House of Sawyer's

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Saipan Community School is now back in Session. Welcome to the 2009-2010 School Year...

Well, another school year has begun and I have jumped right into it. Mark is still in the states for the month of August as his school doesn't begin until the first week of September. This year our classroom decor. theme is Western.... Here is a sneak peak at my room and my kids.... 21 very sweet third graders. I think this is going to be a good year.... cross my fingers =).

On the first day of school.... Nice Picture, Silly picture =).

One tired teacher at the end of their first day =).

I know it has been awhile, but i promise to update soon about our summer in the states, our new house on Saipan, etc.... I promise =)

Love,

The Tired Teacher

Mrs. Sawyer

Thursday, July 23, 2009

<3 Y.O.U.N.G L.I.F.E <3

This last weekend Mark and I took 4 days and flew down to Denver Colorado for a Young Life Teacher's Summit! It was a blast! The summit was great! We got to meet other teacher staff, listen to some great topics being discussed and even got a chance to drive up to on of the YL properties, and see what that camp was like. Our friend Jen from Saipan and a volunteer leader of YL also met us there! So it was great for us to be on the same page... it was also Jen's first experience at a YL camp!

We have a small commitee being built in Saipan and have 9 volunteer leaders! So as of September we are hoping to have our first club! and Saipan first club ever! Pray for that please!

After the conference ended, we had a chance to meet up and spend a few days with some close family friends, the Johnson Family! While we were there we got to see Bill's new church, their new home and some sights of Colorado. One place to we got to be tourist's at was the "Garden of the Gods". Dad always talkes about this place, but we didnt realize how beautiful it was until we got there! If you are ever in CO and get a chance to go see it, do! It is amazing how much of an artist we has as a heavenly father!

It was a great 4 day weekend and mini vaca.

JoAnn and Mark enjoying the "Garden of the Gods"

This is Crooked Creek, the Young Life Camp we were able to visit!:

Saipan Young Life meets Colorado!

The kids lining up for club!

At the teacher's summit, I "got" to participate in Name that Tune!

Well we are back on Sawyer Farm for a few days and then headed to Spokane until next Wednesday. My brother Tom and nephew Aaron will be visiting for L.A... we havent seen them for almost 2 years so it will be great to be with them for a few days!

Then on Wednesday Mark and I will be driving to Seattle to spend a few days with the Tiegs family (Marks sister, her husband and our niece). Then on Friday I pack up and fly out of the Seattle Airport back to our island. Mark will be joining me at the end of August as he will be back here on the farm helping out with harvest. ( I am going to miss him like crazy!)

I cant believe how fast this summer has flown by! It has totally come and gone. I start school in 2.5 weeks and will be focusing on that and moving into our new home....

I am sad to say goodbye to all of our family and friends.... I wish we all lived closer... but sooner or later we will be once mark and I get back on to the Palouse.

We have missed Saipan too, so it will be good to get back there also.

Alright, well I am going to run and enjoy the time I have left here on the Farm!

TTYL!

...BFF's 4-Life...

"Friendship isn't a little thing - It's a million things." -Author Unknown

One of the main things I wanted to do this summer was hang out with my best friends. These are the girls that mean the most to me! We all met in college and it is true as to what they say those close friends you meet in college will be your friends for life. They will be with you threw thick and thin, in good times and in bad. And all is true for our friendship.

I met Kara my sophmore year of college and Nicole and Sara my Junior Year. And I couldnt ask for better friends. We have been through two weddings and lots of fun adventures. I couldnt ask for better girlfriends and am sooooo glad i got to spend 2 4day weekends with these ladies this summer. I wish we all lived closer but no matter how far away from them we are, I always know they are there.

One other thing i love about these ladies is that, I love how close not only are we to each other, but how close we are to eachothers families and husbands/boyfriends. We all love hanging out with eachother and that makes each time a real treat!

This summer Sara got married! And Nicole, Kara and I were honored to be a part of her beautiful day! She looks gorgeous!

Nicole, Kara and I at the Reception.

Kara, Nicole, the beautiful bride Sara, and Me.... These three girls were also bridesmaid in my wedding!

All teary-eyed when Sara was about the leave.... We love you!

Mark and Sara are two peas in a pod! Hanging out at Sara's the night before the big day!

BFF's. I love you and I miss you like crazy!

Congrats to the newly weds! Sara and John Grove!

Sara's Bachelorette Party in Boise! What a night! =)

I love you Kara Marie!

Nicole and I! (I had a blast with you and Joshy in Sun Valley by the way!)

Perfect night!

Kara, Nicole and Sara.... I love you and miss you. Thank you for your love and friendship. I can't imagine my life without you. See you in June for another week of fun! Or maybe earlier if you head to Saipan? (Hint Hint). =)

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

What We Have Been Up Too...

The last few weeks have been kinda crazy, but, they are not going to slow down. We have been busy traveling from parents houses to parents houses, friends houses to friends houses, etc.... This last weekend Mark traveled to San Antonio for a National Speech Competition that one of his students from Saipan Community School participated in... and I was in Boise, Idaho, surprising one of my best friends with a bachelorette party. She gets married on July 10, so more pictures to come from those to events! Congrats Sara and John!

Well here are some snap shots of what we have been up too:

On June 7th, Suz, Mark and I attended my dads church in Spokane to visit with some friends from Saipan, the Kimball family is here in the states traveling all over the country visiting friends and churches.... It was fun having a piece of Saipan here!

Mark and I got stuck in a freak storm where it rained, hailed and the temperature dropped to 46 degrees. Needless to say we had the seat heaters and the main heaters on in the car =).

Right After Mark and I arrived home from Saipan, our Niece Emilie, my sisters daughter from Texas, joined us for two weeks.... It was fun getting to see her and watching mark and her get to know eachother....While she was here my family, minus my brother Andy, took a day trip to Leavenworth, a bavarian village about 4 hours from Spokane....

Also while Emilie was here, she was able to get down to Sawyer Farm and learn how to ride a four-wheeler and drive a tractor.... and I got to take in some of the beautiful palouse scenery... Oh I miss it here, it is so beautiful, especially when the wheat colors are starting to change...

Emilie and Uncle Mark.

The Shop and the Machine Shed.

Above: The Versatile Tractor, with Emilie at the wheel....

The House that Mark and I will be tearing down in the next year or so and where we will begin to build our dream home.... this is a few years off, but next year for sure we will be building the shop/apartment....

A beautiful Lentil Field... they are much bigger now... =)Farmer Sawyer relaxing...Our Kitty Boarder, hanging out!

Well as I said before, our Summer will not be slowing down anytime soon.... In an hour or so we are headed to Marks sister's Angela's house to play with the kids for the evening.... then this weekend we are headed to Marks other Sister, Suz's house for the 4th of July weekend....

Then Tuesday we are headed back to Boise to help prepare for Sara and John's wedding that Friday, Then the next weekend we are headed to Denver for 4 days, 2 for Young Life and then 2 for sight seeing just the two of us.... Then back to Spokane where My oldest brother Tom and nephew Aaron will be visiting, and then I fly back to Saipan.... so the summer is quickly flying by, but we are having a blast!

Thursday, June 11, 2009

For it's 1, 2, 3 Strikes Your Out at the Old Ball Game!

It's been a few weeks since I really have done much on here, but here is a quick look at the Mariners game the Sawyer family went to on June 2. Hence the reason of the title of this post, they did not win, and the game was so quick, 2 hours... BUT it was a blast hanging out with the family, drinking $7.50 beers, and eating delicious Garlic Fries =). Enjoy!