Sundog

When I was driving to school this morning from seminary, the coolest thing was happening with the sun coming up. You could see the sun rising as usual but on both sides of it there were two columns of bright light that looked like a rainbow. I was giving Lisa Schermiester a ride and neither of us could figure out of what it was. In the morning announcements however, Mr. Miller came on and told us that what was happening was a natural phenomenon called a Sundog that occurs from the sunlight reflecting off the ice to form a wide circle around it. I found some cool pictures of them to kind of give you an idea what we saw this morning.

Work Experience

This semester I lucked out enough to get two of my class periods to be changed to Work Experience in replace of the dreaded AP Biology...It's been amazing, and it makes my day go by so fast. On a usual week I go to Dr. Hoffman's on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and I go to Dr. Moss' on Wednesday. I've had so much fun getting to know all the people that work in both offices. So far the most interesting things I've seen at the dentist's office were a tooth extraction, a root canal, a root cleaning, and a wisdom tooth removal. I usually just watch average teeth cleanings and bug Taya and Ashley with all of my random questions like "Do people ever stare at you while you're cleaning their teeth? Is it awkward?" or "Did that sound of scratching on a tooth with metal ever bother you?" I've learned so much already. At Dr. Moss', I get to do a lot more hands-on stuff like sterilize tools and help mix molds for retainers. The ladies there are really fun, I already feel comfortable joking around and being sarcastic with them. One day I got to help the assistant take pre-braces pictures for this guy that is about my age but goes to school in Rocky. It was really weird and awkward because I had to use these metal hooks to pull his cheeks open wider to get a better view of all the teeth. I think he felt a little uncomfortable too, and it didn't help matters that I kept laughing nervously as I was doing it all either. So far though, I haven't seen or done anything that would discourage me to pursue a career that involves teeth!

My Roomwarming Party

Last night, I had a roomwarming party to show off all the new things that were done with my room. Kelli, Darcee and Chelsea came and ooh'd and ahh'd at the painting and rearranging and brought me cool additions to add to it. Chelsea gave me a fancy, vintage picture frame and a cute little box to put random stuff in it. Kelli got me a Glade plug-in that smells just like fresh laundry! And Darcee made a really cute, fun calendar that has pictures and quotes of the four of us for each month. We had a good time catching up and basking in the newness of my room. My mom made a fabulous cake with stripes to celebrate the painting job on my walls, and a 7-layer dip that was amazing. After deciding that we didn't know what else there was to do for a roomwarming party, we watched The Women and had a good time laughing and talking. It was a very fun night!