candygraham

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Angels We Have Heard on High

Feeling it with the giant headphones!
(I'm a nerd!)

Kalani, my student

Recording Studio aka mi casa
p.s Graham slept through the whole thing!

I teach harp lessons. I have for years, but as of right now I have only taken on three students. Finding a babysitter for three hours a week is hard enough! One of the greatest parts about having so few students is, I can really focus on each one and what they need. Kalani is one of my students and is very talented, but she needs a goal to push her forward. Through the late summer she struggled practicing and I was getting a little worried she was losing her passion for the harp. But then she came up with the idea to record some of her music for her Grandparents that are on a mission in Hong Kong. Well, this was the goal she needed! We decided to pick 10 songs and work hard on perfecting them for a CD. I asked Marty to help us record the CD and of course he said yes. (On the side- Marty is truly the sweetest, most selfless person on this planet. He sacrificed his whole night and even acted interested in our recording session! He is editing the recording and took the best pictures of Kalani for the cover of the CD. He is truly the best and I love him!) The night was a success and Kalani played beautiful. Her sister even came over to play a Christmas Duet on the piano for the last song. Kalani was so happy and it made me so happy. I love teaching. It is so rewarding to see someone you care about learn a talent, sets goals and acheive them.

REDBOX

Lean over the keyboard whilst entering your password to foil spies.

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This is really what the top of the REDBOX web-page reads on the reservation page!

It totally made me laugh!

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Our Party!

When I was young my Grandma would take Suzy and I to Utah Lake to feed the ducks. It was a highlight for me that still brings a smile to my face. My Grandma would pop fresh popcorn and divide it up into two brown paper sacks. We would ride down to the lake in the back of her sedan (with the pink towels covering the seats... that is another story) and we would hop out and the party would begin. The ducks would surround us as we gave them of our goodies. I loved it! I still do! And that is why today I took Graham to Jamestown (we didn't have enough time to go to the Lake) to Feed the Ducks. I'm so sad that the video I took of him didn't work (I had it on the wrong setting, stupid me) because the noises he was making were priceless. He was so excited that he was squealing. It was a party with me and Graham. I knew he would like it... he's my son, how could he not?
I also know my Grandma was looking down at us smiling on our party.

She taught me well.

Me: "Don't grab the bars... the duck will bite your finger!!!"

Graham's thoughts: "Mom, quit saying my name... I'm trying to feed the ducks!"

Monday, November 17, 2008

This little piggy...

Over the last month I have been "eating meat sparingly." It hasn't really been very hard because I don't love meat all that much, but tonight I really, really wanted some Bacon. Yes, bacon. Bacon is really so good- it is crispy, salty, and full of smoky flavor. So tonight Marty wasn't home and it was just me and my bacon. I only ate a few pieces (which I've been known to eat a dozen at the Little America's buffet), so I thought I did pretty good when it came to giving in!

So do you have any secret foods you indulge in when no one is around?

Do tell!