Busting our buttons!

Camille Blackburn with her newly constructed Creative Arts Auditorium decided to have an alumni concert on Memorial Day weekend. She invited anyone who had ever sung with her in choir to come to practice all day that Saturday and then perform a concert that night. What a great idea!!!

It was so awesome. So much fun to see all my daughters and daughter in law up there singing. The choir was awesome, and sang a song from President Hinckley's funeral "Homeward Bound". It was amazing.

Marisa sang a solo from the Magic Flute Opera, and about blew us all away. She has an amazing voice and stood up there so confident and boomed it out. We got it all on video folks!!! My dad is such a fan of that opera and with tears in his eyes came up to her after and said sincerely, that that was the most beautiful he had ever heard it sung. I had to agree. It was amazing.

Then all the girls, Tiff, Jen, Marisa, and Ranay sang "Sincerely" in a quartet. Jeff had to work that night, and so Tiffany called the center and found the boss and asked if there was any way that they could find someone to cover so that we could come and kidnap him so that they could take him up on stage and sing to him. They actually ended up closing the center so that he could go. They twirled his hair and kissed him, and loved on him and he was in heaven.

There is a part in the song that says something "do you know why I love you", and Jeff put his fingers up and rubbed them (like give me the money). It brought the house down, it was pretty funny.

A wonderful night, made me so very proud, and brought back so many memories that I miss so much. What a great contribution Camille has made in so many lives.

there is nothing like the gift of music! Thanks.

Memorial Day weekend

Jeff really got into the war movies, and it was fun to have our family at the house to barbecue hamburgers and play games together. The cousins love being together, playing with Uncle Bryan and Dane Jen and Tiff. Lots of fun.

A Memorable Weekend!

Memorial Day weekend Jeff had to work Fri/Sat/ and Mon. So Sunday night we had a barbecue at the house. Jen and Dane came up from Poky, and took Jeff on a bike ride! there actually was sun. Hasn't been since, but that day, you can actually see blue sky!


Jeff and I found this golf game and it was really alot of fun to play. But as usual, Jeff came out the victor!

Look at that form! Didn't help! Ha!

Shingles!!! Ouch!

I have had shingles! Not fun! They are so painful. I hope no one reading this ever gets them. You think you are feeling better and then BAM!!! pain!

I have to say that I will be very sympathetic to anyone who gets them in the future. I remember Derick got them when he was about 12 or 14 and had no idea how painful they probably were for him.

Feels good to feel better.

Being Grandma!

Went to Nathan's soccer game the other night. Ranay was saying, the week before they cancelled because of snow, and this week it was 83 degrees. Go figure. That's Idaho weather for ya.

Nathan was so cute in his little uniform. Brought back lots of memories, fond ones. I truly miss those days, I enjoyed them so much. They are too fast gone. But it is so much fun to watch my little grandkids, Hannah playing basketball and singing, and now little Nathan with soccer. He scored a goal, and was so excited! His dad told him if he scored a goal they would go get ice cream!. As soon as he scored the goal, it was off to the sidelines to hug his mom! Ha! How cute is that.

Can't wait to watch Jess, Natalie and Ty when they get here too.

BYU-I

I just got called to serve in the Stake Relief society Presidency at BYU-I. I will be the enrichment counselor. I am very excited to be able to serve up there another 3-4 years. It's hard however, because we don't know anyone in our new neighborhood or ward except our next door neighbors.

But I LOVE working with the kids up there. There are so many different and wonderful kids from all over the world with such different circumstances. Some who are the only members in their famlies, who have never experienced FHE, or family prayer, etc. It is so inspiring to hear their testimonies and all that they have gone through to have the gospel in their lives. I learn much more from them than they do from me I'm sure.

It will also be good to be able to continue to peek in on mom and dad, and Jeff's parents each Sunday. That has been a big blessing for all of us. They are really aging and lonely.

They do it BIG in Texas!

I just got back from Dallas Texas, where I attended the wedding of my first Relief Society President up at BYU-I. We served together for 3 semesters, and became very close. We had alot in common, and really enjoyed each other. It was fun to go to Texas and see her family, and where she grew up , etc.

This is the Dallas temple, which was alot like the Boise temple. Very beautiful. It was 82 degrees that day, after leaving snow at home, it was so nice!!!

I went with Gary and Trish Archibald, he was the Bishop up there that we served under and also a releative ( his grandma and my grandma Lowder were sisters). Great people. Short and fast trip, but fun to be there.