August 12, 2002

• Thankyou for all the Birthday well-wishes, notes, calls, and attempted calls.  We know those of you who attempted and didn’t leave messages because you show up on our caller ID.  So, thankyou.  I did indeed have a great Birthday.  Brian decided that I am not allowed to cook on my birthday so we started off the day at IHOP.  They have the best syrup in the world.  Then it was my choice to do anything so we went to Walmart.  (It is one of my favorite places)  We were looking at car seats for our little sprout.  She has grown so much in length that she now meets and maybe exceeds the height limit for her current car seat.  The dilemma is the next step in a seat is one that stays in the car and can’t double as an infant seat.  We still need an infant seat as she cannot sit on her own.  We did not make a purchase at this time, we will shop around a little and see if we can find exactly what we want.  I did pick up a couple of outfits for Serra~V~ who has outgrown a whole passel of clothes in the past few weeks.  below is a picture of one of them.  A little sweater/bonnet ensemble.

  
  

  We relaxed for a few hours at home and watched one of our new DVDs.  Galaxy Quest.  Brian didn’t tell me where we were going that night only that it was PLAN C.  Apparently, he has been trying to put some things together and was unable ,  but had some good back-up plans.  We dropped off the recently well fed small-tall one at Grandma and Grandpa’s and off we went.  First stop:  Benihana’s.  We have never been there and so chose to sit at the show table where they throw cooking utensils and food around.  We think the guy was probably really funny but we were unable to decipher most of what he said.  His visual jokes were good.  The food was REALLY good and it was nice to see exactly what was put in to make it taste so good.  Lots of butter, salt, ginger, and garlic.  We both enjoyed shrimp and steak, with mushrooms, onions, and zucchini.  Included was onion mushroom soup and salad with a ginger dressing.   Next stop:  The Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay.  We both really enjoy looking at marine life and have wanted to see this exhibit for a while.  There were a lot of cool things there including a wide variety of sharks.  They have glass tunnels you can stand in with the sharks and fish swimming above and around you.  Very fun!

  
  

  To me, no celebration is complete without desert, and the desert of my choice is and will always be ice cream.  We went to Coldstone where you chose your fresh made that day ice cream/s and add ins  and they squish is all together on a cold stone.  We got enough for the babysitters and took it there to enjoy.  Baby Serra had been very well behaved until we showed up and woke her up.  She was 5 hours in without nourishment and howled her objections.  She was calmed and fed before ice cream was partaken of.  All was well. 

  
  

  Thankyou moms for the boxes to add to my growing collections.  And for the gift certificate to Jo-Anns.  All will be used appreciatively. 

  
  

  Birthday over, Sunday came.  I had an experience at church that upset me.  I have a very simple calling and have done my best to fulfil it.  I am in charge of music for the Relief Society.  Beside making sure music is taken care of at Sunday meetings, I was asked to put together a song for Sacrament Meeting that all the women could participate in.  This was back in February.  I ordered music for a 2 part arrangement of “I Know That My Redeemer Lives”  We were originally scheduled to perform in May but have been moved back and back until we were finally given August 18th as the day.  Then it was made known to me that the Young Women were reporting camp that day and already had a song.  So we moved it to some unknown day in September.  We have been practicing this song during the time given for this purpose during Relief Society.  I thought it was coming along nicely.  I had even invited some of the more musical ladies in callings outside of Relief Society to come and help out, as well as someone to help lead it.  I was informed yesterday, right before the meeting that an “Executive decision” had been made that we were not going to do this song.  Come up with something else.  I felt really stupid as the announcement was made in the meeting, and I have little desire to put any effort into another song.  Then to top off the afternoon, as I  was waiting for Brian to get out of his meeting, a sister that had not been to church in a few months comes up to me and asks me how I am feeling and when the baby is due.  ARRRGGHH!!!  4 MONTHS AGO!  Granted I am not the slimmest around, but I didn’t think I looked pregnant still. 

  
  

  At least I have a cute baby.

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