Kids Say the Darndest Things

Today was our last day in our ward. We have been in the Primary teaching the 5-6 year-olds. The class has been very energetic, but they have learned how to be reverent as well and for the most part have been very good. Today we were practicing for the primary program. The teachers for the CTR 7 class weren't there so I was trying to help one of the kids in the class be reverent. As I was sitting next to this 7 year-old he informed me that he was soooo tired because he woke up at "3 pm in the morning." I'm not sure exactly how this works.

As tiring as the class can be they have been a lot of fun and I will miss each of them and the comments that they would make.

Stage Fright

So I am taking a giant step outside of my comfort zone. It has been a long time wish of mine to participate in a musical. One thing keeping me from ever accomplishing this is my fear of being on stage. Having a wife that works in the box office for a theatre and two brothers-in-law being in a musical at that theatre have helped push me out of the box.


Even though I joined the cast a little over half way through the rehearsals I think I have caught on very quickly. I am ready to move on to performances and see how I do with an audience watching. I don't know how the rest of the cast has been able to do it, as I feel like I am on the verge of burn out and am ready to not have rehearsal every night. I am in the Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday cast for anyone who is interested in coming. (Rodgers Memorial Theatre in Centerville for those who didn't know) I promise Simeon and Gad will make it worth your while to come.

Happy Birthday Deer!

This is Petey (assuming it was a boy, if not we are going with Lily), the baby deer that was born on my parents' front lawn last Friday. It sat in the front yard in this spot all day. He was gone by the next morning, but it was nice to see this little miracle. He shares a birthday with my mom and niece Kenna.

The Wizard/Prophet will see me now!!!

So Jeff and I got to go see Wicked on Thursday the 23rd. It was awesome!!! I enjoyed the experience more the second time around. It was certainly fun to know exactly what I was looking at. I think everyone enjoyed the experience overall. If you haven't seen the show, you should at some point in the future. It has great music, great characters, and the story line really is great.

This is a sad attempt at taking a picture inside with a camera phone. Why can I never remember my camera. 

Anyway, the most exciting thing to happen that night wasn't even seeing the show (at least for me). Guess who we saw at the show? 

That's right. The Prophet was there. Jeff and I were waiting outside for the rest of our party to join us. Jeff said, "Guess who just walked in... L. Tom Perry!" I was like what!!! So I peeked my head around the corner and sure enough, head well above the crowd, was L. Tom Perry walking into Capital Theater. Then Jeff said, "Look who is over there." As I turned around I saw who I thought was President Monson. I said, "That's the prophet!" and Jeff said, "No, it's not really him." and I said "uh... I think that it is him." and Jeff said, "Yeah, it is. I am just teasing you." Well, I wasn't about to miss the chance to shake hands with the prophet. I grabbed Jeff and I said come on. It looked as though we would miss him only by a moment, but the gentleman in front of us reached out his hand to shake. So President Monson stopped to shake it just in time for me to outstretch my little hand. AH! He then shook Jeff's hand, and in the process commented, "We are just out for a night at the theater. I'm just a showaholic." Then he walked  into the side entrance of the theatre..... smile.

It was so great to shake his hand. Inside, he sat about twelve rows in front of us... and six seats down from him, President Uchdorf! They both were surrounded by body guards obviously. and I have never seen so many flashes go off before a show. At the end, they gave the actors a standing ovation and went on their way.  I should mention that Jeff got a chance to shake Elder Perry's hand as well. 

The show was awesome as well. 

Finally something

You may remember back a couple of months ago I mentioned a competition that was going on at my work. In case you don't, it is a competition to see who provides our customers with the best experience when they call in. Finally after over two months something has happened. It has been narrowed down from the top 12 to the top 8. And yes, I am still in the competition. As to when the competition will end, nobody knows but hey progress was made. At this rate I may have final results for you in about a year. I am hoping that things move along at a slightly quicker rate from this point on, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEFF

Happy 27th Birthday to my husband!!!

In honour of this, here are 27 great things about Jeff that I am celebrating:

27. He never lets us forget to say couple's prayer.

26. He lets me sleep in and not feel guilty about it.

25. He is a very good primary teacher, the kids, especially Ben, love him.

24. He still opens my door.

23. His smile makes me smile.

22. He is very accomplished at Star Wars Legos.

21. He cooks... every now and then, but he CAN cook!

20. He can set anything up, just give him a minute to figure it out, even if he has never heard of it before.

19. He is hot. (Okay, this one might be the one that I am celebrating alone, but I don't mind bragging.)

18. He has a wonderful singing voice. True story.

17. He plugs in the dishwasher every time it needs to be started cause his wife is too scared she is going to get an electric shock!

16. He will start my car on Sunday mornings when he goes early, so that my car is warm when I get out to it.

15. He is willing to try anything once, without complaining.

14. He really didn't want to see Twilight, but he loves to tease and play games with me.

13. He is a BYU fan. He is also a U fan when BYU is not playing.

12. He gives really good back rubs . . . . . . (hint hint, Jeff, if you are reading this).

11. Life got a million times better knowing he would be next to me through it.

10. He is a good dancer, even if he denies it. Sorry dear, story checks out.

9. He is very good at his job. People at work know him. People whom he does know, know him. They are watching him.... in the good way.

8. He still hangs out with his single friends.

7. He loves his family. All of them. Even Dave.

6. He is very supportive of his family and friends. And wife.

5. He cracks me up all the time! I love it when he will play with me and goof off.

4. He honours his priesthood.

3. He won't fight with me.

2. He will be a little mad at me for doing this, but he usually tries to make me happy above all else, so he will forgive me.

1. I couldn't have thought up anyone better than Jeff.

Unhappy Bird day

So I walked out of work the other day and got in my car to go run an errand. I sat down, and there on my windshield was a bird. Shocked, I took a second look, and the bird was dead. It hadn't flown into the car and died. It was perfectly in tact. It seems that is simply landed on my car and died. Thankfully my boss, Barry was able to take it off so that I could drive home. I sort of have a bizarre fear of birds since I had a pet bird that had a seizure and died in my hand. Crazy.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.... in January.

Hello all. I haven't been blogging as of late. I claim business. And Christmas. But I didn't want to let it go by without sharing some of my favorite pictures.

This is Jeff and I on our first Christmas morning. It was very sweet to wake up and spend the first part of the morning just the two of us. Look at cute tree. Jeff got us the red and white bells for our ornaments this year, to represent wedding bells.

Here is the Plowman family on Christmas Eve at the end of a very good sledding trip. It was a blast, and everyone had a good time.

Uncle Jeff with Luke (3) and Jackson (baby). They both love him. You have to keep your eye on Jeff, cause he will steal the babies right out of your arms and woo them away from you.

Grandpa and Luke heading in early from sledding. Good thing Grandpa was there to take him in fifteen minutes after we started.

Wendy, reacting to the Christmas gift that Jeff and I got her. It was a calender of pictures of her and family. It was worth the work to see her face. What a great Christmas morning.

The Wood house on Christmas morning. The little boy in the green is Ryan. And though I don't expect it to last long, I am currently a favorite of his. I have to tell you, being one of his favorites is one of my greatest joys. So for however long it lasts, I am happy for the hugs and cuddles. 

Pam, on Christmas morning. You could see in here face how carefully she plans out Christmas for her family. What a wonderful morning it was. I love her face.

The Plowman Family on Christmas Eve. This is a family tradition to wear costumes and reenact the Christmas story from the Bible. I love to watch grown ups in costumes interact with kids who love to dress up. I love this tradition.

So this Christmas time I got to play Mrs. Claus at Thanksgiving Point Breakfast with Santa. It was a blast. Two other improv-ers from Comedy Sportz played characters. Tonia is the Sugar Plum Fairy in the middle, and Scott is The Grinch. Even though you think that Santa is the big deal, everyone loved the Grinch!

Yours truly as Mrs. Claus! It was so much fun! I loved it. Just another perk that I get from working at Comedy Sportz. It was two hours on four Saturday mornings, and it was nothing but cuddles from cute kids.