Summer's Coming

So, in less than two weeks I will be on my way to Idaho... that's so crazy. Today I went to the park with a friend from church and her three kids. The kids had fun. We talked. It's sort of depressing to think that it's the last time we'll do that...

Tomorrow I will be awarding my students with honor certificates for their accomplishments this year. That will be sort of hard, too.

Friday my sister is showing up and we are heading to Matt's house to sing. We will be performing at a concert on Sunday night. We are really looking forward to it.

When I get back it will be my last week here in Pittsburgh. Wow.

Schlameel Schlamazel Hasenfeffer Incorporated!

Yes, that's Laverne and Shirley. Part of the music for tonight's Spring Concert: Movie Melodies (Film and Television from the 1950s-1990s). I came up with the theme. My students love it. On the program:



O Brother, Where Art Thou? Medley
You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story)
Candle on the Water (Pete's Dragon)
My Girl
The Beauty and the Beast (Disney's B and the B)
Hats (complete with "hat choreography")
West Side Story Medley
If I Had Words (Babe)
Sixteen Going on Seventeen (Sound of Music)
Somewhere that's Green with Suddenly Seymour (Little Shop of Horrors)
TV Time! Medley of Television Themes



I'll let you know how it goes!

13 Things I'm Looking Forward To:

(in no particular order)

1. Sunshine and Warmth
2. Fenced Backyard (in which Cooper can roam free so that he quits yapping about being tied up)
3. A bedroom-the little boy snores
4. Enough electricty to run my blowdryer
5. Laundry Room
6. An oven
7. Mountains
8. Better spousal working hours
9. Sister time
10. Aunt/Neice/Nephews time
11. Brother in Law time =)
12. Mormons
13. A Road Trip

Prom 2007

Chuck and Lisa

Oh my.

I love this pool!

Jessie

Alyssa

Drew and Jamie

Jessie and Nate

His food.

Just ready for Prom!

Kiddies Dancing the Night Away

Tie that tie!

Just a tad more lipstick...

"No Type For You!" (The X-Keys Nazi)

My transcribing foot pedal hates me. I can't do my typing now. It decided to quit working and now I feel stunted.

I smelled a fork because I'm cute and I do what I want.

Pick your birthday month:
January: I kicked
February: I loved
March: I karate chopped
April: I hugged
May: I jumped on
June: I smelled
July: I did the Macarena With
August: I had lunch with
September: I danced with
October: I sang to
November: I yelled at
December: I ran over

Pick the day (number) you were born on:
1: a birdbath
2: a monster
3: a phone
4: a fork
5: a snowman
6: a gangster
7: my cell phone
8: my dog
9: my best friend
10: my neighbor
11: my science teacher
12: a banana
13: a fireman
14: a stuffed animal
15: a goat
16: a pickle
17: your mom
18: a spoon
19: a smurf
20: a baseball bat
21: a ninja
22: Chuck Norris
23: a noodle
24: a squirrel
25: a football player
26: my sister
27: my brother
28: an ipod
29: a surfer
30: a llama
31: a photographer

Pick the color of shirt you are wearing:
White: because I'm cool like that.
Black: because that's how I roll.
Pink: because I'm NOT crazy.
Red: because the voices told me to .
Blue: because I'm cute and I do what I want.
Green: because I think I need some serious help.
Purple: because I'm AWESOME!
Gray: because Big Bird said to and he's my leader.
Yellow: because someone offered me $1 million.
range: because my family thinks I'm stupid anyway.
Brown: because I can.
Other: because I'm a Ninja!

Mother's Day

My mother's day present was given to me today, though I don't get to use it until Friday night. We are chaperoning for the RTCS High School Prom and it is going to be held here. After the evening is over, we can head up to our suite for the night. M&D will have Caleb as they will be here for the Grove City Graduation -- and we both can't stay in our apartment... I am excited! I was told I could have whatever I wanted... we'll see what that means... room service? Giggle. I have never had that before, ever!

Cast Party

Last night we celebrated the ending of this school year and its musical with a party at a community center in Crafton. Some of the moms from the RTCS Drama Parent Association planned it. It was caterred with yummy food (of which some now resides in my fridge!). A man from the church who plays the piano came and gave us dinner music. The boys sang along to two numbers -- Ain't No Mountain High Enough and My Girl. It was entertaining. Two senior boys gave a short presentation, thanking the volunteers for their hard work. They also brought me up and gave me a gift -- it's a t-shirt that they had made with "So Long, Farewell, Aufwiedersehn, Goodbye!" on the front and Matthew 6:34 on the back. Everyone from the cast signed it and wrote messages on it. =) It was sweet. We danced into the night... and then it was over. Last time I will be at a RTCS Cast party. Sigh.

Meme Tagged

7 Random Facts about Meme:

1. When I was little, I liked to tell the story of Rapunzel, except I pronounced it "Rapencil" and it is still a popular memory amongst family members.

2. My favorite candy bar is a 3 Musketeers, although lately I am enjoying Twix more and more.

3. In scrapbooking, I tend to cut my photos into circles, more than any other shape.

4. I have enough hair for three people's worth.

5. The first finger on my right hand is bent. Not sure why or how that happened.

6. I like my coffee with creamer and two scoops of sugar.

7. Chinese food makes me sick, but I eat it anyway. It's worth it.

It's 4:00 a.m. (I can't sleep) so that's why these aren't more interesting...
I tag Bethie, Esther, Kate, Sheepy, and Average Brad
(once tagged, you are required by blogging law to answer these questions about yourself and then tag someone else... at least, this is my opinion! tee hee)

Cooper's Culpa

Okay... Cooper REALLY must be in a chewing phase. Today we came home and he had chewed up a Build-A-Bear dog. Completely irritating. Stuffing and pieces of nose and collar EVERYWHERE. Does anyone want a Cocker Spaniel?

If it gets the poop out, it will get BBQ sauce out, too!

So, I learned two very important lessons today.

When one sends a wing (chicken, that is) flying at oneself while dining out, one should apply "Huggies" Diaper Wipes. It works! I knew that they were amazing with poop, but stain-lifting, that's another story! Thanks for teaching us this, Ben!
So, Lesson #1 for today: keep diaper wipes handy at all times, even if you don't have children.

Lesson #2 is never, I repeat never, leave a poopy diaper anywhere near where your puppy might be able to reach it. You may just come home from dinner to find remains of the diaper and its contents strewn across the floor... but if you do, at least you'll have diaper wipes around to clean it up...