Lazy Sunday

Yesterday Leslie and Paul went out to dinner so the kids came over to stay with me. We had the usual mac and cheese and the some popcorn later. Now that school has started they are full of stories about what they have been doing.

They decided that my old mattress makes a great trampoline. Gunner is really into building things with blocks. Cambria set up a beauty salon and was doing all the cabbage patch dolls hair. Braxton was just happy watching cartoons.

Gunner has a new phrase when ever a commercial for toys comes on. He points and says "buy it that me". I thought he was too young to start that up.

I woke up about 3am to thunder, but when I got up at 6:30 it was clear but there were puddles in my driveway.

This morning I went to church. Today was the day the choir had to sing. We combined the choir with the YM/YW. They sang "We Ever Pray For Thee". They filled ALL at he choir seats. It was awesome! I am so lucky to be able to work with Rhonda, she is so inspired.

For Primary once again we practiced the program that we will be putting on next Sunday. We didn't have choir practice today so I was home right after the meetings were over.

It has been a perfect day and I took a book and a lawn chair out and put it under my maple tree in the front yard. The mountains are practically in my front yard so I have a great view. Up towards the top the trees are starting to turn. A little bit of a breeze was blowing, just right for reading a good book. I've started reading "City of Bones" by Cassandra Clare. I'm borrowing the series from Megan at work.

I haven't had to go to the library in ages. There are quite a few readers at work and we all have been sharing our books with each other. It's great, our break room looks like a reading room. Everyone is reading on their breaks and lunches. I usually go to lunch with Megan, and Connie and Megan's brother Conly. We always bring our books but if Conly is with us he doesn't let us read so the book I read at work takes me forever to get through.

I want everyone to notice the music by Paul Cardall. I discovered his music quite by accident a few years ago. I was in a book store looking around and there was a display of piano books by Paul. I had never heard of him before but I looked through the book and I liked what I saw so I bought it. I took it home and started playing the pieces. I fell in love with his music. It's one of those connection things, I just connected with what he wrote. I looked him up on the Internet and started buying his Cd's and piano books.

I play a lot of his pieces for musical numbers in Sacrament meeting. He just doesn't arrange and compose religious music, he also composes pop/new age/instrumental music. One of the things I like about him is that when he works on religious music he does a lot of collaborations with other Christian musicians other than LDS musicians. If you click on the song "Grateful" from his CD Songs of Praise you'll hear Steele Crosswhite on guitar and vocals.

He was born with a bad heart and for over a year now has been on the waiting list for a heart transplant. He has not been able to do much with his music but if you want to read some inspirational stuff, read his blog. His faith is amazing. Anyway just this month he received his new heart. So far he is doing great and is getting ready to come home.

I am a member of his Street Team and we are celebrating his homecoming by putting his music out there for all to hear. They have made it a contest so please if you read this click on his songs on my blog and have a listen.

One of the songs "Gracie's Theme" he wrote for a friends baby girl that passed away this last year with the same heart condition that he has. It is a beautiful piece of music and if you get the chance watch the video on You Tube. Warning.... if you watch it have a box of Kleenex close by.