Welcome summer! We have had a busy and fun few weeks. Victoria danced in her first recital last Saturday. She did such a great job. I was so proud of her. She has looked forward to being on stage all year. ( I wonder where she gets it? : ) She liked wearing the costumes, wearing make up, and performing. Victoria was a real trooper too. A few minutes before she walked on stage, she fell. We were walking from the dressing room to the stage door when her tap shoe hit a slick spot on the floor and down she went. The worst part was that she fell in a doorway where a big brick was holding the door open. She fell right on the corner of the brick. She stood up quickly and didn't make a sound. I thought she was okay since I didn't hear a loud scream/cry. She was looking down at the floor and when I leaned over to look at her, she had huge tears welling up and her face was bright red. She was hurt but tried so hard to fight off the tears. I picked her up and put her on my hip. She looked at me and forced a smile as if to say, "The show must go on!" She never said a peep and dried her tears and went on stage with a huge smile and danced her heart out. I was so proud of her for not giving up and trying her best. My parents gave her roses and Will and I gave her a ballet trophy. She is so proud of them. After the recital, she said, "Thank you for my trophy. I have always wanted one." It made me want to go back on ebay and see what else she could get trophy's for. Is there one for cleaning up your room for a year???
While Vic was preparing for recital, I was studying for my HAM license. It is something I have always wanted to do but never pursued until now. I went Sunday afternoon to take the test. I think the HAM club was surprised to see me. One man kept walking by telling me that the test wasn't "so bad" and that they would let me take it over if I failed. This man must have had little faith in me because he came back over and sat down beside me to counsel me about the test. He told me that some people fail it 6-8 times and that they have had college graduates come in and fail. This man didn't know me at all. He didn't ask me one question but took one look at me that figured I would fail. He also told me not to "feel bad" if I failed. He got up after this but then came back around to tell me it was going to be "okay" two more times. I took the test and finished quickly. Someone came to collect the test and I sat and waited for the results. After about 5 minutes, the same man came over, got right in my ear and said, "Leave it to you to make a 100!" I was excited but I think those older men were shocked I passed let alone made a perfect score. I hope this taught him a lesson about passing judgment about people.
I am trying to read "Baghdad Without A Map" by Tony Horwitz but I don't have a lot of time to devote to it. Next on my list is "Freakenomics" by Stephen Levitt. William liked it.
David is having fun at VBS. He takes Lammy Lamerkins with him and doesn't put him down for the whole three hours. He keeps Lammy tucked under his arm the entire time. No one seems to care because David is doing so well. He doesn't cry and the teacher says he is really good. He is happy when I pick him up and blows kisses to the women as we leave the room. This is such a change from a few months ago when he cried a good bit when we left him and picked him up. He dances around the room when we leave in the morning because he is so happy to go to church!
The lead singer of Rockapella has released a new solo cd! Just in time for my birthday too!!!!! Happy Birthday to me!
Today is our 9 yr anniversary. We actually went to the movies and dinner without kids. Thanks Mom and Dad!
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