Jacob's Kindergarten Graduation

Jacob had a great graduation ceremony tonight. I will try to upload some video later! :)

So, last night, we enjoyed Jacob's graduation. This was the first year that they had the graduation at night and the school administration did not expect the turn out that we had. While the kids were especially cute, the adults were not so hot! There were adults that talked (in full voice) the entire time.

But let me get back to the kids! They were the best! Jacob performed his songs so well and I loved every minute. I can't believe that he is growing up so quickly.

The video is a montage of all the songs. Please forgive the camera work, Emma was interested in the video camera and we were too far back in the cafeteria!

Have you ever had one of those days?

Last night, I was starting to make our dinner around 5. At 5:15, Mickey called to tell me that he wasn't sure when he would be home and to just eat without him. I am disappointed but will live. So I go to add the spaghetti sauce to my ground beef and guess what, no premade sauce. Yes, I live off of Ragu, Barilla, Prego or whatever is on sale type of sauce. So I do what I always do...I go to allrecipes and search a sauce recipe. Amazingly, I have all the ingredients so I head back to the kitchen to cook.

Well, I didn't realize that I had to simmer for an hour before it would be edible. Beth and Jacob come in and complain about being hungry for the millionth time. And I give in. Beth says that she will make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Jacob jumps on the bandwagon and wants one too. I would generally not let them make their own sandwiches but I was busy with my sauce. I still had hopes that someone would have a decent meal. They even made Emma a PB and J and she ate it...she never eats them when I make it. Beth and Jacob enjoyed their cooking so much, that they had 2 sandwiches each. I added some grapes to their dinner so I didn't feel too bad about the nutritional aspect of their dinner. I am starting to think that they should do the cooking now. :)

So by the time the sauce was finished around 7, I just put the it in the fridge for another day. Mickey and I had chicken salad on crackers for dinner. Hopefully tonight will be a little better!

Mother's Day

I had a great Mother's Day this year. Mickey and the kids spoiled me all day. I don't think I lifted a finger all day. I wasn't allowed out of bed until Mickey and the kids made me a wonderful brunch. Yummy! Mickey also listened to my not so veiled hints and got me a purple Ipod shuffle and a mini sticker maker. Then we were off to church. We had wonderful speakers and the Young Women took over the primary so we could go to Relief Society. At the end, the bishopric served cake. Then Mickey made (and cleaned up) dinner. For dessert we ate the cake that Jacob made me at school. He was so proud of his creation. He put the purple dots and yellow line on the cake.

Beth made me a poem for Mother's Day.

Roses are red
violets are blue
the sky is gray
without you.

Rose are white
violets are blue
when I write
I think of you.

12 Years and Counting.....

On May 10, 1996, Mickey and I were married in the Atlanta Temple. For our anniversary, I had hinted to Mickey that I wanted to go to the Huntsville Symphony Pops concert. Having the wonderful husband that I do, he "happily" agreed to go. We enjoyed dinner at Carrabba's where we both ate too much! Then we headed to the VBC. The concert was called Fantasies and Fairy Tales and it featured selections from Star Wars, Harry Potter, Superman, Indiana Jones and Disney songs. We were surprised when we arrived at the concert. There were many people dressed up in Star Wars/Disney costumes. I convinced Mickey to take some pictures. It was a crack up! At one point during the concert, Darth Vader took the stage and started to direct the symphony with his light saber. The guest star was Jodi Benson, the voice of Ariel from the Little Mermaid. This was Mickey's first trip to the Symphony. He gave this performance a thumbs up.

Libby Lu

Last night we continued our end of the year celebration for our girl scout troop at Libby Lu. On Friday, we went to see High School Musical on Ice. Let me just say that it was an experience. I know how much Beth loves these movies, but this was like a concert for tweens. The girls were screaming, "I love you Troy!" and dancing in their seats. Plus you couldn't hear the songs, since the girls were singing every word to every song. I had a great time watching the girls--they were as entertaining as the show.

Libby Lu was just as exciting. Beth loved this activity. Each of the girls got to get dressed up as a rock star. Then they made some sort of body spray, lip gloss or body powder. After that, they got their hair,makeup and nails done. Finally, they performed a dance number on the stage. Beth said that she got a little nervous when she had to dance in front of everyone but I thought she did a great job.

Happy Birthday Beth!

Beth turned 9 today. Nine years ago, Mickey and I were in a hospital room in Orem, Utah. Oh, it also snowed that day! I can't believe how fast time is going.

Yesterday, she had two friends over for her birthday. I took them to see Nim's Island. Pretty good show. Then we headed to Coldstone for an ice cream treat. She had a great day. She didn't want a traditional birthday cake this year. She had looked through one of my cookbooks and found a recipe for Caramel Stripe Cheesecake. I made it for her and she loved it. I must say it was mighty good!

Someone at church told me that if they had a girl, that they would want her to be like Beth. I couldn't agree more! Beth is a fantastic kid and I couldn't imagine our life without her.

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I decided to try again. I think this is a fluke but I am having fun.