I just wanted to say...

I love my sisters and I miss them like crazy!

In Memory of Mrs. Fisher

My mom sent me the obituary of my high school orchestra teacher Mrs. Vanessa Fisher. I am so sad to hear of her passing. I really enjoyed her class. She was a tough teacher that expected a lot from us. She presented some fun, tough pieces to work on and helped us to perform well. She was also a lot of fun. I can still remember her deep laugh. One of our orchestra trips was spent in Seattle, Washington. One of the nights the boys were pranking our room. Mrs. Fisher had come in to check on us and tell us good night. The phone rang again while she was there and we encouraged her to answer it for us. I could've sworn there was a twinkle in her as she announced in her most authoritative voice that they were indeed speaking to Mrs. Fisher. We all had a good laugh. She cared about the students as individuals as well. I was grateful for her help. She was an awesome teacher and should be applauded for all she did! I wish her family peace and comfort.

Happy Valentine's Day to the Ones I Love!

Clementi's Sonatina in C, Op.36 no.3

This is the new piece I'm working on in my piano lessons. The boy who plays it on the youtube video is 6years old. Now...if he can do it, so can I-right? I'm loving it actually. If you are lucky I'll play it for you some day!

Snow Day

Yesterday the Arlington School District decided that the forecast for today's snowstorm was good enough to call for a snow day. I'm always shocked by the amount of snowdays or delays we end up with each year. Well, it has been great so far. We slept in (always nice), snuggled and watched movies, played boardgames, and Tyson even had a playdate. Zac and Tim have now headed for scouts and Tyson has given me suggestions of what the two of us can do for the rest of the evening: Snuggle, snuggle and watch a movie, or play a game (a little familiar to the earlier part of today but good all the same). Maybe we'll be able to do all three! Either way I'm just bragging up the fact that I have had the chance to hang out with my awesome boys today and I LOVE IT!

Books Galore

This coming semester I am taking a Shakespeare class and an Arthurian Legends class. I am pretty excited, however, when I went to the bookstore yesterday to buy books I was shocked to realize how much reading I'll be doing. I ended up leaving with 11 books (yes really ELEVEN) for just the two classes! WOW! Luckily, it should be interesting material...right???

Christmas, Cake and Teeth

Sometime in the first week of December I finally made Tim's birthday cake. Late, yes, but Tim was still excited.


This season Tyson heard a lot about the song, "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth." Can you guess why?