Baptisms and Farewells

We watched tearfully (everyone was
tearful, and I'm not sure why) as
Andy was baptised. There were no
tears at the Farewell, maybe
because people weren't talking
about Matt--he did all the talking
and did a great job. And there was
a nice song by Becky too. What a fun
weekend! Good luck, Matthew.
You will be in our prayers.

Buzz Cut

Before and after photos of the prince getting a MUCH NEEDED

haircut--from one extreme to the other!

A Royal Birthday

Cool things about turning 12:

**Not one, but two cakes

**Getting lots of cash

**A new golf set

**Bowling with your friends

**Your mom promises that by fall, you can have your own email address

**You're one year away from getting to see PG-13 movies!!!!

Happy birthday to our "old" prince!

Women of Faith

I, the queen, spent last night and most of today at the Women of Faith conference here in town. If you aren't familiar, it's 7500 women listening to women speakers, singers, dramatists, and comics empower women. This year's theme was Freedom, and yes, there was some mention of God here and there (you know, turn your burdens over to God and you will be finally free) but also a lot of feel-good inspiration. The main speakers were the same as when I went 2 years ago, and they are very good. Sandi Patty performed Friday night, and it was truly worth the price of admission just to hear her sing for 40 minutes.

Now, like I said, there was a lot going on, and my personal favorite, and new favorite female comedian as well, was Anita Renfroe. She was soooooooooooo funny. And here is the main message I took away from the conference, compliments of Miss Anita.

Do you know the reason single women are thinner than married women?
A single woman sees what's in the frig and goes to bed.
A married woman sees what's in bed and goes to the frig!
I love that one!

Birthdays

This update is a bit late, but we'd like to say, "Happy Birthday" to both the grandpas in our lives. They both had birthdays within the last 2 weeks and are both as young as spring chickens!!! The photo is of the prince and princess helping one grandpa celebrate his birthday! And we're not done with birthdays yet. A royal niece turned 4 this past weekend. The prince will be 12 on Saturday and will takes friends mini-golfing on Sunday, and the king will be 40-something at the end of May! Happy Birthdays are everywhere this month! June holds many birthdays too, and we're looking forward to them all!

Don't be JEALOUS!!!

Try not to be jealous. It's a beautiful, sunny, NO WIND, 78* right now!! These are the days we only get a few of every year! It's GREAT to be us!!

Royal Kingdom Woes

We are in quite a royal conundrum! We are slated to head to UT for royal functions on May 24. Alas, first the king informed me that he has meetings in Sunny Californ-I-A on May 20-23. My thought was that he could just fly to Salt Lake to meet us. But NOPE, not going to work since one of his employees will be out on medical leave that week. The king will have to work Thursday and Friday in the shop. Hmm...Okay, guess we might have to go without him. I was okay with that--coming up with my plan B that included leaving Billings Wed. night and spending the night in Dillon to break up the trip.

TODAY an email came saying that the princess' final school concert date is finally set. When? But of course, Friday, May 25. I'm not even sure she knows about this yet. (This is the "special" choir she's in for good singers. She missed their Christmas concert because we were on our cruise!) I then went to plan C! I checked airfare thinking maybe we could get last minute CHEAP fare (I know, who was I kidding?) so that the kids and I could go to the concert (it's at 9:30 am) and then head to the airport for a quick jaunt to SLC. Alas, too expensive!!

Now I'm on Plan D, which is my original plan, minus the King. I guess the princess will be missing her final concert. I emailed her teacher to see if I could go watch one of her rehearsals. That will have to do!

The king's father celebrates 75 years this weekend. We're in charge of bringing the pizza to the festivities. Is Friday night too late to wrap his gift?? I think not. At least I have a gift!

Have a good weekend.

A singing princess

Here is a photo of one beautiful princess, singing like an angel at her Key Kids performance yesterday. They are looking pretty patriotic, aren't they? She had fun yesterday, but she didn't really enjoy this group and won't be signing up in the fall. Sometimes, it's hard to be a princess! She's giving serious consideration to reviving her soccer career this fall. We'll see what she decides. Meanwhile, I'm on a hunt for golf lessons for both her and the prince--and new golf clubs for the prince as well, as the princess will probably fit his old ones!

Another beautiful day in the kingdom, so I'm off to wash the royal chariot. You'd think there'd be a peasant or two around to do that, but alas...

Honor Roll Breakfast

Well, here we are, amid the glare of the school gymnasium, proud parents of a 3-quarter, 6th grade honor student. The 6th grade teachers put on breakfast for the kids and parents. Every one dressed up (first time I've seen the PE teacher in a shirt/tie), they piped in classical music to the gym, and they served up some delicious Costco muffins and fruit. It was nice to see kids recognized for something positive, especially since there have been more than 1/2 dozen bomb threats at local Jr. high and high schools here since the college shootings last week. Oh, and most of those threats were at Heights schools! They have arrested a couple of kids. They are still looking for a couple of more. They will be expelled and face criminal charges!

Okay, now I'm taking a good look at that photo and trying to decide who it the bigger hippie--the queen, or the prince! YIKES!

The Prince Writes...

Hi, it's my first blog post, and well today in social studies we are working on our world maps, hand-drawn. Tomorrow I have a special breakfast for me being on the honor role for three quarters.

Cool Web Site

Check out this cool website. Mitch loves it--all guys will. It shows how they make things: jelly beans, chocolate, glass, denim...


http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/hetm.html

Bring on the Sunshine!

After much rain, sog, snow, clouds, wind...it looks like spring might finally be arriving in Billings this week. We're expecting a high near 70* today, about 65* tomorrow, up to 70* on Friday and then into the 80*s for the weekend!! Break out the sunscreen and shave your legs!!

Here's the beauty of the blog, though our firewall blocks hotmail at school, I can access my blog from school so can play with it when I'm bored--which is what I am now that we're testing, testing, and more testing in my lab!

Pumpin' Iron

I signed up for a weight lifting class today. Actually, it was just a quick teaching and then we're on our own--a bunch a women I work with. I must say that I will ABSOLUTELY be waking up this evening, at some point, with one hellacious charlie horse! I just know it! I can definitely FEEL THE BURN!

The Princess Sings like an Angel!

The princess will be singing the Walkin' On Sunshine Solo in her music group this weekend. Photos and a complete review will soon follow! And least we forget, she's also got a big gymnastics performance at the end of that same song that she also had to audition for! She's a movin' and a shakin' and a groovin' and hoppin'!

The Prince pulls TWO teeth!

Yesterday the prince pulled not one, but TWO teeth. He said he could have pulled 2 more but, judging by the blood produced by the second tooth he pulled, I don't think he needed to pull any more! The tooth fairy better start saving her money!!

Welcome to our blog!

I have been debating about whether I'd like to try a family web site or a blog. I know very little about either. I made a web site for my computer lab at school and decided that we'd start with a family blog and, once I understand better how it works, decide if I'd like to continue with it or perhaps do a web site instead--or both! Blogger.com is suppose to make this very easy--AND FREE, so we'll see how it goes! Welcome!