I went and donated blood to the red cross last night. When I got done, I chose one of the few "treats" I could have. Pretty limited thanks to my allergies. I got a can of apple juice. Just as I drank the last sip of it, I realized - that apple juice was in an aluminum can! I shouldn't have drunk it! Ack! I guess my only real option was the bottled water. Oh well.
Meagan went to the yearbook signing stomp last night. She said no one danced, they all sat around and signed each others yearbooks.
This morning I went for a walk around the neighborhood with my friend and neighbor, Anna. Yesterday I went to the cycling/yoga class at the gym. I suppose I am starting to get more active. The hardest thing about cycling is that I'm still having trouble breathing. Someday it's gonna get better.
Amber is so funny. We have a huge calendar attached to our back door. On June 1 Meagan wrote "Last Day of School" in blue ink. Below that in bright pink marker Amber wrote, "Sniffle Sniffle Sniff." I guess she is sad school is ending. I don't think my other 3 children are.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Memorial Day?
The long crazy weekend is over. Holidays get weirder as your kids get older. Our kids had so many parties to go to on Memorial Day, it was hard figuring out where to be when.
We didn't even visit a single grave this weekend. We did wave at David's parents' graves as we drove by. Aren't we awesome?
End of school. Wow. Kids home for 3 months. At least we don't have to make sure they do their homework. That's good. I kinda wish all schools were year-round - then the kids wouldn't get so bored over the summer.
We didn't even visit a single grave this weekend. We did wave at David's parents' graves as we drove by. Aren't we awesome?
End of school. Wow. Kids home for 3 months. At least we don't have to make sure they do their homework. That's good. I kinda wish all schools were year-round - then the kids wouldn't get so bored over the summer.
Friday, May 25, 2007
2 days in a row
I'm just doing this to prove I can (blog 2 days in a row, that is).
Last night I went to Meagan's Concerto Night at the high school. It was good, but most of the music was so mellow, I almost fell asleep. I think at one point I even drooled, I was that tired!
Cameron turned 14. Wow. I can't believe it's been that long ago. One thing about having children - you can't kid yourself about how old you are. They keep getting older and so do I. It's all good, though.
The only thing I don't really like about getting older in our society is that older people are not given the respect they deserve. Older people usually ARE wiser. Why do we fear old age so much? Failing health? Wrinkles? I once read that the good thing about wrinkles is that they don't hurt.
Speaking of hurting skin, you should see Meagan's sunburn from watching the iron man competition. Good thing for aloe vera gel.
Last night I went to Meagan's Concerto Night at the high school. It was good, but most of the music was so mellow, I almost fell asleep. I think at one point I even drooled, I was that tired!
Cameron turned 14. Wow. I can't believe it's been that long ago. One thing about having children - you can't kid yourself about how old you are. They keep getting older and so do I. It's all good, though.
The only thing I don't really like about getting older in our society is that older people are not given the respect they deserve. Older people usually ARE wiser. Why do we fear old age so much? Failing health? Wrinkles? I once read that the good thing about wrinkles is that they don't hurt.
Speaking of hurting skin, you should see Meagan's sunburn from watching the iron man competition. Good thing for aloe vera gel.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
First Blog from Work
Wow. I finally figured out how to access my blog at work. I might actually blog more often now. On my unofficial 15 minute break (that, by law, I should be getting anyway).
Last night we went to Amber's chorus concert at the elementary school. Somehow we had been informed that it started at 7:00 pm. Nope, it actually started at 6:30 pm. Well, my parents somehow were told it started at 6:30, so they were there on time. Amber didn't get there 'til 6:45. My parents said it actually started at 6:40, so she didn't miss a whole lot of it. I think they must have put on a flyer that it started at 7:00, which is what I wrote on the calendar, and later changed it to 6:30. Or, I just wrote it down wrong??? Good thing Amber didn't get there right at 7, huh?
The night before last, we went to Meagan's orchestra concert. First the orchestra played, then the wind ensemble, then the jazz ensemble. I liked the orchestra the best. Meagan said I always say that. I wonder, is it because I like the sound of string instruments best or because Meagan plays the violin? The whole concert was good, but rather long. It lasted almost 2 hours.
Meagan got sunburned from sitting outside for 4 1/2 hours watching some of her friends competing in the ironman competion on Tuesday. She burns so easily, it's just sad.
Cameron's Birthday is today! He's 14 now. This morning I made german pancake for breakfast, but it didn't get done in time for Cameron. Sad, huh?
I went downstairs this morning to get some hamburger out of the freezer so I could make meatloaf for dinner tonight (it's Cameron's favorite). It's a good thing I did, because the freezer door didn't get shut tight last night and lots of things had thawed. I wonder why the alarm didn't go off? We probably turned it off a long time ago because it was going off all the time and driving us crazy. In any case, we now have 35 pounds of thawed meat and vegetables that need to be used very soon. And 4 pizzas. Fun!
Last night we went to Amber's chorus concert at the elementary school. Somehow we had been informed that it started at 7:00 pm. Nope, it actually started at 6:30 pm. Well, my parents somehow were told it started at 6:30, so they were there on time. Amber didn't get there 'til 6:45. My parents said it actually started at 6:40, so she didn't miss a whole lot of it. I think they must have put on a flyer that it started at 7:00, which is what I wrote on the calendar, and later changed it to 6:30. Or, I just wrote it down wrong??? Good thing Amber didn't get there right at 7, huh?
The night before last, we went to Meagan's orchestra concert. First the orchestra played, then the wind ensemble, then the jazz ensemble. I liked the orchestra the best. Meagan said I always say that. I wonder, is it because I like the sound of string instruments best or because Meagan plays the violin? The whole concert was good, but rather long. It lasted almost 2 hours.
Meagan got sunburned from sitting outside for 4 1/2 hours watching some of her friends competing in the ironman competion on Tuesday. She burns so easily, it's just sad.
Cameron's Birthday is today! He's 14 now. This morning I made german pancake for breakfast, but it didn't get done in time for Cameron. Sad, huh?
I went downstairs this morning to get some hamburger out of the freezer so I could make meatloaf for dinner tonight (it's Cameron's favorite). It's a good thing I did, because the freezer door didn't get shut tight last night and lots of things had thawed. I wonder why the alarm didn't go off? We probably turned it off a long time ago because it was going off all the time and driving us crazy. In any case, we now have 35 pounds of thawed meat and vegetables that need to be used very soon. And 4 pizzas. Fun!
Friday, May 18, 2007
The Hunt
Meagan had her first official date May 12. She went to Senior Ball. At her High School, they let the Sophomores and Juniors go to Senior Ball - they just make them wait until a day later to buy the tickets. Thus, Meagan and I got the honor and privilege of shopping for a formal dress!
You would not think it would be so hard to find a decent prom dress for a 16 year-old-average sized girl. Think again. Especially if you want said dress to be modest. And under $100.
Meagan and I searched 2 malls for a good dress. There were some that looked cute on the hanger, but awful on Meagan. And Meagan is a pretty cute girl. We must have spent 6 hours one Saturday. We were both very frustrated by the end of the day.
The next week, we went on a Wednesday to a close-out bridal/prom dress store. It is only open from 9 am - 5 pm, Monday - Friday. I had to go to work early and get off early so we could get there before it closed.
Meagan's friend, who doubled with her, wanted to go with us, which was fine. She wasn't going to try on any dresses, but I told her she may as well, as long as she was there. In the end, they found 2 very pretty matching dresses for (gasp!) only $50 each. That was quite a bargain. Meagan got burgundy and her friend got teal. The only problem was, they were strapless, so they had to wear a jacket or a shrug with them.
Meagan and I were SO RELIEVED that dress shopping was over! Don't even ask about shoe shopping. Ridiculous!
The boys Meagan and her friend went out with were cute and silly. For some reason, both of them are rather addicted to ketchup. I'm glad Meagan was only in charge of the day activity.
We all survived the dance - and they all seemed to have fun. Yay! Glad it's over. Can't wait until one of my kids decides to get married. If a prom was this much trouble, I can't even imagine a wedding. No wonder my mom wanted me to elope!!!
Having your kids grow up is such a weird thing. Still, I probably have several years before any weddings happen. Are you listening Meagan?
Something from Stephen Wright:
"When I turned two I was really anxious, because I'd doubled my age in a year. I thought, if this keeps up, by the time I'm six I'll be ninety."
You would not think it would be so hard to find a decent prom dress for a 16 year-old-average sized girl. Think again. Especially if you want said dress to be modest. And under $100.
Meagan and I searched 2 malls for a good dress. There were some that looked cute on the hanger, but awful on Meagan. And Meagan is a pretty cute girl. We must have spent 6 hours one Saturday. We were both very frustrated by the end of the day.
The next week, we went on a Wednesday to a close-out bridal/prom dress store. It is only open from 9 am - 5 pm, Monday - Friday. I had to go to work early and get off early so we could get there before it closed.
Meagan's friend, who doubled with her, wanted to go with us, which was fine. She wasn't going to try on any dresses, but I told her she may as well, as long as she was there. In the end, they found 2 very pretty matching dresses for (gasp!) only $50 each. That was quite a bargain. Meagan got burgundy and her friend got teal. The only problem was, they were strapless, so they had to wear a jacket or a shrug with them.
Meagan and I were SO RELIEVED that dress shopping was over! Don't even ask about shoe shopping. Ridiculous!
The boys Meagan and her friend went out with were cute and silly. For some reason, both of them are rather addicted to ketchup. I'm glad Meagan was only in charge of the day activity.
We all survived the dance - and they all seemed to have fun. Yay! Glad it's over. Can't wait until one of my kids decides to get married. If a prom was this much trouble, I can't even imagine a wedding. No wonder my mom wanted me to elope!!!
Having your kids grow up is such a weird thing. Still, I probably have several years before any weddings happen. Are you listening Meagan?
Something from Stephen Wright:
"When I turned two I was really anxious, because I'd doubled my age in a year. I thought, if this keeps up, by the time I'm six I'll be ninety."
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Amber's Chorus Concert
We went to Amber's chorus concert at the high school last week. It was during the "Heart of Hunter," so there were 4 other elementary schools performing, 2 jr. highs and 2 or 3 groups from the high school. Meagan was glad that the high school orchestra was NOT performing or she would have been performing, too.
When we first got there the high school band was playing. They were loud. I can see why Mr. Talbot has hearing problems. It was almost as loud as a rock concert.
Everyone was lined up to get free hotdogs and chips. By the time we got there, the only drinks they had left had caffiene in them. This IS Utah, you think they would have more non-caffiene drinks, but oh well. It was free. I was just glad I brought some bottled water.
By the time we got done eating, the high school madrigals were singing. They were SO quiet. Or maybe it was that they seemed quiet after the really loud band? Even the elementary school kids sang louder than the madrigals. Sad. I think they needed microphones.
Amber's elementary was the 2nd elementary school to sing. They were going along pretty well - singing a song about the alphabet - and the fire alarms went off. Blue lights started flashing, alarms blared and all of the doors to the commons automatically shut. A mother in front of us gathered up her 2 small children and scurried out. For a moment, scenes of chaos flashed through my mind as I pictured parents going crazy trying to get to their children who were all in groups in the middle of the commons waiting for their turn to sing. Fortunately that didn't happen. Everyone else just stood there like nothing unusual was going on. The school kids went on singing, even though we could not hear them.
Meagan said, "Maybe this is the fire drill we were supposed to have last week."
I told Meagan, "It's probably some little kid that's alot like Cameron used to be." Cameron pulled the fire alarm once at the Stake Center when David and I were getting our temple recommends. Cameron was probably 3 at the time. It took them about 15 minutes to finally get the alarms turned off - it was on a Sunday afternoon and the Stake President who has the keys to turn off the alarm was not there.
Right before the alphabet song ended, the alarms and lights went off and the doors re-opened. The kids were still singing their little hearts out. The second song they sang was called "Bus Stop." Kind of reminded me of that Beatles' song about waking up too late and making "the bus in seconds flat," but not quite as cool. There were a bunch of cute kids singing it, though, so that made up for it. Funny thing is, this is the first year the elementary school has not bussed kids to it. Ironic.
Our kids used to be bussed. It made life alot easier - except for when a certain neighbor girl would pick fights with our sons and then blame the fight on them. The bus driver would always believe her (she is very sneaky that way - still is). Our kids would get kicked off the bus for a day or two and she would still be riding the bus. But I digress.
We left after the 3rd elementary school finished singing and missed the parking lot crowds. By the time we got outside it was raining fairly hard. It was sunny when we left, so none of us brought jackets. Luckily David's oxygen didn't freeze up.
All's well that ends well!
More from Steven Wright:
"In school, every period ends with a bell. Every sentence ends with a period.Every crime ends with a sentence."
When we first got there the high school band was playing. They were loud. I can see why Mr. Talbot has hearing problems. It was almost as loud as a rock concert.
Everyone was lined up to get free hotdogs and chips. By the time we got there, the only drinks they had left had caffiene in them. This IS Utah, you think they would have more non-caffiene drinks, but oh well. It was free. I was just glad I brought some bottled water.
By the time we got done eating, the high school madrigals were singing. They were SO quiet. Or maybe it was that they seemed quiet after the really loud band? Even the elementary school kids sang louder than the madrigals. Sad. I think they needed microphones.
Amber's elementary was the 2nd elementary school to sing. They were going along pretty well - singing a song about the alphabet - and the fire alarms went off. Blue lights started flashing, alarms blared and all of the doors to the commons automatically shut. A mother in front of us gathered up her 2 small children and scurried out. For a moment, scenes of chaos flashed through my mind as I pictured parents going crazy trying to get to their children who were all in groups in the middle of the commons waiting for their turn to sing. Fortunately that didn't happen. Everyone else just stood there like nothing unusual was going on. The school kids went on singing, even though we could not hear them.
Meagan said, "Maybe this is the fire drill we were supposed to have last week."
I told Meagan, "It's probably some little kid that's alot like Cameron used to be." Cameron pulled the fire alarm once at the Stake Center when David and I were getting our temple recommends. Cameron was probably 3 at the time. It took them about 15 minutes to finally get the alarms turned off - it was on a Sunday afternoon and the Stake President who has the keys to turn off the alarm was not there.
Right before the alphabet song ended, the alarms and lights went off and the doors re-opened. The kids were still singing their little hearts out. The second song they sang was called "Bus Stop." Kind of reminded me of that Beatles' song about waking up too late and making "the bus in seconds flat," but not quite as cool. There were a bunch of cute kids singing it, though, so that made up for it. Funny thing is, this is the first year the elementary school has not bussed kids to it. Ironic.
Our kids used to be bussed. It made life alot easier - except for when a certain neighbor girl would pick fights with our sons and then blame the fight on them. The bus driver would always believe her (she is very sneaky that way - still is). Our kids would get kicked off the bus for a day or two and she would still be riding the bus. But I digress.
We left after the 3rd elementary school finished singing and missed the parking lot crowds. By the time we got outside it was raining fairly hard. It was sunny when we left, so none of us brought jackets. Luckily David's oxygen didn't freeze up.
All's well that ends well!
More from Steven Wright:
"In school, every period ends with a bell. Every sentence ends with a period.Every crime ends with a sentence."
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