Soundtrack of My Life

Thanks Jill, I am so excited about this post...should be a blast to put up!

"If Your Life Were a Soundtrack, What Would the Music Be?"

Here’s how it works:
1. open your library (iTunes, winamp, media player, iPod, Juke)
2. put it on shuffle
3. press play
4. for every question, answer by typing the song that’s playing
5. new question — press the next button
6. don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool (*if you're already cool, I understand)

opening credits:
Times Like These, Jack Johnson

waking up:
Over Thinking, Relient K ("I was thinking, over thinking Cause theres just many scenarios...cuz I think way too much" This must be why I am up at 4am, and 5am, and 6am...or maybe I can blame those boys of mine)

first day at school:
Say I Will, Peter Breinholt ("if you ever feel afraid, you can sing this little song I know and you can fall asleep again...")

falling in love:
Situations, Jack Johnson ("Situation number 1, it's the one that's just begun. Evidently it's too late.)

breaking up:
Picture to Burn, Taylor Swift ("you love yourself more than you could ever love me...I hate the stupid old pick up truck you never let me drive...there's nothing stopping me from going out with all your best friends...you're just another a picture to burn" I swear I did not rig this)

prom:
Tomorrow Morning, Jack Johnson ("well, I'll be home when tomorrow morning comes")

life’s okay:
Life of a Salesman, Yellowcard (I love this song!! "Taught me how to stand, dad Took me by the hand and you showed me how to be a bigger man, dad Listen when you talk, dad Follow where you walk, dad And you know that I will always do the best I can...now I'm older I wanna be the same as you")

mental breakdown:
Holes to Heaven, Jack Johnson (Who knew I had so much Jack? I don't think I have listened to any JJ for over a year...)

driving:
E Chiove (And It Rains), Andrea Bocelli (Okay, I admit it, I drive "slow"...but in my defense I am driving the speed limit. "How narrow this street is, the people do not fit in, they form a procession that progresses very slowly" I am not kidding. This is the translation.)

flashback:
Good People, Jack Johnson (Are you kidding me? Man, I need to add some more stuff to my little Juke. "it's bad getting worse son, where'd all the good people go?")

getting back together:
Per Te (For You), Josh Groban (I smell in the air the scent of you Little dreams had lived with me Now I know, I don’t wanna lose you That sweetness which has no age Your beauty has no rivals My heart wants only you)

wedding:
Older, Colbie Caillat ("Waited all my life for this day to come...it's tough getting older. I always thought that I knew where I'd wanna go, but now I'm here I'm just getting colder. Time for me to choose one way now, if I take a chance, what lies down the road")

birth of child:
La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Cielo e mar!, Amilcare Ponchielli (Trust me, it was not at all this calm with James, but Matthias on the other hand...I was taking a nap 10 minutes prior to his appearance)

final battle:
A Place in this World, Taylor Swift ("I'll be strong, I'll be wrong, but life goes on. Oh I'm just a girl trying to find a place in this world")

death scene:
If I Could, Jack Johnson (Honestly folks, this doesn't seem all that random when 6 out of 17 songs are Jack Johnson...oh well, the words work out nice on this one "I brand new baby was born yesterday just in time...News from a friend the other day, the doctor gave him two weeks to live, I'd give him more if I could...they say new life makes losing life easier to understand" )

end credits:
Wonderful, Idina Menzel (Wicked) ("They think I'm wonderful")

DVD menu music:
Por Ti Volare (Con Te Partiro), Andrea Bocelli ("Time to Say Goodbye" When you are far away I dream on the horizon And words fail And yes, I know That you are with me You, my moon, are here with me My sun, you are here with me

Book Club

Last night we had book club at my house. The book we read and discussed was Wild Swans. It was my second time through and I really enjoyed it even more than the first time. This book is worth your time to read. It is so fascinating and enlightening. I always come away so grateful for my life and circumstances.

I also came away with an incredible desire to learn. To know, to understand. There is so much that has happened and is happening. So much knowledge I have not yet untapped. I am so excited to read and learn and know! So excited that at 10 pm I not only spent 1 1/2 hours talking to Taylor, but then read an excellent article in the Smithsonian about The Forbidden City in Bejing. And for those of you who know me, to give up sleep is not something I do.

I love learning and understanding.

Jury Duty

T received a summons for jury duty in the mail last week. He has to go in the end of April. Besides Bec going in once (right?), this is the first person I knew to get called for jury duty. Then I talked to my brother a few days ago and he was at jury duty. He said most people he knows have been in jury duty, including my sister-in-law (his wife)...he does live in LA.

So, my question to you...have any of you (or someone you know) been called for jury duty? Please respond to the poll on the right. Thanks!

$3.49

All other posts must be postponed in order to document the find of the decade. Yesterday after Matthias pushed our crock pot off a chair, the boys and I headed to Kohls. We went to not our usual Kohls, but another one. There we found these crock pots with hinges...looked like a pain to me, so I almost settled for a smaller one just to avoid the hinges. Then I look on the shelf and spy this beauty. Same as the hinge ones, but an older model with no hinge.

The sale price was $29.99 and I was willing to pay that for this great crock pot. But when I got to the register it rang up as $3.49...a manager was called, the price was confirmed and I walked out with a $40 crock pot for under $4!! And I used a gift card from Exxon, so really it was free and we still have $25 left.

Mmmm, I smell the split pea and ham soup cooking now...

Garden

We transferred/planted our vegetables last Thursday and put in the flowers on Saturday. Here are some pictures of our front flower garden and also our vegetable garden in the back yard. We are really excited for fresh vegetables this summer and hope our crops do well. We planted zucchini, squash, cucumber, green beans, peas, and bought some tomato plants. Also, Taylor bought me some calla lily bulbs which are planted with the other flowers. I will post pictures when they bloom.

James Speak

On Friday we made some "Easter" sugar cookies. My big cookie cutter bucket has a bunny, an egg, a butterfly, and flowers for the Easter cookies. James saw the star, pumpkin, fish, and number 3 cookie cutters and wanted to do them. I told him we were doing the Easter ones and then went on to explain that flowers and butterflies were for Easter because Jesus made them and we are reminded of Him. James countered with "Jesus made fish and stars and pumpkins. We should do them. And He made numbers."

Yesterday during Easter dinner...
James: Why did Jesus have to die?
Mom: So He could be resurrected for us.
James: Good job. Why do we have Easter?

I guess I have quizzed him enough on the meaning of Easter. =]

Happy Easter!

We celebrated today by watching Finding Faith in Christ together as a family. Matthias actually sat for almost 15 minutes! He kept pointing at the screen and saying Jesus, it was super cute. Then we got ready and took some Easter pictures, posted here. The boys look so cute in their suits and ties! James was especially excited because his tie has a killer whale on it.






Then we had a little lesson looking at pictures of the Atonement and Resurrection in the New Testament Stories with Taylor reading out of the Bible. And we sang some Primary songs, "Did Jesus Really Live Again?" and "Beautiful Savior". By this time the boys had enough cooperating and rebeled, so we sent them for a nap.

After church we'll have some yummy ham, funeral potatoes, and homemade rolls!

I am so grateful for this opportunity to remember the sacrifice of my Savior and His infinite love for me. I am thankful for His Atonement and the Resurrection. And I am so glad to have the blessing of sharing my testimony with my two beautiful boys.