99 posts tagged “music”

We had a Variety Show at church last night to kick off confirmation which Cody begins this year.  Lily & 4 of her best friends sang "Come to Jesus".  Unfortunately, its really hard to hear them but Lily does the 2nd solo.

Ray & I were also 1 of 4 couples asked to play the "Not-so-Newlywed Game".  We didn't tell the kids about it so it was a surprise and Cody quickly turned the camera on video.  Unfortunately, he never stopped it so the file is too big to share.  I love the "Newlywed Game".  We played it on our honeymoon in Jamaica and lost in a 1st place tie-breaker.  Ray was not excited about playing it again but I had high hopes that we would do well.  I sure wasn't prepared for the difficult questions they asked!

First, they ushered the wives away and asked the men questions.  In blue are the answers Ray gave and mine are in red.

1. Who says "I Love You" more? Husband. (Whatever)!!  Wife.  It's actually probably quite similar.
2. If you had to describe your family as a TV show, would it be "The Cosby's", "Seventh Heaven", "Survivor", "The Simpsons", or "The Osbournes"?  The Cosby's.  I was the last to answer this and everyone before me said "The Cosby's" so I should've just gone wtih that.  However, I thought it was between "Seventh Heaven" and "Survivor".  I chose the latter.
3. If you were going to describe your wife as an animal, which animal would she be?  Unicorn (because I used to collect them).  A bird because I sing.  And unicorns aren't real animals!!  Duh! 
4. When was the last time you and your wife were out past midnight together?  New Year's.  Dang.  It had been so long I couldn't think of anything.  I finally just said the lake because we're often up until at least midnight.  New Year's WAS a long time ago!

So at the end of the first round, we were the only team with 0 points.  I couldn't believe it!  They ushered out the men and the wives got our questions.

1. If you're husband could quit his current job and get one doing whatever he wanted, what would it be?  In my head, I thought football player (too old), be his own boss, or hunt/fish.  I chose fish.  Play football.
2. What % of the housework will your husband say he does?  Again, difficult because we have a cleaning lady so she probably does close to 1/2 of the housework.  I said 25%.  30%--so close!
3. Use one word to describe your husband while he's sleeping.  All the other wives said loud or quiet.  Well, Ray's not a big snorer but he has a hard time sleeping and the covers get much messier when he's home than when he's not (get your head out of the gutter).  I said restless knowing he'd never get that one.  Restless!  Hallelujah, we were on the board with 10 pts.
4. What would your husband say is his biggest strength?  What would you say is really his greatest strength?  Obviously, this was hard because he has many strengths.  Ultimately, my answer for both was that he can fix anything.  I could also have easily said great husband, dad, or that he's very funny.  Good dad.

So, we took last but it was so much fun.  I just can't tell you how adorable Ray was up there.  At church, he's often quiet and more in the shadows while I'm the visible person.  I loved that everyone got to see the hilarious side of him that I first fell in love with.  Even though he dreaded doing it, he'll be reaping the rewards!

Show us an insturment you know how to play.

1986 - 02494

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Guess I'd probably need some major refreshing to play a drum set now but I used to be 1st chair in band.  Out of the percussion instruments, my favorite to play was the xylophone.

Xylophone

Piano

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In spirit of Labor Day, what are some things you love about your job?

The fact that I don't have one.  Well, not totally, I guess.  I direct the 2 kids' choirs at church and now the contemporary worship group.  I probably spend about 10 hrs per week on those.  I also do some accounting work for my mom at my own leisure from home.  Gotta love that!

I pride myself on a mostly upbeat blog and always having my "Things I Like" equal or exceed my "Things I Loathe".  However, this is going to be one giant pity post so consider yourself warned.

We are back from the lake.  Without Blue.  I cried my eyes out this morning and didn't know how I was going to leave him running alongside our car.  Thankfully, some golden retrievers were with him so that made the departure easier.  The kids also didn't get upset which surprised me but helped. 

I tried convincing Ray to bring Blue home.  My allergies didn't bother me one bit yesterday but I don't know if it was just regular allergies the day before or if the Claritin was working yesterday.  Ray's allergies were really bad, too, and he's not allergic to dogs.  We found out that Blue has been at the lake for at least 2 weeks so if he did have owners, they sure don't seem to be looking for him.  We also got ahold of the landlord's wife and she doesn't know if Blue belongs to anyone.  My biggest concern is someone taking him to the pound or shooting him just because they think he's a nuisance. 

If he's still there when we go back in 10 days, I am not leaving him again.  That will be our last trip to the lake this year and I just couldn't bear it.  If my allergies won't enable us to keep him, we'll put him in Prairie Paws Rescue which is a foster pet program here.  (Stop reading here, Mom).  I think the best thing for Blue would be for my parents to take him.  I know they have their hands full with my brother's dog right now but Blue is so well-behaved and my brother will be moving back this winter.  My dad goes out to the ranch almost everyday and Blue would love the wide open spaces.  Since he's a Blue Heeler, he might even be helpful with the cattle.  Even though we have a large, fenced yard, I'm not sure Blue would like the confinement.  Heelers also require a lot of exercise and stimulation. 

On the way home, this song came on the radio and I burst into tears.........again.  Of course it happened to be right at the part of the song where it says "Blue, oh so lonesome for you.  Tears fill my eyes 'til I can't see". 

Blue - Leann Rimes - Subtitled

Fast forward to arriving home and going through the mail.  We got the information from Jace's teachers and found out that 1/2 the day he will have our least favorite teacher in the whole school.  Had we known they were moving her up to 3rd grade, we definitely would've put in a request.  I immediately called the school but we have a brand new principal and he won't make any changes until we've given her a try.  Cody had her in 4th grade and his math grade went from A's to C's & D's.  She's not mean.  She simply doesn't teach or communicate with parents.  Cody actually loved her because "they never had to do anything".  Just what a parent wants in a teacher.  I used to email her and she'd never respond.  Instead, I'd see her at school a week later and she would say "oh, I got your email and was going to call you".  Ray & I also met with her a few times, talked about plans of action, typed them up and sent them to her so we were all on the same page, and still nothing happened.  This was at the end of the year or we would've gone to the principal then.  Thankfully, I still have all those emails in case I need to use them. 

She seriously needs to just RETIRE!  She's the librarian and then they move her around wherever they need another teacher.  Jace has her for the important classes, too.

When I got off the phone with the school, the waterworks started again.  This is seriously not something I would normally cry about but I'm just not myself today.  I cried throughout my shower.  I don't know why I'm bothering with eye makeup today because I just keep crying it off. 

Ray went to the clinic since it looked like his bite was getting infected.  He got a tetanus shot and a shot of antibiotics. 

PMS doesn't normally cause me too many problems, but I'm blaming it this week. 

If you could be featured in a magazine which one would you choose?

Any country music magazine.

Share a song from your favorite band.

Well, Sugarland is a duo, not a band, but I've been wanting to share this song.  It's just soooo true! 

Mean Girls music video

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I know.  I'm not supposed to be here.  However, its been raining all day (up to 2 inches with minor flooding) and we're running out of things to keep ourselves occupied!  So, I'll share the good news that upon approval of the church personnel committee, I will officially be the permanent director of the AWE group (praise team).  I am very excited!  The pastor said he'd even like to send me to some workshops which would be awesome since I really don't have a lot of experience in leading or selecting music for services.

Things I'm Not Liking:

1. How sad Jace is about Cody moving into his own bedroom.
2. The lack of sleep we've had due to #1.
3. Gas going above $4 / gallon.

Things I Like:

1. Golfing on a warm, sunny day with Gndsgang.
2. Listening to Ray & a friend have a guitar / singing hoe down upstairs.
3. Two more days until we go to the lake again.
4. The cleaning ladies coming tomorrow for the 1st time in a month.  (You should see the dust)!
5. That Cody is so happy with his new room.

What's your favorite song with "America" or "USA" in the title? Bonus points if you share it with us.

Lee Greenwood - God Bless The USA

We had a wonderful time in Medora yesterday.  We went to their neat playground, through souvenir shops, had supper, and then went to the musical at the outdoor amphitheater.  It was the perfect night for it and I have so many great pictures that I can't wait to share.  Of course, they'll have to wait until we're back home in a week.

It was a longer drive than we anticipated from Medora and we didn't get here until 2:30 am!!  The guys have already headed out fishing as its supposed to be hot today.  The lake has come up about 10 ft. since Memorial weekend.  I'm glad I took photos then because the ones from this trip are going to show an amazing change.  The girls are heading into town for lunch and some shopping.

P.S. Gndsgang - It took an hour for us to get here from where you'll be at Trailride.  It was 1:15 am when we passed the Trailride turn off.  I'd suggest you stay in Medora or Belfield tomorrow night.