Why? In relation to American Companies...

So I don't get it.  Jayson and I have been thinking about getting a new car (or atleast a gently used one) for awhile now.  We have been thinking about sending the Camaro and possibly the Protege on their way and taking the money to get a bigger car for our family.  My question is, why do car dealers think that used cars are the same price as new cars, and then why do they think that new cars need to cost so much?!  And don't get me started on their financing!

Then, cell phones.  Why do you have to have a data plan with virtually every single phone and then why don't the phones that don't require the data plan never have the features you are looking for?  And why do almost all the phones contain touch screens?  I seriously think the phone companies know these things always malfunction and need insurance!  Talk about a pre-meditated fleecing of America.  And another thing, I don't understand, why do people who have perfectly good (brand new) phones think they need another new phone?  I can't believe the number of individuals at the cell phone store today who were purchasing (at full price) brand new phones, to replace their already new model cell phones!

Ok, I think I am done venting!  Just so annoyed today with the marketing world!

The Back to School Bug has BIT!

I have spent so much time planning and trying to decide how to make my classroom this school year special.  I just spent about $12.00 to make a learning rug for my classroom.  I took beach mats and duck tape then connected the mats together to create one large mat for my students to sit on.  The best part is that it is lightweight and easy to roll up so it will be a sinch to move!  I also have been making student pouches to place on the back of my student's chairs so I don't end up with a bunch of misplaced paper.  I love being able to apply some of the things that I saw in other classrooms last year in my own this year.  Its will be a new slate and a new start.  I will have to post pictures when the final product is finished!  I can't wait to see how things turn out.

The Spauldings Came to Town!

So yesterday my Father-in-law and Sisters-in-law came to town.  We met up at the Cheesecake Factory for dinner, introduced Kayson to all my old co-workers, and then went home to play with Grandpa and the Aunties for the remainder of their short visit.  While Grandpa and Jayson were out fixing the car, Kayson played and talked with his aunts!  It was so cute, Elyse laid next to Kayson on the floor and looked at Kayson and had the following conversation:

Elyse:  Hi Kayson!
Kayson: Hi.
Elyse: How are you doing?
Kayson: Gooood.

Kayson may have no idea what he is saying, but it was just to darn cute!  I can't wait until he can talk, I kinda am hoping that he will have conversations with me and that his first words will be MAMA!  We will just see what ends up happening, hopefully once his two bottom teeth come in all the way he will be able to talk with us!

Here is Kayson's blog for the day:

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Oh My Spoiled Little Boy!

I thought today would be a perfect day to remember some of the things cute Kayson has recently done.  A couple of days ago Kayson, Aunt Melissa and I were scrapbooking and Kayson wanted my attention.  While sitting in Aunt Missy's lap, he looked me straight in the face and yelled MOM as loud as he could.  The look of victory on his face, when I responded, was probably one of the cutest things I have ever seen in my life.  Yesterday (July 21, 2010), Kayson has sitting on my lap before his nap.  I had an unopened Diet Coke next to me and before I could even get situated, Kayson had snatched up the soda can and tried to open it to drink it.  He got so frustrated when he couldn't get it opened that he shook it all up, so needless to say, that was one of the fuzziest Diet Cokes I have ever had.  Then today, I took Kayson to his first Ikea store!  We where looking around the kid section when a certain red toy came into view.  Kayson snatched the ugly red rino on a ring off the shelve and shoved it into his mouth before I could pry it from his Kung Fu grip!  Kayson got a new toy today, and the little smirk on his face once again yelled "Victory"!  He also learned that when you stick out your tung and blow that you can make an elephant sound.  Lets just say he spent the entire afternoon making elephant sounds with the cutest little facial expression, I hope to capture it on camera or video someday soon. I don't know what to do about my spoiled little boy!  I love to spoil him.  I love to give him hugs and kisses, read him stories, play with him and his toys, and make funny faces at him!  He makes life fun and exciting and I can't wait to see and experience all of the other cute and quirky things he will do!

The Two Extremes

So Jayson, Kayson, and I went to the Drive-in Movies off of Redwood Road last night and it was hot!  We have now done the drive-ins in the bitter cold (in which we had to run the heater, defroster, and wind shield wipers the whole time), on a nice weekday evening (perfect weather), and then again on an extremely hot Saturday night (the temp at 1:30 AM was in the mid 80's)!  I think our preference for this family outting from now on will be during the week (to avoid the ridiculous crowds), and when the weather in in the mid to low 80's during the day (so we won't roast at night).  The movies were still fun and we had a good time watching Disney's, Despicable Me, and then the, A-Team, with Melissa and Skyler last night! 

A Long Time Coming!

Gee wiz! I had no idea how long it has been since we started a blog, let alone that we had one! Hahaha, I totally forgot everything associated with it! Well a lot has transpired since we blogged last and here is the update!

I graduated from UVU's education program in 2009, taught Kindergarten at Eagle Valley Elementary School in 2009-2010, and am getting ready to teach Kindergarten again this year at Mount Mahogany Elementary for this upcoming school year! I am really hoping that this school will become my new permanent home and that I won't have to be out looking again next year.

Jayson got his Associates Degree in Automotive Technology this year! YEah! Received the Student of the Year and Top Student Awards from the College of Automotive at UVU, and now is chasing after his Bachelors in Technology Management. He is so much more motivated now that he sees the end in sight!

We have had many adventures in the last year (2009-2010)! Last summer we vacationed with my family in Disney World (yes I returned to my roots) and found out right before we went that I was expecting, who would have thunk?! Like I said, I taught my first year in Eagle Mountain, hosted Christmas at my house (my parents came to us since my husband couldn't leave because of work and I couldn't travel), and in February we welcomed our wonderful little boy, Kayson, to our family. Ever since then life has been really fast pace! We just returned from an awesome vacation in Kansas City and Branson, Missouri, and are currently debating moving from our PG home to another location in Utah Valley. Jayson is working full time at Autozone and I get to be the stay at home Mommy until the middle of August when I return back to teaching! I have to admit that I am really looking forward to a school year in which I am not puking my guts out and catching every single cold, bacteria, and virus that walks into the classroom! Hopefully, the Swine Flu will leave our family alone this year since last year it put both Jayson and I out of commission for over two weeks and canceled our trip to California last fall.

I will do my best to keep things updated on this thing and will try to link it to Facebook so our friends can look at it and keep in touch!