Another B+ Paper

It's not a bad grade, quite the opposite, however, I really put in an A effort as in "A" lot of time. Better luck next time, right?

Come on Neurotransmitters!

Yesterday I had my piano lesson and my teacher helped me figure out some new fingering (this is the song I'm working on). I had practiced quite a bit the previous week, yet after receiving the new fingerings I found myself absolutely stuck. My fingers simply sat there frozen. I kept looking at the music then looking at the keys trying to figure out how in the world to make it work. My mind hurt it was thinking so hard, in fact I wouldn't have been suprised if a cloud of smoke had started spewing from out of my ears. Yet try as I might I couldn't force my body and mind to make the connection; the synapses were not firing. Eventually, with tedious amounts of repetition, I was able to push through the passage and make some headway. Unfortunately, I still left feeling so flustered! I haven't felt that way since AP Calculus in high school!
Luckily, tonight my workload was much lighter. What did I inflict upon my brain instead? Not much. I went for a much needed haircut, fixed dinner and then sat down to update my blog. Aaaahhh!

Tyson's Baptism

My baby was baptized this past weekend. Because our ward clambake ended up being scheduled on the same day, we were given the option to have the baptism at the beach. Tyson decided that he liked that idea and so, on Saturday we got together with friends and family and watched Zac baptize Tyson in the cold, Atlantic ocean at Crane's beach.
It was a wonderful sunny, windy day. I'm not sure I ever quit smiling. One of the highlights was having our bishop accompany the songs on his banjo. Our friend (and ward relief society president) took some perfect pictures of the event. Thanks EP!
I think one of my personal favorite parts was watching Tyson splash and play in the waves with his friend just before we got started. The other nice part of this baptism was being able to see all three of my boys take part in it. Tyson was baptized, Zac did the baptizing, and Tim gave a talk. Pretty cool. Oh, and it was really awesome being able to actually see the baptism. I've attended many in the last four years, but Tyson's baptism was the first I've actually ever witnessed in New England. Neat stuff!

Wahoo For Me!

After almost a year I finally beat the last level in my Wii DDR!!! WAHOO!

Scout Camp

I just wanted to post about Tim's scout camp experience. It was actually a couple of weeks ago now, but I thought I would still write about it. It rained at least half the time he was there, but he said he still had a great time. Best of all, he said he was really happy to be home. Yay! I was glad too!

Cholera Anyone?

I just finished reading this book. I found it in a clearance bin at the bookstore. It sounded interesting. It took me a couple of months to actually get around to reading it (too many other school books to read). At first I thought it was a fictional story about the 1854 cholera outbreak in London, however, once I started reading I found out that it is simply about the 1854 cholera outbreak in London-talk about exciting!!???!

Anyway, Zac ended up looking at it over my shoulder eventually stealing it from me (I had to go and check out another copy at the library to accomodate the two of us). The funny thing is, it isn't the greatest book to read. There are some sections that are very interesting, but overall it was a bit disappointing (Zac agrees). So why I am writing about it? Because it did make me think about a lot of things that we just take for granted like clean drinking water, sewage pipes, and an abundance of water in my own home with the turn of a faucet. I love imagining the victorian era but I am positively glad to live in this day and age.

p.s. I did learn that if you ever end up with Cholera make sure you replenish your bucketfuls of lost fluids like crazy! Although it's probably best to make it to the hospital and have them help you with that intravenously.

What I've been up to lately...

Life hasn't slowed down since Hollie's visit and youth conference. I just finished a summer class (short narrative). I really enjoyed it. There were only eight students and all were great writers. If anyone is curious enough to want to read my stories just email me and I'll send them to you.
Also, this week I have the opportunity to play for a children's theatre. Hanscomb Air Force Base's youth center has theMissoula Children's Theatre come each year to put on a fun musical. I've had the opportunity to be the pianist the last three years now, and I love it. The whole process takes a week and the kids in the community learn parts, songs, and actions in time for their Saturday performance. I have been so impressed with Missoula Children's Theatre. They are efficient and extremely talented. This year's show is King Arthur's Quest.

Other than that we have had Tim's high adventure kayaking on the Annisquam river, Tyson's summer reading camp, volleyball and trip to the res.
The only thing that would make it better would be if everyone I love could be here with us.