YEE- ES!

I JUST RECEIVED THEE BEST NEWS EVER! I'M SO EXCITED!!! ... pish posh- and I was SO nervous! More to come.

P.S. It involves my retirement from public education :)

P.S.S. NO- I am NOT pregnant.

SOS

Said to me moments ago while watching Donny Osmond perform on Dancing with the Stars:

"Why don't they all just quit now?!" -Cindy Metcalf

Obviously my mom still has a little flame going.

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MAY DAY MAY DAY: My job is insane. It's killing me. Man overboard- rescue needed!

REPLY: Distress signal received. Rest assured, on route now. ETA: May, 2010.

GREY BAP

A few weekends ago we went up to Payson for our Nephew's baptism.

The man of the hour- Mr. Baptism himself.

It's Offical. Mark has left the state!

(ABOVE) These pics are just after Mark was set apart to be an LDS missionary.

(Above) Mark head into the MTC- no looking back!

Did I mention we've moved a million times?

Before I begin I would like to brag that one of my students made me a cake with home made frosting yesturday. It was a boy who made it just because and no, as far as I can tell it was not poisoned.

Also: MINDI- I have added the Firefly and Seesaw catalogs for ages 5 and under. Check with Jane's teacher though because you could get them faster if you ordered through her. If she doesn't do book orders you can give her my email and I will show her how... or you can just order through me and I'll send them up first chance I have. nhadley@scmiddle.org

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In 6 years of marriage we have moved 9 1/2 times! Sheesh! ...And we're still not setteled, no- not settled in the least. Another big move is on the way. Where to? We're not quite sure. There are two viable options in the mix but we don't love either one of them so we're biding time. Biding time without our stuff. C'est la.... you know the rest. I've learned my lesson. Rather wait for what I want than go in debt to satisfy today's craving. Content is on the menu...

And the latest move:

The night Q's dad died we moved in with his mom to keep her company. After 8 months of the three muskuteers she moved to Ogden and once again we loaded up the boxes and bins that have been acting as our drawers for longer than I want to admit.

No- this isn't our stuff, but it is QM's stuff. She loaded this bad boy to the hilt 3 times and that was AFTER two garage sales! We didn't mind helping at all (and when I say we I mean Q because he is the one who had to do all the heavy lifting). Although, Q does swear profusely everytime I mention the chalkboards. He has had to move some of them 4 times because we keep moving and I can't part with them. They are those huge magnetic boards from my school and they're seriously heavy.

This is our last pic at the house. It was fun to have everyone down one last time. I will miss the herb garden intensly until I can figure out how to plant my own. The Lemon Basil was my favorite but I'm experiencing a deep craving to get some fresh Mint going.

QM (isn't she cute) had a last request:

A picture with the Jag on the red hill.

I'm pretty sure this Jag is treated nicer than some of Mark and Sheila's own children!

She is trying to decide if she wants to sell it so these pics serve double duty as possible KSL candidates. Anyone in the market for a jag?

P.S. We've hence upgraded from boxes and bins to laundry baskets.

I CAN GET YOU BOOKS FOR CHEAP!

Remember book catalogs from elementary school?
I am now doing book sales in my class (so I -and you- can get books for cheap).

Just go to my class site and order away.
I will add new catalogs every month.
Right now I have 3 catalogs available for you to peruse
but I can add more if you want to look at the books for elementary aged kids.
Just let me know.

GO HERE
to start ordering popular young adult books for cheap

Class Name (Log In): HadleyBooks
Password: HadleyBooks

Log in as a parent and shop away!

The Stirland Family Show

PEACH DAYS

Grandma's cloggers are still dancing... and so is grandma!

Her students put on their anual Peach Days show over labor day.

THE STIRLAND FAMILY SHOW

My family has this thing where we perform together every year and annual town events.

I must say, this was one of our best shows to date.

We had it all: Dancing, Violins, Guitar, Singing, Piano Solos, and a few jokes.

The Burrs and KJ even made a special trip down just to be in the family show this year.

Mom, GPo, and Michelle can find harmony in anything!

We brought out Moses Supposes again- it almost killed me!

The peanut gallery was awesome. We had a pretty big crowd- you know: the usuals.

(yes, we have fans)

We decided our fave number was when Dave brought out the "All of Dancers"

Video Footage:

This first one is so classic! Grandm was in her element and so blissfully happy singing "You Make Me Feel So Young" with her daughters. They have sung this song at Peach Days for years and years and years. Something about this time was super special though. I need to remember to get close ups next time so you can see her eyes sparkle with joy. Really, we all came back this year because of her. Over 35+ years of Stirland Family Shows and she is still dancing and singing and loving every minute of being on stage with her kids. It's not about attention or fame, it's about fun and doing it together and tradition. The second clip is our biggest crowd of family Irish dancers ever! Even Michelle and Becky joined in on the Riverdance bonanza!