just another manic monday...

well, sort of.
today was the first day of school for the kids!

i am doing only part time right now, so i got done about noon, which i must admit was kind of nice! haha. :) i am teaching little 1st and 2nd graders, and they are CUTE! i had fun getting to know them and doing some fun activities with them today.

this weekend we continued our crafty streak by making more frames, and helping amindia make this awesomely cute french memo board! here, take a look...

(for those of you that don't know what a french memo board is, you can hang notes or pictures from it. we made it by covering a cheap bulletin board with batting, fabric, ribbon and buttons.) :)

here are the frames kelly and i made. (mine's the one that's black and pink).


we've really enjoyed making them. if anyone is interested in ordering one, shoot me an email and we'd be happy to make one for you! :)

nothing much new besides that here. ben is still gone, and we are hoping the next few days go quickly so he can be home again! although it won't be for very long.... :/ i am also hoping to start doing a bible study with these girls, so you can pray about all of that if you think about it. thank you, friends! hope y'all had a nice weekend! :)

last day of freedom.

today was it.
i gotta be back at school tomorrow morning.
and i have mixed feelings about this. :) haha.

still being crafty w the girls, yesterday we decorated frames from the 100 yen store (our dollar stores) using scrapbook paper, stamps, and embellishments. i think they turned out super cute - here, take a look!

been a little while...

since i posted! sorry about that.
i went away for a few days last week and got to ride on ben's ship actually! that was fun and we had a nice time together hanging out... (i don't have the pictures, though - they are on the camera he still has with him).
since getting back i have been trying to get ready for school - teachers have to be there on wednesday! but it is kind of hard to get ready because i still am not sure exactly what job i have! haha. thankfully the LORD knows, but i'll certainly be glad when i know too!
yesterday i went and explored w some girls i have been hanging out w lately. they are very sweet, and we had a nice day - even though we got soaked from the rain! we didn't get to see as much of this temple as we wanted because of the rain, but i did get a few pictures of the sites, and the girls.






after wards we watched movies, made cards, and ate chicken salad sandwiches :)



hope you all are enjoying the last days of summer! its hard to believe that school is almost back in swing. i am looking forward to being busy again as ben is not here, and i am really missing him! i am not looking forward to a long fall away from my hubby, that's for sure. if you think of it, please pray for us - we are getting weary of being apart and being here. thanks, friends. we miss and love you all!