The Ten Virgins

This past weekend I was part of performance put on by some ladies in my stake. The Ten Virgins – a musical parable. It was one of the best things that I have ever been a part of. I got to play the part of Leora, if you know the musical. The music for my solo was written by Mindy Glendhill.

I could go on and on about it, but the reality of it is that anyone who participated and/or watched it was blessed. The stake building was packed. I felt the spirit every time I practiced throughout the month leading up to the performance, and I hope that all of those in the audience felt the spirit as well when we performed. It made me want to be a better person. . . a more prepared person.

“Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.”

Ferb

Meet Ferb. . . that's short for Furball. . . plus, we all really like Phineas and Ferb. . . so there you have it. We've had him for 2 weeks.

He's really getting comfy here, chewing shoes and barking at yard tools. He was already crate trained, so there have only been a couple of little mishaps. Thank goodness. He sleeps through the night and loves his chewy toys. He's a schnoodle. Part mini Schnauzer, part poodle. He doesn't really shed.

We had a little friend a few years back, but miss Paige wasn't quite ready for it back then. She's much better now.

He loves to chase this garden hoe around when Paige holds it and bark at it.

During the day he's fairly calm, but when that clock strikes 3:15, and the kids come through the door. . . well, that's a different story. They nicknamed him "Jaws" because of it.

Sicko

It's been 3 weeks of sick sick sick around here. That previous post with Tyler footballing like a maniac. . . that's right. . . he was sick as a dog 2 days before that. He's still coughing all night long. Paige has had strep and now the same cold/fever/cough/flu. . whatever it is for 2 days now. Paige was out of school for 2 days 2 weeks ago. Tyler was out 3 days last week, and now Paige has been out for 2 days this week. We did NOTHING on the kids' day off last week.

The gym has been a no go. Morgan had a nasty cold over the weekend too, and now, I can't leave Paige home alone. I need some sort of routine in my life. If I have to watch one more episode of Good Luck Charlie, I'm gonna throw something at someone.

Plus, Tyler has been on a "I hate school" kick. He said to me the other day. . . "Mom, why do I have to go to school? Can't we just be home schooled?"

I'm sure he thinks that home school would be like a sick day. Kid Vs Cat all day long with mom pouring gatorade for him and tucking his blankets around him all day while he lays on the couch.

Rant over.

Today I will remind myself that there is always someone out there in a worse situation than me, and they have to do their job day after day. :)

braggin' rights

According to Tyler, Saturday was
The Best Day Ever

That may have something to do with this. . .

That's right.

He INTERCEPTED the pass.

He ran the FULL length of the field.

He SCORED.

Then. . .

He turned into a flag pulling,

yard gaining, handoff faking

Ranger!

(his team name, which he didn't vote for. He wanted to be a Rebel.)

There's no stopping him now.

3D all the way

Friday night was date night. We procrastinated getting a babysitter. "We" meaning "I." I proceeded to call 15 homes. I was rejected and/or met with an answering machine 15 times. WOW.

Plan B. Family group date.

Normally, even the thought makes me shudder. . . . but, when I haven't been out of the house all week I'm willing to take risks.

Enter Fuddruckers. Bless you Fuddruckers. (just don't get tongue tied saying it)

No wait, no waitress and burgers as big as your head. What more could a family of 5 ask for? We ate until we had to be rolled out of the door, and then we moved on to Megamind at the Pictureshow. (I love that they named it the Pictureshow. It reminds me of my grandma)

Megamind in 3D, mind you. (No pun intended.) It was really funny. Plus, nobody whined for treats or popcorn. . . nobody even mentioned them. Hallelujah! Dreamworks has redeemed themselves this past year with How to Train Your Dragon and now Megamind. On the way out, there was no recycle bin for the 3D glasses. Somehow, I ended up with 5 pairs of 3D glasses in my purse.

Fast forward to Saturday afternoon. Dr. Theobald has popped the lenses out of the glasses. Paige has found her new favorite toy.

Meet Margo.

She's part cute little girl/part dirty rotten swindler. I had to buy the stuffed animals and then give them back to her. There was no refund.

jammies

Morgan has an obsession with jammies. If you try to put her to bed with just a t-shirt on she freaks out. She HAS to have her jammies. For Christmas she got 2 new pair.

These are her "loop doop" jammies. I may throw them in the wash 2-3 times a week. . . just so I can hear her ask for the "loop doop" jammies at bedtime. I'm such a sucker.