I am happy this fall.
I have been playing for the choir director at the high school for the past three weeks. I play for his chamber class. I can't believe how good he is. I can't believe what he expects out of this choir. They are amazing. He is amazing. I have learned more in the 3 weeks in music theory, vowel placement, composers, overtones, discipline, than I've learned in a long time! I realize how little I know and how NOT good I am at the piano when he asks me to play a 16 part Eric Whitacre piece. Or gives me a song that switches between 7/8, 2/4, 3/2, cut time, back to 7/8 and play it Vivace. haha SUPER HARD. I love it.
Kate is in preschool and just that little bit of time makes such a huge difference in me feeling like a woman and not just a mom. Does that make sense? Enough time to read or get a new shirt or deep clean or or or. Anything! Enough time to do lots of stuff, but not too much time.
Sydney has a not so great teacher without her great friends and has had a bit of a tough start. She is doing a little better as of this writing. I checked her out of school for a whole day so she could see the Space Shuttle Endeavor fly right over our heads and go shopping and to lunch. The fly over was seriously so cool. Won't forget that image of the 747 and the Endeavor on top followed by two jets directly overhead.
Ali is having a great year! I was so worried and there she goes making new friends, involved, and happy. She has 100% 5:55 a.m. seminary attendance all on her own. I never thought I would say this, but I love going to the football games and watching her cheer! She has had some growing experiences that I think are valuable and it makes me happy to see her grow.
Brett's doing well. The commute doesn't bug me as much anymore. Am I just used to it? I'm laughing as if that matters. He's the one doing it! He was on the road a full hour and a half yesterday to work. He still really likes his job.
Can hardly get Maddie for 5 minutes when she's not playing or studying at BYU. She really really loves it. Of course she does. We flew her home for a mid-semester weekend! We went to the football game, had kids over here, shopping at the Americana, a concert, and off she went again. It was so great.
Love Spencer! He is writing great letters full of personal growth and some success in preaching! They are on the verge of a stake in Siberia. Very close and I'm grateful he has been a part of seeing that form on his mission. In the past 3 months, he has sent two 5-6 page handwritten letters just addressed to me. I read those over and over. I was out at the pool a few weeks ago and Brett came out and sees a shirt on our table out there and goes to lift it up and then Spencer's letter is under it. He says, "Why did you bring this out here?" I just said, "so I can read it if I want to again." haha I'm pathetic.
Here is something kind of cool which completely relates to the above...
Many people watched in amusement, some in horror, as Clint Eastwood spoke to "Obama" via an empty chair at the RNC. There are trails and hills all around our house. Brett bikes these many times a week. My girlfriend
At the time, I had no idea that there is an artist who has put a few cowboys, a bit larger than life and mounted on wood, on various hills overlooking the freeways. We hiked to Clint and stood by him. It was very cool. When you know what to look for, you can see Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and a few others kind of "watching over you" as you drive past them. Very cool.
Well, I looked up at Clint the other day and wouldn't you know it, this is what I saw. LOVE IT.
Does this election not scare you to death? I don't think I've seen the world in this much turmoil in my lifetime. We are at such a critical time and the decisions we make will have HUGE consequences. And people can't SEE it! It's blows my mind!
The weekend Maddie came home. Liking the football games!
The spoils from Maddie's adventure
St. George with bffs from Bountiful. Afraid to go and that it would make me sad, but I loved it!
Sydney's first day of school. At Panera trying to dry the tears..
It's a Monday. I love Mondays. I'm going to read books to Kate. Brett is working from home and is walking Sydney to school :) :) Putting up Halloween stuff today and for FHE we are making pumpkin buttermilk pancakes. ok gotta go. e
