What to say about food storage....It has been on our minds for years and years and we have from time to time gotten a few items. But it seems in recent months with the prices of food going up it has become even more important. I realize this is kind of sad because we have been warned and forwarned for years to get food storage and yet appearently prophetic warnings are not enough to motivate us to take action. However, there is no time like the present so we have felt good about having a little stored away for the future.

Picking "flowers" at the park

Abby and her best friend Cara

We had our end-of-the-year preschool picnic yesterday. (It was rained out Thursday, so we postponed it until Friday. Alas, we still had to flee the park after an hour because of rain! Oh, well. At least no more spring snowstorms for us!) Though we had a bit of a rough week last week, I have really enjoyed this whole preschool experience. Abby has absolutely loved getting together with her little friends twice a week, and I have loved having a part in it. Hopefully we can do it again with Brynn when she is three. For now, my goal is to prepare myself for preschool in the fall: this time, with just me, Abby, and Brynn (though I think Brynn will end up wandering through a lot of it).

The teacher in me is starting to come out again, which is kind of fun. Although, just the other night I had a bad "teacher dream", where I was late to class and didn't know my lesson and all those fears that teachers have. I haven't had one for a long time, so it surprised me. Even worse, my own kids are now a part of my teacher dreams: so, not only was I late to class and didn't know what I was teaching, but it dawned on my once I was at school that I never got a babysitter for my kids and they were just home alone! Yikes! I guess I just need to relax. =)

So, the plumber followed through! Though we did end up having to pay a flat "visit" rate (don't get James started!), at least we will hopefully have hot water by tomorrow morning. I can now sleep, and shower, in peace. On to the long weekend!

(This picture has nothing to do with this post, but it's from Grand Cayman, which is where I'd like to be right now!)

When I taught school, the kids were always a bit crazy this time of year... My normally well-behaved students would almost literally be bouncing in their seats as Spring was calling! I discovered this week that Spring Fever doesn't just hit middle schoolers. I taught my last week of Abby's preschool this week, and boy was I ready for the week to be over! Granted, 9 three-year-olds in the same room at the same time is a bit risky to begin with. But, as cute as they can be, I couldn't get more than a couple minutes of even partial focus. Yikes! The calmest moments were those while inhaling their snacks. (Would their mothers have cared if I had just fed them continuously for an hour and a half?!) Oh, well. They are little darlings and it has definitely been a rewarding experience overall. In a way, it was good for my last experience to go this way so that I can look more forward to my experiment in home school preschool with my girls next year.

So, do plumbers have spring fever, too? Our water heater stopped heating this morning, so my task today is to try to find a plumber willing to fix it on the Friday afternoon before Memorial Day weekend. Quite a job! I've already had one back out an hour before he was supposed to come. Choice #2 is supposed to be coming in a few minutes, so hopefully this will be the one (please, please! I can't take cold showers! James did it all of the time in the Dominican Republic, but I've never survived a 3rd world country and I don't want to try now!).

So, I swore that I wasn't going to watch American Idol this season...But, it always seems to suck me it anyway! Living here in Salt Lake, we have had more than our share of newspaper articles on the show, so I quit trying to resist. I even got James to sit down and watch the finale with me tonight (much easier now that he doesn't have Bishopric meetings on Tuesday nights anymore!). Abby and Brynn also enjoyed the singing, though they like the dancing shows much better. (Abby loves to dance along, though she will intentionally dance right in front of the tv because she says she wants us to watch her, not the other dancers!)

Anyway, I must say that I think David Archuleta is the clear winner...I just hope that all of this fame is a good thing for him. He seems like such a sweet boy (yes, boy, since I'm almost old enough to be his mother...though at least I'm not quite there yet!).

Well, we've decided to join the "blogosphere" (thanks Beck and Shell for your inspiration)! We're just starting out, so look for more exciting entries in the future!