October Spooks

Some of the highlights of October for the Tews:
1. Mark gets rid of the Poison Oak from Louisiana trip. This is a picture of his legs. The left is the "infected" one and the right is what he looks like normally....sad story :(

2. Orange Dinner with some friends (orange bread bowls, cheese broccoli soup, pumpkin shaped orange jello, spooky spider ice cubes, and orange soda)


3. Some tasty treats...pumpkin bars and spider cupcakes.


4. Playin' the game we love, TENNIS

5. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!

Seussical the Musical

FIELD TRIP!!!
The other day I went with the 3rd graders to the lovely.....Seussical the Musical! The children were well behavied and we only had a couple kiddos fall asleep. I couldn't figure out how in the heck they could fall asleep with the rather annoying and loud music blasting in the background but hey, at least the children were quiet, right?

This was my second time seeing Seussical. I think two times will be enough for the next fifty years or so. I would have to say that Dr. Seuss is a genius but the play just doesn't do him justice! Horton Hears a Who is a wonderful book but the musical.....yikes.

The nice (or not nice) thing about children is they will always tell you what they think. (we had one today say, "Oh! I know what wrinkles are... Mrs. So and so has them all over her face, right?) Anyway, the children thought the play itself was "lame" or "okay." They were glad to get out of the school and go on a field trip and I was too :)

Road Trip: Midland, TX

We went to Midland to visit our fam Jeff, Heather, Parker, and the new addition Addison. We had a good time seeing the other end of Texas where the wind mills turn and the oil rigs pump. We went to the temple while we were there. That's 15 different temples visited and 290ish to go. Maybe someday when we're 80, we can say that we've been to them all.

We had a good time meeting Addison, seeing the new homestead, and visiting with the Tews! Thanks J&H!

Life in the Elementary World...

I have loved doing my student teaching in Texarkana! It is very different than the Utah culture but I have really enjoyed it. I can't believe I am already about half way finished...

Students in...

Texarkana:
"Where da foos?" lovin' that southern accent
Pony tails and braids GALORE
Love to talk about God
Football/Dallas Cowboys is life.
names-Lakifah, Jeremiah, Jacquetta

Utah:
"Como estas amigo?" lovin' that ESL accent
Teachers are forbidden to mention religion
names-Carlos, Vanessa, Brandon
Utah Jazz Fanzz

Both:
Hannah Montana is the best!
Love to sing BOOM CHICA BOOM
Cute and enjoyable children!!!!

Service Project

We went to Houma, LA with about 20 people from our ward to help with some hurricane damage clean up last weekend. Mainly we did yard/tree removal stuff. It was pretty amazing to see the damage. I couldn't really figure out why people would still live there after having several hurricanes...?


Mark enjoyed using the chain saw...Men and their power tools :) I mainly drug the branches into a big pile in the front of the yards. We camped out in tents on a lawn at a church. What a weekend!

It was a neat experience. There ended up being about 1,400 members volunteering from many cities!

Tew vs Anderson Beijing 2008

The standings thus far in the Tew vs Anderson Olympics are as follows:

Speed on Steroids:
Gold - Heidi Anderson
Silver - Mark Tew
Bronze - Mike Anderson

2 on 2 Beach Volleyball:
Gold - M & L Tew
Silver - M & H Anderson

Upcoming Events are as follows:
Beach Volleyball scheduled for Monday at 4:00 p.m. Central Time - Tew vs. Anderson rematch - Links Sand Volleyball Arena. Live coverage on ESPN

Table Tennis scheduled as soon as we can find a table. Mike vs. Mark. THE match to watch. Live on ESPN 1 and 2

Yahtzee after Sunday dinner possibly scheduled for Sunday if the boys get back in time from LA- Tew residence- No coverage on Sundays

Par and Subpar

Marky and I went golfing together the other day. I did golf a few holes but then decided to stay the official caddy :) Mark has really enjoyed practicing to become a pro golf man....which sort of concerns me at times. Luckily, for now we can enjoy free golf and a nice backyard view without the maintenance.