Uploaded a couple pictures from my cellphone tonight at the church’s baseball game we went to. Some other random recent ones too.
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You are the Music in Me Remix
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While Emma and I were at the church today, I let her “play” with one of the mics and recorded her. Check out her High School Musical 2 remix. Sorry about the guy at the beginning…I was too lazy to edit him out.
Talking to Jesus
Emma went with me to the church this evening to finish up the podcast stuff. We got out of the van and were walking to the door and she randomly says “Jesus says things to me sometimes.” Most things Emma says usually only gets an uh-huh out of me but that stopped me in my tracks. I bent down to her and asked her what He said. She kinda clammed up like she was embarrased and said, “I don’t know”. Hoping to lighten the conversation a little I just got up and held her hand again and continued walking to the church. She says, “He knows what he says to me.”
Hmm…I didn’t push it hoping she’d open up on her own but I really want to know what He says if He does talk to her. Lately she’s been asking the question “What cross did Jesus die on?” I try to understand and say he died on a tree and it was so long ago and I don’t know which tree but after He died, He rose again and went to live in Heaven but one day He’s coming back to get us. She just says,”Yeah, I know, you already told me that.” Well, at least I know she’s hearing me even if she doesn’t understand it all yet. I wonder if Jesus is telling her about Him?
Beach trip
So I thought our beach trip might be off this weekend. Originally it was going to be 4 couples sans kids. Then it turned into 3 then 2 couples. Now it is us and our kids and one other couple staying at their condos north of Myrtle Beach.
We’ll probably leave Friday afternoon and return either Saturday night or Sunday afternoon. Haven’t decided yet. Emma is ecstatic about getting to go the beach this year as our family’s annual trip was cancelled this year. I’m excited we get to go too. Can’t have a summer without beach pictures.
Making of a Stage Mom
So next Saturday I’ve entered my girls into a local pageant. Their cousin was in it last year so we sort of know what to expect. It’s very, very low-key. Probably less than 100 people in the audience. Probably 20 people in the whole pageant. It’s done in the gym of a local elementary school. No makeup is allowed and the dresses can even be Sunday School wear.
Why am I doing this you ask?
Well part of me thinks my girls are awfully cute and really hope they win. Part of me wants to do it for their confidence building. Neither of my girls are very good in large, new crowds and if they do this, I feel like that is a step in the right direction as far as getting in front of people. I know I was always terrified of getting in front of crowds and after 5 speeches in college, I was doing much better and now I don’t even turn red sometimes. And since this is such a low key pageant and not very expensive, I just want to see if they like it or not. Pageants ARE a good way to earn scholarship money and I’m all for that.
But ya’ll, those little pageant dresses get EXPENSIVE. As in one dress can be up to $750 when you get to the fancy stuff. INSANE. I went to a local boutique and they had Buy 1 Get TWO free and bought them matching pink silk dresses. Lexi really did like the pink dress though once I showed it to her so I’ve borrowed my niece’s blue dress from last year and she seems into after my SIL pointed out that she’d look like Cinderella. Why I even asked the two year old which dress she was going to wear, I don’t know. I mean, really. I should have just said, put this on! two minutes before going on stage.
I am going to have their hair done by a lady in my church. Emma looked so cute when she did it for C’s wedding and Lexi has never had her hair curled in any way so I’m very curious as to how it will look. The blue dress has some detail on the back so I don’t want to leave it all down, but I also want to show off her long hair.
Yes, I know I could be one of those moms.
I’m very concerned that the pageant starts at 3pm, the exact time Lexi starts having a breakdown every day and refuses to take a nap.
So I’m thinking both girls can go either way with this. They will get out on stage and be so proud of their outfits and hair and have a big smile on their face and wave to people in the crowd. OR, Emma will have a complete shy moment and hide her head in my side on stage, possibly with tears in her eyes and Lexi will be crying about her dress she has on, rip out any hair bow she has in her hair, and then I’ll have to carry her around the stage, completely defeating the purpose.
Let’s hope it’s the smiley, wavy stuff.
Scott Baio finale
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Miss South Carolina
Not sure I can comment on this as she was my state’s representative:
Question:
Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can’t locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is?
Miss South Carolina’s Answer:
I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uhmmm, some people out there in our nation don’t have maps and uh, I believe that our, I, education like such as uh, South Africa, and uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uhhh, our education over here in the US should help the US, uh, should help South Africa, it should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future, for us.
Generation to generation
There were two pictures taken today that had some sentimental value to me.
The first is a picture of three generations of sisters. The eldest is my mom and her sister. The second is myself and my sister and the third set is of course my two girls. From left to right it is Lexi, me, Emma, Heather, my aunt and my mom. As you can see, it was at the end of the day and my girls are quite tired but I’m sure we will cherish this picture for awhile. I think it’s quite possible one day we could do a picture of four generations of sisters…that would definitely be unique.
The second picture is from us leaving the birthday party today. Emma really didn’t want to leave S, her cousin that is one year younger than her. So S ran out to say one last bye. The picture is of them talking at the door right before we left. This completely reminds me of my cousin and I. The two of us were only 6 days apart and until we were in our “mid-teens”, we were quite inseparable when we were together. We live 8 hours apart and always spent every minute together at my great-grandmother’s when my family travelled up there twice a year. What really made this one bring up the memory is this is at Scott’s grandmother’s house and that old metal screen door was very similar to my great-grandmother’s. It makes me smile every time I see that picture.