Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Nothing But Pictures!





We had a wonderful Father's Day brunch at the Officer's Club with the Huebner Clan and then swimming and fun back at home with Karen. I hope Joel had a good day! He watched a lot of golf. Sounds miserable to me. Grandpa Ed is here, so we could celebrate Father's Day with him, which was nice. I also hope my Dad had a good day and wish I could have been with him.

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

No Pictures!

Please ignore comment on post below about pictures. I can't post them right now for some reason.

Talking with Boys

We went to a fun event at La Costa Resort tonight. It was a membership event that we were kindly invited to...big decision...get a membership for a year...or a new car. Probably neither! Anyway, Lydia played with a boy from her preschool class. I asked afterward if she had fun playing with him and she said, "Yes, I told him all about when I peed on the floor when I was three, and about the time when Gypsy pooped on the floor because we forgot to put the litter box in, and how Ryan still goes in his pants." I was a little surprised, and said, you told him that?! And she said, "Oh yes, boys love potty words."

*Pictures are from Father's Day.

Sunday, June 11, 2006

More Recital Pictures


Lydia's Dance Recital




















It was the big recital day! This was Lydia's second recital, so she was an old pro. Only one number this year, because we only took one class. It was Animal Crackers, and all the girls in her dance had a different animal costume. Lydia was a monkey, which was appropriate. They said to do HEAVY makeup which seems funny for the age, but Lydia loved it, of course.






Her friend Sydney had the funniest lion costume that we all thought was a bird at first. It was full of feathers.


Lydia sang and danced the recital beautifully. She did perform quite a bit of it to her friend next to her, but they had a great time. It was all at Escondido Center for Performing Arts. It is a huge venue. One poor little girl in Lydia's group went running off stage, but all else was great.

There was a lot of Hip Hop that I liked! The music was kind of loud, or I'm getting old. The Hip Hop choreography was the best. It is Lydia's teacher's strength. They did Chim Chiminey from Mary Poppins, and it was just about the worst choreography in the show. They needed Mark Minnick! I'm sure it is more difficult when you want to spotlight everyone, and I bet Colleen was feeling a little tired with 40 numbers to choreograph. Kudos to all the girls 3-18 for a sweet (3 hour) well done recital.

Thursday, June 01, 2006

Job Interview

Well, I went on an interview for Carlsbad Schools. I want a part time position, so it may be difficult. Most Districts want full time teachers. Imagine. The real problem is that I can't think when I'm nervous. So, unless the question is something simple, I struggle to think of anything to say. Some people can babble. Nothing comes to my mind. Luckily most of the questions were basic teacher philosophy questions, but they did ask a question on reading instruction that I just had nothing to say about. One lady was falling asleep, and I kept watching her wondering if I should break into a little dance to wake her up. The questions were boring, and I couldn't think of any exciting responses (if any response at all). Anyway, I just decided that I detest interviews. It was just uncomfortable.


We went to a birthday party for the son of Karen's employer, Angela. It was fun and the kids were cute. They had a pinata and the kids wildly gathered candy. They also had little squirt guns. Ryan had his first squirt gun and was loving it, but anytime anyone squirted him, he'd say, "I sorry." Then if they continued, he got more emphatic..."I sorry!" He was squirting everyone else, of course.