Christmas M & M’s

As you hold these candies in your hand
and turn them, you will see
The ‘M’ becomes a ‘W’,
An ‘E’, and then a ‘3′.

They tell the Christmas Story
I’m sure it’s one you know.
It took place in a stable
A long, long time ago.

The ‘E’ is for the East,
Where the star shone so bright.
The ‘M’ is for the Manger,
where the Baby Jesus slept at night.

The ‘3′ is for the Wise Men,
Bearing gifts, with which they came.
‘W’ is for Worship,
Hallelujah! Praise His Name!

So as you eat these candies
Or share them with a friend,
Remember the meaning of Christmas:
It’s a love that never ends.
by Pam Ridenour

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Concert

I like this this article.

ARCHULETA USHERS IN SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS

From Deseret News:

David Archuleta may have finished as runner-up to the 2008 "American Idol," but he's clearly No. 1 in the hearts and minds of his hometown fans — especially those gathered at Abravanel Hall Nov24th & 25th (I did) as the young singer kicked off his Christmas tour.

From the reaction Archuleta got before he even stepped on stage, he probably could have stood up there and sung the phone book, and no one would have cared. But he didn't, of course. Rather, he put on a stellar show that showcased his range and ability, paid homage to his pop success and captured the spirit of the season.

Archuleta started off the program with a set of some of his pop favorites, including "Waiting for Yesterday," "Crush" and "Zero Gravity." He debuted a new song called "The Riddle," which is all about why we are here, he said, and which was very well-received by the audience.

He gave a beautiful rendition of "Fields of Gold," a song he first heard when Michelle Kwan skated to it at the 2002 Olympics; and also served up a moving version of Kurt Bestor's "Prayer of the Children."

But Christmas didn't wait in the wings for very long, and with a small orchestra and dramatic lighting effects, Archuleta welcomed in the "Melodies of Christmas," starting with a song of that title that he co-wrote for his new CD.

It was followed by a variety of traditional carols and songs, including the French "Pat-a-pan," the Spanish "Riu Riu Chiu" and the English "What Child Is This?"

He was joined by his mother for a beautiful, harmonic duet of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and Bestor joined him on stage at the piano for a powerful rendering of "Ave Maria," which Bestor arranged.

Striking versions of "Silent Night" and "O Holy Night" were also part of the program.

Archuleta demonstrated a confident and endearing stage presence, clearly having a good time with his hometown fans. Even more, he showed an ability to convey emotion and feeling as well as strength and musicality. He combines a powerful voice with a youthful vitality that is both engaging and impressive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cCOfLK8RcM

Oh and the Saturday before he had a CD signing at Desert Book and he signed my CD - Cool!!!!:D

New Moon

So, I've read the whole Twilight Series and of course I'm going to go see "New Moon" the 2nd part of the saga. Today it was released at Theater's and since I also didn't have to go to work today, I made a day out of it with my Mom. The movie is AMAZING!!!! We went to Carinos Italian Restaurant afterwards - It was like an extension of the movie - lol! I want to go watch it again!!! I still don't like that Edward left Bella, but he did come back and that makes me happy! "New Moon" was well done and Jacob - whoa! he's buffed!
June 30 - 2010 "Eclipse" part 3 comes out---- sweet!!!!:D

Wisconsin

My first time to Wisconsin to see family!

I had a great time!

The Jelly Belly

Face painting - Sweet!

At the YMCA - Making Halloween Craft

At the Museum - Baby in the hammock

Zack making a train

At the Park

Me and My Nephew Zack

Brylee enjoyed the leaves too!

Alissa, Madi and Katelin

Cool Fall Colors

I enjoy looking out the window!

Unexpected Trip

My unexpected trip in September 09

First stop

Candy Mountain

Star in the clouds - I thought that was cool!

Long way to go still

Beautiful! Tempe Beach

Mesa Arizona Temple

Had to come back in the daytime - every HOT

Tempe Beach

Was on Route 66 for like 30 min -

One day I want to travel the whole Interstate that would be awesome!!!

Hoover Dam - Found out my Grandpa Taylor worked on this

Donny & Marie Show - I wanna to go!

Eiffel Tower

Now in New York

Had to go to the M&M World!

Down Town In M&M World

The polar bear was scary and he kissed my nose.

Mom seeing what the M&M World is all abt!

The view on the way home

Summer 09

This summer I've soo accident prone.

• 1st I stepped on the a dead bee and it stung me, then I sprained my ankle at the same time.

• Strained back from students falling to ground and trowing tantrums.

• Not sure how --but hurt wrist.

• I walked around the duck pond at sugarhouse park and slipped and fell in the water got all wet.

• Had a fight with the screen door and it won - it bruise on my elbow.

• Ran down the stairs and stepped on a thumb tack - ouch!!

• While taking boxes down stairs totally missed a step and fell down the stairs.(which still hurts alot).

I think I should go buy bubble wrap or something.

Some of my summer fun pictures!!!:D

Oquirrh Mountain Temple

Today I went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House.

It was very peaceful - I enjoyed the beauty of the Temple.

It's been rainy lately.

Charity Starts At Home

So, Yesterday I went to the RSL game which was awesome!

It's was a Charity program as well - which was cool!
They had the Army and Navy there and of course the soccer game then the mini concert from Archie! So this game was a win win for me! :D

I thought this was cool!

Go ReAL


This looks like fun!

BUT Leo got run over


At the game

Mini Concert

Found on web - How does he run, jump and
sing without running out of breath?

School's out for Summer!

This school year has been very busy with 5 students.
I've enjoyed watching them progress in their academics and in confidence.

I thought it was was funny when I was going through the black book and it said he had MD and I was like whoa his only 5 yrs old and has a Masters Degree.
In Special Ed it stands for Multi Disabilities.

One of my students that I've had for two years will be dearly missed - everyday she would tell me she loved herself and that I need to love myself too. I think she's would be a good motivational speaker - she'll make you feel good in 2 seconds.

And another student would corner all the girls in the hall way with his walker until he got a hug, knuckles or a wave - what a player.

There's also the random singing and this little girl is always on pitch it's pretty amazing.

But I will NOT miss the the tantrums one bit

We've been on multiple field trips which were fun adventures and here is some of them --

May 9th

Ok - I want to tell you about my my day!
First thing first today is David's Day - One year ago he was in the top three finalist on AI - I attended this!!!:D



I bought AI tickets and got front row on the lower level - who gets that? Last week Adam and Allison's duet to "Slow Ride" was amazing!!




Went on ride with Mom and she showed me houses I didn't think anything of it - just something my mom likes to do - then like the third house she asked if I liked it - I was like yeah - and she's like Good because it's ours - I was totally shocked. My cheeks hurts from smiling sooo much!!!

I like May 9th

Defying Gravity

My One Short Day in the Emerald City on April 9th 2009

I can't believe "Wicked" was in SLC UT and I went with my Mom.
It is one of the best musicals ever and the songs were delightful.
I love the whole story it's based off of "The Wizard of Oz"
The Wicked Witch of the West - Alphaba. It's truly amazing.

My second time watching "Wicked"

I took my Mama Chicken to her first real Broadway Musical - She loved it!



Inside Capital Theater - I love the chandeliers and Wicked banners


Cool Pic of the Capital Theater


How I felt in the Emerald City

On Broadway

Dancing Through Life - Adam Lambert performing the role of Fiyero (Adam's my fav this year on AI)