Dancing Queens and Mad Scientists

So Halloween came and went...it was crazy! It started Thursday night with a date with Levi where we carved pumpkins and watched Hocus Pocus. That was a fun night, but ended so late for it being a work night. It was the first time that I had ever carved pumpkins. I ended up breaking 2 saws as I was carving too! Haha...oops. But our pumpkin turned out really good. It was a really good night.

The next day at school it was one big party all day long. I have to say I have the best class ever though. All morning the kids were outside running around and doing activities we had set up for them. It was so funny to watch them race, play tug-of-war, do sack races, and other things. It was fun to be able to take pictures of them and play with them too. After that they were

exhausted so we watched a movie. I spent most of the movie pulling students out of class to do work that they owed me. I know, mean teacher. And then after they had study hall or music, we had class parties which involved SO much food! It was so good though! I love my job! Right after school my roommate and I went to the middle school and helped set up a haunted house in the middle school. We did that until about 6 pm and then went to dinner with the principal, secretary, librarian, counselor, and everyone else who had been helping set up. After that we went home and got ready for the costume dance at the institute. We were amazing! Erin, Bailey, Kasi, and I were all members of ABBA. It was fun but we were exhausted by the end and my feet were killing me. I passed out on the couch for a bit before going to bed.

Then Saturday came. Talk about a busy day too. We woke up and got ready and went to the middle school to finish setting up the haunted house. Let's just say we were there until we had come home and get ready for it. Erin, Kasi, and I were all in it. It was crazy! Then we ran back to the middle school and put finishing touches on the haunted house before it opened for business. We did that for 3 hours. It was fun! I was a mad scientist in the labratory and I looked crazy! Erin and I showed up at a surprise party for about 10 minutes after that before going home and cleaning ourselves up and then going to bed. Our feet were once again killing us! So it has been quite the crazy weekend. But it has been an incredibly good weekend, except for the fact that it is almost over and I feel like I haven't had a break at all!

And then today in Stake Conference President Packer talked about "the valley" meaning the Gila Valley, meaning Thatcher and I was so proud to be sitting in "the valley" and listening to him say that. I love Thatcher!!!