It seems like I haven't blogged in forever, but according to my last post its only been a few weeks. I've been in summer school, and taking an independent study class. 6 credits in 1 month, is like taking 24 credits in one semester. Yikes. It will be over soon, and I will have 2 1/2 weeks off, haven't had that since Christmas.
It's 6:15 in the morning. I've been up for 2 hours! I haven't had a night with so little sleep since I was breastfeeding. Gracie had a rough night. I'm still not exactly sure why. Supposedly she had a tummy ache, but never threw up, and wouldn't eat anything. Then at 4:00, woke up when I tried to put her back to bed for the umpteenth time, she said her leg hurt, so I gave her some Motrin, rocked her back to sleep, and finally she sleeps, when I no longer can. I'm so tired but I don't think it would be worth it to sleep for 1 1/2 hours.
Anyway, this is so boring so far. Summer vacation is here. The summer season however, is being postponed. It's been raining, just like home: )
We decided to go unplugged for the summer, no TV, no movies. We are allowing one family movie night a week. That's it. Already the girls are getting along better. It helps to have cousins next door.
Good grief. Sorry. I'm so tired, I'm typing like a slug. Love you all and miss you. Sorry I haven't been reading your blogs, 1 1/2 more weeks, I'll be able to breathe again.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
Loving Conducting
Yesterday was my instrumental conducting final. We had to conduct a real band, maybe 30 college music majors. It was a 3 movement piece, a real score, which is very complicated. Anyway, I took a long time to prepare and I nailed it. He seemed to like my performance better than anyone else's, and I got good comments from the band as well. I loved it. I was nervous and shaking, but it went great. I think I could really do this. I'm really excited for next year.
Presently listening to Micheal Buble, Call Me Irresponsible, my early Mother's Day present. Oooooooo I love it and it has been so long since I've had a new CD. For those of you who like him on the radio, those are his cross over songs. Meaning he's really jazz, and latin jazz. Awesome. I can't even hold still.
So I have 3 days until Summer term. I'm just so excited for Monday to go over to the College of Ed where there is no music--I can hardly wait (not!). Oh well. I'm going to love this weekend. Hopefully I don't have too many bad dreams about forgetting to practice for a whole semester or some other such nonsense, since I did my recitals years ago! When will I finally accept that. Maybe I'll do a little practicing this weekend for fun though, that usually cuts my bad dreams down. I must clarify--severely annoying dreams, that to me are nightmarish, though they wouldn't be to you.
Oh, this CD is good.....
So do you want to hear about more deals?! Of course you do.
Rite Aide: One of my new favorite stores--who knew?!
They are running a deal (I am seriously having hard time typing because of this CD....), when you transfer a prescription to their store they'll give you a $20 gift card, per patient. We have two separate people with a prescription at our house, so I got $40 in gift cards. Okay, so they're running another deal for Procter and Gamble products, which is tons of stuff. If you buy $30 worth of stuff they'll send you a $10 gift card. So I used my $40 gift cards, and coupons, combined with sales, and bought
1) 2 packages of Pampers
2) 1 package of Always feminine products
3) Herbal Essence Shampoo
4) Herbal Essence Hairspray
5) Cover Girl Blush
6) Cover Girl Eyeliner
7) 2 enormous bottles of Head and Shoulders, which we have to use all winter, because of climate, whenever I use something else, my head starts to itch!
After my gift cards I paid $2.41, for my items, plus I will get $10 in the mail! Plus $2 in rebates, so in reality, they will be paying me $9.60 to take those products off of my hands. They are really thoughtful don't you think? I also got some other great deals this week, which I'm too tired to share.
Question: Do I need to pay tithing, on my free products, extra gift cards I earn? I'm very confused. I do think it's an increase though. Please respond. I certainly don't want to cheat the Lord, and I know he will bless me.
The Host by our dear Stephanie Meyer is waiting for me. I need to get some things done first though. Blogging, top priority, since I feel so much closer to you all when I read and write them. Then the pig sty of a house we've been living in.
Got an A in percussion since I'm such a natural on the drums. He, he. One day when I was at the drum set (rock n roll drums) in front of my class, I was concentrating very hard on getting it right and my class, including professor, busted out laughing. And then the professor said, "Just put a cigarette in your mouth and you'd fit right in at a night club. You totally look the part." Ha. Who knew? I sure didn't know. My friends told me afterward that I was totally grooving. I told them I was actually counting 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and, right foot right hand... I was anything but grooving....
I really must go, read all of your blogs, and clean, and READ!!!!!
I can't believe how great I feel today. Most days really. I'm so blessed. I sure have doubted about this school thing, but the Lord has more than made up for the sacrifice. I don't know why I'm so surprised. So my advice--find something you love more than anything else, don't do what you hate, follow the Lord--even when it doesn't make sense, love your family and friends, take your meds if you need them, and everything will really work out. Actually it will be even better than work out, especially if you listen to good music while doing it all... like Michael Buble, my new crush.
Love you all.
Presently listening to Micheal Buble, Call Me Irresponsible, my early Mother's Day present. Oooooooo I love it and it has been so long since I've had a new CD. For those of you who like him on the radio, those are his cross over songs. Meaning he's really jazz, and latin jazz. Awesome. I can't even hold still.
So I have 3 days until Summer term. I'm just so excited for Monday to go over to the College of Ed where there is no music--I can hardly wait (not!). Oh well. I'm going to love this weekend. Hopefully I don't have too many bad dreams about forgetting to practice for a whole semester or some other such nonsense, since I did my recitals years ago! When will I finally accept that. Maybe I'll do a little practicing this weekend for fun though, that usually cuts my bad dreams down. I must clarify--severely annoying dreams, that to me are nightmarish, though they wouldn't be to you.
Oh, this CD is good.....
So do you want to hear about more deals?! Of course you do.
Rite Aide: One of my new favorite stores--who knew?!
They are running a deal (I am seriously having hard time typing because of this CD....), when you transfer a prescription to their store they'll give you a $20 gift card, per patient. We have two separate people with a prescription at our house, so I got $40 in gift cards. Okay, so they're running another deal for Procter and Gamble products, which is tons of stuff. If you buy $30 worth of stuff they'll send you a $10 gift card. So I used my $40 gift cards, and coupons, combined with sales, and bought
1) 2 packages of Pampers
2) 1 package of Always feminine products
3) Herbal Essence Shampoo
4) Herbal Essence Hairspray
5) Cover Girl Blush
6) Cover Girl Eyeliner
7) 2 enormous bottles of Head and Shoulders, which we have to use all winter, because of climate, whenever I use something else, my head starts to itch!
After my gift cards I paid $2.41, for my items, plus I will get $10 in the mail! Plus $2 in rebates, so in reality, they will be paying me $9.60 to take those products off of my hands. They are really thoughtful don't you think? I also got some other great deals this week, which I'm too tired to share.
Question: Do I need to pay tithing, on my free products, extra gift cards I earn? I'm very confused. I do think it's an increase though. Please respond. I certainly don't want to cheat the Lord, and I know he will bless me.
The Host by our dear Stephanie Meyer is waiting for me. I need to get some things done first though. Blogging, top priority, since I feel so much closer to you all when I read and write them. Then the pig sty of a house we've been living in.
Got an A in percussion since I'm such a natural on the drums. He, he. One day when I was at the drum set (rock n roll drums) in front of my class, I was concentrating very hard on getting it right and my class, including professor, busted out laughing. And then the professor said, "Just put a cigarette in your mouth and you'd fit right in at a night club. You totally look the part." Ha. Who knew? I sure didn't know. My friends told me afterward that I was totally grooving. I told them I was actually counting 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and, right foot right hand... I was anything but grooving....
I really must go, read all of your blogs, and clean, and READ!!!!!
I can't believe how great I feel today. Most days really. I'm so blessed. I sure have doubted about this school thing, but the Lord has more than made up for the sacrifice. I don't know why I'm so surprised. So my advice--find something you love more than anything else, don't do what you hate, follow the Lord--even when it doesn't make sense, love your family and friends, take your meds if you need them, and everything will really work out. Actually it will be even better than work out, especially if you listen to good music while doing it all... like Michael Buble, my new crush.
Love you all.
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