Ink

Currently I am student teaching in a 6th grade Language Arts class. I love it! Today while I was reading aloud to the students a serious novel, The Devil's Arithmetic, a student came up to me. He had blue ink all over his hands and asked if he could go to the bathroom to wash it off. He said that his pen had exploded. I couldn't help but laugh! Since the serious tone was ruined...I shared with the class a story from when I was in 6th grade. I told them how I had gel pens and would suck the ink up to make them look more full. One time I accidently sucked ink into my mouth and had to ask the teacher if I could go to the bathroom to get the ink out of my mouth. I don't think the students took the rest of the chapter in the book seriously, but we had a good laugh!

Maybe I'm Not a Blogger

A few hours ago I sat down to do some blogging...nothing came. I read through a couple of people's blogs and decided that I don't have the same things to talk about as other people do. I don't have kids, I don't do crafts, I don't spend long periods of time pondering life...

Well, after spending half the day doing family history and taking a shower (I think the best in the shower) it came to me...I can blog about family history! Don't worry I'll still include major events and trips in our lives.

It has been about 3 years since my Grandma Juanita Worthy Peeler died. I didn't know my grandmother very well because she lived in South Carolina. I have felt closer to her than I ever have before since she has died.

I have had the privelage of obtaining her geneological records and notes that she made over the years.

Currently I am looking up names that she wrote down in a notebook as she visited cemeteries in South Carolina. As I read the names I picture her patiently walking trough cemeteries looking for surnames along her family lines.

Today I came across two major frustrations mixed with joy while working on family history (that's why some people hate doing family history...that's why I enjoy family history)

1. Simpson 'Sip' Millwood b. 1818 wife is either Sarah Sprouse or Millie Fowler, or both. I really wanted to be able to find his parents or a hint of where the Millwoods came from. I had a glimpse of hope when I typed his name into Google and found that someone had written about his grave site on Find a Grave. There was a little bio about him and his family! I also able to find out more information about his children that I previously did not have. I would have thought that he died in Union, South Carolina...I was wrong, he died in Rutherford, North Carolina. That changes things.

2. I really wish that this unkown Mr. Haney who had some form of relationship with my 3rd great grandmother would come to life...also her father, I don't know who either of the men are.

I really enjoy family history and I have to give myself time limits or I find myself neglecting Daniel and living my life. I just find inner peace and energy while working on it.

Thank you to my Wiese grandparents for their example of working on family history and a special thank you to Grandma Peeler for leaving this legacy for me and guiding me through.

What Have We Been Doing

Well mostly we have just been really busy!

We visited both families during the week of Christmas. Daniel spent all Christmas Break studying for some tests for school while I worked on Family History. Daniel did pass the tests he was studying for!

We are now back in school and have 4 months till graduation!

I am student teaching in a 1st Grade classroom and will student teaching in a 6th Grade language arts classroom starting in March.

We got a printer for Christmas so we no longer have to rely on the Univeristy for printed materials!

Running the Gap

Daniel ran his first ever Marathon on September 4th. He did the 'Running the Gap' marathon in Pocatello, Idaho. His time was 4 hours and 19 minutes.

Thank you to everyone who came and supported him!

San Jose July 2010

Daniel got invited by his professor to go to a NASA Lunar conference in San Jose, California. We left Sunday the 18th after church and headed out to Reno. The road we took to about Winnamucca had hardly anyone on it! If we had run out of gas or something no one would have been there to help us. Luckily we made it safely to I-80. Sunday night we stayed in Reno, Nevada at Circus Circus.

On Monday we ate breakfast in Reno and drove to Sunnyvale, California (10 Minutes East of San Jose). Since it was my 22nd Birthday we went out to eat at Chili's.

On Tuesday we went to the conference...I mostly tried to look like I knew what was going on, then gave up and slept. The food at the conference was amazing though! We ate our breakfasts and lunches there. Tuesday night we went into Downtown San Jose, it was kind of a let down. They have a Japan Town there but the musuem was closed. I did however, get to eat sushi.

On Wednesday I was smarter and took family history stuff to do. Daniel then delivered his 3 minute speech about the research he is doing and was able to make some connections after with other researchers. That night we went to the bay and watch people windsail. We then went to the campus of Stanford University, it was so beautiful!

Thursday checked out of our hotel and went to the conference until about 1pm. We then left and drove straight to Kaysville. We arrived in Kaysville at 1:30am. The next day we went to a Bee's Baseball game with the Garrett's

22nd Birthday

For my 22nd Birthday my dad and I took my sister-in-law Rachel on a horseback trail ride. It was the first time I had been on a horse in 2 years! I enjoyed the ride but as always I found it annoying all the work that has to go into getting the horses ready. Molly and I had a good ride, we just get along really well.

After the horse ride I organized my bedroom at home and got rid of some junk.

We then had a BBQ with Dad, Mom, Jake, Todd, Kari, Daniel, John, Rachel, and me.

It was a good birthday :)

4th of July Weekend

Daniel and I spent the 4th of July weekend in Rockland, Idaho. We stayed with my aunt and uncle, Kris and Tonia. On their property they have the bus that my Great-Grandpa Wiese turned into a touring vehicle, we stayed Friday night and Saturday night in the bus.

The first night I was scared a Coyote was trying to get in the bus but when Daniel made me see what it was for real, it turned out to be one of the many cats on the property.

Cats on the Arbor.

Friday morning we woke up early and ran the Rockland 5K. It was my first 5k Ever! It was really cold though. We then enjoyed the festivities of the 4th of July in Rockland: candy drop from an airplane, pig chase, chicken chase, and food. Jacob, my brother, ended up catching one of the greased pigs!

Saturday afternoon Dan and I watched the world cup while Dad, Erin, Jacob, Tiana, Kris, and Grandpa hauled hay.

In the evening we took the airboat out on the Snake River at Massacre Rocks.

Sunday morning we went to church in American Falls. We then ate lunch at Grandpa and Grandma's and then visited Matt, Sheila, and Laurana before returning home.