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Good morrow, gentle folk. Don't worry, the Shakespeare ends here.
Congratulations are in store. As of today, DH and I have been married for twelve very happy years. We celebrated on Tuesday by eating sushi just like we did on our first date. Today we stayed home and are eating See's chocolates. Naturally, I spent time today reminiscing about how and when we met.
We met online at LDS Singles and emailed for four months. It was so much fun "talking" back and forth. We decided we'd better meet. So future DH jumped in his car and drove 1575 miles one way for a date.
All of my friends at work were worried. I lost count of how many times one of them would say, "Are you sure you want to meet him? What if he's a psycho Internet killer? I've heard about that happening a lot!" I reassured them that we were staying in public places and I didn't have a bad gut feeling.
As I was making dinner and remembering these things, I thought, "What if I had been the psycho killer?" Old music with new lyrics started running through my head. So without further adieu, here is my latest corruption of a familiar favorite.
ONCE UPON A (STALKER'S) DREAM,
from Sleeping Beauty
I know you, I'm fully aware of all you do.
I know you, I've stalked you for ages now.
I won't tell you how.
And I would suggest you wed me and take me to your nest.
But if you say no and marry some - GIRL,
I'll do what I must,
I don't mean "adjust",
No, I'll kill you.
If I - can't have - you then no one can.
Say you understand.
I love you forever eternally, now take my hand
Or I'll cut yours off and bury it underneath a trough.
But if I know you, I know what you'll do.
You'll recognize fate before it's too late
And marry me.
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I'm not that crazy. No, really, I'm not!
The marriage thing was DH's idea!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Huge Triumph
.
It finally happened.
After months and months of fretting, hoping, wondering how in the world to communicate with our unsocial three-year-old, a monumental thing occurred tonight.
He peed in the toilet!
Okay, mostly in the toilet. But I'm not about to be bothered by a few stray ml. on the seat.
HE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you want the background story on why this is such a momentous thing, read on. If not, fine. Go back to your "interesting" life.
DS3 is very bright and independent. He has never asked for help with anything he could do on his own. That includes climbing bookshelves nine feet high to get an interesting knick-knack, unlocking every child-proofed cupboard to feed himself and scatter food all over every room in the house, stripping naked whenever and wherever the urge strikes him, "cleaning" the house with 5 entire bottles of Lysol in three days, and disposing of dirty diapers in the worst possible places.
He never tells me what he needs, because in his mind, there's absolutely no need to ask for anything. Unfortunately, he hardly ever talks at all. He's been counting to 20 forward and backward for two years. He can count to 100 by tens. He can recognize and name all the letters in the alphabet. He can read some simple words. He sings songs from memory, recites entire episodes of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Bunnytown, and loves classical music.
But he won't talk to communicate.
About anything.
Including the need to go potty.
He was assessed by a speech pathologist a few months ago. They found that his social skills and speech skills fall between 1-2 years old. His math and reading skills fall between 5-7 years, with one or two 8 years thrown in for good measure.
Okay, now for the really obvious revelation: there's some suspicion that he's mildly autistic. I think he's just too smart and stubborn to need or want to talk.
Whatever, he peed in the toilet today. I'm a super happy mom.
It finally happened.
After months and months of fretting, hoping, wondering how in the world to communicate with our unsocial three-year-old, a monumental thing occurred tonight.
He peed in the toilet!
Okay, mostly in the toilet. But I'm not about to be bothered by a few stray ml. on the seat.
HE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you want the background story on why this is such a momentous thing, read on. If not, fine. Go back to your "interesting" life.
DS3 is very bright and independent. He has never asked for help with anything he could do on his own. That includes climbing bookshelves nine feet high to get an interesting knick-knack, unlocking every child-proofed cupboard to feed himself and scatter food all over every room in the house, stripping naked whenever and wherever the urge strikes him, "cleaning" the house with 5 entire bottles of Lysol in three days, and disposing of dirty diapers in the worst possible places.
He never tells me what he needs, because in his mind, there's absolutely no need to ask for anything. Unfortunately, he hardly ever talks at all. He's been counting to 20 forward and backward for two years. He can count to 100 by tens. He can recognize and name all the letters in the alphabet. He can read some simple words. He sings songs from memory, recites entire episodes of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Bunnytown, and loves classical music.
But he won't talk to communicate.
About anything.
Including the need to go potty.
He was assessed by a speech pathologist a few months ago. They found that his social skills and speech skills fall between 1-2 years old. His math and reading skills fall between 5-7 years, with one or two 8 years thrown in for good measure.
Okay, now for the really obvious revelation: there's some suspicion that he's mildly autistic. I think he's just too smart and stubborn to need or want to talk.
Whatever, he peed in the toilet today. I'm a super happy mom.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Another gift
I know I've mentioned how much I love music.
Well, I've now been to two meetings regarding the organization of a new chorus. It's starting to look really good! I will be the audition coordinator for the auditions being held in August for the CCS. Interested parties will call me for an appointment. I will schedule three people every fifteen minutes. They will rotate between three adjudicators and be tested briefly on range, pitch, aurel skills, sight reading, ability to learn a piece quickly, ability to hold a part in a group, etc.
Everyone on the "board" (for lack of a better word) is really great. One lady is a real go-getter with great organizational and leadership skills. She knows what needs to be done and doesn't let anyone forget about it! I like her A LOT. I will refer to her as A.K. She is the concrete thinker that our abstract director needs to keep everything lined up. We haven't had a printed agenda for either of the meetings we've had, and it was funny how the topics and info jumped and circled around. A.K. went home and typed up minutes for the meeting without being asked, putting the needed discussion points in bold print. I really appreciate her efforts. I'm going to see what everyone thinks of having a printed agenda for the next meeting.
My next big question is WHAT ARE WE SINGING???????? The conductor has a lot of possible music in mind, but won't announce any of it until he hears what turns up at the auditions. I'm chomping at the bit waiting to see. He said motets are always a good thing to start with. Whose? Brahms, Bach, Mozart, Vaughan Williams? The suspense may just kill me.
Okay, no it won't.
But it might.
My church friend is writing a cover letter to the newspaper to announce/introduce/advertise the group. It will go in the paper in July. We will also have flyers, ads, and announcements all over town and at all of the churches a little closer to audition time. She's also helping A.K. get corporate sponsers to help cover initial expenses.
The director and the other adjudicators' expectations for audition turn-out aren't very high. They said they were thinking about possibly 30 members in the choir. I hope they're happily surprised and we can do some really BIG pieces with a BIG choir. Then again, maybe he just wants to do small chamber pieces with a really skilled group. I'd be sooper-dooper happy with that, too.
We're planning an all day retreat to practice music and get to know one another in September. We'll have sectionals in the morning, lunch, and then a full group rehearsal in the afternoon. I can't wait! Our first performance is tentatively set for November 15, 2009.
I'm so grateful for this opportunity! Singing wonderful music with a choir is a real necessity for me. I will always be indebted to my friend from church who kept asking around and making contact with the right people. She's so good at social networking. If it hadn't been for her, I wouldn't have been invited to be part of this planning process, and likely wouldn't have heard about the group after it had been organized. I never thought I'd say this, but there may actually be a downside to not getting the overly liberal newspapers with all the city ads and announcements.
Then again, that's what neat friends with better social skills than I possess are for.
Well, I've now been to two meetings regarding the organization of a new chorus. It's starting to look really good! I will be the audition coordinator for the auditions being held in August for the CCS. Interested parties will call me for an appointment. I will schedule three people every fifteen minutes. They will rotate between three adjudicators and be tested briefly on range, pitch, aurel skills, sight reading, ability to learn a piece quickly, ability to hold a part in a group, etc.
Everyone on the "board" (for lack of a better word) is really great. One lady is a real go-getter with great organizational and leadership skills. She knows what needs to be done and doesn't let anyone forget about it! I like her A LOT. I will refer to her as A.K. She is the concrete thinker that our abstract director needs to keep everything lined up. We haven't had a printed agenda for either of the meetings we've had, and it was funny how the topics and info jumped and circled around. A.K. went home and typed up minutes for the meeting without being asked, putting the needed discussion points in bold print. I really appreciate her efforts. I'm going to see what everyone thinks of having a printed agenda for the next meeting.
My next big question is WHAT ARE WE SINGING???????? The conductor has a lot of possible music in mind, but won't announce any of it until he hears what turns up at the auditions. I'm chomping at the bit waiting to see. He said motets are always a good thing to start with. Whose? Brahms, Bach, Mozart, Vaughan Williams? The suspense may just kill me.
Okay, no it won't.
But it might.
My church friend is writing a cover letter to the newspaper to announce/introduce/advertise the group. It will go in the paper in July. We will also have flyers, ads, and announcements all over town and at all of the churches a little closer to audition time. She's also helping A.K. get corporate sponsers to help cover initial expenses.
The director and the other adjudicators' expectations for audition turn-out aren't very high. They said they were thinking about possibly 30 members in the choir. I hope they're happily surprised and we can do some really BIG pieces with a BIG choir. Then again, maybe he just wants to do small chamber pieces with a really skilled group. I'd be sooper-dooper happy with that, too.
We're planning an all day retreat to practice music and get to know one another in September. We'll have sectionals in the morning, lunch, and then a full group rehearsal in the afternoon. I can't wait! Our first performance is tentatively set for November 15, 2009.
I'm so grateful for this opportunity! Singing wonderful music with a choir is a real necessity for me. I will always be indebted to my friend from church who kept asking around and making contact with the right people. She's so good at social networking. If it hadn't been for her, I wouldn't have been invited to be part of this planning process, and likely wouldn't have heard about the group after it had been organized. I never thought I'd say this, but there may actually be a downside to not getting the overly liberal newspapers with all the city ads and announcements.
Then again, that's what neat friends with better social skills than I possess are for.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Family Home Evening
Tonight we had a rather short Family Home Evening. I took a nap waaaaaay too late and didn't have anything prepared. So we got out the Book of Mormon comic book version of scriptures for children and looked at a story.
Jared and I have been reading from the Book of Mormon and the New Testament for morning devotional. So for FHE, I decided to just continue where we had left off last week.
We all read the condensed story of Jacob and Sherem. After we had read it, I started asking questions to see how well it was absorbed. Toward the end of the questions, I said,
"What sign did Sherem get when he asked for one?"
Jared said, "A gravestone!"
We all had a good laugh.
Buh-bye.
Jared and I have been reading from the Book of Mormon and the New Testament for morning devotional. So for FHE, I decided to just continue where we had left off last week.
We all read the condensed story of Jacob and Sherem. After we had read it, I started asking questions to see how well it was absorbed. Toward the end of the questions, I said,
"What sign did Sherem get when he asked for one?"
Jared said, "A gravestone!"
We all had a good laugh.
Buh-bye.
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