Finally Finished!!!

I just finished the 7th and final Harry Potter book. I was very pleased with the way the series wrapped up. I had been concerned that I might feel let down at the end, but I loved it! Now it is time to go back, start the series over, and read from Book 1 to Book 7 without waiting years between books! I also need to see the 5th movie. I normally see it on opening day, but I have not seen it yet. Hopefully things will slow down a little and Jacey and I can go see it.

Mom Update

Mom came home from the hospital today. She is still feeling under the weather, but all in all things went okay.

Prayer Request

OK. Keeping it short today. Mom is scheduled for surgery next Wednesday, so please keep her in your prayers.

You can also keep the company party in your prayers. 15 girls in close quarters for 15 hours can result in problems. Although, they will probably be so busy they won't have issues.

No Rain Today - Just Praise

I have tried not to complain about all the rain. I keep thinking about how bad it was last summer. I have even tried not to complain when it takes two hours to get from my office in Carrollton to the studio in River Oaks. I have to admit that I was sick of the rain, but I really enjoyed the cooler weather.

I also have to lift up some praise because we were not in Las Vegas when the man started shooting in New York New York. Mom, Jacey and I hung out on the midway while Jacey played games, so we would not have been in the line of fire. However, I would not have wanted to be in the complete pandemonium of trying to get out of that casino. Thank God for off-duty police officers and soldiers!!

Vegas Vacation

We are back home from Vegas. We had a great trip. Jacey is officially a Junior Ranger at Red Rock Canyon. She has the certificate and badge to prove it. This is a picture of her swearing in ceremony.



Jacey took some great pictures of the volcano erupting at The Mirage. Here is one that she took:



We visited the Hard Rock Cafe and Jacey got a really cool shirt and some guitar picks. She also got some guitar picks at Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill. We watched the fountains at Bellagio a couple of times - one time to Sinatra. That was pretty cool! Old school Vegas music!

Jacey's favorite things were the lazy river and wave pool at the Monte Carlo, playing on the midway at New York New York and riding around in the convertible with the top down. We saw the Masquerade in the Sky at The Rio and between all of us we caught 8 sets of beads. We also saw Lance Burton. He was fantastic! I highly recommend seeing his show. A great magician!

Jacey's ultimate souvenir this time was a purse she bought from Juicy Couture. She spent her birthday money on the purse. She had been saving for a laptop, but decided to splurge on a purse instead. I think it had something to do with me saying she can't access the internet in her room. She has to be in the room with an adult if she is online. Here's a picture of her with her bags from Juicy.



Tomorrow I go back to work and I am actually looking forward to it. That's kind of weird! Especially since it's two jobs. What a life!

Recital Accomplished

We made it through recital and I have to say that our dancers were fabulous!!! They looked relaxed and like they were having a great time! It's so much fun to watch them perform when they are not stressed out and they are just having a good time! It's neat to see how much they have come to care for one another. They cheered and yelled from backstage while their friends were dancing. It makes you realize how important it is for them to develop good relationships and be able to truly fellowship with one another. Jennifer and I were talking today about trying to plan more outings with the girls. We want all of the company members to mix and mingle and develop closer relationships. We also want the older girls to develop more mentoring abilities in relation to the younger girls. We are also thinking of asking some of the parents to start a prayer team so they can pray for specific areas of the dance ministry. That's something that we need desperately!!!

Now that I've survived recital, I am moving on to planning for vacation. I am so excited to be going. I plan to do a lot of relaxing. (I probably just jinxed myself!)

Total Exhaustion

I finally reached my breaking point at 12:30 last night. After surviving on just a few hours of sleep each night, I could not take it anymore. I have been working feverishly on editing a video to run during each of our recital performances. I have finished the first (unless I find mistakes or make more work for myself and decide to add music or make more edits) and I only have a few minor changes to the second video. I can honestly say that I don’t remember ever being this tired in my life. One of my co-workers asked me if I was sick today. I hope that everyone enjoys the video and the work is worth it. My goal is to make someone need tissue.