#1 Family!

I don't think many of you know this, but I am the mother for my family home evening group. I have 18 children (not all of them are pictured here) and we have so much fun together. We took this family picture to make Christmas cards for the Bishopric. For one activity we all made shirts that say, "#1 Family" because we're group #1 and then took a picture. We always have a lot of fun together no matter what we do. Also, it is kinda fun being a mom. I'll see my children all over campus and they all shout, "Hey mom!"

Work, work , and what was that? Oh yeah, WORK!

Hey World! I've been having a few people nag on me a little that I need to update my blog a little so I guess here goes. As you can probably guess, I have been working a lot lately. Right now for my practicum in Early Childhood, I work mornings at the child lab on campus in the two-year old class. I teach about twelve two-year olds and let me must say that everyday is a new adventure! (Thank Heavens for washable paint!) I am really having lots of fun and if anyone has a question about two-year olds, I'm pretty much an expert! On top of that I have all my work for school. It is getting down to the end of the semester so that means everything is due. And of course Elementary Education professors don't believe in tests, so I have a ton of final projects, papers, and presentations! Then after school, I go to my real job and guess what I do there, Play some more! YAY! Mom the other day asked me if I was meeting any guys up here in my classes. I'm an Eled major, the only guys I meet are either Married (all guys in the Eled dept. are married) or five years old! Honestly, it is a good thing I love kids because I'm completely surrounded by them. Then my last and most important job is taking care of Heidi. Or maybe it's the other way around. Good thing I got her to look after me! Now I just need to figure out why my fish are so weird! Love to all!

No longer a teenager!

Well, it's happened! I'm am no longer a teenager anymore. Today is my 20th birthday! YIKES! My teenage years are gone and are never coming back! I am finally twenty! YAY! Watch out world, the older and wiser 20 year old Heather is coming to take you on! Happy birthday to me! (oh, something not too happy about today is that I woke up this morning and my fish Squishy had died! SAD!)

I love School! (Good thing I'm going to be a teacher!)

Hello World! Yes I am actually alive, contrary to what people may think! I'm sorry I have kinda fell off the face of the earth, but my life right now is just so busy! (story of my life!) So school is going really great and I absolutely love all of my classes! I am learning so much about how to be a good teacher and the best methods to teach my future students. I don't know why, but learning stuff like this gives me a rush! Anyway I am also doing my practicum in an elementary school in Smithfield. I work in a Kindergarten as the teacher's assistant three days a week. I am there from 7:00 to 4:00 learning how to be a teacher. I help the students, teach reading lessons, lead in daily routines, read to the students, and many other fun things that happen each day in Kindergarten! My favorite thing is when my students run up to me in the halls and and give me a hug and shout "Ms. Mickelsen!" It is the best feeling in the whole world! So along with working at a Kindergarten, full time student, part time job, socializing with friends, being the mom (oh I got a new calling in my ward, I am our Family Home Evening Mom. It is a busy calling, but one of the funnest I have ever had. I gained a husband and 20 kids all in the same day!) my life is going wonderful as ever! I have learned so much being out on my own and in school. I have learned who I am as a person and who I want to become. I have learned what matters most to me in my life and who matters most to me. I have grown so much closer to my Father in Heaven and I have gained an immense passion for gospel and a desire to spread it to the whole world. I am growing up and it is hard to accept that, but I am so grateful for opportunities and special people who have helped me grow up to someone I really want to be and someone I know my Heavenly Father knows I can be! Love to all!

Tagged?!?!?!

So I guess I've been tagged? Whatever that means? So here goes...Heather in Pictures

My Name
Heather Mickelsen

Heather Locklear


Where I was Born
Gunnison Valley Hospital


Favorite Color
Blue



Favorite City
Good 'ole Aurora, Utah




Place I want to visit
Rome, Italy (I have an obsession with Pasta!)



Bad Habit

Playing with my Hair

Whenever I'm stressed, mad, or bored I play with my hair


Favorite Animal
Tigers (I love Them!!!!!!!!)


Past Love
Cheerleading
Some of my best Memories are with my cheer girls!


First Job

Babysitting (of course every girl's first job is babysitting, but I babysat A LOT!)

Another Place I want to visit

Disney World

(take all my nieces and have a princess tea party with all the Disney Princesses!)

My Current Job

I am a full time student at Utah State Univeristy

and I work in the Nurery at the Child and Family Support Center

BACK TO SCHOOL

Hey everyone! I hope life is going really well for everyone out there! As for me, it's GREAT! Although I was really sad to see the summer end and really hesitant to start school again, I am loving this new semester already! First I guess I'll just throw this in, but I actually had knee surgery last Thursday! I know, CRAZY uh? Well, I hurt it at the family reunion again and the doctor said we're going to fix it now, so we did! Now I'm trying to get around campus on crutches, but no worries--I've never had so many strange people open doors for me before. It's kinda fun! So anyway, school this semester is going to be extremely busy! I moving along in my program and hopefully will graduate with my degree by the end of next year! YAY! Also, I absolutely love my new roomies! Heidi and me, then Krista our roomie from last year, then Kim who is hillarious, Kristen just got off of her mission a month ago and she is so sweet, and then Sam the new freshman and very cute! We have already clicked so well and I can tell we'll have lots and lots of fun together! I really like our new ward and it seems like things are going well. So I'll keep everyone posted and sorry I will get pictures as soon as I can. Blogs are more fun with pictures!) Love to all!

It's Over!

Hey World! It's me again! I Bet you missed me! Sorry it has been a while! I really hate not having the internet at home, so the only place I can blog is work and of course at work I am supposed to work, so my blogging time is...well, limited! So summer is over, well almost anyway! I am so SAD! This has been one of the funnest summers of my life and now it is almost over! Living with Ira and his family has been the funnest thing I have ever done and I will miss it more than anything! Good thing they will be just twenty minutes through the canyon! Oh yeah, quick Ira update: (I'll give you an update cause he can't because well, he doesn't have the internet) So things are going well with the purchasing of their new home. They close on August 13th and hopefully will move in on the 22nd. It is the perfect house for them. There is 5.3 acres, plently of room for Ira to start his little farm with his cows and ducks and goats (goats? yeah he really wants them? I can't imagine why?) The back yard is beautiful and big for the girls to play and the house is just about perfect! Jeniel is so excited to finally be able to decorate and put up her pictures and unpack all the boxes! Ira is doing well at his new job and they just love him at the clinic! The girls are growing so fast and Madyson is excited to start Kindergarten. I think her mom is a little sad to see her grow up so fast and start school! Jeniel and I are having so much fun reading Breaking Dawn and making cards. We found a new obession so we spend at least two hours a day in her craft room stampin' cards! I love it! I am so glad that things are turning out well for Ira and his family because they deserve so many blessings! I will miss them! So back to the sadness of my summer ending! School starts soon and I don't think I'm ready but ready or not-here it comes! I will be excited to live with Heidi again and see some of my new friends again! Well got to go! Love to all!