Brendan's middle school took part in Thrill the World 2009. This is when people all over the world do the Thriller dance at the exact same time. The kids spent several hours after school learning the Thriller dance, and tonight was the big night. Brendan and Jared were side by side, and I was filming what I thought was them. But there was a kid wearing an Obama mask that was in front of and directly between them, so he is in all of the video. I've watched the video several times and I actually laugh out loud when I see President B.O. doing the Thriller dance!! He steals the show!
Collin finally earned a game ball in tonight's game. He struck out twice, and on his third at bat, he hit a grounder to the infield. Fortunately, whoever threw it to first base overthrew, and the first baseman missed the ball, so Collin ran to second. He hit a double and got 2 RBIs!! The next batter got a hit and Collin listened to Coach Jeff perfectly and ran all the way home. He slid into home because he knew the throw was coming. It was close, but he was safe! We really needed the run. All of the coaches congratulated him and Coach Josh even picked him up and carried him into the dugout. It was a big night for Collin, and I'm so glad his coaches recognized that. We are really blessed that he is on the Blue Jays this season.
Brendan has been taking guitar lessons since March, and he loves it. His guitar teacher (who is wonderful) has said some very complimentary things about him. He loves playing his guitar, and he seems to be pretty good at it. Then a couple of weeks ago he decided he would write a song for the PTA Reflections contest at his school. Next thing I know he has the music written, followed closely with lyrics. Andrew (guitar teacher) is helping him practice and record it. Today, his friend Jared joined him to practice playing the song. Brendan does the solo. They sounded really good and I am excited to hear the whole song.
For the last couple of weeks, my favorite song has been, "Oh, Happiness" by David Crowder*Band. I heard it for the first time at the Church Music release party, and I've loved it ever since. Give it a listen.
The Texas/Colorado game is in the 4th quarter, and I'm so happy (and relieved) that Texas has decided they want to win. I thought I'd take a minute while I'm sitting in front of the tv and do some blogging.
Since I started twittering, I hardly take time to blog. I guess if I ever posted anything earth-shattering on here this would be a big deal. I do find myself missing the blog, though. I will have to catch up soon.
Funny stuff, Tim Hawkins.
One of our favorite family outings is a trip to Marble Slab, Baskin Robbins, or any of the other various ice cream restaurants we have around here. Every time we go, we spend no less than $20, and I always wonder what the fat and calorie content is of what we're eating. So I was pleasantly surprised when we discovered Berry Cool Frozen Yogurt a few weeks ago. They serve frozen yogurt, rather than ice cream, and the price was much more reasonable. Take a minute and look at the nutrition information on the website. The frozen yogurt at Berry Cool has less fat and calories than ice cream, and it tastes just as good.
The past 24 hours have been interesting to say the least. I am currently experiencing one of those seasons in life when the smooth sailing of the past several months is suddenly interrupted by some pretty crazy storms. Two days ago, a cousin with whom I haven't spoken in years sent me a friend request on Facebook. I was really happy to get the friend request and glad to be back in touch with him. He is the youngest of 3, and it's a long story, but we've only been in contact with the oldest cousin for the past few years. So hearing from him was wonderful. Then my brother called yesterday and told me that the middle cousin has been doing some things he shouldn't have, like things that he *really* shouldn't have been doing, and the situation is suddenly not so happy. I'm still glad to be back in contact with them, but disappointed with the choices of my middle cousin and not really sure how to move forward with getting to know them again.
My little Collin is quite the character. Every single day he says or does something that makes us laugh. He's given us 2 memorable quotes over the past week or so.
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