Thursday, May 14, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
mother's day
happy mother's day! i had a wonderful day, thanks to randy. he let me sleep in until 9:00, which made the rest of the day so much better. he wrote me a beautiful letter that made my day even more than the extra sleep, and he generally pampered me throughout the day.
madeleine obviously doesn't really get the concept of mother's day yet, but you would think that she did with how well behaved she was throughout the whole day, including being exceptionally docile during church. i also indulged myself by having her serenade me this morning. i played some of the primary songs about mothers and she stood by the piano and sang along (no, it's not exactly the melody, but it is still adorable).
it's nothing i haven't already said on this blog before, but i love my mothers. i love jeanie because she treats me like her own daughter and loves me for who i am, but most of all because she raised randy to be an amazing man. i love my own mother for her selflessness, her humor, and how i feel when i'm with her. the longer that i am a mother, the more i appreciate her.
i love being a mother. can you tell that my world revolves around madeleine? who would have known that i could feel this much love? motherhood is an indescribable role and emotion. sobering at times, but oh so rewarding.
madeleine obviously doesn't really get the concept of mother's day yet, but you would think that she did with how well behaved she was throughout the whole day, including being exceptionally docile during church. i also indulged myself by having her serenade me this morning. i played some of the primary songs about mothers and she stood by the piano and sang along (no, it's not exactly the melody, but it is still adorable).
it's nothing i haven't already said on this blog before, but i love my mothers. i love jeanie because she treats me like her own daughter and loves me for who i am, but most of all because she raised randy to be an amazing man. i love my own mother for her selflessness, her humor, and how i feel when i'm with her. the longer that i am a mother, the more i appreciate her.
i love being a mother. can you tell that my world revolves around madeleine? who would have known that i could feel this much love? motherhood is an indescribable role and emotion. sobering at times, but oh so rewarding.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
pioneer park
we have a park just a couple blocks away from us that madeleine and i go to almost every day.
lately madeleine has decided that she wants to push the stroller. she winds her drunken path for about a block before she gives up and i put her in the stroller.
she is finally getting the whole play structure concept and runs the same course over and over.
i usually get tired first and have to drag her home, but it's a great hour (at least) of play and exercise in the sunshine for both of us.
Monday, May 4, 2009
charade
randy and i watched "charade" this weekend. i thought that i hadn't seen it, but as the movie went on, certain scenes seemed vaguely familiar. fortunately, i didn't remember much and was able to enjoy the mystery and plot twists of the movie. fantastic movie. made me want to own audrey hepburn's wardrobe (all of her movies do, of course). highly recommend it.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
all the world's a stage
technically, i am the ward music chorister. i functioned in this capacity for the first couple months that i was called, during the time when madeleine was still young enough to stay in her carseat while i conducted and randy played the organ. but, as madeleine got bigger, this no longer worked, and we've been having substitute choristers for over a year now.
today, i finally decided that i would try doing it myself again. latey, madeleine has been pretty good about sitting on the pew quietly during sacrament meeting, so i thought that she would be able to do so while i stood right next to her and led the music. little did i know...
you see, madeleine loves the attention that she gets at church. she is one of about ten children in the ward, and one of the only girls. she is also the most flirtacious of them all. so, i shouldn't have been surprised that madeleine would take the opportunity to flirt with the entire ward while sitting up on the stand.
she actually sat and quietly read her book during the opening hymn, but by the sacrament hymn, she had discovered her audience. as soon as i stood up and the song started, she stood up on the pew behind me and started singing and smiling in her coy, flirty, and hammish way. it was not the most reverent hymn that has ever been sung. half of the congregation was chuckling under their breath at madeleine's antics. at one point, i put the hymbook down and, while still trying to conduct, also tried to get her to sit down. ha! so, the rest of the time was just spent trying to keep her from falling off the pew. i was slightly mortified, but was trying to keep myself from bursting into laughter at the same time (i was at least able to see the humor in it). it was hard not to laugh when i was looking out at the congregation and seeing their reactions. the hymn finally ended and we took our seats down with the congregation.
we had a friend conduct the closing hymn while i remained seated in the congregation with madeleine.
today, i finally decided that i would try doing it myself again. latey, madeleine has been pretty good about sitting on the pew quietly during sacrament meeting, so i thought that she would be able to do so while i stood right next to her and led the music. little did i know...
you see, madeleine loves the attention that she gets at church. she is one of about ten children in the ward, and one of the only girls. she is also the most flirtacious of them all. so, i shouldn't have been surprised that madeleine would take the opportunity to flirt with the entire ward while sitting up on the stand.
she actually sat and quietly read her book during the opening hymn, but by the sacrament hymn, she had discovered her audience. as soon as i stood up and the song started, she stood up on the pew behind me and started singing and smiling in her coy, flirty, and hammish way. it was not the most reverent hymn that has ever been sung. half of the congregation was chuckling under their breath at madeleine's antics. at one point, i put the hymbook down and, while still trying to conduct, also tried to get her to sit down. ha! so, the rest of the time was just spent trying to keep her from falling off the pew. i was slightly mortified, but was trying to keep myself from bursting into laughter at the same time (i was at least able to see the humor in it). it was hard not to laugh when i was looking out at the congregation and seeing their reactions. the hymn finally ended and we took our seats down with the congregation.
we had a friend conduct the closing hymn while i remained seated in the congregation with madeleine.
tutus? you ask...
okay, so for anyone who knows me, it is no surprise that i am no princess. i hardly brushed my hair for my own wedding, for goodness sake. so no, i'm not really into frilly things.
but... i'm selling tutus. i know, it's antithetical to my nature and probably encouraging certain behaviors that i may be opposed to at times. am i a sellout? perhaps. nevertheless, i was trying to think of a way that i could make a little extra money to help with income and came across the idea of making tutus. they are really popular in utah right now and a safe craft for me to engage in. they are not an exact science and are supposed to look a little irregular around the bottom, so it works well for me.
i am selling them at the provo farmers market. i was going to try to start a website as well, but i think i'm putting that on hold and keeping it simple. the thing is, i thought that the farmers market didn't start until june, so i thought that i had plenty of time to make tutus and build up my supply. but on wednesday, i found out that they are doing a preseason farmers market in may this year and the first market was this saturday. thus, i have been up to my elbows in tullle and ribbon making tutus and trying to nurse my child back to health this week and haven't had time for much else.
to make matters worse, after all of my scrambling this week, i woke up on saturday morning to find that it was pouring rain. not only did this mean that pretty much nobody would be at the farmers market, but even if i wanted to go and try my luck, i didn't have a canopy to cover the tutus (or me!). so, feeling a little dejected, i headed over to pioneer park to pay my registration fee for the summer and at least get a spot reserved for the rest of the season. when i got there, i found out that they had a few extra canopies, so i took one and set up, despite my fears that no customers would show up.
admittedly, attendance was low, especially because they have never had a preason before, but the rain did let up for a while and there were a few brave souls out there. i ended up selling three tutus, which i was actually happy with for such a lousy day. my booth was next to the balloon lady, so we chatted a lot and i got a small feel for what the market will be like. hopefully this ends up being worth my time, but regardless, it's been an adventure so far.
and even though i'm not the tutu type, i have to admit that seeing a bunch of tutus hanging together with lots of different colors is pretty. as randy said, "well, you probably couldn't have picked a more visually appealing product to sell."
we'll see...
but... i'm selling tutus. i know, it's antithetical to my nature and probably encouraging certain behaviors that i may be opposed to at times. am i a sellout? perhaps. nevertheless, i was trying to think of a way that i could make a little extra money to help with income and came across the idea of making tutus. they are really popular in utah right now and a safe craft for me to engage in. they are not an exact science and are supposed to look a little irregular around the bottom, so it works well for me.
i am selling them at the provo farmers market. i was going to try to start a website as well, but i think i'm putting that on hold and keeping it simple. the thing is, i thought that the farmers market didn't start until june, so i thought that i had plenty of time to make tutus and build up my supply. but on wednesday, i found out that they are doing a preseason farmers market in may this year and the first market was this saturday. thus, i have been up to my elbows in tullle and ribbon making tutus and trying to nurse my child back to health this week and haven't had time for much else.
to make matters worse, after all of my scrambling this week, i woke up on saturday morning to find that it was pouring rain. not only did this mean that pretty much nobody would be at the farmers market, but even if i wanted to go and try my luck, i didn't have a canopy to cover the tutus (or me!). so, feeling a little dejected, i headed over to pioneer park to pay my registration fee for the summer and at least get a spot reserved for the rest of the season. when i got there, i found out that they had a few extra canopies, so i took one and set up, despite my fears that no customers would show up.
admittedly, attendance was low, especially because they have never had a preason before, but the rain did let up for a while and there were a few brave souls out there. i ended up selling three tutus, which i was actually happy with for such a lousy day. my booth was next to the balloon lady, so we chatted a lot and i got a small feel for what the market will be like. hopefully this ends up being worth my time, but regardless, it's been an adventure so far.
and even though i'm not the tutu type, i have to admit that seeing a bunch of tutus hanging together with lots of different colors is pretty. as randy said, "well, you probably couldn't have picked a more visually appealing product to sell."
we'll see...
back to school
i've been a little slow to post on this because last week was a bit of madness with madeleine being sick and tutus (more to come on that...) consuming my time.
i am taking a class this term. yes, i realize that i have graduated (twice) and for most people, that would be enough, but for various (insurance) reasons, it makes sense for me to take a class this term. nothing big, just a one credit religion class.
i am an education junkie. i love school. when my professor emailed us last week with the reading assignment for the first day of class, i was giddy. i haven't taken a class in two years, and had forgotten the feeling of excitement that i get at the beginning of each semester.
on wednesday, i headed to campus and had a nervous adrenaline rush as i walked up the ramp on the south end of campus. i went into class and sat in the back and waited to see what the professor would be like. he was pretty laid back and i have to admit that this class is going to be a breeze compared to my law school experience. but, it will be fun, and i can already tell that i will learn new things, so i'm happy about that. plus, i don't need a difficult academic class on my plate as well right now. the class is supposed to be 2 hours every wednesday night, but he ended after an hour and fifteen minutes and said that that would be standard for the rest of the term.
should i admit that i was a little disappointed? nerd alert!
i am taking a class this term. yes, i realize that i have graduated (twice) and for most people, that would be enough, but for various (insurance) reasons, it makes sense for me to take a class this term. nothing big, just a one credit religion class.
i am an education junkie. i love school. when my professor emailed us last week with the reading assignment for the first day of class, i was giddy. i haven't taken a class in two years, and had forgotten the feeling of excitement that i get at the beginning of each semester.
on wednesday, i headed to campus and had a nervous adrenaline rush as i walked up the ramp on the south end of campus. i went into class and sat in the back and waited to see what the professor would be like. he was pretty laid back and i have to admit that this class is going to be a breeze compared to my law school experience. but, it will be fun, and i can already tell that i will learn new things, so i'm happy about that. plus, i don't need a difficult academic class on my plate as well right now. the class is supposed to be 2 hours every wednesday night, but he ended after an hour and fifteen minutes and said that that would be standard for the rest of the term.
should i admit that i was a little disappointed? nerd alert!
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