PEEKabo

Boys have recently started interacting with each other a little more. They loove to make each other laugh, and the other day they engaged in a game of peekabo through the kitchen chairs. They are getting more and more fun to be around every day! Having twins is not such a bad gig after all!

SUMMER!!!!!

i'm just loving summer! it's seriously been soooo fun. i've been having a blast just hanging out with people, going in the lake every day, sea dooing, boating.... its been fun. i hope everyone else is having a great summer! soon i leave for cross country camp and a bunch of other camps, so until then, i'm just chilling here.

these pics are from 4th of july, marci's wedding, and jumping in the lake!

Summer Lovin'

So i had the funnest job the last couple months- i taught an afterschool music program to kids in elementary and junior high. it was fun to get to know them a little and prepare them for a performace. here i am after the performance with a couple of the kids. Jordy, the one on my right arm, reminded me a lot of Beej- fun, a little mischevious, and just all round charysmatic.

i also went camping recently with some friends. it was amazing to be out there in the wilderness and seeing all the stars made my day!

i was also out with some friends recently doing a little bowling! i didn't lose my 'flook' streak, and got a couple strikes! it was rad.

here i am with my new roomate Julia- she's from oregon, just graduated from BYU and is really fun- love being with her.

here's me with my friend. he's a grad student at ucla

five person pile up!

although i'll be finding another job (again) my constant, favorite job of all is being with boys!

this blog got a little out of order... ooops. well, anyway, i'll figure it out for next time, i love you all!

When I was a young girl this was one of my favorite stories.

The Stonecutter - a japanese folktale of unknown authorship.

Once upon a time a stonecutter was working near the side of a mighty rock. As he stood to pause from his hard labour for a minute, he observed a local landlord and his party pass underneath the shade of the trees nearby.

When the stonecutter saw this rich man in all his comfort, his work suddenly felt heavier and harder to him. "Oh, if only I were a rich man," he sighed, "how happy I should be!" Suddenly a voice answered from the mountain: "Your wish is heard; a rich man you shall be!"

When the stonecutter returned home that evening, he found a magnificent palace where his hut once stood. The poor man was nearly beside himself with joy, and in his new life the old one was soon forgotten. One day, while he was walking around the marketplace, he felt the sun burn sharply on his face, and as he saw a prince, sitting in the cool shade of his carriage, he wished he was a prince. A prince he became, but still the sun scorched his face. The stonecutter then wished he would become the sun itself, and immediately it was granted.

As the sun, he felt mightier than all. His light stretched around the entire world and his rays shone on kings and fishers alike. But as he burned bright in the sky, a cloud moved in front of him and obscured his sight. "What is this!" he wondered, "a cloud is mightier than me! Oh how I wish I was a cloud."

And a cloud he was, and he lay between the sun and the earth. He caught the sun's beams and held them, and for days and week he poured forth rain till the rivers overflowed their banks, and the crops of rice stood in water. Towns and villages were destroyed by the power of the rain, only the great rock on the mountainside remained unmoved. "What is this!" he cried, "a rock is mightier than me! Oh how I wish I was a rock."

And the rock he was, and gloried in his power. Proudly he stood, and neither the heat of the sun nor the force of the rain could move him. "This is better than all!" he said to himself. But one day he heard a strange noise at his feet, and when he looked down to see what it could be, he saw a stonecutter driving tools into his surface. Even while he looked a trembling feeling ran all through him, and a great block broke off and fell upon the ground. Then he cried in his wrath: "Is a mere child of earth mightier than a rock? Oh, if I were only a man!"

And the mountain spirit answered: "Your wish is heard. A man once more you shall be!" And the poor man was content to remain a stonecutter for the rest of his life.

Elder Rico

It's been two weeks since we said goodbye to Elder Rico at the MTC! You have all seen these photos in your emails but thought I'd send them again to remind everyone how proud we are of Elder. He's doing great. We've received three letters and one email from him and they are all very positive and happy. This excerpt from his email was the one I most loved reading:

"Well things are going pretty well here. Lindsay's rumor was true! All the quorum of the 12 apostles and the first presidency were at the MTC this week (of course all of them were not here at once). They were all here to help train the new Mission Presidents that have been called......
Also I was waiting [to hear President Sonne- future mission president of SLC mission - give a lesson] I was looking over at my companion and heard this voice that said "thanks for the help." I turned around and looked right at Elder M. Russell Ballard, the executive chairman of the mission committe. Wow! I just said thank you back to him and shook his hand. I didnt realize how fast my heart was beating until after he finished greeting my district. I was really greatful to just know that the Apostles appreciate what I am doing. I really look up to them, because what I will do for two years, some of them have been doing for almost 50 years now! And to see Elder Ballard, the head man on missionary work was just incredible. I felt so comforted and reassured to hear his appreciation."
Rico reads his email every Friday. He gets a half hour on the computer. His email made it sound that he's happy to get your emails, and if he gets a lot he will print them up to read later. His address is: davidbschneider@myldsmail.net

All is well here. We leave tomorrow to travel up to Raymond and Pincher Creek to visit Grandma and to attend my cousin Marcy's wedding (Aunt Marge's grandaughter). Will send photos of the trip when I get back.
Love you all - Mom

What's the difference between orthodondists and sadists?

What's the difference between orthodontists and sadists?

Orthodontists have magazines.





Quite a story Melissa, how awful. I had braces when I was younger and
although my ordeal did not drag on for decades I loathed the orthodontist
all the same. I hated the dentist with the same passion.