May 2013

May 2013

May started out as a very busy month.  

Voice lessons, solos, ballet privates, in addition to Showstoppers Dance Competition.

Cymbre is finally officially caught up with all her absences for headaches, and I have written confirmation from the Asst. Principal, Mr. Chacon.  Now she doesn't have to go to tutoring unless she doesn't understand something.  I think she will continue to go for math for a few more times.

We had to take the girls to Austin for Showstopper this year, as they had to dance on Sunday in Houston, but in Austin they didn't.  They needed to compete because you have to compete to qualify for nationals, and we sort of were thinking about doing Nationals since it's Cooper's last year.  Terri and Morgan came and watched, and we had dinner together.  It's always fun to see them, and they really enjoy watching the dancing!

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Entouch came and hooked up the wireless burglar alarm in the new windows, and the guy to fix the water softener came and fixed it, and the Air Conditioning people came and services the air conditioners all on the same day.  A busy morning but now everything is taken care of.

We seems to be having lots of Doctor appointments...Cymbre for bronchitis,  Dad to get his medicines refilled, and Cooper to get her teeth cleaned.  Mom also got my teeth cleaned.

Cymbre's physical therapy continues, and Brian is helping a little bit.  She does lots of exercises at home, but still headaches daily.

Cooper went to the Dr. and got medicine for a sore throat.  I saw Dr. Ermac for medication renewals.

On the 3rd just as we were coming from dinner out, Guy opened the garage door and at the same time lightning struck just above the garage in a big ball and a VERY Big Bang!  We all just sat in the car looking at it.  Guy was angry.  This was the second time for lightning at our house, but when we went inside everything seemed to be in working order!  Thank goodness it didn't explode the garage just as we were pulling inside!!

On the 8th we discovered tiny black ants in the pantry.  What a mess!!  We took everything out, threw away all the stuff with ants in it, and sprayed and put everything back.  Then again a few days later we did the same thing again!  Needless to say, we are not stocking up!

We enjoyed FHE with the Maloney family, and enjoyed playing some get to know you games.  They are a new family in the ward, and their son is in my Sunday School class.  We've had to put off meeting with them two times, but even though Cymbre wasn't feeling her best, we went to night.

Cooper had Sister Gesserick do her hair all fancy, and her make-up for prom.  She looked so beautiful.  It was worth the money!  Her date was Landon Badoni, a fun young man she met at EFY.  The two of them had a group, and they took her Mini Cooper car, and had a ball.  Her dress was a royal blue with rhinestone trim we got from a website and I altered it so it be modest.

Her group posed for photos in one young mans house, and they had a ball taking photos.

Cooper attended friends graduation parties.  Seems like we never see her anymore, between all these parties, and dance classes, and dance teaching, and school.

I am in the midst of making decorations, and preparations for Cooper Graduation open house.  She's invited tons of people, and they will probably all show up making the house standing room only.  I probably should have used the church....but I just didn't want to clean it up.

We are doing her party the week before graduation, and ordered sandwiches from Costco, and we will made a fruit salad, and tons of cookies for a cookie bar.  Lemonade to drink and water.  

We've done all kinds of coordinating decorations, even decorating the bottoms of the candy hugs and kisses.

Cymbre got the VOE  (verification of enrollment) form from school so she can start Driver's Ed in a box with Dad....she will do the online classes over the summer, and then in July she will get her driver's permit.  Then a year from now, our final teenage driver!  WOOHOO, that means Dad and I can retire from chauffeuring!

Cooper and Cymbre helped Andee with auditions at Dance Central.  Andee is pregnant, and she is using them as demonstrators.  They LOVE it!!

The girls also had auditions for APAC Dance Company again....it's just a formality for them, they always are on the competition company.

As for Sunday school classes:

On the 10th the lesson was:  What Can I Learn From Living Prophets and Apostles?

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Guy and I made a Prophet Family Feud game, and the class really enjoyed the competition of the game.

The treat was a $100,000 candy bar...everyone got one for playing the game, and the handout was a prophet bookmark.

On the18th the lesson was:  How Can I Improve My Scripture Study?

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I took water color paints and had one of the students paint me a picture of a temple.  He did a fairly good job without practice.  The point of the lesson was:  scripture study takes practice, then we learn better what the scriptures are telling us, and see different meanings.

The handout was a set of water color paints and some paper for each of them with the tag saying:  Just like painting a beautiful picture, scripture study requires practice!

the 25th the lesson was:  What Can I Learn From President Monson About Following The Spirit?

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Guy and Cooper also made a quick trip to College Station for Courtney Whites graduation party.  She graduated from College.

I think that's about it for May...