Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Gosh I finally got this thing to let me in to make a new post. I have been fighting with the sign in process for half an hour. I finally went and reset everything, and then it let me in. Caleb, I did everything the same, so you should be able to sign in and fix that stuff for me.
Dad is in Switzerland for the next few days, only he is out in the mountains on some field job. Can't reach him, so hopefully, things won't go wrong.
I have been working that poor old sewing machine for a couple of days now. It's had some complaints, and broke a couple of needles in protest, but we managed to make bean bag chairs for the dance room. Today I finished some little curtains to cover the front of the bookcase. Now it just doesn't look so messy, even though the girls have to straighten it up every Saturday. Tomorrow, when we don't have to be at school for things, we are working on the curtains for the windows. Watch out! Dad might say we are moving!!! NOT!!
Thankfully, the hurricane didn't come to Houston! I was not looking forward to that with Dad being out of the country. Got some rain today, but nothing to big.
Have any of you every comtemplated why the window sill manages to get so much dust when you dust them off every Saturday? I am getting just a little bit tired of the dust on the family room windowsills....for the life of me I just can't imagine where it comes from. You would think we were a family of dustballs! Those sills manage to grab more dust than the mantle, which is 3 times as wide. Just how does that work?
And just how does the sealed door on the front of the fireplace manage to get dirty on the inside when we never light the fire? I think I have dust gremlins attacking the place at night. The problem is, most nights I spend some time on the couch asleep, so when are they coming. Maybe I will make Dad sleep on the couch when he snores for a night or two and then he can catch them!
Does anyone know what a dust gremlin looks like, just so I can tell Dad what he is looking for in his sleep?
AND: why do dead bugs always breathe their last breath and die right next to the baseboards where the vacumn doesn't get them? Where are the bug laws that say that is permissible? And how do we go about changing it? I think bugs who have eaten bug spray should be required to let themselves outside to do the dying bit! Haven't they ever heard that they should go find water?
Does anyone know where bobby pins go to hide? I have bought at least a million bobby pins over the years, but when we need them, they are not in the drawer where they are supposed to be. They are not under the couch, in the drawer with the hairbrushes, or even under the bed. They don't hide in great abundance in dance bags, nor are they on the bathroom floor. Just where do they go, and how do they walk away given that I have never seen a bobby pin with legs. Maybe someone is smuggling them, kidnapping them to a far away place! Maybe I need to call the FBI! (Find Bobbypin Investigators) Maybe they are going on dates with the pony tail holders that also seem to disappear just when you need them.
One puzzling question for this week: why do hairbrushes collect lint down between the bristles? You would think that something you use everyday would not have time to collect lint. It's not as though it is a dryer vent! And does this mean that my hair is full of lint--I don't see any in the mirror each morning. So does that mean that my hair grows lint during the day? And how come Dad's comb doesn't appear to have lint? Is his hair better than mine? I know it's thinner. So does that mean that I have fat hair, and does fat hair grow lint? Is there such a thing as fat hair? I've heard of big hair, but not fat hair.
Well, before the men in white coats show up at the door (no I am not crazy, but I can't vouch for my kids!) I better post this and get the little girls ready for bed.
Have a great day....remember who you are!
Love you.
Mom
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
The Heat Wave Continues
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
The heat wave continues to try to melt our bodies every time we even think about going out the door.
Last night at the studio we had to cancel the evening classes in the big dance room because the air conditioner went out. WHAT A MESS!! It was 96 degress in that room. The office wasn't much cooler.
I finally left the studio at 9:30 pm with the air conditioner man on the roof, and Ginny at the restaurant down the strip from the studio. She came back at 10:30 and the man was still there.
Today it appears to be cooling the studio, but we will see when we get 100 bodies inside tonight.
We finally have the wedding sorted and put away, and boxes ready to mail to Shyla and Britni.
Now my focus will turn to sewing....I am going to make the bean bag chairs and curtains for the upstairs dance studio, and then go on to costuming for the Mary Poppins Production for Ginny.
Dad is getting ready to leave town for a couple of weeks, and school starts here on the 27th.
The little girls are going to a dance camp for the next three days this week, so that will give them something to do besides dance upstairs.
My major problem this week is deciding how to cram a million dance costumes into a small closet. Dad cleaned out the storage unit, so everything is home again. It wouldn't be to bad, but the feathers are screaming that they are getting squished, and the leotards do not want to be by the hip hop costumes. Heaven knows the tights will get all up in arms if they have to be in the box with the hats, so as you can see, I have a "Situation".
I want to contain those dumb feathers, otherwise they shed all over the place. Have you ever tried to vacumn up feathers. If a ceiling fan is going, there is just no hope. And with the heat, we don't turn the fans off.
The hats are another issue. They really should be kept in their hat boxes, but we need the boxes for other hats this year. Yes, I am too cheap to buy other hat boxes!
The hip hop outfits seem to think it is hilarious to just fall off the hangers, so I keep finding them all over the floor. I tried clothes pins, but they seem to pop those off too!
And the dance shoes, they just have the run of the house!! I mean, just how many pairs can four feet wear? And how come we have to have several colors of the same kind of shoe? What is the sense in all of this?
The worst culprit in the costume closet are the fishnet tights. Those are so angry at the prospect that they might have to have the rhinestones peeled off and another color glued on. I never realized that something so full of holes could create such a ruckus! At $30 a pair, I am going to try to reuse them. That should be interesting! If they don't behave, I am going to put them on those swimming noodle things, and just stand them in the corner for a good long time.
At least, the make up and jewelry that is still stored in the sewing room are behaving. At least I think they are, who knows what they could get up to in the middle of the night. Maybe while Dad is out of town, I will stay up and do some surveillance to see what really goes on in that room in the dark with the door shut.
Maybe I could enlist the help of my new serger as a spy, or even the floor lamp. It could suddenly turn on, and then the serger could sew things together that were misbehaving! Sounds like a plan to me. As long as the bean bag chair stuffing balls don't get loose, we should all be ok.
I have just returned from wrestling the cleaning rags into the dryer! Those rags have a mind of their own most days, and today they are saying it's too hot outside to be inside the dryer in the house! Give me a break! I think I deserve one of those big belt buckles for managing to get them all inside the dryer and it turned on before they escaped again. There will probably be an uprising when I open the door to change the load. Maybe I won't, and I'll just tell Dad when he gets home. He can take his chances with the rags! He can handle hanging up dance leotards, so he should be able to tame the cleaning rags don't you think?
Russell: I finally found a charger for that game thing that came home from the studio.....now the little girls think you need to come back and show them how to play it. I think they have a good idea...bring Shyla with you.
Dad finally got the last tree from the wedding returned this week. Sister Hyde has been out of town. His poor tigers are now depressed since they can't go outside and play in the forest anymore!
Well, enough of this foolishness for today.
All of you reading this, remember Dad and I love you very much. Go out there and do something you can be proud of today. Make amends with someone, do a bit of service, and mostly remember to represent your Heavenly Father.
Love you.
Mom
The heat wave continues to try to melt our bodies every time we even think about going out the door.
Last night at the studio we had to cancel the evening classes in the big dance room because the air conditioner went out. WHAT A MESS!! It was 96 degress in that room. The office wasn't much cooler.
I finally left the studio at 9:30 pm with the air conditioner man on the roof, and Ginny at the restaurant down the strip from the studio. She came back at 10:30 and the man was still there.
Today it appears to be cooling the studio, but we will see when we get 100 bodies inside tonight.
We finally have the wedding sorted and put away, and boxes ready to mail to Shyla and Britni.
Now my focus will turn to sewing....I am going to make the bean bag chairs and curtains for the upstairs dance studio, and then go on to costuming for the Mary Poppins Production for Ginny.
Dad is getting ready to leave town for a couple of weeks, and school starts here on the 27th.
The little girls are going to a dance camp for the next three days this week, so that will give them something to do besides dance upstairs.
My major problem this week is deciding how to cram a million dance costumes into a small closet. Dad cleaned out the storage unit, so everything is home again. It wouldn't be to bad, but the feathers are screaming that they are getting squished, and the leotards do not want to be by the hip hop costumes. Heaven knows the tights will get all up in arms if they have to be in the box with the hats, so as you can see, I have a "Situation".
I want to contain those dumb feathers, otherwise they shed all over the place. Have you ever tried to vacumn up feathers. If a ceiling fan is going, there is just no hope. And with the heat, we don't turn the fans off.
The hats are another issue. They really should be kept in their hat boxes, but we need the boxes for other hats this year. Yes, I am too cheap to buy other hat boxes!
The hip hop outfits seem to think it is hilarious to just fall off the hangers, so I keep finding them all over the floor. I tried clothes pins, but they seem to pop those off too!
And the dance shoes, they just have the run of the house!! I mean, just how many pairs can four feet wear? And how come we have to have several colors of the same kind of shoe? What is the sense in all of this?
The worst culprit in the costume closet are the fishnet tights. Those are so angry at the prospect that they might have to have the rhinestones peeled off and another color glued on. I never realized that something so full of holes could create such a ruckus! At $30 a pair, I am going to try to reuse them. That should be interesting! If they don't behave, I am going to put them on those swimming noodle things, and just stand them in the corner for a good long time.
At least, the make up and jewelry that is still stored in the sewing room are behaving. At least I think they are, who knows what they could get up to in the middle of the night. Maybe while Dad is out of town, I will stay up and do some surveillance to see what really goes on in that room in the dark with the door shut.
Maybe I could enlist the help of my new serger as a spy, or even the floor lamp. It could suddenly turn on, and then the serger could sew things together that were misbehaving! Sounds like a plan to me. As long as the bean bag chair stuffing balls don't get loose, we should all be ok.
I have just returned from wrestling the cleaning rags into the dryer! Those rags have a mind of their own most days, and today they are saying it's too hot outside to be inside the dryer in the house! Give me a break! I think I deserve one of those big belt buckles for managing to get them all inside the dryer and it turned on before they escaped again. There will probably be an uprising when I open the door to change the load. Maybe I won't, and I'll just tell Dad when he gets home. He can take his chances with the rags! He can handle hanging up dance leotards, so he should be able to tame the cleaning rags don't you think?
Russell: I finally found a charger for that game thing that came home from the studio.....now the little girls think you need to come back and show them how to play it. I think they have a good idea...bring Shyla with you.
Dad finally got the last tree from the wedding returned this week. Sister Hyde has been out of town. His poor tigers are now depressed since they can't go outside and play in the forest anymore!
Well, enough of this foolishness for today.
All of you reading this, remember Dad and I love you very much. Go out there and do something you can be proud of today. Make amends with someone, do a bit of service, and mostly remember to represent your Heavenly Father.
Love you.
Mom
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Peace Shall Reign Yet Again!
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Well, the little men in white coats have not yet carted me off to the psychiatric ward, so I must still be at least a tiny bit sane! It must be a terrible thin thread though...I can see insanity just around the corner with all the dance company paperwork there is left to finish.
Some little beavers were recently seen in the dining room sorting candles, vases, and all kinds of polka dots! Those little slaves organized everything, packed it up, and then recruited the big guys to carry everything upstairs. We can finally see the dining room table after months and months! We can't however, say that for the floor in Shyla's old bedroom. Good thing she won't be needing it anymore!
However, we have discovered that we still live in a forest with all these trees that now need a home. Dad's tigers are having a ball...guess they like the forest look! Britni's room is actually turning into the rainforest with all the dense leafy things in there. Guests beware is all I can say!
The biggest miracle of all is that there isn't even one straight pin on the floor in the sewing room...I'm scared to walk in there because I might make a mess!
We have also finished celebrating Cymbre's birthday, with the party being yesterday. Now she has some new webkins to keep her old ones company, and life is good for her.
The dance floor upstairs will be getting a new workout this year with Cooper in 17 classes, and Cymbre is close to 14 I think, haven't counted hers yet. I must have gotten a raise since they will be at the studio more, and I will be there about the same amount. Worn out tap shoes have reported that they are wanting a hook on the wall. It seems they have heard some terrible rumors that the trashman was needing some tap shoes, and now they are hiding in the corner of the closet hoping Dad won't remember them on trash day.
The little girls finished one of their duets with Mr. Lenorris today...just have to finish up the arms. He finally had the music for them, so now the noise level upstairs increases a million fold.
They both have other duets that still need to be finished, and they will be working on them next week while the studio is closed for classes. The new classes will begin on August 6. What a birthday that will be! Several hundred parents and students all asking questions at once....I think I will take a headache pill before I even go to work that day.
Dad is preparing another long trip...I hope his suitcase has better luck this time. And I hope that nothing major happens at home. I hate these 3 week things! And school starts while he is gone...GREAT! There are always problems with something when school starts.
Well, I think I will put my sleepy eyes to bed on the couch...dad is already sawing logs.
Remember I love you.
Mom
Well, the little men in white coats have not yet carted me off to the psychiatric ward, so I must still be at least a tiny bit sane! It must be a terrible thin thread though...I can see insanity just around the corner with all the dance company paperwork there is left to finish.
Some little beavers were recently seen in the dining room sorting candles, vases, and all kinds of polka dots! Those little slaves organized everything, packed it up, and then recruited the big guys to carry everything upstairs. We can finally see the dining room table after months and months! We can't however, say that for the floor in Shyla's old bedroom. Good thing she won't be needing it anymore!
However, we have discovered that we still live in a forest with all these trees that now need a home. Dad's tigers are having a ball...guess they like the forest look! Britni's room is actually turning into the rainforest with all the dense leafy things in there. Guests beware is all I can say!
The biggest miracle of all is that there isn't even one straight pin on the floor in the sewing room...I'm scared to walk in there because I might make a mess!
We have also finished celebrating Cymbre's birthday, with the party being yesterday. Now she has some new webkins to keep her old ones company, and life is good for her.
The dance floor upstairs will be getting a new workout this year with Cooper in 17 classes, and Cymbre is close to 14 I think, haven't counted hers yet. I must have gotten a raise since they will be at the studio more, and I will be there about the same amount. Worn out tap shoes have reported that they are wanting a hook on the wall. It seems they have heard some terrible rumors that the trashman was needing some tap shoes, and now they are hiding in the corner of the closet hoping Dad won't remember them on trash day.
The little girls finished one of their duets with Mr. Lenorris today...just have to finish up the arms. He finally had the music for them, so now the noise level upstairs increases a million fold.
They both have other duets that still need to be finished, and they will be working on them next week while the studio is closed for classes. The new classes will begin on August 6. What a birthday that will be! Several hundred parents and students all asking questions at once....I think I will take a headache pill before I even go to work that day.
Dad is preparing another long trip...I hope his suitcase has better luck this time. And I hope that nothing major happens at home. I hate these 3 week things! And school starts while he is gone...GREAT! There are always problems with something when school starts.
Well, I think I will put my sleepy eyes to bed on the couch...dad is already sawing logs.
Remember I love you.
Mom
Monday, July 9, 2007
It's Monday YetAgain
Monday, July 9, 2007
Today is run around day to get ready for the wedding reception this Friday. People will start arriving on Wednesday, so things have to get done today.
We are getting the punch stuff, verifying people helping, packing up the stuff on the dining room table so it is ready to go to the church, and checking on the ficus trees that need to be picked up.
Also have to check on the cake, tux, flowers, and make sure when they are all going to be ready to be picked up later this week.
We have survived the wedding and the open house with a bit of trauma and drama, but everything seemed to go as planned. We enjoyed getting to know Russell's family, and we are anxious to see them again in Houston. The photographer says we should have the San Diego pictures this week. Thank goodness we have made it this far!!
I am running on exhausted constantly, and told Dad I just need a nap! I am going to take one when I get everyone on their way after Friday night.
The dance studio is off to a flying start on Summer classes, and Fall will be right behind. The office is finally getting a bit more organized. I have all the dance company stuff to get organized, but I will begin that this week as the paperwork is turned back in to the office. Just getting the email stuff set up will be a time consuming thing. Then the dance lists, and the directory, but since I will be the only one doing it, hopefully, it won't become the mess it was last year.
Once all the people have gone home from the wedding, and the wedding is put away, I am going to finish the stuff for the dance studio upstairs. I still have curtains, and bean bag chairs that I have promised the girls. They have been so patient to wait for the wedding to be over.
Then I don't know if I will sew costumes this year. I think I may have enough to do with keeping the office organized and keeping up with things here at home. I will do the duet costumes, but the production (Mary Poppins) I am not so sure.
Well, must get running and off to the store. Got to get the laundry started too....and make the bed, and load the dishwasher, and then on Wednesday we will clean the house.
Love you all.
Mom
Today is run around day to get ready for the wedding reception this Friday. People will start arriving on Wednesday, so things have to get done today.
We are getting the punch stuff, verifying people helping, packing up the stuff on the dining room table so it is ready to go to the church, and checking on the ficus trees that need to be picked up.
Also have to check on the cake, tux, flowers, and make sure when they are all going to be ready to be picked up later this week.
We have survived the wedding and the open house with a bit of trauma and drama, but everything seemed to go as planned. We enjoyed getting to know Russell's family, and we are anxious to see them again in Houston. The photographer says we should have the San Diego pictures this week. Thank goodness we have made it this far!!
I am running on exhausted constantly, and told Dad I just need a nap! I am going to take one when I get everyone on their way after Friday night.
The dance studio is off to a flying start on Summer classes, and Fall will be right behind. The office is finally getting a bit more organized. I have all the dance company stuff to get organized, but I will begin that this week as the paperwork is turned back in to the office. Just getting the email stuff set up will be a time consuming thing. Then the dance lists, and the directory, but since I will be the only one doing it, hopefully, it won't become the mess it was last year.
Once all the people have gone home from the wedding, and the wedding is put away, I am going to finish the stuff for the dance studio upstairs. I still have curtains, and bean bag chairs that I have promised the girls. They have been so patient to wait for the wedding to be over.
Then I don't know if I will sew costumes this year. I think I may have enough to do with keeping the office organized and keeping up with things here at home. I will do the duet costumes, but the production (Mary Poppins) I am not so sure.
Well, must get running and off to the store. Got to get the laundry started too....and make the bed, and load the dishwasher, and then on Wednesday we will clean the house.
Love you all.
Mom
Saturday, June 16, 2007
I Survived the Week!!!
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Hurrah!!! I survived Recital week!! Can you believe it?
After the marathon sewing session last Friday, we got the pirates on stage, and everything went well. Cymbre got the biggest cheer of the evening when she did her solo. People were amazed because she looks so small that she could do what she did.
Ginny is off in Austria with the senior dance team, and Brittainey Lott and I are running the office. The office is a mess as they are remodeling, and making me an office behind the front office, and it's dusty and messed up at the moment. When they get done, it will be beautiful.
Summer registration continues to come in, and I have had to make three more classes as the other ones filled up.
As for the wedding, the little helpers have been busy at work, and we have finally cleaned up the dining room so we can at least see floor. Cymbre decorated little gift bags for the bridesmaid gifts, and she will wrap the gifts while I go to camp. I finished the baby dresses!!! THANK GOODNESS! I am not sitting down to that sewing machine for at least a week! Tina is making the table clothes while I go to camp, and Karen will come and help plant the geraniums when I get home from camp. We have piles of stuff for San Diego, Utah, and Houston. The florist is confirmed, and I hope the flowers and tuxes are where they are supposed to be. Coopie spent an entire morning burning photo CD's for family members. She will probably have to do more, but we did them for who we knew wanted them. The photographer has been contacted to confirm San Diego, but I still need to hear back from him. The wedding cake is ordered!! What a hoopla that was! The count for the open house is up to date through what we got in the mail today, and so is the reception. What is the deal with people who don't RSVP? Mormons and family members are the worst!
The little girls started their duet for next competition season today. Lenorris is really working them. It will be great!
Coopie and I are off to camp on Monday morning, and if I survive, we will be home on Thursday in time to repack and be on a plane on Friday. The little ones are staying here with Brittainey Lott, so they will have playmates for a couple of days. Lenorris wants to work on their duet again next Saturday also.
Dad may begin working on the picture wall for the reception while I am gone, everything is ready for him...
I got photos made of the Bridal ones, and the engagement ones just so everyone could see what is on the disk they are getting. Then they can decide for themselves what they want to print. I still can't get Jami's website to work properly....oh well, I am printing what I want anyway.
The little ones are getting really excited to go and see Caleb....and Russell. Just what is the attraction with big brothers?
Well, I am going to put this body in the bathtub and sit there for a little while. Then on to something to get ready for camp...I think I have to iron some clothes. I can't manage to bribe anyone to do it for me, so I will buckle down and do it myself! Then I have to find the recipes for Shyla.
Guess that's about all for today.....all you who are reading this and haven't written on your blog...do it. I'm tired of reading the same old thing.
Love you all.
Mom
Hurrah!!! I survived Recital week!! Can you believe it?
After the marathon sewing session last Friday, we got the pirates on stage, and everything went well. Cymbre got the biggest cheer of the evening when she did her solo. People were amazed because she looks so small that she could do what she did.
Ginny is off in Austria with the senior dance team, and Brittainey Lott and I are running the office. The office is a mess as they are remodeling, and making me an office behind the front office, and it's dusty and messed up at the moment. When they get done, it will be beautiful.
Summer registration continues to come in, and I have had to make three more classes as the other ones filled up.
As for the wedding, the little helpers have been busy at work, and we have finally cleaned up the dining room so we can at least see floor. Cymbre decorated little gift bags for the bridesmaid gifts, and she will wrap the gifts while I go to camp. I finished the baby dresses!!! THANK GOODNESS! I am not sitting down to that sewing machine for at least a week! Tina is making the table clothes while I go to camp, and Karen will come and help plant the geraniums when I get home from camp. We have piles of stuff for San Diego, Utah, and Houston. The florist is confirmed, and I hope the flowers and tuxes are where they are supposed to be. Coopie spent an entire morning burning photo CD's for family members. She will probably have to do more, but we did them for who we knew wanted them. The photographer has been contacted to confirm San Diego, but I still need to hear back from him. The wedding cake is ordered!! What a hoopla that was! The count for the open house is up to date through what we got in the mail today, and so is the reception. What is the deal with people who don't RSVP? Mormons and family members are the worst!
The little girls started their duet for next competition season today. Lenorris is really working them. It will be great!
Coopie and I are off to camp on Monday morning, and if I survive, we will be home on Thursday in time to repack and be on a plane on Friday. The little ones are staying here with Brittainey Lott, so they will have playmates for a couple of days. Lenorris wants to work on their duet again next Saturday also.
Dad may begin working on the picture wall for the reception while I am gone, everything is ready for him...
I got photos made of the Bridal ones, and the engagement ones just so everyone could see what is on the disk they are getting. Then they can decide for themselves what they want to print. I still can't get Jami's website to work properly....oh well, I am printing what I want anyway.
The little ones are getting really excited to go and see Caleb....and Russell. Just what is the attraction with big brothers?
Well, I am going to put this body in the bathtub and sit there for a little while. Then on to something to get ready for camp...I think I have to iron some clothes. I can't manage to bribe anyone to do it for me, so I will buckle down and do it myself! Then I have to find the recipes for Shyla.
Guess that's about all for today.....all you who are reading this and haven't written on your blog...do it. I'm tired of reading the same old thing.
Love you all.
Mom
Monday, June 11, 2007
I'm Sinking!!!
Monday, June 11, 2007
I am slowly sinking. This one woman show is on the downfall! I am exhausted after a marathon sewing session from Friday night at 7:30 until Saturday morning at 11:30am. We had to make 21 pirate costumes for the recital Saturday afternoon. Needless to say, I am TIRED!!
I would have stayed home from church and slept, but the lady who was supposed to help in the library called and was sick, so I got up and went. Then I slept during the afternoon, but now Dad is gone, so there won't be much sleep the rest of this week, and next week is girls camp, and there won't be sleep, and then the wedding in San Diego, and I am going to sleep on the plane ride there!
I have one baby dress done, and the other is cut out. However, if I have to look at sewing machines much longer this week, I am going to SCREAM!! Hopefully by Wednesday night I can be done.
I still have to finish paying for flowers, order the wedding cake, confirm the photographer in San Diego, make Adalaide's dress, do the dance company final papers for the juniors and seniors, clean up my office at the studio, and clean up the dining room. The wedding is overflowing into the entry, and I can't stand it anymore. Then I have to burn the photo CD's for family members, and confirm with the florist here where the flowers have been wired for San Diego and Provo.
Dad says we are cleaning out the storage unit to save the $100 a month, so I guess we will do that on Saturday after Dad gets home. Or maybe he and Cymbre can do it while Cooper and I go to camp. Guess it's a good thing Shyla doesn't need her room anymore.
Today the scrapbook store called, and said they were having a special thing for the preferred customers and could I come on Wednesday night for several hours. I just laughed!! I couldn't manage to get to the class I paid for last week, what makes them think I will come for a party? I guess I am one of the best customers, so they wanted to honor me, but I told them I have to be at work. They want me to come in on Thursday and pick up some basket they have made for me. Whatever....
Talked to Uncle Larry today...it was nice to talk to him. He baptized Tessa a few weeks ago. He is working hard, and Lyn is getting ready to set up her classroom at a new school for next year.
I have to go and clean up the office at the dance studio. You cannot even see the top of my desk. We are expanding the office into the storage room, and everything is everywhere....don't know how I am going to clean it all up before classes start tomorrow.
Well, enough of this for tonight...I am going to get my new romance novel, and sit in the tub with the bubbles going until the water gets cold. Then I may warm up the water and sit there some more. Dad is gone, so there is no sense going to bed!
Have a good day, and get some sleep for mom.
Bye
I am slowly sinking. This one woman show is on the downfall! I am exhausted after a marathon sewing session from Friday night at 7:30 until Saturday morning at 11:30am. We had to make 21 pirate costumes for the recital Saturday afternoon. Needless to say, I am TIRED!!
I would have stayed home from church and slept, but the lady who was supposed to help in the library called and was sick, so I got up and went. Then I slept during the afternoon, but now Dad is gone, so there won't be much sleep the rest of this week, and next week is girls camp, and there won't be sleep, and then the wedding in San Diego, and I am going to sleep on the plane ride there!
I have one baby dress done, and the other is cut out. However, if I have to look at sewing machines much longer this week, I am going to SCREAM!! Hopefully by Wednesday night I can be done.
I still have to finish paying for flowers, order the wedding cake, confirm the photographer in San Diego, make Adalaide's dress, do the dance company final papers for the juniors and seniors, clean up my office at the studio, and clean up the dining room. The wedding is overflowing into the entry, and I can't stand it anymore. Then I have to burn the photo CD's for family members, and confirm with the florist here where the flowers have been wired for San Diego and Provo.
Dad says we are cleaning out the storage unit to save the $100 a month, so I guess we will do that on Saturday after Dad gets home. Or maybe he and Cymbre can do it while Cooper and I go to camp. Guess it's a good thing Shyla doesn't need her room anymore.
Today the scrapbook store called, and said they were having a special thing for the preferred customers and could I come on Wednesday night for several hours. I just laughed!! I couldn't manage to get to the class I paid for last week, what makes them think I will come for a party? I guess I am one of the best customers, so they wanted to honor me, but I told them I have to be at work. They want me to come in on Thursday and pick up some basket they have made for me. Whatever....
Talked to Uncle Larry today...it was nice to talk to him. He baptized Tessa a few weeks ago. He is working hard, and Lyn is getting ready to set up her classroom at a new school for next year.
I have to go and clean up the office at the dance studio. You cannot even see the top of my desk. We are expanding the office into the storage room, and everything is everywhere....don't know how I am going to clean it all up before classes start tomorrow.
Well, enough of this for tonight...I am going to get my new romance novel, and sit in the tub with the bubbles going until the water gets cold. Then I may warm up the water and sit there some more. Dad is gone, so there is no sense going to bed!
Have a good day, and get some sleep for mom.
Bye
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
My Mind is totally leaving...
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Ok, for all my blog fans, No I didn't die! I have been quietly losing my mind over the past month.
On the Dance Studio front, we have had little costume thieves stealing the costumes from the warehouses, so we haven't received them in time for the recital which is next weekend. I'm just wondering, can you fully comprehend how many parents can yell at you in one day? I am considering a good pair of ear plugs, and a nice smile when someone comes to the counter this week! We have about 100 coustumes not here, and while Ginny talks to the companies, I am dealing with the angry, rude parents. I could not resist the other night, and told the mom who told me she wouldn't register her child for summer classes until I gave her the recital costume that if she chose not to register, than I wouldn't save a spot in the summer classes. I think she thought that I really had the costumes, but wouldn't hand them out. What a joke!! Why would anyone do that to themselves?
Yesterday, I spent most of the day trying to make the recital program work. My hero, Dad couldn't figure it out (not really his fault, he was at work), and my second hero, Caleb (who didn't answer his phone), and my third hero Russell, who finally after several hours working with Shyla managed to fix the thing. Go Russ and Shyla! Now it is happily at KINKOS (yes, Shyla, I went without you.) and they are printing the thing....it better be right is all I have to say! Now Ginny and I just have to figure out how to print the cover at her house.....that will be another adventure I am sure. Then we just have to fold and staple 1500 copies together.....I hope the little staple goblins don't come to visit...I really need 1500 staples times 2! If the goblins show up, who knows if there will be any left. Come to think of it, are there even that many staples in a box?
On the wedding front:
Shyla and Russ were here, and now they are gone....so why is the wedding still all over the dining room table??? Just how do the Bride and Groom get to leave, and Mom turns back into a one woman show? Dad is trying to pick up some slack, and doing a great job with cutting the card cake holes, and cropping pictures, but I must admit his sewing skills are sadly lacking. Maybe he could just use hot glue! Cooper and Cymbre are in charge of opening and recording RSVP cards, and just wait to pounce the mailbox each day....boy did Monday create a ruckus without mail delivery!
Today, we are working on the temple dress jacket (it really does need those sleeves)cutting out baby dresses (although naked babies are sometimes cute), and painting the borders on the card cake. We are also working on making a space in the freezer for the chocolates, which the Bride and Groom made while they were here. Anyone for french fries? What about some fish? Or some frozen peas?
Also on the agenda, that is if I have time to make one, is going to the dance store and getting two dancers new jazz shoes. It seems that their little toes are are curling under because they are at the end of the shoes....why do toes always have to curl under just a week or so before recital? Can't they wait until a new dance season starts? And why do those dumb shoes that don't really have a sole have to cost to much? These are important questions that I think my three heros should really find the answers too.
On the home front: Who knows what's going on....Dad is handling EVERYTHING!!! GO DAD!! However, my ironing isn't getting done, but the bathroom looks really great. I think Dad is prejudiced against my clothes! He does selective folding also....but I am grateful for all his help. He keeps me going with backrubs and kisses! Love those kisses! No I am NOT sharing!
Well, there's Ginny on the phone, and she has stuff I need, so I guess I better finish this nonsense and go accomplish something this morning. You see, I have to do this before the tiny, thin, shredding thread of my mind is completely gone. The pressure of holding this thread of sanity together is just mind boggling...don't know how much longer the little man in my head can reach and hold both ends of the fragile thread. I think I need a NAP!!
Ya'll have a great day, and maybe a few prayers for Mom would help.
Love you.
Mom
Ok, for all my blog fans, No I didn't die! I have been quietly losing my mind over the past month.
On the Dance Studio front, we have had little costume thieves stealing the costumes from the warehouses, so we haven't received them in time for the recital which is next weekend. I'm just wondering, can you fully comprehend how many parents can yell at you in one day? I am considering a good pair of ear plugs, and a nice smile when someone comes to the counter this week! We have about 100 coustumes not here, and while Ginny talks to the companies, I am dealing with the angry, rude parents. I could not resist the other night, and told the mom who told me she wouldn't register her child for summer classes until I gave her the recital costume that if she chose not to register, than I wouldn't save a spot in the summer classes. I think she thought that I really had the costumes, but wouldn't hand them out. What a joke!! Why would anyone do that to themselves?
Yesterday, I spent most of the day trying to make the recital program work. My hero, Dad couldn't figure it out (not really his fault, he was at work), and my second hero, Caleb (who didn't answer his phone), and my third hero Russell, who finally after several hours working with Shyla managed to fix the thing. Go Russ and Shyla! Now it is happily at KINKOS (yes, Shyla, I went without you.) and they are printing the thing....it better be right is all I have to say! Now Ginny and I just have to figure out how to print the cover at her house.....that will be another adventure I am sure. Then we just have to fold and staple 1500 copies together.....I hope the little staple goblins don't come to visit...I really need 1500 staples times 2! If the goblins show up, who knows if there will be any left. Come to think of it, are there even that many staples in a box?
On the wedding front:
Shyla and Russ were here, and now they are gone....so why is the wedding still all over the dining room table??? Just how do the Bride and Groom get to leave, and Mom turns back into a one woman show? Dad is trying to pick up some slack, and doing a great job with cutting the card cake holes, and cropping pictures, but I must admit his sewing skills are sadly lacking. Maybe he could just use hot glue! Cooper and Cymbre are in charge of opening and recording RSVP cards, and just wait to pounce the mailbox each day....boy did Monday create a ruckus without mail delivery!
Today, we are working on the temple dress jacket (it really does need those sleeves)cutting out baby dresses (although naked babies are sometimes cute), and painting the borders on the card cake. We are also working on making a space in the freezer for the chocolates, which the Bride and Groom made while they were here. Anyone for french fries? What about some fish? Or some frozen peas?
Also on the agenda, that is if I have time to make one, is going to the dance store and getting two dancers new jazz shoes. It seems that their little toes are are curling under because they are at the end of the shoes....why do toes always have to curl under just a week or so before recital? Can't they wait until a new dance season starts? And why do those dumb shoes that don't really have a sole have to cost to much? These are important questions that I think my three heros should really find the answers too.
On the home front: Who knows what's going on....Dad is handling EVERYTHING!!! GO DAD!! However, my ironing isn't getting done, but the bathroom looks really great. I think Dad is prejudiced against my clothes! He does selective folding also....but I am grateful for all his help. He keeps me going with backrubs and kisses! Love those kisses! No I am NOT sharing!
Well, there's Ginny on the phone, and she has stuff I need, so I guess I better finish this nonsense and go accomplish something this morning. You see, I have to do this before the tiny, thin, shredding thread of my mind is completely gone. The pressure of holding this thread of sanity together is just mind boggling...don't know how much longer the little man in my head can reach and hold both ends of the fragile thread. I think I need a NAP!!
Ya'll have a great day, and maybe a few prayers for Mom would help.
Love you.
Mom
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