This pic doesnt do it justice.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Snow, dogs, and dancin'
January 11, 2009
Another chilly week has literally blown by!
1. We started back to school on Monday with a 2 hour delay because of the sheets of ice over the road. It was an unexpected delay so most of us were showered and dressed before we saw the delay. It didn’t stop me from hopping back into bed though.
2. We babysat the dogs Whitney and Taylor again. Tyler and Alayna are particularly good with them and I included some pics on the blog. I am not particularly fond of the whole “wet dog” smell, but they sure are good dogs.
3. Our family spent Friday night setting up for the Primary Quarterly Party that I was in charge of. I spent HOURS putting together FHE binders for every family in primary, a temple bingo game, sculptionary, and the breakfast. Even bought all the food. THEN…we got pounded! We got about 7-8 inches of snow! And the roads were slick so the party was cancelled. I was devastated in a way because no one got to see our beautiful set up and all that work. But I was happy in a way because I hopped back into bed until noon (I do have a valid reason for sleeping that long) Anyway, the Primary President took some quick pics on her phone before it was all torn down, so I will include them just so anyone can see them. It was all decorated in rainbow colors and looked awesome!
4. I am running the school Geography Bee along with another teacher this Wednesday. One of my students will be competing too. I also start running the Battle of the Books in February.
5. I don’t often recommend shows since people have such different tastes, but if you haven’t seen “Superstars of Dance” you really should watch an episode. Our family loves it!! There are 8 countries competing (Ireland, India, USA, Argentina, China, Russia, South Africa and Australia) and they do dances native to their country. They have groups, duets, and soloists. We have loved seeing the different cultures and stories behind them. The host is Michale Flatley from “Riverdance”. It really makes me think of my parents and how grateful I am that they raised us kids to appreciate and respect different cultures. We are now trying to do the same for our kids. I think it is on Monday Nights.
6. On another note I am ecstatic 24 starts again tonight and Lost this week. It has been entirely TOO long!
Another chilly week has literally blown by!
1. We started back to school on Monday with a 2 hour delay because of the sheets of ice over the road. It was an unexpected delay so most of us were showered and dressed before we saw the delay. It didn’t stop me from hopping back into bed though.
2. We babysat the dogs Whitney and Taylor again. Tyler and Alayna are particularly good with them and I included some pics on the blog. I am not particularly fond of the whole “wet dog” smell, but they sure are good dogs.
3. Our family spent Friday night setting up for the Primary Quarterly Party that I was in charge of. I spent HOURS putting together FHE binders for every family in primary, a temple bingo game, sculptionary, and the breakfast. Even bought all the food. THEN…we got pounded! We got about 7-8 inches of snow! And the roads were slick so the party was cancelled. I was devastated in a way because no one got to see our beautiful set up and all that work. But I was happy in a way because I hopped back into bed until noon (I do have a valid reason for sleeping that long) Anyway, the Primary President took some quick pics on her phone before it was all torn down, so I will include them just so anyone can see them. It was all decorated in rainbow colors and looked awesome!
4. I am running the school Geography Bee along with another teacher this Wednesday. One of my students will be competing too. I also start running the Battle of the Books in February.
5. I don’t often recommend shows since people have such different tastes, but if you haven’t seen “Superstars of Dance” you really should watch an episode. Our family loves it!! There are 8 countries competing (Ireland, India, USA, Argentina, China, Russia, South Africa and Australia) and they do dances native to their country. They have groups, duets, and soloists. We have loved seeing the different cultures and stories behind them. The host is Michale Flatley from “Riverdance”. It really makes me think of my parents and how grateful I am that they raised us kids to appreciate and respect different cultures. We are now trying to do the same for our kids. I think it is on Monday Nights.
6. On another note I am ecstatic 24 starts again tonight and Lost this week. It has been entirely TOO long!
babysitting the dogs
Alayna and Taylor
Tyler, Alayna, Taylr, and Whitney (in the ballerina dress)
Tyler with Whitney and Taylor
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Puzzles, ice, and 2009!
January 4, 2009
I am so terribly sad vacation has ended! (insert sobbing here). Church was cancelled today because it rained last night and then froze over turning all the roads into sheets of ice. So, I crawled back into bed and slept for 5 more hours! Sweetness!
We spent the week doing all sorts of fun things. We finally finished the 1000 piece puzzle. I even started dreaming about puzzle pieces. As soon as we finished, Bob went and bought puzzle glue and we glued it together. We started another one today; we must be nuts! We also got some really fun new Wii games: Wario Ware and Mario Party 8. The angel game and the running one are so fast, but so fun.
On New Years Eve, the kids went over to a friends house (Marisa and Kayla babysat) to watch movies and eat goodies. Bob and I went to a different friends house with 3 other couples. We had this AMAZING fondue party with all sorts of meat and vegetables, and then an apricot crème fondue for dessert. We played the Celestial Companion game which turned out to be quite comical. Bob and I weren’t very good at it. Hopefully we will get a chance for a rematch. Then we came home, the older girls went to the church New years party while Bob, Alayna, Tyler, and I played on the Wii til midnight.
Guess this one is very short since all we did was play. Back to real life in 13 hours…
I am so terribly sad vacation has ended! (insert sobbing here). Church was cancelled today because it rained last night and then froze over turning all the roads into sheets of ice. So, I crawled back into bed and slept for 5 more hours! Sweetness!
We spent the week doing all sorts of fun things. We finally finished the 1000 piece puzzle. I even started dreaming about puzzle pieces. As soon as we finished, Bob went and bought puzzle glue and we glued it together. We started another one today; we must be nuts! We also got some really fun new Wii games: Wario Ware and Mario Party 8. The angel game and the running one are so fast, but so fun.
On New Years Eve, the kids went over to a friends house (Marisa and Kayla babysat) to watch movies and eat goodies. Bob and I went to a different friends house with 3 other couples. We had this AMAZING fondue party with all sorts of meat and vegetables, and then an apricot crème fondue for dessert. We played the Celestial Companion game which turned out to be quite comical. Bob and I weren’t very good at it. Hopefully we will get a chance for a rematch. Then we came home, the older girls went to the church New years party while Bob, Alayna, Tyler, and I played on the Wii til midnight.
Guess this one is very short since all we did was play. Back to real life in 13 hours…
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
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