The week in review

i don't know what kind of news I could write to make people interested enough to comment on my blog but it is surely interesting to me that I have lost some weight!!! My pants sag right off of my waist now. I have been running 3times a week since May and it has been hard to tell if any weight has been falling off. I could tell that my legs were getting back into shape and that I was feeling more fit, but the numbers on the scale only dropped by a few little pounds that I didn't feel was very reflective of all the work I was putting in. Finally last night I put these pants on and realized that even if the numbers don't way what I thin or want them to say, something good is finally happening!


The blond missionary in this picture is Elder Hanson. We have known him his whole mission-he has been here through at least two transfers but maybe even three. He is somewhat shy and reminds me of my brother Chris who is also serving a mission. Elder Hanson helped demo our bathroom when we were going to put new tile in. (I'll post a picture of that when it is all painted.)
Cambria thinks he is really cute and I suggested that we call him Elder Handsome. She was mortified at the thought of me ever mentioning such a thing. Elder Koontz is his companion- we like him too and he is still here in our area.

Kai wanted me to take this picture of our little beloved. Soon it will happen and their is no way for me to stop it. This week our little baby will turn two which means he will no longer be our little baby but a full fledged toddler. . . time flies on the swiftest of wings.

I found this picture in a photo album that my grandma has. The bride and groom are John and Libbie Ferguson, the aunt and Uncle we just had such a great time with in Utah. My mom is the red head on the left. It is fun to see a picture like this of all my aunts.

Kai has been having quite an interesting time at the High School where he teaches . One of the classes that he has to sit through with his sped student has been teaching about evolution vs. creationism. On the black board notes that the students were supposed to copy said creationism was a theory based of faith that has no scientific proof to support it. Evolution included notes that said scientifically proven. Kai was quite upset at these notes but didn't feel like he could say anything in front of the students to directly contradict the teacher. After what seemed like an eternity a student raised his hand and asked "How has evolution been scientifically proven?" To which the teacher stammered and finally admitted, "Well, I guess it is really just a theory . . ."

Wow- do you know what your kids are being taught?

The next day was teaching about how we evolved from apes. The same students asked "if we evolved from apes, then why aren't apes still evolving into humans?" Good question right? The teacher then had to explain that once again it was just a theory. Good thing that student spoke up. It is amazing what liberties teachers can take these days. He was presenting theory as fact. Pretty scary. It makes me remember that I need to be involved in my kids education and know what they are learning everyday.