Mark called us from the airport Wednesday as he left the MTC for Texas. He sounded good and was so excited to be heading to San Antonio and starting his “real” mission. He loved the MTC, but was ready to be on his way. His mission president took a picture with him that afternoon as he arrived at the mission home and sent it to us via email that night. Modern technology is wonderful! We think he looks great!
I wrote recently that I had been introduced to reading challenges but was nervous to sign up for one so I created my own. I’ve had so much fun working on it, that I have decided to go for it and sign on for a real challenge. Some of the books in my own challenge will cross over, so I feel confident that I can do it. It’s called Book Awards II and here are the rules.
Sue’s list (these are all books I own in my to-be-read pile)
Brian just finished his run of “The King and I” at the SCERA outdoor theater in Orem. It ran for most of June and he enjoyed the cast members and performing in a new venue for him. He was cast as the Interpreter for the Kralahome and had lines at the beginning and end of the show.
He was also a monk, a guard, and one of the 4 young men who did all the scene changes. This allowed us, his family, to see him lots! He was on and off the stage over and over moving the really cool set pieces and we would grin and point at our son. Isn’t it great being a proud parent?
I finally subscribed to my friend’s book blog, and was introduced to the wonderful world of reading challenges. I was too late to sign up for a bunch of the interesting year-long ones and I’m actually a little nervous about signing up for any of them, so I devised my own reading challenge and thought I would post the challenge and my progress so far. It is based on the Triple 8 Challenge, which is to read 8 books in 8 different categories in 2008. Since I started in May, and have never attempted a reading challenge before, I am going to do Sue’s 4 of 8 in 2008. Here are my categories and books and we’ll see where I end up on December 31. Maybe I’ll be brave enough to sign up for one in 2009!
Back to History
Sisters: The Lives of America’s Suffragettes
Dearest Friend
1776
The Nazi Officer’s Wife
Continuing Series
The Horse and his Boy
After Goliath
Dear America: Where Have all the Flowers Gone?
Back on Blossom Street
Newbery Award winners
Rifles for Watie
Rabbit Hill
Invincible Louisa
Out of the Dust
Sci Fi/Fantasy
Enna Burning
River Secrets
Allegiance
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Leslie’s Recommendations
The Eyre Affair
Pride and Prejudice
Princess Academy
Stones for Ibarra
Convention Speakers
The Goose Girl
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Gather Together in My Name
Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas
Southern Women
Miss Julia Strikes Back
Peaches
The Widow of the South
Girl from the South
Owned for more than 2 years
Ahab’s Wife
Little City by the Lake
Captain’s Peril
A Fresh Start in Fairhaven
My father and grandfather worked for years at the Disney Studios in Burbank, California and I grew up at Disneyland. I know stories about the movies they worked on and got to visit the studio for preview screenings. So when a friend steered me to some Disney personality quizzes, I just had to do it. And here’s the result. See how accurate Disney is to real life!
Which Disney Princess Are You? |
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You are Cinderella. You are hard-working and never complain, however, your trust is sometimes misplaced and people sometimes take advantage of you. Still, you are beautiful inside and out, and one day you will realize it and find true love. |
| Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com | |
Which Disney Character Are You? |
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You are Mickey Mouse. You are a born leader. You make most of the decisions and have most of the ideas. This is mainly because you are a great problem solver and aren’t afraid to take the lead. |
| Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com | |