Really busy week!

Tomorrow is still Thursday and I wish it was Saturday!

We have a very busy week and I've been really tired!

First of all, it was dad's bday on Monday...well, I don't think Monday is the best day to celebrate a bday....specially a 60th bday! But, we had about 40 people over for dinner! And, guess who cooked! My mom and I! I had worked the whole day (from 6:30 am til 6:30 pm) and still had to cook for all those people! I don't complain about cooking for so many people...but at the end, I couldn't feel my bones anymore...

Tuesday I usually work in the mornings, but not in the afternoons...however, a friend from work got sick, I mean, really sick...and I was asked to replace her in the afternoon...so, I did...another 12-hour-shift! Lucky me I love teaching...

Today, as usual, teaching in the morning and in the afternoon...wishing I could go home and rest...at least I was able to do my job...

Well, my friend hasn't recovered yet, and I've been asked to replace her again...and I still have to teach private tomorrow evening...will I handle all that?

I'm glad Friday I just have a meeting at lunch time and my group starts at 6pm...I will have plenty of time to recover myself from the week...and get ready for the weekend (which will be as busy as my week!)

Dad's bday is coming!

Wow....dad is becoming 60!!

Tomorrow is my dad's bday...he's not the kind of guy who enjoys partying as much as my mom and I do...but he has agreed to celebrate his 60th bday...last year Bruno convinced him to do so, but he was a bit reluctant...

I've been thinking....how many people in the world is as blessed as me? Who in the world can say that he/she has two amazing fathers? And, three mothers? That's true...I have so many people watching for me... I love being someone's daughter!!! :o)

Well, tomorrow will be a loooonggg day!!!

Why learning a language requires so much effort?

Nothing really interesting has happened in my life since my last post...I haven't done much either...

Well, until this week...Since my job requires a really good English, I decided to join a study group with people who will take the CPE exam (Certificate of Proficiency in English), which is definitely not my case. As I've already posted, I took the CAE exam, and the CPE would be the last one.

I've always felt that despite all my efforts to have a good English, that wasn't really enough. And, somehow I was right! We had two meetings this week, and I felt kind of dumb near some people who hs been studying for the exam for the past two years...I know they've been studying since then and that was my first week...but I felt a bit frustrated...Should I be reading more in English? Writing more? Watching more movies without Portuguese subtitles? I even borrow a book from the school's library ( Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon) to start my journey on keeping myself a bit more updated!

In case you have more suggestions how I could learn even more...be my guest!!!

Father's day!

Here we go again....another Father's day!!!! My dad doesn't really enjoy Father's day...for him, it's just another Sunday...and, since his bday is coming quite soon, he'll only get ONE gift this year...on his bday!

It will be his 60th bday and mom and I don't want it to

pass without a nice party! So, last night we decided to do something...We've got t

wo weeks to get everything done!!!

By the way, my mom has just told me that the missionaries came to bring the DVD the missionary from the Temple Square promissed us. One of them was Brazilian and the other Sister was from Provo!!! My mom spend quite some time with them (I was working at the day) and told them all about our trip...the wedding...the kids...and so o

n... They even offer help cleaning the house!!! Can you believe that??? Poor girls!!! I'm glad mom said "no"...otherwise, they would leave my house before midnight!!!!

Well, I've to go now...we're going to have lunch out today!!!

Happy Father's Day to all!!!

Back to work and kids...

I just love being home again...traveling is a great thing to do...but I really enjoy being back home...and, specially, being back to work! A weird thing to say...but I do love my job! Not to many people can say that, right?

While at the hotel in Provo, I took some time to watch TV...you know, practice a bit more of English...and there was this advertisement from a certain college...and this girl is saying that not too many people could actually say that they loved their jobs...and then I thought that I was glad I was one of these people who actually liked what is doing!

This semester I got one single group of kids...they are about 7-8 years old...and...oh my...they are soooooo smart!!! I love having them around!!!

By the way...I already miss the kids...too bad I couldn´t catch up with Julie and the kids...I´d love talk to LL about soccer (and maybe, play a little!!!).

My mom was really impressed about the kids...and she keeps talking about them all the time!!! I bet she misses the kids as much as I do! She kind of felt what it is like to be a grandma with Claire and Sydney! So funny!

Well, Bruno is trying to convince Mom and Dad to join him for Xmas in Montreal...he says that December is not that cold...should we believe him? That would be fun!

Just one more thing...I´ve sent a file with all pictures from the wedding that I took...Have you all received it? It´s a zipped file, so I´m not so sure if you could open it...If you didn´t get it...or couldn´t open...just let me know....email me so I can check if there was something wrong!!!

PS: Although I felt myself back in Idaho, I found this truck parking in some small town in the way to Toronto...isn´t that awsome?!?!!