WE HAVE A TRADE DEAL

MAY ALPINE RETIRED TEACHER'S LUNCH

OUR ALPINE ELEMENTARY RETIRED TEACHER'S LUNCH

FOR MAY WAS HELD ON
MONDAY, MAY 21, AT

MAGLEBY'S FRESH IN LINDON.

 NOTHING SAYS FUN LIKE A

"CAROLYN SELFIE!"

FRONT ROW:  ADONNA IVERSON, CATHY TIBBITTS, CAROLYN HUTCHINGS,

LYNN HUTCHINGS

BACK ROW:  CHERYL DOMINGUEZ, VICKY HAWS (HUSBAND, JAY'S

HAT IS BEHIND), ME, LINDA DIBB, JOHN POOL, JOY ALLDREDGE,

BONNA HANSON, DIANE DURRANT, BRAD TIBBITTS

ROYAL WEDDING HIGHLIGHTS

ROYAL WEDDING

ZACH

Zach Murdoch was one of my favorites!

He was married on May, 17.

Such a great kid!

But, you couldn't say Zach without

saying Jake. (Ebert)

Luckily, Jake got home just days

before the wedding!

When they were in 6th grade, they did

all my male baptisms!

OUR TEAM IS OUR STRENGTH

RAKE, SHOVEL, SWEEP, MOW, OR BLOW?

MAY

MY MONTH OF MAY, WHILE TEACHING, USED TO LOOK
AND FEEL LIKE THIS:

TESTING WRAP-UP

WRITING ASSESSMENT WRAP-UP

CLEANING

ANATOMY UNIT

CLEANING

CIVIL WAR UNIT
FIVE FAMILY BIRTHDAYS
(ONE YEAR, A NIECE'S WEDDING)
ORDERING SUPPLIES

9 MONTH READING FILE DUE

CLEANING

SRA'S DUE

MOTHER'S DAY PROJECTS

"GIRAFFE DAY"

 TEACHING "THE TWIST" TO ENTIRE 5TH GRADE

"HOPE OF AMERICA"

CLEANING 

"MARKET DAY"

REPORT CARDS

"METRIC OLYMPICS"

CLEANING

BOOK CHECK-IN

DANCE FESTIVAL

"WATER DAY"

RIBBONS FOR "METRIC OLYMPICS"

CLEANING
"FIELD DAY"

AWARDS

GRADING . . . GRADING . . . GRADING

BULLETIN BOARDS DOWN

MAKING SUNDAES

AEA RETIREMENT DINNERS
WORKING AT TEMPLE EVERY FRIDAY

ETC.

BECAUSE OF MY DIAGNOSIS OF
CHARCOT FOOT FIVE YEARS AGO,
 I, ALONG WITH MY FOOT DR., 

MADE THE DECISION TO RETIRE.

BESIDES ALL OF THE ABOVE, I ADDED:

CLEANING OUT ALL CUPBOARDS

CLEANING DESK

MAKING NOTES FOR A NEW TEACHER

CLEANING CARTS

THROWING OUT

THROWING OUT

THROWING OUT
(BUT NOT THROWING UP)
DECIDING WHO WOULD GET WHAT

I SPENT 3 SATURDAYS FROM 6:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.

ALL WHILE IN A BOOT, CRUTCHES, AND WHEELCHAIR.

I HAD THE BEST HELPERS OVER
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!

AND, NOW, MY MAYS LOOK LIKE THIS:

DANCE FESTIVALS AT 3 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS
HIGH SCHOOL DANCE RECITAL
PRE SCHOOL GRADUATIONS
KINDERGARTEN GRADUATIONS
6TH GRADE GRADUATIONS
(HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS STARTING IN 2019, ALMOST
NON-STOP FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS)
TEMPLE TRIPS
MUSEUM OF NATURAL CURIOSITY
SWIMMING MID-MORNING
CLASS PLAYS
TULIP FESTIVAL
"HOPE OF AMERICA" (NO KIDS TO RIDE HERD ON)
MUSEUM OF ANCIENT LIFE
CLASS PROGRAMS
RECITALS
ALPINE ELEMENTARY RETIRED TEACHERS' LUNCH
VISITS FROM OUT OF TOWN FRIENDS
VISITING THE CLASSROOMS OF ALL GREAT NIECES AND NEPHEWS
IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL . . . MAKING DONATIONS TO EACH
TEACHER FOR TEACHER APPRECIATION


BEST OF ALL, BEING A 
"STAY AT HOME AUNT!"

TEACHER APPRECIATION

Today was National Teacher Appreciation Day.

I always loved the Teacher Appreciation Week

when I taught school!

Some years were better than others!

When our rooms were open, my pillar by

where the kids came in was decorated.

When they enclosed it, my door was decorated!

I had a lot of BYU, Jazz, and Disney doors.

(Imagine!)

Lots of gifts and notes from 

students and parents.

Always the perfect time of year . . . May.

Basically, you could make it through

the school year!

Today, on Facebook, I saw these:

Nisa Fraser came into my class in the middle of September.

I had taught her sister, Lara (who is now a model,

and married to a Milwaukee Brewer baseball player

who was the MVP.)

She came from the ALL . . . Accelerated Learning Lab.

She said she hated it, because it was 4-5 hours of

homework a night, and it was "busy work."

Nisa graduated from the University of Utah.

She is a little more than halfway through

medical school!

Brandy (Howland) Hart was the 2nd of 3
Howland girls that I taught.
Their mom, LeAnn Collins, was
a year ahed of me in high school.
She met her husband in the army.
She has a girl and a boy.

Leslie is a member of the "Chatfield 6."
I taught all of the Chatfield girls!
I even helped their mom chaperone
three gymnastics trips!
Two to Southern California and
one to Phoenix!
I went to Leslie's temple sealing 
on her wedding day.
When I had my retirement open house,
three of the six sisters came.
They gave me the cookbook: "Six Sisters!"
Leslie has 3 boys and 1 girl.

This was my GIF response.

After being retired for 5 years, these two
Facebook posts were a wonderful surprise!

KIDS' ALPHABET

CAREER OPTIONS

HOLD MY DIET COKE

SNOW ON MONDAY.

FALL AND SPRING IN BETWEEN.

91 DEGREES ON FRIDAY.

HIGHER EDUCATION

It's college graduation season!

BYU, DIXIE, USU, U of U, UVU.

Most are students.

I also have some pics of others I know.
I'm sure many others graduated.

Eva Neves Robb

Former Student
Married

French, Music, and Elementary Education

University of Utah

Mitch Vreeland

Former Student
Married. Children.
Personal Finance Planning/Business

Utah Valley University

Cebrina Ator Laake

Former Student
UVU Cheerleader
Married

Accounting

Utah Valley University

Wesley Hamblin
Former Student
Played soccer
Holds USU record in assists
Communications/Marketing
Utah State University

Jason Walker

Former Student
Married.  Children.

Biology

Utah Valley University

Makelle Ludlow Archer

Former Student
Married

Radiology Technology

Dixie State University

Best College around

Mariah Young

Former Student

Associate's Degree

Special high school program

Received Associate's before her high school diploma

Utah Valley University

Tiffany Shire Manuela
Former Student, Year #6
Carolyn's Daughter

Single Mother

Elementary Education

3rd grade intern at Westfield Elementary

Will teach 4th grade at Hidden Hollow Elementary

Utah Valley University

Rebecca Liston
First Chinese Immersion Teacher at Alpine Elementary
1st Grade
Married
Masters of Education
Utah Valley University

Amy Smith Flynn
Former neighbor and visiting teaching partner
Her dad, Brad, was my bishop
Her mom, Dana, was in the Stake Young Women with me
Amy taught in Salt Lake and Alpine School Districts
Married.  Children.
Masters of Education in Psychology
Utah State University

Sam Dominguez

Cheryl's son
Married.  Children.

Executive MBA
University of Utah

Hilda Cumas

Mother of former student, Sofy Price

Received US Citizenship a few months ago

Utah Valley University

Catie Clawson

Carolyn's granddaughter

Stephanie's daughter

Biology Education
Will teach Biology at Frontier Middle School

Utah Valley University

Mikaela Ator Moss
Former Student
Married
Met husband while serving on the LDS Institute Council
Interior Design
Gold Cords
Arizona State University

Tyler Wood
Former Student
Taught his sister, Melody
My mom taught his mom in 2nd grade in St. George
Doctor of Internal Medicine
Midwestern University

Clint Mower
Former Student
I taught his brother, Matt
Went to high school with both parents
University of Utah undefeated football team
Married
Doctor
Lake Erie College of Medicine

 Jonny Esplin
Son of Dixie roommate, Karen Esplin
Married
Daddy this fall
Masters of Business Administration
Utah Valley University

Blaire Stacey Williams
Former student
Early Childhood Education
Married
Brigham Young University