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of little waterfalls along the way. </td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: start;">This summer John headed to Alaska in June and was there for 42 days before I got to go up and join him and some of my extended family. Over the next week I plan to upload some of our favorite experiences! Here are a few from my first few days :) </span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Together again at last... It's been a LONG 42 days! John has grown a lot of new facial hair! </td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-11707599708976709952012-01-16T20:50:00.000-08:002012-01-16T20:51:26.495-08:00Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. DayI'm so thankful for a day off of school! It allowed us to have an extra low stress day. It was lovely! We slept in, ate a yummy breakfast, got in some game playing, laundry, exercising, blog reading, and yes I even did some things for school. <br />
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However, I'd be remised if I didn't express gratitude for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As I've taught my third graders about this man and his dreams for America over the past week which will continue this week. It has been interesting discussing segregation, civil rights, and equality and hearing their points of view. <br />
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While I do believe the simple version of Dr. King's dream has come true... I do still believe we have a long way to go as a society to accomplish the real intent I heard when listening to his speech in its entirety today for the first time. So, let's keep moving towards the end goal. I know its attainable if we can put our pride aside.<br />
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Also, to the state of AZ... I'm disappointed you've renamed the holiday Human Rights Day. Give Dr. King some credit!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-57555780384906123622011-11-28T17:27:00.001-08:002011-11-28T17:28:41.811-08:00Busy, BusyLife around our house is busy busy these days! Over the Thanksgiving holiday break we got a ton of things accomplished. We decorated the tree, most of the rest of the house is decorated and all of our outside lights are hung! We also caught up on cleaning and laundry. All while John cooked the Thanksgiving turkey ;) So proud! Pictures to come, soon, hopefully. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-31879519535163624982011-11-23T15:45:00.001-08:002011-11-23T15:51:43.492-08:00Thanksgiving Round 2So we're hosting Thanksgiving at our house for the 2nd year in a row. We delegated much more (so it seems to me) this year. I guess that's because last year I made all the pies and I'm only making chocolate pies this year. I'm excited to eat on our new dining room table with the new tablecloths and napkins my mom got for us. If I would have been more on top of things I would have made a center piece, but alas, it's not going to happen this year. Maybe next year I really LOVE hosting Thanksgiving dinner at our house. We have a fantastic time and it <strong>seems to me </strong>that everyone else is much more relaxed and less stressed coming to our house. I hope that's true. I'm looking forward to a great day. The only squabble about last year is that the food wasn't ready by the time we had said it would be. So I instructed the cook, that I didn't care what time they planned dinner for, but that the food better be ready by that time. It's a huge pet peeve of mine when people say we'll eat at ____ but then 30 minutes later we still haven't started. Pictures tomorrow of my beautiful new table and setup. I'm very blessed. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-52702450630221207812011-11-22T17:34:00.001-08:002011-11-22T17:37:41.771-08:00Baby LillySo I'm an auntie again! This time to a new niece Lilly on my side of the family, she's the first grandchild for my mom. She is SO precious! I got to go to Indiana in October to meet her and she is just perfect! She has the curliest hair and pulls the BEST faces! Here's some of my favorite pictures of her. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-68572709446012959812011-11-21T18:12:00.001-08:002011-11-21T18:14:17.816-08:00New BloggerCan I just say I DID NOT appreciate having to take the last at least 2 if not 3 hours trying to get my blog to look the way I wanted it to! This new blogger design stuff is very frustrating! The one thing I couldn't figure out was how to get my Blog title to be centered on my header... anyone know how? I finally got the rest of it to look the way I wanted. Yay! (Not the best welcome back into the blogging world!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-12037304265340437532011-11-21T16:24:00.001-08:002011-11-21T16:29:39.149-08:00Reset and Coming BackWell, we've been trying out the Nurtured Heart Approach at school. I must say, with my class it is totally working! I love it. I'm not perfect at it by any means, but one aspect of the Nurtured Hear is 'Reset'. A word I say when one or some of my students aren't doing what they need to be. This means they put their heads down until I ask them to come back. When I say 'Come back' it means that students are to come back to their greatness. <br />
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Well, I figured it was time for my blog to come back to its greatness (not that it was ever that great to anyone but me, but that's ok) I have so much that I've been doing. I've done more crafty things in the last week than I have in the previous 8 months and I had a ton of fun! So look forward to many more updates, especially if I can get my blogger app working on my phone! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-84839176341746038802011-06-20T11:12:00.000-07:002011-06-20T12:14:31.126-07:00SummerSummer so far this year has been VERY busy but a lot of fun too!<br /><br />We've been to conferences, went to Disneyland and our personal favorite California Adventures, and even been on our very first cruise, and something about me reading an 11 book children's series in 10 days... <br /><br />And then there's the more mundane aspect of summer for a couple of teachers, doctors, dentists, and various other appointments. <br /><br />Not to mention the regular every day stuff like church callings, seeing friends and family, and oh yeah, even cleaning the house! <br /><br />So to keep you tied over I'm giving you a code for 20% off your purchase at our etsy store, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/2teachersjewelry">2teachersjewelry</a>, which is full of earrings right now! Just enter SUMMER11 at checkout for 20% off. Don't see something you like? want something specific? Let us know and we'll work it out!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-79746624520724659132011-03-20T22:23:00.000-07:002011-03-20T22:23:41.252-07:00Rob & Tracie Morris - Former Super Bowl Champion, Parents of 5 and MormonsSo thankful for people with testimonies this strong and willing to share!<br /><br />(if your emotional state is fragile like mine is... you may need tissues to watch this)<br /><br /><iframe height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/48njTrFpUZM?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="480" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-14273614121525574092011-03-04T13:54:00.001-08:002011-03-04T13:54:36.616-08:00And we're off!<div><p>Well, we're on our way to Scottsdale to participate in the Walk of Hope.  It's a 7 hour drive.  But I know it'll be worth it! </p>
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Thanks for all of your support!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-46157411526616694912010-12-03T20:01:00.001-08:002010-12-03T20:10:45.032-08:00Thanksgiving wrap upHappy Holidays! <br /><br />This is truely the most wonderful time of the year for me! I do wish we got a little snow, but I can drive not too far away and find LOTS of it! This year has been extremely cold all of a sudden. Which is quite unusal for us here in AZ! We're hoping all of our plants, that were finally starting to not look brand new (three years old), survived the drastic drop in temperatures... from highs in the 70's to highs only in the 40's almost overnight it seems! <br /><br />We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. John and I hosted it at our house and had the BEST time getting everything ready, using all our fancy silverware and dishes, and most of all having the family at our house! They don't all make it over to our house at the same time very often. The turkey turned our perfect, after we finally got it unthawed and cooking. John's non-traditional stuffing and green beans were also delicious. Plus we learned last year that homemade cranberry sauce is so easy to make and tastes so much better! We also had chocolate pie of course, I secretly love that I've corrupted "the grandkids" because they all chose chocolate pie ;). This year we also made John's dad a pineapple pie. It was delicious and I kept my promise! Kami and Jenny both helped out tremendously by making rolls and mashed potatoes, both which were (and aways are) highlights of dinner and leftovers. It was by far one of my most favorite Thanksgivings ever!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-49037229040010517932010-11-20T18:25:00.000-08:002010-11-20T18:40:09.636-08:00CSN Stores Giveaway Results<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLTK6tXUqJf5KVB-y7hWjAg5faDmjTQcrUHBUAQqD4wDDYa6ROWeUiB_-gpCrti6511X_j9D-FuG6v_3UBcoSy4Bf_9Jr8wAxRLIP3JT9AYb5BYBRUZ-jVXORFQadCTe28OPcsns6hS8J/s1600/New+Picture.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541826060420047250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLTK6tXUqJf5KVB-y7hWjAg5faDmjTQcrUHBUAQqD4wDDYa6ROWeUiB_-gpCrti6511X_j9D-FuG6v_3UBcoSy4Bf_9Jr8wAxRLIP3JT9AYb5BYBRUZ-jVXORFQadCTe28OPcsns6hS8J/s320/New+Picture.png" /></a> Well, there you have it! Congratulations to the 'Lee Family' on winning this $35 gift certificate to CSN Stores! Enjoy, and be sure to let us know what you choose! Thanks again to <a href="http://www.csnstores.com/">CSN Stores </a>for sponsoring the giveaway!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952081898057263045.post-84626056917451076802010-11-06T09:44:00.000-07:002010-11-20T07:32:53.288-08:00CSN Stores GiveawayWell hey, everybody! Long time no see. How has it been so long? I'm increasingly shocked by how busy life gets.<br /><br />Last time I mentioned we were trying out a product from CSN Stores. We decided to add another pan/pot to our increasingly (but slowly) growing Caphlon cookware collection. John LOVES it! (And I LOVE it because it makes him happy, and he cooks yummy food!)<br /><br />CSN Stores has graciously offered to giveaway to 1 of you a $35 dollar gift certificate to use at one of their 200+ stores where they sell everything from shoes, to beds, to <a href="http://www.allcoffeetables.com/">contemporary coffee tables</a>! So I'm sure that whomever wins will be sure to find multiple things to suit their fancy... and if your anything like me it will take you hours to finally decide which 1 thing you want to get.<br /><br />Here's how to enter...<br /><br /><ul><li>Be a Reyes' House blog follower </li><li>Leave a comment on this post of something you would use the $35 gift certificate towards at one of the many <a href="http://www.csnstores.com/ourstores.asp">CSN Stores</a></li></ul><p>That simple! </p><p>If you want extra entries</p><ul><li>Spread the word on facebook or your own blog. <span style="font-size:85%;">(up to 2 extra entries, 1 each)</span></li><li>Follow me on Twitter @erikareyes and @CSNstores and tweet about this giveaway. <span style="font-size:85%;">(up to 5 extra entries, 1 per tweet)</span></li><li>Be sure to link to your tweet, facebook post, or blog post and leave a comment for each extra entry on this post. </li></ul><p><span style="font-size:85%;">This Giveaway will end on Friday November 19th at midnight MST. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Giveaway open to residents of the USA or Canada.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;"><strong>Have fun and good luck! </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">In the spirit of full disclosure, CSN Stores has provided this gift certificate for the winner. I have also received free gift certificates and purchased products with those gift certificates from CSN Stores. All opinions of the products and CSN Stores are my own and wouldn't be any different if I would have used my own money for these things.</span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14706193514488838249noreply@blogger.com10