Happy New Year
With all the changes Im making this year perhaps being better at blogging will be one of them. I have a journal I write in so sometimes and I guess I feel like I am re-writing what I have already written. Also I have found that I am much better at speaking than writing (thus my major), so please forgive my errors for I do not care. If you have trouble reading something poorly written I advise you to stop now and save yourself the agony.
Anyway here is just a little up date about how our life is going here in Iowa. I have been working as a Substitute Teacher as of September 2011. So far I am really enjoying it, it pays decent here and the work is steady. It has also prompted me to continue my education in Speech Language Pathology. Yes that means I am planning to take the GRE and apply to grad. school this year. I feel nervous thinking about it, but I am also very excited. Any advice on the GRE is much appreciated:)
Ron is doing so well in school, it never ceases to amaze me how motivated and determined he is with his school work. I plan to be like him when I grow up:) He has almost reached his year mark which will be in March. We will have reached our year mark of being here in less than a month! I know I can hardly believe it myself.
All in all life has been good to us. We love our ward and are sad that some of our friends are leaving and more will be leaving soon. On a happy note more will be coming, its just the circle of life:)
Some updates on our families, starting with Ron. Darcy Ron's oldest sister is prego with her 4th child and will be having a home birth in about a month or two and is really excited for her new adventure. Lene Ron's second oldest sister just moved back with her 4 little ones to Las Vegas. Danny Ron's younger brother is in the military and will be deployed in March and will be leaving his sweet little wife. Jacob another little brother is in the MTC and will be headed out to Dallas Texas before we know it! Carl and Luke the babies of the family are doing what boys do (whatever that means :).
Now on to the crazy Collins clan! Daryle my older sister is working making bank at the mine and received her endowments in December, it was beautiful! AJ lives in Alaska and is doing well working and hiking and all that outdoorsy stuff. Jake will be welcoming his 3rd child in March and is working on his masters. Me I am cool. Starr is prego with her first and its a Girl! She is due in May and will most likely have her baby on my birthday. Teal is finishing up a year in Hawaii where she has been leading a grueling life of going to the beach, working at the PCC (Polynesian Cultural Center), dating handsome and buff poly boys and going to school. We all feel so sorry for the poor little darling and her tan skin. Madi, Sammi and Tacy are home with Mom and Dad keeping them young... or making them old sometimes I cant tell which.
Just a little side note I love plants! I have become a crazy plant lady and I love it. I have about 15 plants and hope to gain more as time goes on! When we came home from Christmas break which we were gone for over two weeks my 3 foot tall peace lilies looked as though they had died. It got really cold and their leaves were drooping to the ground. I really wish I would have taken a picture to show how sad they were. Yesterday I water all my plants and guess what today they thriving as if nothing had happened! So if you have a plant that needs a home I will be glad to help give it a good place to live. Well thats it for today thank you for reading.
