Fernando is working as an administrator and teacher at Paradigm High School in Sandy and is finishing his graduate degree at the University of Utah with a Masters of Public Administration. He is also having thoughts of doing a joint PhD in Educational Administration and Policy with the idea of working at the college level. He is a very busy guy right now but he is still a really great daddy and a wonderful person.
I (Sharon) am still teaching advanced composition but ONLY online now which is nice. I have six ideas in my mind right now for really great books but I haven't written one word of any of them. That's one of my new year's resolutions. I had Samuel in March and he and Miranda are the most fun I have ever had, even on crazy days.
Miranda is almost 2&1/2, and she enjoys pretending. She is always pretending. So, I guess even if my kids don't get my looks, I've still got some strong genes in there somehow. Today when I woke up she told me I was Shang and she was Mulan and Sammy was "little brother," Mulan's dog. It is not rare for her to change characters fifteen times a day, or to remain in character for days in a row...even through sleep and meals and Church. So she's pretty fun. She just learned her letters and has a lot of fun with billboards and mail and other things with letters on them. She also loves rhyming and making up words that rhyme with words she knows. And making up songs. (She just came in while I am writing this and told me I'm Cinderella and she is my fairy godmother.) She loves nursery and playing with other kids, she loves family and holidays, she likes reading and her movie box, and fruit and food that tastes good but isn't exactly good for you like frosting,butter, and chocolate. She says the funniest things, and, did I mention this?, she LOVES pretending.
We call Samuel the man-child or the Alpha-male because since he was born he has embodied the sterotypical male. He's about nine months old and He LOVES eating, blondes, wrestling, conquering things like stairs and standing, playing in and eating dirt, attacking people, yelling in war-cry manner, he's stinkier than Miranda was and more fearless...we laugh whenever we discover a new alpha-male quality. BUT he is the sweetest boy in the world. He is always smiling; since he learned how to smile that smile has been a constant. He brings us so much joy...I cannot help but be happy when I see his little smiling face with only two bottom teeth. What a blessing he has been to us!
We bought a house in west Salt Lake City (Taylorsville really) and we are really enjoying our ward and fixing up our house. It's perfect for us right now. We feel very blessed to have shelter, food, truth, and love in our lives. Who could ask for more?
MERRY CHRISTMAS from us...we hope to hear from anyone who visits this site!
