Life in the FFaaasssttt Laaanne

This is one of my favorite pictures. Family is so important, and it is the only thing that has gotten me through so far this year and in my life. I have gone back to school teaching this year, and I am teaching at two schools this year. One in the morning and one in the afternoon. It really keeps you hopping, that is for sure. School starts at 8:00 at my first school. I am a Special Ed. Teacher and I work with the Kindergarten kids and 1st graders. I leave my first school at 11:00 and get to my next school at about 11:15 (that will change in the winter). I start seeing my 3rd graders at 12:00. So I have a fast lunch, and make sure that I am ready and prepared for when they come to my class. At this school I see 3rd grade, Kindergarten, and 2nd grade.

Neill has a new job too. He is working at Basic American doing all different kinds of things. It's rough, because it is shift work, and he works some days, some nights, and it is 12 hrs. straight.
It's nice in a way though because he is working in Blackfoot. I sure do love him for taking on that job.

It seems like I can get so caught up in life that I forget the important things sometimes. It seems as if the days run together. Neill and I might not see each other for a day, and the next thing you know it seems like I'm running in one direction and he is running in the other. The thing I need to remember is to slow down and enjoy the journey. Take time to enjoy the people around you. The things that really count in your life like family (Husbands, parents, brothers and sisters on both sides of family). As I rush through the day trying to get from here to there I forget to take a moment and thank Heavenly Father for Neill and that the car is working, and that the sun is shining, or that there is no snow on the ground to contend with yet.

Sometimes I, and maybe some of you get caught in the FAST LANE. We have jobs we have to do to make a living, but I am going to try not to make that my life. I am going to strive harder to spend time with the people that really count, and the people I love.

Sometimes while writing this Blog I am able to ponder and see what I need to do in my own life, and other times it is a fun and exciting story. I hope things are going well for all of you out there.
Take some time out of your busy life and spend it with some loved ones. See how it makes you feel and them.

Sincerely,

Emily :)