My near death experience...

Okay so maybe not near death, but in the process, it certainly felt as such. I was driving home from work on I-15 with my roommate Maren in the passenger seat. I had just gotten on the freeway and was staying comfortably in the far right lane. About 3 miles after getting on the freeway, a semi truck, that was travelling next to me, and in whom I was just about to pass, smacked into my front left end of my car. My car immediately swung towards the cement wall on my right and from there it was much like ping pong. I hit the semi again, which sent me back into the cement wall again. This happened for what seemed like eternity but was really only a few or several seconds. The entire time I just kept saying "What do I do? What do I do?" I felt like I had no control over my car and as you can see from the pictures, my front left tire was probably ruined after initial impact which is what made it even harder for me to steer. Luckily the cement wall and the semi truck kept me from rolling off the road or flying into other cars. As soon as my car came to a stop I was shaking from the adreniline. I was so relieved that it was finally over. I had not heard a sound from Maren the whole time, so I was relieved to see that she was conscious and well. Once we affirmed that we were both okay all worries and stress disappeared. I didn't care that my car was probably ruined forever, or that we were causing a serious traffic jam, I was just relieved we were both okay. I really didn't want to hurt my good friend Maren so I was much relieved to know she was okay. I was also happy to see the generosity of other drivers on the freeway. It wasn't seconds after we came to a stop before people came to our door to make sure we were okay. The airbags on the sides had deployed but luckily not the front ones. I had a bruise on my knee, a scratch and bruise on my wrist and Maren had a HUGE bruise on her arm from the air bag. Otherwise we walked away feeling very lucky that we didn't have any more injuries. The semi truck driver also seemed to be pretty okay. Turns out my honda is pretty tough though, as I caused enough damage to his front end that he also had to get towed. Friday evening drivers on I-15 were probably none too pleased, we caused quite the back up. Now, after only 6 months of having my car, I am on a hunt for a new a car:( Well, at least once I know how much I can spend :)

The Proposal

On Friday March 25th, at 3:10pm, 20 minutes before school got out, I was getting my students ready for math when Bryce walked into my room with a rose and a bag full of donuts. We had already decided to get married so I knew that he would propose to me at some point, but proposing to me at school was most definitely the last thing I would have ever expected. He politely introduced himself to my kindergartners (they didn’t even know I was dating someone, as if they would know what that meant anyway). One girl was raising her hand so Bryce asked if she had a question to which she simply replied “No…I was just waving at you”.

So, Bryce gets down on one knee…opens the box and inside is nothing but a folded up index card. The card had a clue that said my ring had been taken and I must find it. I was lead on a scavenger hunt through my room while my students helped me to know where to look. Finally the last clue says “stand on a chair, don’t be frustrated, it will be up there”. So I finally figured out what chair to stand on and was looking at the top of my whiteboard when one of my students said “Miss Morris—Do you see anything sparkly up there?!” And sure enough I did. I got it down and Bryce took it from me and asked me to marry him. He hugged me, then kissed me. You can imagine the response I got from a classroom full of kindergarteners: “EWWW!!” “Grossss!!!” “MISSS MORRRRISS!!!!” It was quite entertaining.

Finally, we finished off the day eating the donuts Bryce had gotten for the kids. One of my students said “ Miss Morris…does this mean we aren’t going to do math?!” “I asked “Aren’t donuts better than math?” Then one of my other girls chimed in and said “Seeing you kiss was better than donuts AND math!”

Normally I would be opposed to a public proposal but it was quite entertaining to do it with my kids. It was fun that they could be a part of it. After he proposed though, there were definitely some misconceptions. A lot of my students thought I had gotten married. I had to explain to them that I was not married but some day I would Mrs. Pinder. To which one student said “Miss Morris! I don’t want you to get married!!” I asked “Why?” “Because…I don’t like that name!”

That evening, Bryce took me to The Roof restaurant on top of the Joseph Smith Building that overlooks the temple. It was FANTASTIC. Everything about the proposal was perfect. And now I get wear the most beautiful ring and marry the most perfect man.

I am awful at blogging... especially putting pictures up so the pictures are actually in backwards order. Hope you can figure it out!










(Pictures at the bottom if you're not up to reading a novel :)

GOOD NEWS!

Every day during calendar I have the students tell me "good news". This is sometimes my favorite part of the day because kids just get to talk. Here is some good news that my kids have shared with me.

"The plumber is coming today because my mom's toilet is leaking."

"I have to take a bath today"

"My dog died" "Really?" "Yeah....a long time ago"

In March: "It is almost my birthday" "Oh how fun! When is it?" "In June"
(Next Day, same little boy.) "My birthday is tomorrow!" "I thought your birthday was in June" "It is!" "But it is only March" ".....oh".

"My tooth is wiggly!!!" ...I have at least one student tell me that every day.

"My elbow will be better on Friday"

"I came out of my mom riding a little red tricycle!"
"When you were born?"
"Yeah...and I looked up and smiled at her."


I have very positive students if all of these qualify as "good news" :)

Oh hello!

Hello Again,

Remember how I used to blog? Yeah that was good times and I almost managed to make it a whole entire year without one blog post!!! When I got a job teaching I went private because I thought it was required. So since I went private I didn't think it was worth it to post. BUUUUT I don't think it needs to be private so I AM BACK! Probably the only one that reads this is me.

UPDATE: I teach 60 Kindergartners. (Don't worry, not all at once). They are my kids. I love them AND they drive me crazy. Here are some funny things that they have said. Please enjoy:


"I watched the movie "Elf" on Sunday" -me

After much thought one of my students said:
"Miss Morris......elf is not a church movie"


I was drawing a flashlight on the board when one of my students said

"wooooaaaahhh.....hers draws a good flashlight"


Last week I left notes in my classroom from a "leprechaun" for St. Patrick's day. It was hilarious because anytime anything in the class was out of place my students would say "the leperchaun did it!" "that leprechaun is so tricky!" One of my students told me that there were some dice under the bookshelf. I asked him if he could get them out for me. Later I walked by while he was laying on the ground reaching his arm as far as he could. While grimacing he says "man....that leprechaun is gooood!"


During writing I had a girl who was writing a story that said "I fell when I was walking to school". She told me what her story was and I helped her with the first part. I left then came back a few minutes later. When I came back her story said "I fell when a shark bit me". I said "I thought your story was you fell when you were walking to school" to which she responded "It was, but then I accidentally wrote an 's' " What a simple solution!


"Miss Morris my grandma is here to pick me up!!!" -student
"Oh how fun! Is it your mom's mom, or your dad's mom?"-me
"hahaha No Miss Morris...it's my grandma!!" -student

Student shoots a wadded up piece of paper into the trash. "Wow, nice shot. You made a bank shot" -me "Bank shot?" -student "Yeah bank shot, when you shoot it off the wall."-me " OHHH YEAH! Bank shot is my favorite word!" -student


GOOD TIMES IN THE KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM. Next time I will post other happenings in my life with pictures. Be excited.