Glimps of Memorial Day

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We have a division for the university that services all students worldwide that are currently active military who are taking classes and completing a degree. This morning between 6-8 am the University of Phoenix employees added these flags to our open grass area where we work.We also were able to be highlighted on the news on 2 different channels today. I was actually able to be there too so I'll post my pictures there later when I get them from my friend Tamie.Enjoy. There were more than 100 employees there this morning adding the flags and honoring our vets and current military members!

Summer Classes for Men

THE ADULT LEARNING CENTER REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED
By Friday, June 29, 2009
NOTE: DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY AND DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THEIR CONTENTS, CLASS SIZES WILL BE LIMITED TO 8 PARTICIPANTS MAXIMUM

Class 1How To Fill Up The Ice Cube Trays--Step by Step, with Slide Presentation. Meets 4 weeks, Monday and Wednesday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM.

Class 2 The Toilet Paper Roll--Does It Change Itself? Round Table Discussion. Meets 2 weeks, Saturday 12:00 for 2 hours.

Class 3 Is It Possible To Urinate Using The Technique Of Lifting The Seat and Avoiding The Floor, Walls and Nearby Bathtub?--Group Practice. Meets 4 weeks, Saturday 10:00 PM for 2 hours.

Class 4 Fundamental Differences Between The Laundry Hamper and The Floor--Pictures and Explanatory Graphics. Meets Saturdays at 2:00 PM for 3 weeks.

Class 5 Dinner Dishes--Can They Levitate and Fly Into The Kitchen Sink?Examples on Video. Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning At 7:00 PM

Class 6 Loss Of Identity--Losing The Remote To Your Significant Other.Help Line Support and Support Groups. Meets 4 Weeks, Friday and Sunday 7:00 PM

Class 7 Learning How To Find Things--Starting With Looking In The Right Places And Not Turning The House Upside Down While Screaming.Open Forum Monday at 8:00 PM, 2 hours.

Class 8 Health Watch--Bringing Her Flowers Is Not Harmful To Your Health.Graphics and Audio Tapes. Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.

Class 9 Real Men Ask For Directions When Lost--Real Life Testimonials. Tuesdays at 6:00 PM Location to be determined

Class 10 Is It Genetically Impossible To Sit Quietly While She Parallel Parks?Driving Simulations. 4 weeks, Saturday's noon, 2 hours.

Class 11 Learning to Live--Basic Differences Between Mother and Wife.Online Classes and role-playing Tuesdays at 7:00 PM, location to be determined

Class 12 How to be the Ideal Shopping Companion Relaxation Exercises, Meditation and Breathing Techniques. Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM.

Class 13 How to Fight Cerebral Atrophy--Remembering Birthdays, Anniversaries and Other Important Dates and Calling When You're Going To Be Late. Cerebral Shock Therapy Sessions and Full Lobotomies Offered.Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.

Class 14 The Stove/Oven-- What It Is and How It Is Used.Live Demonstration. Tuesdays at 6:00 PM, location to be determined.

Upon completion of any of the above courses, diplomas will be issued to the survivors.

The Garden

The West side Wicke 1st ear of corn. We know, we know, it is still a baby, but none the less, it is a corn!

Our zucchini! I couldn't believe it. The plants are growing all over the backyard and taking over the corn.
Here is the zucchini that you see in the picture above! I had Nathan cut it so that we could use it for our French scallop cuisine! Granted we only cut the small one and didn't even cut half of it. Hello zucchini soup and bread!



This is our yellow banana squash! There are many growing just like that.

And no, it is not the Michael McCean Musical.

Happy Mothers Day

This is a hard day for me, but also a joyous one. I've had time with this day for the past 15 years of my life but then again, it has been the most fulfilling. I don't need to go in to any great details and I won't but I just need to let every mother out there know that they are doing a fantastic job. Sometimes, you mothers think that your kids are never going to learn, they are never "going to get it", they are not going to be strong in the gospel and that one phrase that I have heard a lot of, "what did I do wrong?". Well, mothers, that is probably not what your Heavenly Father wants you to think and I want to let you know that you know that you are loved, wanted, cared for (physically, temporally, spiritually and everything else) and needed.

Your roles as mothers, sisters, aunts, grandmas, great grandmas, friends, cousins, wives and divine daughters of God change lives, help in changing attitudes, educate the weak and feeble and bless the lives that you come in contact with. God will continue to inspire you to fulfill your role as a woman so that his children will be blessed in this earth life.

I, am not one to speak on mothers as I am childless at my old age, however, I know that God has in store for me something exciting and something that I can not comprehend at this time nor will I ever be able to understand. I do know that he has placed women in my life so that I can learn from them, understand their ideas, learn to appreciate life and how to use their examples to raise my family...OK, remember that I don't have kids, but I do have a spouse and a dog and all of the lessons help with both! :o)

I need to get ready for church. Nathan bought me a NANO for mothers day and I've been playing with it all day and haven't even showered yet for church :o) Luckily, I already read my scriptures and am prepared in that manner. I even made waffles for breakfast, what is up with that? I thought that I was supposed to take the day off!

Karen

To all of you

I love Lucy

For the past couple of weeks I've been entertaining myself with the I Love Lucy series while Nathan does homework and studies. I just bring 4-5 dvd's in the room and plop them in my computer (like I'm doing now) and just crack up, do some work for work (yes, work away from work and I don't get paid for it, which sucks, but oh well, I'm only #1 once again).

Anyways, I laugh and then laugh some more because some of what happens on the show I can see happening in our family. I'm cracking up and then Nathan comes in to see what all of the commotion is about and then he ends up finishing the episode with me!

What is hilarious is how quick the episodes really are. They are about 15-22 minutes in length. Forget the commercials, it is great to not have them.

I can't wait until I can afford a DVR and other fancy stuff so that I can watch it anywhere.

Well, other than that, the West side Wickes are fine. Nathans garden is growing like a weed and it looks awesome. I'll take pictures in a few days and post them at that time. Our battery for the camera died so I had to revive it!

Work is busy, I am still #1 for the department. I just told Nathan the other day that even though being #1 is awesome, it gets lonely sitting at the top. Overtime just began this last Saturday so I've already begun. I'm already tired of work of our busy season and it hasn't even started yet :o)

Nathan is half way finished with his MAED/CI program and we are so excited. He is getting ready to take the AEPA exam for educators and to complete 3 Arizona needed courses for teacher certification. Everything will be done by the end of June and we are so excited. School is getting ready to end for Nathan for the summer so substituting will end shortly so he can study for his needed classes.

I'll be going to Las Vegas, St George and Cedar City for Memorial Weekend to visit family. I'll drive up. I was going to take Kale but my aunt said that he has to stay outside and I can't do that. I'll feel so guilty if I leave him out there.

Nathan will take Kale with him this weekend to the Father and Sons outing for the ward so he'll be able to run around outdoors for a couple of days.

Nursery is going fabulous. Those little sweet spirits are so wonderful and hilarious. We talk about them every so often and I think about them a lot! I like to do the lessons and play games with them and sing songs. I have laminated some pictures after coloring them that go with the songs that we sing. It is quite entertaining!

I need to get some sleep. I have LONG days at work.

Love everyone,

Karen