Remember when...(part 4)

I've decided to continue the "Remember when" sequence. Thus begins part 4!

Remember when our whole family was together for an hour (or two) in between missionary chaos? I've been thinking about this alot lately. I'm so grateful for those few hours of togetherness.

Remember how we have annual Easter Egg Rolls at the park? It's funny to look back and see how much we have all changed! Look at my little Bean and baby Marcie :)

 Remember when Scott and I were inseparable? Guess who comes home in 99 days. Guess who made me promise not to count down...

  Remember when we went to those ruins and saw the creeeeeeepy owls?

Remember when Grace was a tiny little creature? Remember when we were eating lunch and Grace was chasing the squirrels around? Too cute!

 Remember when my best friend Scott graduated from Mesa High and I wasn't even allowed to go?!

No, I'm not bitter.

 Remember when Anna and I bought matching shirts in Utah? Pretty much awesome.

Remember when Anna had braces?

 Remember when I went to a dance with this handsome guy? Remember how everyone thought that dress was my old choir dress. My mom is just that good!!

Remember when Brad's old companion's auntie took this picture for us? Ha ha! 

Remember how I had to go to girls camp right after we dropped Scott off at the airport?

That was NOT my favorite thing ever.

Remember that surprise "hike" trip we took to the temple?

We were kinda terrible/cranky that morning (sorry Mom). We're cute in this picture though!

Also, I remember having a BLAST chasing those cats at the park :)

Remember when I went to PROM with Parkie-poo Schnepf? 

Our day activity was so much fun! "Seaweed" wars, Marc sharks, eating Ned's, and getting lost were definitely highlights.

Remember when Racho-face was my other half?

She's coming home from NAU soon and I can't wait to party it up with my BFF!

Remember when we went to Washington DC on a choir trip?

I never knew I could be so tired and have so much fun at the same time.

We had a blast learning about our blessed country, making up songs, counting stairs, taking bench pictures, drinking nasty juice, and singing like there was no tomorrow!

Remember when Brother Livingstone blackmailed me into being friends with these girls? I'm so glad he did!

Remember when we decorated that secret persons car for their birthday?

Remember when we went to that Latin dance and partied all night?

Remember all those procrastination chats we've had when we were supposed to be doing homework or studying? Love those, love you both!

Remember when I graduated from Mesa High? (Remember how I forgot my yellow Honor thing...oops)

Remember how it was raining during the whole ceremony?

Remember how the girl sitting next to me really had to use the bathroom and she almost wet her pants?!

Remember how I had the greatest friends ever? I do.

Remember when we went on that early morning hike?

Remember how the sky was beautiful but the smell in the air wasn't?

Remember how sick we got on the way home? Barf...literally.

Remember when I was on a "Remember when" kick? It's kind of addicting guys!

I think you should all try it. 

You should all write a remember when post.

I dare you.

Happy last full week of school!!!!!!!

The Results are In

Just in case you don't live on Facebook like some of us:

I PASSED THE AEPA!!!!!

This equals I can now be a teacher if I so desire. I'm glad to be done with the waiting!

In the world of Iron

First off, let's start with Sis. Cluff's question as to what is so bad about Organ Stop. Honestly, there's nothing really bad about working at Organ Stop except the usual issues you find with almost any other job. The terrible thing about Organ Stop is that it sucks you in, there's a saying that says you can never really quit at Organ Stop, you'll always come back. It is true 95% of the time, unless you get fired you can always come back (even some people who have been fired have been rehired). Organ Stop is too convenient, they work with your schedule really well which is why I've been there for over 8 years. So, for an entry level job it is great and fantastic, but once you're in it's hard to get out. That's all that's really  bad at Organ Stop.

Moving on to the topic of the day: Iron. Since I have become an expert in how to take Iron, I thought I'd share my wisdom with you just in case you ever need to take it.

Over October break I got super sick, like so sick that I finally allowed my mother to take me to the doctor (that's a big deal at our house). They fixed me all up and made me better, but part of that involved taking iron because I was super anemic. So, the lovely doctor prescribed this:

 It's called Integra. She said that it was very mild, and most people don't get sick when they take it. Well, I was an exception to that rule. It made me want to barf every time I took it, and I even followed all the directions like taking it at exactly the same time every day, and making sure I ate 2 hours before I took it and 1 hour after (which is hard to do when you're student teaching and working at  the same time). I didn't like it at all so I talked to my wonderful sister-in-law, who knows all about the world of natural medicine, and I asked her if there was something better I could be taking instead. She did a little research and found this:

I decided to try it and I love it! It doesn't make me want to barf. Granted it is only 20% of your daily iron instead of 125%. I take it every day with 12 oz. of orange pineapple juice. Since I take my iron faithfully I have researched and learned all about it, and here's what I've learned:

• Do not take iron with milk it will make it so it doesn't absorb into your body.
• Liquid iron (like I take now) is better for you because your body can absorb it better.
• Taking iron with Orange juice helps your body to absorb it better (hence, why I take it with orange pineapple juice).
• Do not take liquid iron with water unless you like the taste of Camp Kenyon water (which I do not).
• Pickles and iron are a bad combination and are the only time I've felt sick taking liquid iron (it took awhile to figure that connection out)
• If you are anemic and take iron it gives you energy and makes it so you don't feel so tired all the time.

 That's it on the iron subject. I hope you learned something new today. In other business, look forward to a Spring Break post involving pictures. Here's one for you while you wait.

 PS-Hasn't General Conference been wonderful?