It's All HIS Fault

For once I can say that something broken is not my fault. Matt broke my car. Yes he did. He broke the drivers seat. I have no idea how but now the back rest won't lock into place, except all the way back. So since my in-laws are coming to town this is actually perfect timing cause Matt can just take the truck and I can just ride with the laws. On Tuesday I am taking the car in to hopefully get fixed, under warranty.

Also we are taking on a new project. I started digging a ditch in my front yard, and Matt is going to finished it for me, between the flower bed and the grass to keep the grass out of my newly blooming flowerbed. Now I have finally convinced Matt to let me get some stone for a border. Today we are going to pick out the stone we will use to make the border. Now we just have a super dangerous ditch. Matt dug it a little too wide and deep about a foot wide and 3/4 foot deep. We also got some huge, already made planter beds for a raised veggie garden from a church friend. They are about 10x2. We got 2 of them and I am going to start preparing the beds this year for next years garden. I am so excited.

Matt is in the process of getting an extension for staying in the military. That is correct, he wants to stay in. It actually has been pretty cool with the support he has gotten from his commanding officer a Lt. Colonel and also the CW5 (Chief Warrant Officer 5) who has the support of a 1 star General. Matt has also been promised to get a rental car the next time he goes to the Warrant Officer School in AZ, yes he is going back but now with this support he will not get sent home. We figured that with almost 8 years in the military he might as well go until he hits his 20 year point with the military to get his retirement benefits. So only 12.5 years left of the military. This is something he wants to do and I will fully support his decision. Well that is about all with us over here. Hope everyone is having a great start of the summer!

It is Finished

Just got back from the studio recital and it went GREAT!!!! Short, but great. Yeah, so I am so obsessive with everything down to the last miliseconds, that the way the kids got on and off the stage was very efficient, all 17 of them had finished playing only 25 minutes after we started. How's that for a speedy recital. Everyone had a great time and all of my kids played so well. While they were all playing I had to hold back some tears cause I was so happy for them and this is why I wanted to teach. In the 7th grade my band teacher Ms. Verde/Mrs. Mcgee/ Mrs. McVerde (she got married and we just combined the 2 names) she really helped me understand why music was so great and how powerful and fun it was. I decided in the 7th grade that I wanted to teach. Well in college I was helping out with the marching band at Tempe High and I hated it so much. I realized that I work better teaching one on one than with a bunch of kids who didn't want to be there. My goal as a teacher is that I want one student to gain an appreciation for music as I have and I know that most of my kids felt that feeling tonight. I am so happy for them, and I can't wait for next year's recital when most of the kids will be playing some incredible music. So hats off to my 17 little musicians!!!!

SOL's, Sweating, and Recital...OH, My

Lets start with the SOL's. No it does not mean the bad word thing but it is called the Standards of Learning here in VA for the Standard Exams that are offered to students in like 3rd, 5th, 7th and I think 9th grade. All of my students are freaking out about it and we have the recital in 11 days now. If they don't pass the SOL's they have to take summer school. Well they are SOL if they don't pass I guess, but whatever. And by the way who the heck came up with the name of the exam? I wonder if the "nickname" ever crossed their minds when they were pitching the title of the exam names.

So yesterday I started the next phase level 3-4 of my workout regime for Power 90. Yesterday I did the circuit training, and still feel the affects of it today when I did the sweat training. My bum is killing me from all the squats and lunges from yesterday and having to pick up my leg for the kicking part of the CD did not help much. I AM GOING TO GET IN SHAPE AND GET HEALTHY IF IT KILLS ME...( I know I am a drama queen but it took me over an hour to get through both sections yesterday and today and it should take me 45 min. I will get there I promise you.) For some weird reason I am actually kind of liking the whole, can't move my bum is killing me, cause I know I am doing something good. All it takes is to Decide to do it, Commit to do it, and You WILL Succeed!!!!!!!

As I said earlier the recital is in only 11 days from now. I am super stoked about it and also very nervous as well. Everything has been arranged and it will be a very fun night. I am still trying to make my piano piece even better but for some crazy reason I keep listening to the 5 Browns play my recital piece and want to reach through the speakers and say, "How do you play so perfectly, every single time?" MOM DON'T READ THIS PART...Not that you don't already know what it is. I tried to make a CD for Mother's Day to send to my mom and mom-in-law with a few songs, but I was all by myself in my living room, and after 9 takes I still can't play the end of my big piece/recital piece, without biffing up like crazy. I just listened to it again and I can not convince myself to burn it on a CD. I will probably try again but I fear that it just won't be as good as I want it to be. Well, I'll keep you posted with the results. Have a great week!