I am soooooo excited!!!
Sweet Sentiment
4 hours ago
Saturday, February 6, 2010
ode to the ty
Awhile ago a friend of a friend was given Ty's name as someone who would be able to write music for a documentary the friend was working on. Ty wrote some beautiful music and it was included in the film. We were able to go to the LDS Film Festival for the showing of the documentary a few weeks ago, and it was super awesome to hear the music Ty wrote be used throughout the movie and as the theme song!
At the question and answer session after the viewing, several people commented on the amazing music and asked if there would be a soundtrack! And someone else who is working on a different documentary approached Ty afterwards asking if he'd be interested in writing some more music for his project. :) Ty is so cool. And talented.
Here is a picture of the screen shot of Ty's name listed on the credits. I know it's fuzzy and you can't read it, but I only had my camera phone. It says Music: Kirby Heyborne (yes, the actor from a lot of those LDS movies apparently writes music too) and Tyler Hill.
Talented and Super Hot!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
welcome 2010
I am behind. I think all 3 of my readers have been pining away missing me. Actually, I'm sure of it. I bet you've been dying to hear:
My Resolution for this new year. I didn't make one on the appropriate day, but after seeing the devastation in Haiti, how could I not be moved in some way? I have been all together too ungrateful and negative. There are so many insignificant things that will get me all riled up and ranting and raving about the unjustness of life and yadda yadda yadda. So, Resolution. Keep a little perspective, Deanne.
Once a month I get together with my cousins for a little lunchy lunch, and I always vastly enjoy their company. This month our meeting is scheduled for the 26th (which is also the birthday of two of my favorite people), and I was hoping that we could do something good whilst together celebrating the aforementioned occasion. I thought it would be nice to assemble hygiene kits- it's super easy and the kids could help too! Whaddya think? If you are not my cousin, nor related to me in any way, you are still more than welcome to come!
Our house is coming along very nicely and it is so exciting and satisfying to see something you (as in I) made come to life! I really hope it's not ugly. I have pictures that I took on my new phone but I have yet to learn how to get them from phone to computer, so that'll have to wait.
That reminds me, though- I got a new phone! After a small incident which resulted in my phone being in two separate pieces, I was required to get a new one. It is AT&T and my number has changed. Yes, I am aware that except for Ty, every person I talk to is on Verizon, but deal with it. I wanted an iphone. I don't want to post my phone number here exposed to the world, but if you don't have it and want it, let me know.
My Resolution for this new year. I didn't make one on the appropriate day, but after seeing the devastation in Haiti, how could I not be moved in some way? I have been all together too ungrateful and negative. There are so many insignificant things that will get me all riled up and ranting and raving about the unjustness of life and yadda yadda yadda. So, Resolution. Keep a little perspective, Deanne.
Once a month I get together with my cousins for a little lunchy lunch, and I always vastly enjoy their company. This month our meeting is scheduled for the 26th (which is also the birthday of two of my favorite people), and I was hoping that we could do something good whilst together celebrating the aforementioned occasion. I thought it would be nice to assemble hygiene kits- it's super easy and the kids could help too! Whaddya think? If you are not my cousin, nor related to me in any way, you are still more than welcome to come!
Our house is coming along very nicely and it is so exciting and satisfying to see something you (as in I) made come to life! I really hope it's not ugly. I have pictures that I took on my new phone but I have yet to learn how to get them from phone to computer, so that'll have to wait.
That reminds me, though- I got a new phone! After a small incident which resulted in my phone being in two separate pieces, I was required to get a new one. It is AT&T and my number has changed. Yes, I am aware that except for Ty, every person I talk to is on Verizon, but deal with it. I wanted an iphone. I don't want to post my phone number here exposed to the world, but if you don't have it and want it, let me know.
Monday, December 14, 2009
twas a week before Christmas
My parents and sister came up from Texas to visit this week! It was so nice to have them here and I'm sad they had to go back home :( The kids were so sad.... they tried to tie up my sister to make it so she wouldn't leave. Too bad toilet paper is so easy to break!
Kennedy had her school play last week and she was FANTASTIC! She doesn't seem nervous up on the stage at all!
The girl characters all did a great job; the boys mumbled a bit so it was hard to hear them. My favorite part (besides Kennedy) was the over-zealous boy in the front singing "Scroungy Scrooge" with so much gusto and with such a grouchy expression that we couldn't help but laugh- in a polite theater way, of course. I should have snapped a picture.
Ken has a choir concert this week and then we are done with her activities for awhile. She has been a little overwhelmed with all the rehearsal schedules; she's not used to being so busy!
I'm becoming more and more attached to our little city. I didn't think that I'd really ever like it here, but I do now. I feel so much love for our 7 row of shelves library and I'm so excited for the expansion! I love that Fire Truck Santa comes and throws candy at my kids!
I love that my kids' cousins live so close and get to play all the time!
I coulda done without all this freezy cold weather and crappy snappy snow. Of course, my parents would be visiting the week we had record cold temps! My sister and my dad kindly shoveled our driveway. Nice, eh?
This season is really my favorite time of year! I actually thought about sending out Christmas cards this year, but didn't get around to it. Oh, well. If you read this, consider this your card- I mean, this blog is kinda like a giant Christmas letter. You can scroll down through all the posts and see what we've been up to this year!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Fall Schmall
Utah decided not to hold fall this year at all and it just jumped right into winter. That is extremely distressing. We've already had snow! Ick! Yuck! I've been cheated! I needed a little more time to prepare for this wintry coldness! Well, at least we have those cute snow bibs for all the kiddies now. They look like little marshmallows- I do like that! :)
Eli saw snow on the ground and said, "Sweet! No school!" Uh. No. Sorry Bug, here they actually attend school when it snows and they still have to play outside at recess! He was disappointed.
Soph was walking across the grass and got snow on her boots. She is new to this snow thing, and was excited so she tasted the snow from the bottom of her boots. I was really grossed out and told her not to do that because it is dirty. She said, "It's not dirt, Mom, it's grass." She still takes tasties when I'm not looking. So gross!
Ah, well! This weather is the price we're paying for having such a lovely extended summer. If I think of it that way, it's totally worth it!
These are pictures we took in our week of Fall:
Eli saw snow on the ground and said, "Sweet! No school!" Uh. No. Sorry Bug, here they actually attend school when it snows and they still have to play outside at recess! He was disappointed.
Soph was walking across the grass and got snow on her boots. She is new to this snow thing, and was excited so she tasted the snow from the bottom of her boots. I was really grossed out and told her not to do that because it is dirty. She said, "It's not dirt, Mom, it's grass." She still takes tasties when I'm not looking. So gross!
Ah, well! This weather is the price we're paying for having such a lovely extended summer. If I think of it that way, it's totally worth it!
These are pictures we took in our week of Fall:
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Today is a Great Day!!!
Ty is now a member of the MOTAB!!! We are so proud of him and so excited!!! CONGRATS, TY!!!!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Double Digits!
Kennedy, my first born is 10 TODAY! Happy Birthday, Ken!
Excuse me, but I just need to go off on how incredibly wonderful my daughter is! She has become such a JOY to have around the house and she makes me so happy! She is the most thoughtful and sweet girl!
I was having a cranky mommy day a couple of weeks ago, trying to get the boys to a soccer game, Ken to drama class, fed and homeworked before hand, and feeling very frustrated with the whole process, so I was complaining and WAY ORNERY and Ken says, "Mom, I know it's really frustrating having to do this all the time, but I want you to know that I really appreciate you being willing to take me to drama class. I know it's a pain, but thanks for doing it anyway." Ouch. Punch. to. gut.
Every day when I'm making dinner, Ken will come into the kitchen and ask, "What can I do to help?" Seriously! How did I get such a wonderful daughter?! I was certainly never that nice to my mama.
I was taking her to a birthday party last week and on the way, Ken strikes up a conversation about how thankful she is for all the blessings in her life. "We are so blessed. We have so much to be thankful for." Then she listed all the things we have been given by Heavenly Father. She is perceptive to see even the little things that we have been blessed with and I was totally crying when I dropped her off, stunned at my little girl.
Ken is super unique and is so comfortable in her own skin that I sometimes wonder what her secret is. She doesn't mind thinking differently from everyone else and has always thought Hannah Montana is over-rated. How would it be to be that self-assured in only 4th grade?
She is great at Drama and is amazingly talented.
She is a sponge for knowledge and her memory is Wicked, Crazy, Good. She is the Shammy WOW of soaking up things. She remembers EVERYTHING (except to bring home her homework ?)!
She is such a great big sister. I wondered how it would be with a sister so much younger. She wanted a sister soooooo badly and Soph came 7 years later. But, she has always been so sweet to Sophie. She never sends her away when playing with her friends. She reads her stories at night and takes such good care of her. For awhile Soph called her "MyKenny" instead of Kennedy.
I am so proud of Ken and what a lovely person she is. Happy Birthday, kiddo!
Excuse me, but I just need to go off on how incredibly wonderful my daughter is! She has become such a JOY to have around the house and she makes me so happy! She is the most thoughtful and sweet girl!
I was having a cranky mommy day a couple of weeks ago, trying to get the boys to a soccer game, Ken to drama class, fed and homeworked before hand, and feeling very frustrated with the whole process, so I was complaining and WAY ORNERY and Ken says, "Mom, I know it's really frustrating having to do this all the time, but I want you to know that I really appreciate you being willing to take me to drama class. I know it's a pain, but thanks for doing it anyway." Ouch. Punch. to. gut.
Every day when I'm making dinner, Ken will come into the kitchen and ask, "What can I do to help?" Seriously! How did I get such a wonderful daughter?! I was certainly never that nice to my mama.
I was taking her to a birthday party last week and on the way, Ken strikes up a conversation about how thankful she is for all the blessings in her life. "We are so blessed. We have so much to be thankful for." Then she listed all the things we have been given by Heavenly Father. She is perceptive to see even the little things that we have been blessed with and I was totally crying when I dropped her off, stunned at my little girl.
Ken is super unique and is so comfortable in her own skin that I sometimes wonder what her secret is. She doesn't mind thinking differently from everyone else and has always thought Hannah Montana is over-rated. How would it be to be that self-assured in only 4th grade?
She is great at Drama and is amazingly talented.
She is a sponge for knowledge and her memory is Wicked, Crazy, Good. She is the Shammy WOW of soaking up things. She remembers EVERYTHING (except to bring home her homework ?)!
She is such a great big sister. I wondered how it would be with a sister so much younger. She wanted a sister soooooo badly and Soph came 7 years later. But, she has always been so sweet to Sophie. She never sends her away when playing with her friends. She reads her stories at night and takes such good care of her. For awhile Soph called her "MyKenny" instead of Kennedy.
I am so proud of Ken and what a lovely person she is. Happy Birthday, kiddo!
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