Happy Early April fools to self

So, I was starting to make spaghetti, and first it started boiling really fast, than I go to get the sauce and well turned out to be a gormet jar of salsa instead of spaghetti sauce. My roomate was there and laughed at me. It was really funny. Then she said the other reason it was so funny was that salsa and spaghetti aren't even in the same isle at the store we go to :). That is my joke on myself. Time to prepare for teaching a night hike :).

sites of wildlife

I was on my last stop for the class I was teaching. On the trail I found a three -toed box turtle crossing the trail. I went and picked him up so my group didn't pick him up and harm him. I got a picture with him and named him Fredrick. It is the first I've seen wildlife during the day.  I have seen armadillos, heard pack of coyote, and owls.

 

One of my co workers found the biggest frog. I am assuming is an american bullfrog. 

Dallas zoo

So, I am now living in Dallas for the next few months and working at a outdoor school. I went to the zoo this week while there with some co workers.

 This is the zoo put under a freeway and I thought that was interesting. 

 this was my favorite. We had lunch with two sleepy lions. 

 This is a bird eating a mouse it had just caught, not something you see everyday. 

Vistin the neighbors

I last week went on a trip to see a close friend that I haven't seen since graduating at the university 2 years ago. I brought my sister with me. I am putting up pictures of the trip.

 This is a pictures of Brigham Youngs house, Famous Church prophet from 1800's.

 This is my friend, sister and me posing just before we saw our show called " Thoughly Modern Millie". 

 The church Tabernacle in the area made in the late 1800's. 

 This is the theatre we went to for the show

 This is my sister and I at a nature park

 My friend and I at the same park :)

 The church Temple in the area. 

 This is us pretending to be caving. We only went in a little ways. We hiked the trails in the area. It had sand dunes, lots of different types of mountains, volcanic rock, many caves, and it was really cool. It only takes 20 minuets to get through the park driving through. 

storm clouds

At work, I have been having my kids during their ribbon activity do an arizona rain storm. It didn't seem to be working. Well, last night we finally got it! But, well we are flooding a little bit :? . I feel a little guilty now. But, we have had some awesome clouds with these storms.

And no, palm trees are not native here haha!

We did the rain movement with our camp groups and we got rain everyday we did that. If anyone is in need of rain, try it. The snap of fingers, stump the feet, pat the thighs, rub the palms together ( making a swoosh sound), and than repeat all the way back and than the final thing you will do is the shhh thing. It works. Each sound represents a storm sound. 

A day and a life in scottsdale

I was leaving the mall in scottsdale with my lovely body soaps purchases. On the way out of the mall parking lot, saw this event and thought it would be fun to post it :).

Choo choo baby!

I had my first train ride ever on my way home from completing that job in Texas. I decided since I had hmmm like 4 bags is what I condensed my stuff to.  The plane would cost way more to go especially with all that luggage.  I have always wanted to ride the train. It was a 28 hour ride. I thought it was going to be so long and boring. It was not. The train has a lounge, cafe, dinner car, and such. I just slept and read a book, watched movies on my laptop, and talked to the people next to me. I learned a lot about old towns we passed from people I was sitting by that had been frequent riders. I met a nice older woman and I was able to help get stuff for her since it was harder for her to cross 3 trains while moving.
Here's some pictures of the adventure .

Tucson, AZ

 El, Paso, TX

 Austin, TX

Tucson, AZ train station