My Weekend.....

I keep getting stuck watching Mister (Jamie's dog).  Friday Jamie came into town because she was getting together with her Brigham friends and their kids to have a BBQ/Birthday party for Jax (whose birthday is the 18th). She came by the store to pick up a few things and told me I could come over to have some dinner.

Hey,  I'm always up for a free meal.  I headed over to Lisa's house and got to see Jax and Trevon.  A lot of Jamie's old friends from when she was in high school were there.  It was fun to see them all grown up and with their kids. 

But I never got to eat.  They didn't get the kabobs on the grill until 8:30 and I was getting tired and they were still waiting for a few friends to get there so I went home.  But Jamie made me take Mister with me. 

First she didn't bring his leash (my yard is not completely fenced in) and she said that he wouldn't run away, and if he did he always came back when he was called.  WRONG!  He ran away every time I had to take him out and he didn't come back when I called.  I would have to chase him, he would let me almost get to him and then he would start to run again.  D@#* dog!

I tried to get him to sleep on a blanket on the floor (because Jamie said he would) in my room but he would have none of that, so he slept with me.  Jamie and the boys came over about noon on Saturday.  We just hung out and watched movies and talked.  It was nice to spend time with them. 

They are doing some remodeling to our church house.  Today was my turn to play the organ for Sacrament meeting.  When I walked in Brent W. our 1st counselor in the bishopric stopped me to tell me that there was NO ORGAN to play today.  They have torn apart the pulpit area and the organ was sitting in the cultural hall.  Aw shucks, I was sooooo disappointed.........(not).  I would so much rather play the piano than the organ.  So they had a make shift podium and the grand was still in the chapel.  So I got to play the piano for the hymns. 

I also had to provide the musical number, I played Paul Cardall's arrangement of "Book of Mormon Stories".  It went well.  Before they tore up the pulpit area when you played the piano you were facing the congregation.  It was a little unnerving to try and play a musical number being able to see everyone staring at you.  Us much as I tried to block it out I could never quite do it totally.  Today the piano was turned sideways!  Yea, I didn't have to see hundreds of eyes staring back at me while I played.  It truly helped my nervousness (word?).  I know I have played A LOT of piano solos in my lifetime but I still get nervous, I try to get in my "zone" and block everything out and pretend like I'm playing in my house.  But that is a little hard when you have faces looking back at you around the music.

It was also my week to teach my cute little Primary class.  I love them to death!

Bill (Carol's husband) and Gary (Maron's husband), my home teachers, just left a little while ago.  We have a great time talking, and they are the best.

I am currently reading "The Way of Shadows" by Brent Weeks.  My friend Mo from work who reads constantly (he even reads as he walks) came by my window the other day and dropped this book on my desk and said that I should read this.  It's not too bad, fantasy/adventure, it's the first book in a trilogy.

Adventures in babysitting.....

Yesterday as I was driving home from work, Leslie called, she was coming into town and was wondering if I could take Cambria to gymnastics because she was watching her friend Jamie H.'s two little boys, Bode and Braken, plus she also had Gunner.  She would stay at my house with the boys and besides Cambria wanted me to come and watch her.  So I of course said, "sure".

I still hold true to an earlier statement I said about kids....."they are better than TV!"  This day was no exception.

First when they came into the house I of course got my hug and kiss from Cambria and Gunner (Braxton was at football practice).  While I was picking up and hugging Gunner, Bode (who is 4) said "I can hug and kiss too!"  So I put Gunner down and turned to Bode and he jumped in my arms and about strangled me with his hug.  I thought he was not going to let go of my neck.   I told him he was a very good hugger and that made him very happy.  Braken just stayed in Leslie's arms, he was too shy for a hug and kiss.

Here is Leslie and Braken.....

Everything Bode said he could do, Gunner had to say he could do it too.  At one point Bodie asked me if I wanted to see his muscles.  Of course I want to see his muscles, so he pulled up his shirt and flexed his arms. Well Gunner, not to be outdone, wanted to show me his muscles too.  So he tried to pull his shirt up and do exactly as Bode was doing.  It was so funny because Gunner couldn't quite figure out how Bode was keeping his shirt up without his hands. 

Here is the picture I got of them....Gunner, looking at Bode trying to figure out how to hold his shirt up,  and Bode.  Can I just say....LOOK AT THAT FACE!!!!!!!

Then we went downstairs so the boys could play with the toys.  First Bode would show me how fast he could run and the of course Gunner would have to run too and so it went on and on.  Leslie and I just sat and laughed.  The boys starting getting louder and rowdier just in time for me to leave with Cambria and go to gymnastics. 

Cambria is quite the tumbler.  Plus she has so much energy I don't think she ever gets tired.  Leslie and the boys came up for the last half hour of her class.  While we were there, Bode and Braken's dad came and picked them up.  Gunner was very upset that Bode was leaving and stood there with his arms folded with a big frown on his face.