Hoalie's dancing Hula!

This video is from Saturday's hula practice, this is serious stuff since the big time Luau is in less than two weeks, on Oct. 11th! The girls have been practicing twice a week and I think they look good! Can you tell which girls are mine? How about the tallest one in the group in the front row?!?!?!??! Kaitlyn is now taller than me and will audition to move up to the next group in January even though she only has two years of experience, she is just tooo tall to dance with the Keiki (kids)!. When they turn (It is Kaitlyn's voice you hear that tells them to turn in Hawaiian), Maren is in the yellow skirt, by her cousin Genni who is 3 years older but Maren towers over her. I wonder where they get their height????

Anywho, I think Kaitlyn's hands are AMAZING when she dances, she is so graceful! I have another video of her doing a dance for a YW talent show that I will post next.

Flapper Tapper!

Ok, these are the shoes that I strap onto my feet on Monday nights after FHE is done and the younger kids are in bed. Yes, I have started tap lessons!!!!

I take the lessons from my neice Erika and her two sisters-Hayley and Ashley are in the class too. I recruited my friend Jen Ivers to come and there is another girl named Donna who is taking. It is soooo much fun!

WHen I was younger, I took tap, ballet, jazz and gymnastics. I was horrible at gymnastics and ballet (graceful-me? I don't think so!) But I loved jazz and especially tap. So, I was so excited to take this class. I wanted to take the class last year but it was on Tuesday nights when Steve had YM and I was quite put out!

But I have to say it was quite a wake up call to take a tap lesson at 39 compared to when I was 12! Tapping with boobs and other rolls that I have accumalated by giving birth to 5 children make things....new.

I have just begged Erika to choose the costumes for the recital in the spring with care. I DO NOT want to look like a stuffed sausage! I will post the recital number on the blog-that will give you all something to laugh at for the day!!!!

Red, Angry zits!!!!

Ok, I just don't understand this-How can I be getting THE worst zits of my life at almost 40???????!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!?

They are horrible and how do you cover zits like these??????

How come I am using zit cream AND wrinkle cream?????

My sweet husband suggested that maybe I should see a dermatologist-if he notices them, then they are bad!!!! My cute Chasie asked if they were angel kisses. They don't look remotely like angel kisses even when I put cover up on them. They look like huge, angry zits with dried cover up on them!!!!!

The zits are the only way I can figure out that I must be PMSing, since I don't actually have a period without my uterus but I still have my lovely ovaries that give me PMS.

(I think my family will tell you there are other ways they can tell I am PMSing)

So, if any of you are having a bad day or a bad week-just click on this picture and know that I am battling red, angry zits along with everything else and maybe it will help you feel better. I aim to please!

Hollie's most excellent speech!

This is the speech Hollie gave. I have to tell you, it was the BEST speech given and I am not saying it just because I am her mom. The other people (other than McKay) were acting just stupid. The girls could not talk without saying "like" every other word and they were dressed like skanks and then they would giggle and laugh! (I think I remember my mom challenging me to try to say a whole sentence without saying like in it!) It was so good that her PE teacher called her out of class and told her how great of job she did and that he hoped she won. But she didn't but she did a great job on her speech and we love her so!

The Election!!!!

No, no, no, I am NOT talking about the presidential election (even though I think Governor Pallin ROCKS!!!!) I am talking about Weston Elementary School's election where Hollie ran for Vice President and McKay ran for 6th grade Intermediate Commissioner. Unfortunately, they both lost-but ran a good campaign. Hollie wasn't as into it as in the past, she is so busy but McKay, oh my gosh-soooo into it! He had a committee and a campaign manager who made signs for him etc.

At first, McKay wanted his signs to say, "a vote for McKay is a vote for freedom!" I asked him, "freedom for what?" So these are some of his signs that his friends made. Unfortunately, they didn't know how to spell our last name!

He was running against a girl who is in the other 6th grade class. It became girl vs. boy, Mr. Rodrigue class against Mrs. Mora-it was intense. They polled everyone at each recess!

They voted last Friday but they didn't get the results until Tuesday because of labor day weekend. Steve called the school to see if the kids won and we were so sad to hear that they didn't. I said to Steve, "well, there is only one thing to do for them" and he said, "get ice cream after school?" I said, "YOu better believe it!" How does he read my mind????

Allergy Tests-Do I really want to know what I am allergic to?

Ok, most of you know I have suffered from allergies all of my life. You get my sister s together and they end up talking about the horrors of having to sleep in the same room with me with my snoring and my hairy legs-but that is another post!
So, I finally got my allergies tested. Out of 30 pin pricks in my back, I am allergic to 13 things. I am NOT allergic to dust, dust mites or mold-which is good. But I am severely allergic to Olive trees! Who knew???? Also Walnut trees, Sycamore, Mulberry, Chinese Elm, Birch, Alder, English Plaintain (What is that?), Kochia, Pigweed, and Grasses-aren't you glad you know that now?
I also got my blood drawn for food allergies. I am mildly allegic to milk, melons and moderately allergic to PEANUTS!!! He wants me to get an epi pen!!!!!! I had no clue! When the doctor was talking to me about it, all I could think of was, "does this mean I can't eat peanut M&M's?" So, glad I didn't actually ask himm that. He wants me to stay away from all of those foods.

I broke the news to my kids while I was eating an ice cream cone full of Reese's peanut butter cup Ice Cream! We had a good laugh over that!!!!