Tah dahhhh. I was voted as the best teacher in the medical college of our university for 2012. That's me in the flowered skirt on the left in the top picture. (only slightly shorter than the rest of the people) It was so fun. I've never won an award before. I'm sure it had nothing to do with the fact that in the other teacher's classes they have to teach them things like diseases of the liver and in my class we can sing songs and play games and I can give out suckers to the winners. They really do already know English and can read and write it very well. It's our job to help them realize it and build their confidence by practicing.

I had to take this picture of Dale and a dear friend Meridene Grant, a fellow BYU teacher at church. They just looked so peachy that day.

Brad, Dana and baby Leila came to visit from Weihi. They are from North Carolina and taught here last year.

The blossoms in Qingdao are beautiful this time of year.