Dave and Kevin Arm Wrestling

This is funny! Lynn and Kevin came over for dinner on Sunday (Lynn is Dave's sister) and we ended up having some arm wrestling matches. This one was caught on video.

New Anne of Green Gables Movie

I'm not sure how I feel about this. I'm such a devote fan and I can't even imagine anyone being Anne except for Megan Follows. We'll see what happens. This is what it said on the website and why they are making a "prequel." It's to make up the story of Anne - before she came to Green Gables. I say - "Don't mess with perfection!"

SULLIVAN ENTERTAINMENT IS SEARCHING FOR A NEW ANNE SHIRLEY FOR THE PREQUEL TO THE EMMY AWARD WINNING FRANCHISE ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

Open Casting Call on YouTube –
Submission Deadline July 27/07

(Toronto, Ontario) – June 28, 2007: After completing the first Anne of Green Gables, award-winning filmmaker, Kevin Sullivan never dreamed of making a sequel much less a third film to complete his movie trilogy of the Canadian classic. Now, over 20 years later, love of the red-headed orphan Anne Shirley is still strong and spans the globe. In fact, Anne of Green Gables has a cult following in Japan, while tourists flood Prince Edward Island every year to pay homage to Lucy Maud Montgomery and her unforgettable heroine. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the publication of Montgomery’s original novel Sullivan has penned a prequel titled:
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning.

What was life like for Anne before she arrived at Green Gables? According to Kevin Sullivan in his quest to bring Anne Shirley to life in the original mini-series, “The only starting point that I could find in interpreting Anne’s character was to figure out where she came from before she was at Green Gables. In the book, she just shows up at the train station. But I needed to who she was before she was brought to Prince Edward Island. I could only imagine that a child who had that kind of flamboyant imagination had to have already created her own world out of a need to escape an unusual past.”

Talbie's New Hair Do

Talbie had her hair done today before school starts. She was in bad need of a hair cut and a new look. Here are the before, during, and after shots!


Before she got started


Leslie (my cousin and hairdresser) starting the highlights


Getting ready to sit under the dryer


Getting rinsed


The Final Product! Beautiful!!

Maddie at EFY

I finally got my camera back when Maddie got home from EFY. She had a lot of fun and met some great people. When I talked to her the first night she was gone, I asked her how she liked it and she said, "I like it, but there's a lot of church stuff!" I don't know what she was expecting but she really loved it. She came home and told me about the great speakers they had and showed me all the notes she took. Here are some of her pictures. She made me promise to let her pick out the ones that I post on my blog, but she's not here right now. Oh well!


Maddie and Heather


Maddie and Heather in a mud mask


Maddie and her escort for the evening.



Maddie and her group

Maddie and the 2 counselors. They had to squat down because she's so short

I've been "Tagged"

I was "tagged" by my friend Sommer. This is really fun and I have learned new things about my friends who have been "tagged." Below are my answers but if you get sick of reading them... I am "tagging" four people myself so I want to see your answers (email them if you don't have a blog. And if you don't have a blog - GET ONE!)

* I'm tagging...
1. Caleen Christensen
2. Jill Murdock
3. Lauren Brutsch
4. Britt Mitchell

Here are my answers...

* 4 Jobs I've Had.
1. Concessions stand at local fun park in Boise
2. Mortgage Loan Processor/Officer - 7 yrs at First Security Bank (now Wells Fargo) and 1 yr with Housing Services
3. Piano Teacher (still teach)
4. Paper Route (new job. I get $0 money - my kids get it all - I'm sacrificing!)

* 4 Movies I Can Watch Over and Over
1. Anne of Green Gables (each series)
2. You've Got Mail
3. Devil Wears Prada
4. Ever After

* 4 Favorite TV Shows
1. The Office
2. Project Runway
3. Gilmore Girls (even though it's now off the air)
4. 24 or Lost (because they are Dave's favorites - they then became mine)

* 4 Favorite Hobbies
1. Playing the Piano
2. Quilting/Sewing
3. Shopping
4. Scrapbooking (even though I'm starting to hate it because I'm so far behind)

* 4 Places I've Lived
No where too exciting I'm afraid...
1. Boise, Idaho
2. Twin Falls, Idaho
3. Orem, Utah
4. Dorms at BYU and many apartments around in college

* 4 Places I've Been on Vacation
1. Oahu, Hawaii
2. New York, New York
3. Nauvoo, Illinois
4. Baker/Haines, Oregon (our yearly trip with the family)

* 4 Favorite Dishes/Places to Eat
I'm such a picky eater. I hate meat but I like a good steak (filet)
1. Carabbas
2. Cabo (Mexican Restaurant in American Fork)
3. Macaroni Grill
4. Pizza Factory - Salad Bar

* 4 Websites I Visit Daily
1. LDS.org
2. People.com (I'm an entertainment news junkie)
3. MANY blogs of family and friends
4. Wells Fargo.com (I'm also a "balance my checkbook" junkie)

* 4 Places I'd Rather Be
1. On a cruise - I've never been
2. Palmyra New York church tour
3. New York - of course
4. Anywhere alone with Dave - with no kids

* 4 People I'm Tagging

SEE ABOVE

Sold Out

Brittany and I waited too long yesterday to buy this book when it came out. It's been sold out everywhere. I ordered it on Amazon for $10.44 and got free shipping. I think I scored but I have to wait a week to get it!

I'm Old!

I graduated from high school 20 years ago! That is shocking to me! For those of you that don't know my history, I grew up in Boise, Idaho. My family moved me to Utah before my senior year so I "technically" graduated from Orem High, but Meridian High School will always be my home and I will always be a "Warriorette" (I danced there for 2 years).

My friend forwarded this website to me a few weeks ago. Click here to check out the site and be transported back to fabulous 1987!

How do you like the permed hair and "big bangs" in the picture below. I laugh at this picture now. How do you convince your kids that you really were "in style" back then?

EFY

I just got home from checking Maddie in for EFY. She went with her friend Heather Stratton - and on the floor below them is their friends Carlie and Meera. They were so excited. We checked them in and then found their rooms at Helaman Halls. I was hoping they were staying in Deseret Towers because that's where I lived my freshman year at BYU (19 years ago!) It would have been fun to go inside and see them again. Especially because they are starting to tear them down and are going to build new dorms there.

They got all unpacked and they were just about to go to a meeting and meet their counselor for the first time when I left. I'm excited for them. Maddie also took my camera with her so I'm afraid I won't be able to post any new pictures until Saturday. Hopefully she'll have some great ones for me to post when she gets home!

Room Makeover

We painted and redid the living room on Monday because we found some furniture that we loved and it was being delivered on Tuesday. I have been wanting to redo this room forever. I was so pleased with the final result. It's my favorite room in the house now.


This is an old picture to give you an idea of what it looked like before we remodeled...



The final project. It's a very cozy room now!

New Moon

I tried to wait - but I couldn't. The plan was to NOT start this book until Monday because I had to write and teach a lesson on Sunday. It didn't happen and I just finished the book this morning. I loved it! NOW - I hope I can pull a lesson together before Sunday!