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The King and the ubiquitous stage hand

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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.

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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?

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Sue’s Reading Challenge

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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

I’m Disney by birth

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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?

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?

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

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Wasatch Melody

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Brian has played in a string quartet several times for wedding receptions and company parties.  He has decided to provide piano music for wedding receptions and other events.  Brian is an excellent pianist and musician, so this is a great fit for him.  He has started a small business, called Wasatch Melody, in order to solicit business. 

In addition to booking events for himself to perform at, he also plans on booking events for others as well.  He knows a number of musicians who can provide harp music, piano music, and string music for all types of special events. 

If you know anyone that needs beautiful piano or string music at their wedding reception or company event, please contact Brian.  Of course he can’t travel very far from our home in Utah!  But he is happy to perform here!

Brian 2008 Prom

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Here are some pictures of Brian attending this year’s Lone Peak High School Prom.  He was on Student Council this year and they planned the prom which was at the Utah State Capitol.  Since he was partly in charge, Sue and I had the opportunity to chaperone. 

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