I'm going to Sadies!?!?!

So, running a little late today to church and as soon as I sat down I noticed that several other people had chosen to wear the same color to church. Seriously, there must have been 6 of us with this bright blue color on. Including 2 boys who wore the same blue ties. After sacrement meeting Susan and I were teasing Travis. We told him we thought we were going to Sadies with him. I don't really think he knew what to think when Zack whipped out his phone and took our picture with him.


We will let you off the hook, Travis, even though we do match really great!

I am a bad mom. I know you don't think so, but I am. The last 2 days I have let kids stay home, one each day, when I knew they weren't really sick. They were just tired. We should be getting to bed earlier, but they didn't and they were just tired. My heart went out to Mary Catherine on Monday and Emma on Tuesday.

And, boy, am I paying for it now. Now the other ladies are thinking that they need to stay home to get some rest, too. Sarah Beth was playing it full out this morning! She is so funny. I know she wants to stay home, too, but like I told her, the other girls just kind of happened. I can't plan it. That makes me feel too bad.

Birthday Boy!!

The best day of the year, so far!!!

Happy Birthday to Zack!! Today he is 45!! It is hard to plan a surprise for a 45 year old. I want to do something fun for him, but can't think what. I was going to take him to lunch, but he is out of town today. We will celebrate tonight.

I can't believe he is on the down side of 40. So much has happened in our 20+ years together. It has been good. Lots of growth and sacrifice and loving. I am proud of Zack. He is an amazing person. We sure do love him more and more all the time.

I need to get busy. Lots of plans to make and maybe a little shopping thrown in, too!

Manly

Zack has been on my case about letting my blog go. He loves that I do it apparantly. So I thought I would make my reentry into the blogging world with a story about him!

Saturday night I was in my room getting ready for the Stake dance when I heard a roar of laughter come from the kitchen. This is the story I was told.

A commercial with a big dog came on and Zack commented that he was going to get that big sloppy dog for Mary Catherine (which he knew she would be disgusted by!!) So he said that it was a manly dog. Alex then replied that we have a dog....Pippin. He said that he was a manly dog. Zack responded, saying that Pippin had surgery....implying that the surgery had made him less manly;) Alex insisted that he was still a manly dog.

Over on the couch, innocently, Lily says, "Daddy, YOU had surgery!!!"

Editor's note: Zack had back surgery in December!!

Secret

I have a confession to make.........



I LOVE the music of Conway Twitty!! I know........ I even really surprise myself about this. I can remember being in the 6th grade and Mrs. Hall, our PE teacher Mrs. Brewer, and another teacher..Clark, maybe, came to school wearing Tweety Bird t-shirts they had gotten at a concert the weekend before. We thought they were so funny. I didn't really know who that was then.



So, Zack and I love his music and love the story of when he was in high school and went out one weekend. Let's just say he wasn't in a place he should be that night, but an older lady siddled up to him at the bar where he was sitting and in a deep, low voice said, "Darlin', you remind me of Conway Twitty...." So cheesy, just how Conway kind of is.



But, I love his music. I am listening to Conway on the IPOD now. (another secret is that I would love my own IPOD for my birthday........feel free to share that tidbit with my husband!)

Abercrombie

The ladies and I went to Lafayette today for a volleyball tournament for Sulphur High and Mary Catherine. It was a long time in the gym, sitting. My tailbone has seen happier days.

After the tournament we went shopping a little. We had a great time at the mall. One of our first stops was at Abercrombie for little kids. We had a great time finding outfits for the little girls to try on. They are so fun to dress. Emma and Lily felt so special and loved by their big sisters who paid such wonderful attention to them. Of course, there was much begging for the things they tried on. We did find some $50 jeans for $10. We got Emma and Lily a pair. What a deal. They fit so great and look amazing on them. I don't even have to cinch the waist on the them for Emma. 10 Slims at Abercrombie (were everything is made so tiny) and they fit perfectly.

After we left there Mary Catherine was excited to get to Abercrombie & Fitch---for big people (well, not really big people! but older people!) She and Emma walked on ahead to shop. I was bringing up the rear. I walked in and was looking at a couple of things when Mary Catherine and Emma came toward me and said they were leaving. MC said the pictures on the walls were so awful and she just didn't want to be in there anymore. Sarah Beth and Lily soon followed with the same problem. At first I was like............"wait, don't we want to look?" Not at the picture, but the clothes. They didn't even wait to discuss it with me. They just left. So, I looked around, then......and, yes, they were awful. So, I followed them. At that moment I realized I had just been taught a wonderful lesson by excellent young ladies. They didn't feel the Spirit in there and didn't want to be there anymore. I am so grateful for that lesson and for their sensitivity to the Spirit. I know that the Spirit can guide them to make more wonderful choices. I hope that they will continue to listen and respond to the promptings they receive with such conviction. There was no question in their minds about what they should do.

Toy Story, revisited

I am home with Lily today. She is sick. So, I sitting here in the living room, I saw a commercial for Toy Story and Toy Story 2 advertised. A double feature showing at the movies in October. It made me think of a sweet story about Sarah Beth. When she was about 4 she was staying with Gwen one day and Gwen let her watch Toy Story 2. All of a sudden she couldn't find Sarah Beth. She looked all over and finally found her in the bedroom crying. Not an unusual activity for Sarah Beth in those days, but Gwen asked her what was wrong.....assuming she was missing me. Finally, Gwen got out of her that she was crying because of the part in Toy Story where Jessie was laying under the bed...the forgotten toy. Sarah Beth felt so sorry for Jessie and it made her sad. She didn't want to watch that movie any more! What a really sweet . I love her compassion!