5.6.18

Hello! I’m so glad spring is starting to come! We’ve had more sunny days than rain and it’s been a welcome change!

I’ve been working at Horizons elementary school a lot lately. I’ve been working MWF and doing preschool TT. This job at Horizons keeps extending and it has been good. I work in the PBIS room which stands for positive behavior intervention specialist. Basically all the kids that have problems get on a plan and have their behavior tracked, if they do well, then they get rewards with things like computer time and little trinkets. It helps the kids that have behavior issues do a little better. I also have to answer the walkie talkie- hand held radio for calls of kids misbehaving. It’s a little crazy sometimes and sometimes boring. I’m never sure which is better...

Most of the kids come from heart braking situations. One lives with his Nana and his mom abandoned him. He has no idea who his dad is. 

Makes me grateful for my life and that my kids had a good upbringing. 

For preschool this week, I took pics of the kids with the letters M O M and put them in a collage for their Mother’s Day gifts. They turned out so cute and I’m probably more excited about them than the kids! Ha!

In recently got the bookshelf plus ap from Deseret boom. I have been loving it. I would recommend it to anyone who loves reading or listening to books from Deseret Book. All my other books I listen to or read I can get from the library, but I never want to spend the money on Deseret books.. so many on are on the plus ap. It’s under $10 a month. I have recently been listening to a historical fiction book on the life of Peter the apostle. It has been really good putting thing into perspective for me and a timeline. I’ve gone back and read for the New Testament a few times to compare what is true/fiction. I’m kind of not wanting to to listen to it right now because I’m at the part where Jesus is going to be crusified. So sad just thinking about it, but I’m excited for what happens after! I’m grateful for the knowledge of my Savior dying for me and my sins can be forgiven. I’m grateful for good books that can help me understand this better, too. 

Turners are leaving a week from Monday for their mission. They’ve been gone a lot visiting family, so we didn’t get to hear a talk from them. 

Keagan has dentist and doctor appointments this week for mission paperwork. He was disappointed because we took him 6 months ago to the dentist they said he didn’t need his wisdom teeth pulled.. well now he does and has to see an oral surgeon because one is in strange. So hopefully that doesn’t push it back too much.. only a couple weeks until we can get him all the appointments he needs. 
He goes to another prom this weekend. His at North Thurston. They each wanted to go to their own school prom for their Senior year and Mormon prom.. so three proms for them this year. Wow!

Well.. have a good week!
Love ya!
Sis. Shoop