Good Ideas for Hire

It's 12:27 and I can't go to sleep.  I have too many ideas in my head!  And 90% of them are good.  Well, at least I think they're good. 

Just to clue you in, the current ones rattling in my head...

Could make a lot of money
Could solve the pillow problem
Could work in primary
Could be the way to solve the patient issue at work
Could be a way to make my friend's blog idea be AWESOME
Could be a way for my other friend to get her daughter out of the bathroom and into bed
Could taste good for dinner tomorrow
Could require a trip or two to Walmart
Could be the color for the upstairs
Could make a great blog post on the primary blog
Could make a totally hilarious Christmas gift
Could be a cute necklace...
                                          ...bracelet...
                                                             ...hairclip...

Miracle!  I can't think of any other "thinks" that I'm thinking right now!  So that clears it up.  I knew that writing them down would help.

Sweet dreams!

Oh, my Georgia

No words for this one.  Just too cute!

Happy 3rd Birthday!!  She really wanted a "Dinkerbell" cake, and we got lucky - although she refused to go near the candles, so I had to blow them out for her!

All decked out in the birthday booty - a princess leotard, tutu, purse, Barbie, Strawberry Shortcake movie, 2 headbands, high heels, and you can't tell from the picture but her nails were freshly painted and she had a lovely shade of pink lipstick on.  Yes.  Underneath that tough exterior she's a girly girl at heart.

Her new big girl bed!  She hardly wants to get out of it in the morning!

Oh, how we love our little Georgia!

Great Day

I just picked Gibson up from school, and he had a great day.  He ran out of the school smiling from ear to ear and waving at me, then got into the car and said, "Mom, I had a great day."  I have to work today, so he's spending the afternoon with Grandpa Gary, and he looked like he was on the verge of laughing all the way to Grandpa's house.  Here's how the conversation went:

How was school?
Great. 
What did you do? 
Everything. 
What's everything? 
We went to recess, got a drink, learned.  It was great.
Why are you so happy?
Because!  I'm just so excited!
About what?
Everything!  I just had a really great day!

He was perma-grin and I don't know why.  Now I'm perma-grin just thinking about it. 

Thanks to Gibson for giving me a reason to smile and remember how grateful I am for 2 amazing and beautiful children.  It really is a great day!

I've been neglecting this blog lately, but with good reason! I've started a couple of blogs related to my primary calling - one for the families in our ward with links to the songs we're singing, weekly updates on what we're doing in singing time, and ideas on how to incorporate our songs and activities at home and in family home evening. The other one is for fellow choristers and primary workers with ideas on props, song reviews, and little tricks I learn along the way. I know that a couple of you that read this blog are in primary, so I thought I'd pass them along just in case you or someone in your various wards might find them helpful. Anyway, I hope you check them out!

http://afprimarymusic.blogspot.com

http://afprimarysingingtime.blogspot.com

Too Fast

My kids are growing up too fast.  I hate it.  I could elaborate, but you all know exactly what I mean.  So that's it - there's just nothing more to say!

New Cut, New Clothes, New Calling

The past few weeks have been very interesting, to say the least. I finally got fed up with my hair, and chopped it all off. Sadly, I have no picture of the new 'do, but will wait for a good hair day and post one then. It's short, sassy, and I'm back to blonde after a 2 year hiatus from getting my hair colored. To go along with the spunk on the top half, I decided I needed some new clothes to fit the look. Thanks to my husband, I have a nice little stockpile of winter basics just waiting for the weather to calm down and cool off.

Of course, with all of this transformation going on, I couldn't leave out the most important aspect of my life, and that's the gospel and my testimony. A new calling came right in the midst of all of this, and really gave me a chance (I say gave, but it is still giving) to turn to the Lord in thought and prayer. I always appreciate opportunities that cause me to cast away my daily cares and focus on what's really important. So, what is this new calling, you ask? Primary chorister. I know that for some of you that sounds like lots of fun, and you're thinking, "Oh, you're going to LOVE that calling!" I'm sure that's true, but it's also the one calling I SWORE I would NEVER accept. Even as I was saying a reluctant yes, my mind was screaming NO!!! I was sad to leave my Laurels, and let's face it - performing for a crowd is really not my favorite thing to do. So, for many reasons, I cried for 5 days straight every time I thought about the task ahead. When I was sustained in Sacrament Meeting, I had to leave right after and go have a "moment" in the ladies room. After a sufficient mourning period, I set to work to find some inspiration online. I found a lot of great ideas, but still no inspiration. Then I came across the most wonderful blog, called The Children Sing. There was a particular post that caught my attention as I scrolled through her posts. In it, she quotes Zechariah 2:10, "Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord." She then says, "Would any of us refuse such an invitation by the Lord to sing? If the act of singing will bring the Lord to dwell with me I want to be the first in line! We can all sing together. Let's do it now and bring him quickly." That was it. That was the answer to my prayers. Over the past days, I have had a great peace about this new and daunting task. Every time I start to feel overwhelmed, I remind myself to "sing and rejoice." We are daughters of Zion, and we have so much to be joyful about. This is truly the right place for me to be right now, and I know that. I just felt like I needed to share that experience with you, more out of gratitude than anything else.

So upward and onward! I have puppets to make!

Dance Recital

So pretty!

Gorgeous curls, thanks to Auntie!

Uh, what's going on?

The whole troupe