American Idol Season 7

Overall, I'm pretty disappointed with most of the performances so far--especially by the girls. However, there is one guy who I will be sure to tune in to see every week. If you didn't see this week's AI, check out this performance by David Archuleta:



He is not awesome?! I get goosebumps every time I watch it. And such an adorable kid! Just had to share, in case any of you have not seen him yet. Plus, he's LDS; that is not the reason I like him, though--there have been several other LDS contestants in past seasons that I did not like AT ALL.

I also like Jason Castro, Michael Johns, Carly Smithson and Brooke White (she's also LDS) but they don't impress me near as much as David A. does.

Yep, that's how boring my life is--all I have to talk about is AI, ha ha. I've been pretty busy with my stake calling--going to several meetings, attending ward/branch conferences every other week (went to one on Sunday that was an hour & 1/2 away) and teaching my Primary class in my ward in between conferences. I was just registered as Cub Scout committee chairperson last night--most of the wards in our stake are in one pack, which I will now be in charge of. Oh joy. J/J, I've been involved with Cub Scouts before and it is really fun and I think the program is important. Other than that, I'm still playing volleyball at the church every Friday morning and I now have 7 piano students (and 2 more in the works). Oh, and who can forget all my scrapbooking. :) I'm going to Utah on Tuesday and will be there through the 15th. Woohoo! I can't wait!! So be prepared to see lots of pics on here next week!

The Visiting Teaching Movie

For my fellow LDS chicks:


Which kind of VT are you?

Just in time for Valentine's Day...

1. How long have you been married? It will be 9 years in July!!
2. How long did you date? 9 mths.
3. Who eats more sweets? Actually, I think he does, especially now that I'm losing weight
4. Who said I love you first? He did
5. How old is he? 31--I'm three years older, yikes! :)
6. Who is taller? He's taller by over a foot!
7. Who is smarter? We are both pretty smart, just in different ways
8. Who can sing better? Um, no contest there! He is totally tone deaf!
9. Who does the laundry? He likes to put the clothes in the wash, I usually fold and put them away (even if it takes me a few days)
10. Who pays the bills? He paid them the first 8 years but I have paid them since we moved to La. (I put most of them on auto-pay)
11.Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do--I have to fall asleep on my right side and I don't like to face someone else because I can't stand hot breathe in my face!
12. Who mows the lawn? He does (I do the weeding, though)
13. Who cooks dinner? I do, Jared would just have cereal most of the time if it weren't for me. :)
14. Who drives? Usually he does because we take his company truck everywhere but he asks me to drive if we're in my car (I get nervous when someone else drives because of all the wrecks I've been in and he gets sick of me "sucking wind", as he says, and grabbing at the door or hand bar thingy
15. Who is more stubborn? I'd say he is overall but I do have my moments!
16. Who kissed who first? He kissed me first (he tried to on the first date but I wouldn't let him but I gave in the very next night, ha ha!)
17.Who asked who out? He asked me out within 10 min. of meeting me!
18. Who proposed? He did, by getting fake arrested by a friend of his who was a cop
19.Who has more siblings? He has 6, I have 4

Tagged

I've been tagged!

A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C. At the end of the game the player tags 5 people, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

• Where were you 10 years ago: Teaching elementary music and jr. high music appreciation and band in Baton Rouge at a couple of private schools
• Five things on my to-do list today: (1.) work out on my elliptical (2.) tidy the house (3.) scrapbook (4.) watch American Idol (5.) take the dog for a walk
• Five snacks I enjoy: (1.) graham crackers with Nutella (2.) anything chocolate (3.) string cheese (4.) Wheat Thins with Laughing Cow lite spreadable swiss cheese (5.) apples
• What would I do if I were suddenly a billionaire: buy a new house on more land for Jared; travel the world; buy some nice gifts for parents, siblings, and nieces & nephews; buy a boat, 4-wheelers, wave runners, etc.; LOTS of new scrapbooking stuff! :)
• Four of my bad habits: (1.) procrastination (2.) eating fast food (3.) spending too much time on the computer instead of getting more things done around the house (4.) watching a few stupid reality shows
• Five jobs that I have had: (1.) the Super Bar girl at Wendy's [Anyone remember when they had the Super Bar? I was just in charge of keeping it stocked and clean, etc.] (2.) day care (3.) pizza delivery (4.) band director/music teacher (5.) account rep. (business mangagement)
• Five things people don't know about me: Hmm, I'm sure some people know these things but (1.) I have to wash my feet before I go to bed or I can't fall asleep (2.) I still have a baby tooth [the adult one is up in my gums above it] (3.) I LOVE the smell of almond extract [when I was in bus. mgt. I used to keep a bottle of it at my desk and sniff it when I was stressed out] (4.) I always sing in the car (5.) I wash my hands a lot, especially when I'm cooking and scrapbooking--a lot of times I will swear I can feel stuff on my hands (even if they aren't dirty) so I have to go wash them

I'm tagging these people: Molly, Janelle, Jen, Lynn, Debbi

Catching up

It's been almost three weeks since I last posted here. It's getting a little busy with my new stake calling in the Pri. presidency. Ward conferences are every other week through May. I was asked to be in charge of Cub Scouts and 11-year-old Scouts, so I have round tables and pack mtgs. to attend every month. We had a ward conference in my brother's ward the last Sunday in Jan., so we went to my parents' for dinner afterwards (my brother's ward and our parents' ward share the same bldg.). My niece was showing off her tricycle riding skills--she's fast on that thing!:
We have a new niece on Jared's side of the family. I don't have pictures to share yet but I will post some as soon as I do--first I'm going to change the site so you have to have a password to see my blog, though. There was a lesson in Sunday School on internet safety that Jared told me about (since I was in Primary) and we agreed that, with all th pictures I put on here on nieces and nephews, it would be wise to change the blog so that only those with my password could view it.

It rained here a lot for a period of about two weeks, up until the end of last week. It was raining pretty hard one day, with thunder and lightning and I went to check on the dog and let her in if she wasn't wet. I couldn't see where she was, so I opened the door to see where she was and she came from around the corner of the house. Instead of staying dry under the patio, she was out playing in the rain and mud! Silly girl! I couldn't resist snapping some photos of her:

It's been pretty warm and sunny the last 5 or 6 days--it's 68* right now. I bought tickets to go to Utah the first week of March and I'm sure the weather will be a shock to me! I can't believe how much snow they're getting when we're wearing t-shirts here. I miss the snow. It never snowed that much the whole 9 nine years I lived in Utah so I'm kind of jealous. Don't miss driving in it, though!