Conference Sunday

Today was a beautiful day! We got on the road to Mt. Pleasant just after 10:00 and listened to the morning session all the way to Nephi. We pulled to the side of the road to listen to the last 2 minutes of the last speaker before we entered the canyon and lost the radio signal. It was perfect.

Bossy pitching

We arrived at my MIL's house about 12:30. My sweetie's sister from Colorado was there and they got to spend a few precious minutes visiting while Bossy, Gamer, and I took all the kids out to the park for a quick game of softball. The little ones kept drifting off to the playground equipment, but we still got in a little batting practice.

Crafty doesn't really love sports, but she was trying on 2nd base. I think she was more surprised than anyone when she snagged a fly ball. Bossy did most of the pitching and I got my standard position on 1st base. I finally bought myself a new mitt this week and it doesn't catch as well as my old one. (I'm sure it's not me...)

Sport and Gamer

We headed back to my MIL's for lunch. My sweetie had prepared an awesome stirfry for all of us and we ate while we watched the afternoon session. When it was over we loaded everyone in both the vans and headed back home. It was nice to have that downtime. Crazy baseball life starts tomorrow.

Conference Saturday

I love General Conference weekend! We managed to deal with 2 baseball practices, one baseball game for Sport (where I kept score), Giselle practice for our dancers, and cleaning the church in between sessions and I didn't have to miss a single word. It's been a while since I've had it that good. Princess had to work all day. Crafty had her AP study group meet at our house and Prima Donna was at the high school "teching" a dance competition. That means she was running the sound board and the lights. That's part of the requirement for her stage tech class.

We also had a huge family dinner after the priesthood session. My sweetie grilled hot dogs and baby back ribs. The only one missing was our sweet Beauty and The Beast told me she just wasn't feeling very well today. It's a rare day when we see one of them without the other. They are still very much newlyweds.

During the morning session I managed to tear all the blocks for the quilt we are going to make at our girl scout sleepover in May, so I felt pretty good about that. I also finished up a dress for Baby Doll. Our four youngest are having a sleepover with Bossy's family, so things are pretty quiet around here.

We are going to visit my MIL tomorrow, and I'm hoping to actually get to bed a little early for a change. I didn't think to take any pics of our day, so I'm going to show you a couple from our scout meeting yesterday. We had this cute Mary Kay lady come in and teach the girls about skin care. They loved it! And so did I because it meant all I had to do was sit back and watch.

April Fools!

I am typically not a fan of April Fools Day jokes, so when Drama Queen told me she and the kids had some things planned, I was a bit nervous. She assured me they were acceptable, so I reluctantly gave her the go ahead.

The first one started last night when I happened upon Drama Queen and Dog Walker decorating the front yard with stuff from pretty much every holiday. They had a little Christmas tree and a gigantic ghost blowup as well as an Easter basket with plastic eggs, stuff from the 4th of July, and a Valentine's Day wreath on the door. I'm sure the entire neighborhood thought we had finally gone completely nuts.

And we woke up to a super fun version of bacon and eggs made by Princess and Drama Queen which were really cupcakes and cookies.

Some of the kids wore different blog shirts, Scout was Mom of 12, Drama Queen was Dog Walker, and Baby Doll was Crafty.

Twiz sent us this super creepy face swap.

And not to be outdone, Curly switched the inner cereal bags on the corn flakes and raisin bran so when Crafty tried to pour out a bowl, she was totally confused.

And how was your day?

Save Some for Me

Prima Donna is a senior this year and that means lots of scholarship opportunities. I wish she would get on them a little earlier in the game, but I guess for now I will just have to be satisfied with meeting the deadline. The one that was due today was a similar scholarship to the one Princess won last year. It is sponsored by South Jordan City and is a project with the idea of teaching people to save water.

Since Prima Donna loves drama, of course she wanted to do a media blitz and that required showing off her acting skills. She recruited Crafty to be the water-waster although in fairness, Crafty has been known to take several long showers in a single day. She also made a Save Some for Me! Facebook page in an effort to spread the word.

Please take a minute and watch her fun video (and like her Facebook page). Maybe you will think twice next time you stand in the shower.