dance, dance, dance

the kids had their dance recital on saturday night. they did so good! kamille, their teacher, does such a great job--mikey even danced a little on the stage in front of everyone! the girls looked so cute with their costumes and make-up. it was a great time for everyone!

p.s. for those of you concerned that michael is in a dance class, no worries. i don't think shawn will let me put him in next year--he didn't know about this year until about half-way through. he wasn't too happy. he wants him in golf or baseball or some other sport--typical male. i don't see the problem--boys dance all the time--i can totally see michael on "so you think you can dance" in a few years. the guy who won last year was a returned missionary and everything!

mother's day from my daughter

anna made a super-cute mother's day book for me for mother's day.
there are about ten pages with different little sentences and fill-in-the-blanks on each page. for example:

"if mom could have one wish come true, she would wish for..."
anna filled in "my hole house to be clean". very thoughtful and true.

"our happiest time together was when..."
anna put "we went shoping when my brother and my dad went to the monster trucks."
very thoughtful and sweet.

however, i am a bit concerned about this page:
"my mom is so smart, she even knows how to..."
her reply: "watch t.v."

huh? smart enough to watch t.v.? i guess i need to work on my intelligence image with her.

or, do you think she thinks she is smarter than i?

may 4, 2007

anna turned seven almost one week ago. i can't believe it. she called home from school the other morning. she was worried about her lunch money (i wrote the check and forgot to send it with her). i was amazed at her voice and how grown up she sounded. and at yet how young and sweet she sounded. i can't believe how much time has gone by...

she looks and acts so big--always wanting to do more and learn more (really-she is non-stop--there is no rest for me). i am excited but still quite afraid of what the future holds for her. she is bright and cute and funny and eager--full of life. she amazes me every day!

i am so blessed to be her mom (now let's hope i don't screw it up too much!).

happy birthday, sweetie! i love you!

three-word answers

apparently the trick is to answer the questions in three words only--no more, no less.

1. Where is your cell phone? not sure--car?
2. Boyfriend/girlfriend? girlfriends--love them
3. hair? split-end infested
4. Your mother? wouldn't want anyoneelse (okay, that's pushing it)
5. Your father? funny, wise, smart
6. Your favorite item(s)? bed, pillow, blanket
7. Your dream last night? build-a-bear in alaska
8. Your favorite drink? mcdonald's coca cola
9. Your dream guy/girl? shawn michael burton
10. The room you are in? four in one (living, office, dining, craft)
11. Your fear? losing loved ones
12. What do you want to be in 10 years? out of debt
13. Who did you hang out with last night? mckeas, huffmans, amber
14. What are you not? organized, dishonest, pregnant
15. Are you in love? very much so
16. One of your wish list items? my own home
17. What time is it? ten twenty o'clock
18. The last thing you did? got mikey dressed
19. What are you wearing? pajamas, socks, contacts
20. Your favorite book? don't have one
21. The last thing you ate? chips ahoy cookie (barf)
22. Your life? better than expected
23. Your mood? good most days
24. Your friends? values, loved, fun
25. What are you thinking about right now? cleaning my house
26. Your car? needs a wash
27. What are you doing at this moment? scratching my head
28. Your summer? my birthday season
29. Your relationship status? very happily married
30. What is on your TV screen? some soap opera (it came on after the price is right and i haven't changed the channel yet)
31. When is the last time you laughed? today with mikey
32. Last time you cried? can't remember--amazing
33. School? both elementary soon

okay. that's it. you turn.

fyi

At three minutes and four seconds after 2 AM on the 6th of May this year, the time and date will be:

02:03:04 05/06/07.

This will never happen again.

Just thought you would like to know this trivial tidbit.

(this info is courtesy of a fwd email--i didn't think of it on my own)

tag--i'm it

here are five little known facts about me which i am not sure if they are really little known--we'll see:

1. i have had stitches only once in my life and they were on purpose not by accident: i had a little hangy thing between my two front teeth. in third grade it was removed and 2 or 3 stitches were put it place to bring my gums back to together. i have never cut myself or even had stitches from having my babies--not a thing.
2. i have always had a bad habit of biting my nails--except for the two months i was engaged (too many people looking at my hands).
3. i love to sleep on the couch and i always have. my dad used to say "i don't know why you have a room, you never even sleep in it". i think it is a security thing--i used to (and still do although not as frequent) have really horrible nightmares. i am getting better now since i sleep through the night.
4. speaking of dreams, i have deja vu a lot--it's freaky. my latest occurred with the vt shooting last week. disturbing. really disturbing. (it's not always with bad things.)
5. i talk to myself all the time. outloud. it's great. and i talk to things--objects--like they can hear me and respond back. it's kind of nice to always have something or someone (i am a great listener) to listen.

there you go. fascinating. i tag mom, katie, mickey, michele and annie (i guess, annnie, that means you have to start a blog!)

my mom

here's one more to add to your list:
mother clucker
enjoy!!