The search is over!

I am now a proud new employee at Reagan Academy in Springville. This is another charter school with more structure, staff that are certified and who are seasoned enough to know what they are doing. I love it! I am going to be doing the exact same thing that I was at Walden. What this means is that I am responsible for helping to "normalize" an eight year old boy who has high functioning Asperger's. The only difference is that this little boy is not out of control. He is used to the rigors of the school and doesn't have emotional outbursts very often or ever anymore. He will just need me to help with the transitions between classes/subjects and to cultivate his social skills. Compared to what I had to deal with, this is going to be a cake walk. I am also being paid a little more, have more hours, and actually be part of a staff and not just the "hired" Jack-of-all-trades kind of help. Granted I have to dress a little nicer, which means I have to go shopping for more work appropriate clothes, but I think I can manage that. I am excited to start a new chapter and move on to greener pastures, as it where. I am grateful for the opportunity. The bounty may have faltered a little at the beginning and middle of the Summer, but it is turning into a fruitful Autumn.

Double crossing...no good...

As many of you know, I was laid off from Walden not to long ago. I have been looking for something new with out much success. I was browsing the internet and I came across an ad that has caused my heart rate to sky rocket and my blood to start boiling. What I found was a Help wanted for my old job!!!!! It is from Walden!! This makes me so angry, livid, irate...I could keep going. How can they get rid of me?! I mean what the heck. I was good at my job. I took a child that was on the verge of being pulled/kicked out of the school and made him into a functioning prospering student.

How dare they get rid of me and say it is due to budget cuts and the post my job on Craigslist. Budget cuts my fanny. If there was a problem I could have dealt with it and tried to fix it, but they took the cowards way out of the situation. What irritates me is that they didn't even bother to see if I was still available. I think all that school has lost all of its self respect if they are treating people like this, especially ones that worked as hard as I did.

Get right back on

This week, yesterday to be precise, something happened that really jarred my brain, well my elbow and hip to be more accurate. My friend and I were getting ready to take the horses out  when the wind shifted on us and started to blow the storms we have been having right back at us. I was on the horse and it got spooked by a flash of lightening and threw me. Now, I have never been on a horse that was so spooked that  much, didn't help that I was bareback. Luckily, I had enough wits about me and my friend was there I fell and rolled away from the horse instead of being trampled. I am just grateful that in the end all I came out with as some minor bumps and bruises and a muddled sense the experience. I now know: change of wind, lightening, and no saddle are a really bad combination. Don't worry, horse and rider are fine. Fine enough to be able to go out again this fine clear morning for a nice ride. Interesting that a flash of lightening with spook, but two snakes slithering across the path doesn't phase, this is the opposite for me. You do need to just get right back on and enjoy the ride.

Giddy Up

Yesterday I had to opportunity to go and ride, with the daughter of a friend of mine, their horses around South Provo. It was so glorious. I love to go horseback riding, I find it to be very freeing and just exhilarating. It made the morning awesome. We were able to draw some kids out a house and they came running out pointing and shouting.They made such a commotion that their mom, who was mowing the lawn and the time, stopped and had to figure out what they were all excited about. So we stopped and let them pet the horses for a bit. It was so fun to watch their faces contort from glee to apprehension and back to glee in a single moment.
While it is true I am no cowgirl, I can get the horse to do what I want, most of the time, with little problem. It also needs to be taken into account that I  had a fairly mellow steed, but could be stubborn when he wanted to be. I am still proud I didn't fall off when he, Prince "Mallow", became skittish, or decided that he wanted to be in front by lopping ahead of Shooter. My aches are all worth it and I am looking forward to when I can do it all again.

Time of Bounty

It is the summer, the time when things are in a state of bounty and harvest. Jake and I are starting to experience such a season in our lives. We are being able to save a little more, here and there, and we keep being blessed.Recently, just applied for scholarship at UVU and we have been waiting ever so patiently to hear some word as to whether or not he will be selected and receive anything. Well, the wait is over! He got the letter today that he will receive half scholarships for the next two semesters. This means that we will only have to pay half of the tuition, this is about $918 a semester. How awesome is that. By having that we will have to pay less back once he graduates. What a blessing that is, less stress to get the money needed. Hopefully he can get another scholarship, since he is still eligible for others, and have them help out even more. Let us help and continue to be grateful for what we have.