Wait for it......

It is Founder's Day today. Some of you already know that this is what we call our anniversary. Seventeen years today. Every year we have a family party and the theme for this year is SpongeBob. So, you know that tomorrow's post should include the festivities and raucous behavior. Be sure and tune in then.

Music, Music, Music

For all you fans out there! Camille had her spring recital last night, and I am posting a clip. Sorry about the camera work! Mom is still learning. The piece she is playing is called Horse and Rider.

Jacob's concert band participated in their Spring Festival yesterday too. It is called a festival, but it is really a competition, and WE WON! GO EISENHOWER! Congratulations, Jake!

Just wondering....

This morning, as Ethan and Seth were eating a snack in the kitchen, I hear Ethan ask, "Hey, can you burp louder than Jesus?"

Just sharing the smile!

AAAGGGHHH!

Something woke me up at 4:20 a.m., not sure what, but I can't go back to sleep. Too much on my mind. I am kicking myself though, because I have a big, long list of things I should be doing today, and missing a few hours of sleep won't help with any of that. Oh well. If the rest of the world were up right now, I could get started. Why are you sleeping, people? I must remind myself that many of you are moms, and may be up with little children. How do I know which ones you are? Could I deliver Camille's trumpet to you for repair? Or Jake's trombone? He has festival today, and has to use a school trombone. He is not pleased. What about if I call you about my visiting teaching, one of you could be my companion, and the others could pretend we were visiting you. I could have my whole list taken care of by 6 and we could all go back to sleep. At least until it was time to get everyone up for school.

An Interview

Family and Friends, Nathan has a job interview on Tuesday! (It is the first one since January!) We are pretty excited that he will even have the opportunity to interview. We know there were over 50 applicants for the job. The position is with a new school district in Salt Lake, overseeing and inspecting their construction. I post this asking if you will keep us in your prayers. I know many of you are already praying for us, and we feel upheld by that faith. Thank you.

Scary Goblins

Warning: This post contains a rude word and may be offensive to persons susceptible to rude words.

Some of you know, and some of you don't, that Nathan's last dental visit was a scare for us. They took an x-ray and the dentist's words were something along the line of, "Whoa, that shouldn't be there. That could be cancer." My Leslie and Camille were sitting there in the room, trying to digest those words while Nathan had his teeth cleaned. We spent some time considering what a growth, cancerous or not would mean to Nathan and how it would affect our family. Sobering, to say the least.

Procedure sent us to an oral surgeon to have a biopsy. We waited forever for the surgeon. He had some delay in the surgery scheduled just before us. We bit our nails, read all the magazines--time doesn't fly when you're nervous. When he finally arrived, he looked at Nathan's x-ray and said, "Oh, this is a mucus sac. They sometimes blow up like this, like a little balloon. Lots of people get these, we'll just watch this for a year or two."

So, no biopsy, no cancer. Kind of anti-climactic. But we aren't sad! I was so grateful to pay a professional $45 to tell me my husband has an interesting booger! Nathan calls it his nose goblin. We are so proud!

Happy Easter!

Egg dying is serious business at our house! Four dozen eggs only gives a few to each child, but it is about all I want to invest in.
Seth dyed one egg and then began to eat them. I boiled four dozen, we dyed most of them, but this morning there were only two dozen left.

Miriam was accused of taking all the stickers. :) Maybe there was something to that. Happy Easter everyone!