I THINK I DID IT...ALL CAUGHT UP!

Glendale College Choir Concert

Sometimes, you do things as a parent, that you aren't sure about. You want your kids to experience, to try, to work...and see if they can find the things that they are passionate about. That is why you sit at ball practice, drive to early band and chorus practice, read poems, admire paintings, pitch balls, hold screwdrivers, drive to golf courses-both for players and for newspaper writers, all, hoping that they each can find that something that they love. As I sat and listened to Kayty's choir concert...as I thought about how she is kind of a tough nut to crack, and she sometimes seems more negative than positive, and then I looked up on the stage, and saw this:

My daughter (the one with the pink hair) came alive...smiles...gladness...yes, passion. She LOVES music. She LOVES to sing. She LOVES the piano....Oh, how thankful I am for sitting at a girls' softball game, and hearing of a new performing arts charter school, and of getting through the early years of a charter school, with changes in directors and principals. Oh, how thankful I am that we listened to the Spirit and patiently endured the changes, for our Kayty found her love there, and she wouldn't have found it anywhere else.

North Point Prep Prom

April 24:  Happy 30th Anniversary Dee and Suzzy
9:30 am-Doran and Danyel Rice sealed in the temple
1:00 pm - Celebration for Doran and Danyel with pizza oven pizza
5:00 pm - Nathan goes to prom with Keely McDowell

On to our next event: Nathan's prom. He asked his friend, Keely, to go to prom this year. When Dad was on a business trip, he took a puzzled paper inviting her to prom, put each piece in a helium balloon, and we delivered them for her to find out what was inside. Nathan got ready, we met at a neat park for pics, they went to dinner, and then Ethan and Cameo served as chauffeurs to get them to and from. It was a really fun night!

Earth Day with the Glendale College Music Department

Originally, Kayty called me on the phone one morning, said that a group of kids were going to separate trash early on April 22nd, and asked, since they were trying to be energy conscious and not use any power, etc. if the group of them, with a college professor, could camp out in the back yard. I thought...foolishly..."Heck, how hard could it be? They are trying to use no power, it will be just going to sleep and waking up...not like a group of kids or anything." So, I agreed. Ohhh, Suzzy, Suzzy, you silly thing! They did come, and I believe they intended to just go to sleep...but, first they say Kayty's life sized Jenga, then our piano in the living room, then the playground with very new sand, and...well, suffice it to say, my playground toys have now been used by a college professor, and sweet hubby had to go into my living room at nearly 1:00 am and kindly invite them back for another time of piano playing. Dee is soooo diplomatic. I was very sleepy, and, I am afraid, I would not have said anything so nice!

Doran and Danyel

Doran and Danyel were sealed for time and all eternity in the Mesa Arizona Temple on April 24, 2010.

Silly son...thought is was "cute" to like his sweet wife's face. My favorite pics are the ones you just "catch" and I loved this one...not posed...I just kept snapping off pics. Danyel is sweet to love Doran, no matter what he dishes out!

Happy Birthday Honey

April is a very busy month for our family...especially from the 21st through the 24th, and this year was even more busy. So, hubby's birthday had two celebrations: one, with whomever was home, on his actual birthday: April 21st. We had Quick Chicken Creole for dinner, per his request, and then I made my once a year pineapple pie. It is always a hit, and was one of his dad's favorite.

 

Then, when things seemed to calm down a bit, we had our mom's over for dinner and then invited the rest who could come for Germann Chocolate Bunny Cake. (Doran was born on Easter Sunday...never has occurred on April 21st since then, but his mom started the bunny cake tradition, and I try to keep it up.)

Catching Up

I am ashamed of myself! My sweet eldest daughter, mother of three children: a first grader, a three year old, and a five month old, member of Primary Presidency, nursing, super human, super patient, cooks the best meals-healthy ones, super baker - chocolate chip cookies are just to die for, and I could go on and on and on...she, the busiest woman I know...posted to her blog today...not one, not two, not three, but 4 entries...while, I am sure, sweet granddaughter plotted against Mommy's time there. Here, I have a home full of self reliant people, and I have neglected this blog. So, here it goes...April and May...caught up!