Happy Valentines Day!!

Roses Are Red

Roses are red; daisies are white;

Valentine, you make every day a delight.

Violets are blue; daffodils are yellow;

Valentine, you make my heart jiggle like Jello!

By Joanna Fuchs

For Mom's

This is for my wonderful Mother and for all of my friends and family who are mothers. You are greatly appreciated and loved!!

Dance Your Tale Off!

This Friday my parent's stake is having a Valentine Dinner Dance. It starts at 6 p.m. with dinner then they will clear away the tables and chairs and the dance will start. My uncle's band will be playing and we'll dance the night away. If you're interested in coming, let me know and I'll give you more information. Oh! And it's all free!!

Also, there will be a floor show half way through the dance by ME! I'll be singing about 5 songs from the 1940's era with two of the dances having professional-esque dancers dance along. I even managed to talk Hutch into singing a song with me! It should, hopefully, be a lot of fun!!

Restroom, Not For Sleeping

Webster's Dictionary defines Restroom as "a room or suite of rooms providing toilets and lavatories." No where in that definition does it say "room to nap in". We have two women in my office building who don't understand that. One from this floor and another from another floor (yes, she travels to sleep in this bathroom). We have a little bench in the restroom so people can put bags or whatever on it and also to fill empty space but these two ladies don't understand that. I have walked numerous times into the restroom and one of them is lying on the bench sleeping. How am I supposed to use the bathroom when someone is sleeping? Besides the fact that they probably shouldn't be sleeping during work time. Also, how do you sleep while someone is going to the bathroom? Soothing sounds (and probably smells) are not provided in that room! So ladies, some advice: take a multi-vitamin for that extra boost of energy, get to bed earlier, take a walk around the block to wake yourself up. Just don't nap in a bathroom.

P.S. I Love You!

So last night Hutch and I watched "P.S. I Love You." Have you seen it? I cried. No wait, I bawled. I had a big pile of used tissues next to me by the time the movie was over. 10 minutes into it and I'm crying. It was a neverending cycle. I'd laugh, I'd cry, I'd laugh, I'd cry, etc. I had a HUGE headache after the movie was over. I really liked the movie too. :) But you really can't go wrong with Gerard Butler. Yum! There's something about the Irish. Back to the film. I also really enjoyed the cynicalism of Harry Connick Jr's character. I liked that there was a guy who was open and said how he felt. I know a lot of girls who hated his character. I just figure it was because everyone was so hung up on Gerard that they couldn't let Harry in. I did also like how it ended. How it's open ended and you don't know what's going to happen to her but you know that it will be good and that she will be happy. (I'm being descreit just in case I'm not the last person in the world to see it.) I also adored her friends! Hilarious!! And, I REALLY want to go to Ireland now. I wonder if I could get Hutch to pick up an Irish accent? :) Ok, maybe not.

What was that?

A good friend of mine, Rebecca, went to Egypt last year. She recently was looking at her photos from that trip and came across two that she had forgotten about. She sent them to me and I laughed hard. When she was on a bus there was a small truck next to them with an unusual load in the back. They are below: Yes, that's a camel! It's being hauled in a small Isuzu truck. Has to be one of the funniest things I have seen.

People are Great!

I know it's weird for me to say "People are Great!" because usually I'm the first one to say "I hate people." But the overflowing support of Shawn that we received on Saturday changed my opinion...well...at least for the moment. We didn't fill the theater like we hoped but those who did come, came with their wallets opened. As of that evening we raised over $2,200.00 for Shawn! Yeah!! Stephanie will have a better total later.

My sister-in-law took some wonderful pictures of the concert that I will post as soon as I get them from her. My wonderful husband also video-taped the concert. We are going to put it on a DVD for Shawn since he was unable to make it. I'll also post a few of the performances on my blog. I do have to say my sister, Liz, threatened my life about posting her and Steph's performance on the internet but then I showed her that Megan and Mandee had already posted it on Facebook and she decided she really can't hurt me if I put it on my blog. It's just not allowed on YouTube.

Everyone did such a wonderful job performing. I know I had a bit of a mistake in one of my songs but on the whole, the concert was wonderful! My parents and a lady from their ward said that that night was the most entertaining night they have had in a long time.

Thanks Stephanie for heading up this whole thing you are an amazing person. Thanks Liz for helping to keep Steph sane and for being willing to do anything for charity. Thanks Laren for your organization of the silent auction and for taking that project on. Thanks mom for handling the money and making sure everyone paid $10 :). Thanks Dad and Hutch for carrying everything. Thanks Ains for saying "Ta-Da" to me. (It was adorable). Thanks Tif J for your donations, for taking pics and for your help with everything! Thanks Elisha and DeDee for performing. You both sound great together!! And Elisha your voice is fabulous!! You blew me away! Thanks Kate for everything! You melted my heart. I love that you are the kind of performer where I know that you are feeling the meaning of the song and you bring the audience with you. Thanks Jennifer for being willing to perform at the last minute and your songs rocked! Thanks Bruce for bringing in the fun and the spirit of the evening. Thanks Walkers for letting us use the building, the donations you brought and for sharing the music. You all did wonderful! Emily and Bethany did such a wonderful job on such a fun song! You two were so cute!! Bethany you sing like an angel. It seems effortless. Great job!! Thanks Tiff and Z for your band. You guys are soooo good!! And Tiff, you sound wonderful! You have a great voice!! Rick you're hilarious! Need I say more? Jeffrey thanks for your willingness to host and bring the humor. It was a very memorable night that I'm sure no one will forget. Thanks everyone, you are blessed and loved for your willingness to help others.