Go, go, go Joseph!

On Saturday night, Chansey and I went to see "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". It was a production at the Queen Creek Performing Arts Center. It is a funny musical based on the story of Joseph in the Bible. We absolutely loved it!! My brother-in-law played Simeon (one of Joseph's brothers) and he did an excellent job! We knew several other people performing in the musical so it made it even more enjoyable.

Several years ago, I was the roadshow director in my ward and we created a roadshow that was a spin-off of this musical. But, believe it or not, I had never actually seen it live until now. I didn't know what I was missing! It is so entertaining! I was glad to see how excited and fired up Chansey got about the whole thing... she is definitely a product of her mother! We were both hyped at the end... all of the excitement took me back to my musical theater days and how much fun it was being on stage.

Chansey is sure that she wants to be in a musical now! I can't wait to see her fulfill that dream. I told her it is a lot of hard work and you don't always get cast when you try out, but I think she understands and she is up for the challenge. So, she wants to try out for the next musical "Willy Wonka". Tryouts are next month. So, we will try it and see how it goes... I will keep you posted!

Tag... You're it!

It has been a long time since I have been tagged, but my old friend Becki tagged me, so I thought I would oblige. Plus, I am always up for a little bit of fun, so here goes...


8 things I did yesterday...

1. Woke up late (8:22 am... sweet!)
2. Went to Stake Conference (today was the first day Spencer was supposed to go to nursery, but since we had Stake Conference, he didn't get to and we had to wrestle with him for 2 hours... we were robbed! :)
3. Made homemade garlic butter rolls (YUM!)
4. Played with my kids
5. Watched a movie with my kids
6. Had FHE/dinner with my family
7. Finished planning Kristie's baby shower
8. Ate two pieces of pie right before dinner (oops!)



8 things I look forward to...

1. Kristie's baby shower (I love Kristie and I love having parties!)
2. Finishing unpacking (I will be done today... I promise!)
3. The rest of the summer (It's been a little lame since we have been moving... time for the relaxing fun to begin!)
4. Quiet evenings when Todd is home and the kids are calm
5. Going to see my brother-in-law in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
6. Smiles on my kids' faces
7. Eathan's baptism
8. Having this baby!!!! (only a couple of months left!)



8 things I wish I could do...

1. Sew
2. Play the Piano (I know... "practice makes perfect")
3. Run a marathon (someday I will)
4. Be a good mom all of the time
5. Blog more (since I don't scrapbook, it's my best journaling alternative)
6. Study the scriptures EVERY night without getting tired
7. Go on vacation... just me and Todd... to Hawaii... for a week!
8. Go to the Temple every week (I used to and hopefully I will be able to again soon)

8 shows I watch on tv...

Since we don't even have eight channels on our tv, this one is a little tricky. I don't really have a list. Our family was really into 1."Biggest Loser" last season, so we sat down and watched it every Tuesday night. But that is about it... I don't watch anything else regularly. I do like watching the auditions for 2."So You Think You Can Dance" and 3."American Idol". But by the time the real competition starts, I am bored. Plus, maybe I am non-committal and I can't make myself sit down and watch anything at the same time every week. My other tv interests include 4. cooking shows and 5. game shows, but I don't really find time to watch those much either. Lastly, if we had cable, you could catch me watching 6. Sports Center on ESPN with Todd. I really do enjoy that.

While I am on this subject, I do have one other funny confession to make... when I was first married, I used to watch "Young and the Restless" and "Bold and the Beautiful". Seriously, I never missed an episode. I planned my day to make sure I was home when it was on or I taped it... how crazy is that?! I haven't watched either show for the last 8 years though. I had to repent and give it up. All in all, though a mindless activity is really nice sometimes, isn't t.v. just a big waste of time?!

8 people I tag...

1. Amy 2. Melissa 3. Lindsey 4. Deanne 5. Jessica 6. Cedar 7. Chelsea 8. Lana

Can't wait to read all of your secrets! :)

Memorial Day Weekend

Here I am again... no pictures and a week late with this post... but I thought I better jot this down so I can remember this 'vacation' for years to come.

Like normal, we went camping this year over Memorial Day weekend. We left town the day school got out (Thursday) looking forward to what was supposed to be a relaxing, beautiful weekend. As we arrived to our spot, we were greeted by my family that was already there and also rain and cold weather. It rained for the rest of the day, most of the night and most of Friday too. So, the kids were a little stir crazy and muddy. The big kids managed ok, but it was pretty hard keeping the little ones dry and with something to do. Did I mention it was really cold?! Friday night it cleared up and stayed clear most of Saturday. Until dinner... here's where it gets fun... my awesome husband planned a big meal of dutch oven pizza, breadsticks, salad, and wings. My sister helped us get it all together and we were just starting to have fun... cooking and eating (all 50 of us) Until the clouds rolled in... you guessed it... it started pouring rain... AGAIN!! Right in the middle of our awesome dinner! AGH! Well, the good news is that Todd (being the genius that he is) brought our Easy-Up awning just incase this turn of events were to occur. So, at the first sight of clouds, they set it up over their cooking area and got everything covered just before the down-pour. So, we were able to finish dinner, just a little wet. Followed by a couple hours of cleaning up and doing dishes (the rain stopped by then). FUN TIMES!! (Can anyone sense the sarcasm?!)

Well, Sunday was a new day! Sunny and beatiful. The clouds cleared out and the kids had a day full of playing, wandering, and fort building. We also tie-dyed and the boys went shooting. They were having a ton of fun. And frankly, as a parent, this is what makes my life fun as well. The bad news was, we ended up having to leave on Sunday night. We always stay until Monday, but this year was different and here's why...

Before we left to go camping, we knew we had to find a house to move into. We needed to move to a bigger house before the baby was born and we found someone to take over our lease. So, we had to be out by June 1. (One week after returning home from camping) Finding a new house was torture, but we finally got one nailed down just a couple days before we left, so we felt relieved and ready for a va-cay before a crazy moving week. Well, much to our dismay, that house fell through and we couldn't move there afterall! We found out while were in the mountains, 120 miles away from home and with approximately 9 days left before we had to be out of our house!! That made our weekend a little more stressful and we ended up coming home Sunday night so we could spend Monday looking for a house.

The good news is... we found a house when we got home and moved without a hitch! (more to come on that later)
The really good news is, even though this camping trip was far less relaxing and wonderful than most, our kids still had a blast. And that is all that matters. I am so glad they are not burdened by the worries that we are... they can just be carefree and play and enjoy their cousins and friends. No matter how muddy they are :). By the way, our clothes were so dirty that I had to wash most of them twice... oh the joys of being a mother! We will hope for a dryer camping trip next time!