Apparently there *is* a Jacob doll. I'm going to have to go look...
Stiill sick, but going to the doctor today.
Last night was Amazing. My two friends came up from VA and we went to "STAR WARS: the Concert". It was great. We had dinner at the Paper Moon diner in Baltimore first--I recommend this restaurant to anyone. It has amazing decor--brightly painted walls, toys stuck to the walls and ceiling--evertthing from Star Wars action figures to baby dolls to barbies to mannequins cavorting on the ceiling. My friends enjoyed it every bit as much as I do.
The concert was in the First Mariner Arena, which is a basketball arena, but also used for cool things like concerts. It included the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, a giant screen, a laser show, and cameras that would focus in on the performers. They played 'concert suites' of all our favorites, from the Main Theme, to Anakin's Theme, to Padme's Theme, and on to Luke and Leia's themes--separate and together (the brother/sister theme as well as the individual themes). Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) was the host, and he did a marvelous job, up to and including the gold vest under his black suit coat. They even did an encore--the Empire Strikes Back theme, of course! I love when there are encores!
It was amazing. Kind a makes me want to go watch all six movies again. Maybe this year for New Years. I did that about 10 years ago for New Years, except that there weren't six movies at the time. Party at my house!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
New Moon Dolls
Now, I'm a doll collector, so I can say even I'm tempted by these dolls...
I do think Barbie Bella is prettier than what's her name. Although... where's the Jacob doll?
Discrimination!!
OK I was wrong
And I admit it. They did indeed take 4 wards and made... four more evenly-divided wards. Oh, and one ward got a new name. Catonsville became Ellicott City Ward, and recieved nice large geographical tracts of land from Columbia 1st and 2nd wards. they both turned around and recieved nice chunks of Savage Mill Ward (my ward). Savage Mill only lost people--about 60 families or so. I'm quite impressed that the ward websites are already up to date--just have to go in them to see which friends are missing.
Good news for me is that I still have my HT and one of my VT. The VT I lost (they come in pairs) was the one that never really came to visit anyway, so I'm ok with that. Our ward does need a new Single Adult Rep, though. Uh oh.
Very sad that our choir director and pianist are now in C1, too. I think everyone I offended in choir is now in a different ward, though, so I may risk returning to choir practice. As long as I can keep my big mouth shut (when it's not being used for singing).
So I'm thinking another couple or three years and we'll be going through this again.
In other news, I have been sick. Just a cold, not the flu, and right now it's just a rather bothersome cough that's most likely going to keep me out of a performance tomorrow night with the Washington DC Mormom Choir. Rats. I really wanted to go to the Interfaith Concert this year, too. The flip side is that I've lost 5 lbs since I got sick. That happens when all you do is sleep. I practically had to force liquids down my throat. My cat's not too happy with me, either. Apparently she doesn't like the hacking sound I make periodically. It startles her. I did find her collar, though--she took it off behind the couch. So now I'm wondering if I should put it back on her or not.
And obviously I'm still not making a lot of sense. I'll probably leave work early today, too. I left work early last Wednesday, slept through Thursday, came in for a little bit on Friday, then slept through Saturday. Made it to the Stake Boundary Change Meeting on Sunday, but you can bet I'd've stayed home if it had been a normal Sunday meeting schedule. My nursery kids don't need this, even if I suspect it was one of them that gave it to me! Today I'm at work mostly because I was bored at home. I have a couple things that need to be done today, so I did them, so now I'm just trying to get my mind to make sense. Too bad I'm really short of both medical and vacation leave. I think I coud still use a couple more days off... and not just because it's nice outside. I would spend it all laying down on either my bed or my couch. Doesn't that sound nice? I could open the windows and let Kitty outside.
Good news for me is that I still have my HT and one of my VT. The VT I lost (they come in pairs) was the one that never really came to visit anyway, so I'm ok with that. Our ward does need a new Single Adult Rep, though. Uh oh.
Very sad that our choir director and pianist are now in C1, too. I think everyone I offended in choir is now in a different ward, though, so I may risk returning to choir practice. As long as I can keep my big mouth shut (when it's not being used for singing).
So I'm thinking another couple or three years and we'll be going through this again.
In other news, I have been sick. Just a cold, not the flu, and right now it's just a rather bothersome cough that's most likely going to keep me out of a performance tomorrow night with the Washington DC Mormom Choir. Rats. I really wanted to go to the Interfaith Concert this year, too. The flip side is that I've lost 5 lbs since I got sick. That happens when all you do is sleep. I practically had to force liquids down my throat. My cat's not too happy with me, either. Apparently she doesn't like the hacking sound I make periodically. It startles her. I did find her collar, though--she took it off behind the couch. So now I'm wondering if I should put it back on her or not.
And obviously I'm still not making a lot of sense. I'll probably leave work early today, too. I left work early last Wednesday, slept through Thursday, came in for a little bit on Friday, then slept through Saturday. Made it to the Stake Boundary Change Meeting on Sunday, but you can bet I'd've stayed home if it had been a normal Sunday meeting schedule. My nursery kids don't need this, even if I suspect it was one of them that gave it to me! Today I'm at work mostly because I was bored at home. I have a couple things that need to be done today, so I did them, so now I'm just trying to get my mind to make sense. Too bad I'm really short of both medical and vacation leave. I think I coud still use a couple more days off... and not just because it's nice outside. I would spend it all laying down on either my bed or my couch. Doesn't that sound nice? I could open the windows and let Kitty outside.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Oh the Anticipation!!!
Since I'm not certain that there are people who read this who aren't LDS, if you need clarification for anything just ask. Otherwise, I'm going to be writing in "Mormonese"
An exciting thing is happening in my stake. Four wards are getting new boundaries!! The last time this happened, four wards became five. I'm convinced that history will repeat itself, although I seem to be the only person who thinks that.
Come on, of the four wards involved, three have over 400 members, and one (mine) has almost 600 members. A standard size ward is about 300 members (yes, including children and teenagers). Do the math!! So yeah, I'm thinking we'll be getting a new ward.
We already have a new building. I drove past it today, and it looks really spiffy. It's actually not far from where I work. Which is not far from where I live, but the church building is in the opposite direction from where I work. So that's kind of unfair. But really, it's ok. New building, new ward, everything will be so fun! It was fun the last time, only the building wasn't *quite* ready for us when we moved in. We're assured that will be different this time.
The sad part is that we won't be seeing everyone we know every Sunday. Then again, it will be easier to get to know people in a smaller ward. My ward, in case I haven't mentioned it before, is humoungous. Really, it's big enough to make two wards. We don't fit in the building we're currently in, and the new building is the same size. In actuallity, our ward has never been small. Six--or was it seven?--years ago our ward was the new, fourth ward that was created, and from the very beginning we had to open the curtains at the back of the chapel and extend into the cultural hall. Our Primary classes average around 10 kids per class, and the young men/young women classes seem to be about twice that. The little tiny classrooms in our building just don't come in that expandable, bigger on the inside than on the outside (Dr Who reference) size. We just don't fit. So while it will be sad to not see friends on Sundays, I'm actually kind of hoping we'll have a ward that fits into our building. Our new building. Because the building we meet in now is actually in another stake. But that's another story.
But like I said, almost everyone I've talked to seems to think that they're just going to readjust the boundaries a little more equitably. We find out on Sunday.
So exciting!!
An exciting thing is happening in my stake. Four wards are getting new boundaries!! The last time this happened, four wards became five. I'm convinced that history will repeat itself, although I seem to be the only person who thinks that.
Come on, of the four wards involved, three have over 400 members, and one (mine) has almost 600 members. A standard size ward is about 300 members (yes, including children and teenagers). Do the math!! So yeah, I'm thinking we'll be getting a new ward.
We already have a new building. I drove past it today, and it looks really spiffy. It's actually not far from where I work. Which is not far from where I live, but the church building is in the opposite direction from where I work. So that's kind of unfair. But really, it's ok. New building, new ward, everything will be so fun! It was fun the last time, only the building wasn't *quite* ready for us when we moved in. We're assured that will be different this time.
The sad part is that we won't be seeing everyone we know every Sunday. Then again, it will be easier to get to know people in a smaller ward. My ward, in case I haven't mentioned it before, is humoungous. Really, it's big enough to make two wards. We don't fit in the building we're currently in, and the new building is the same size. In actuallity, our ward has never been small. Six--or was it seven?--years ago our ward was the new, fourth ward that was created, and from the very beginning we had to open the curtains at the back of the chapel and extend into the cultural hall. Our Primary classes average around 10 kids per class, and the young men/young women classes seem to be about twice that. The little tiny classrooms in our building just don't come in that expandable, bigger on the inside than on the outside (Dr Who reference) size. We just don't fit. So while it will be sad to not see friends on Sundays, I'm actually kind of hoping we'll have a ward that fits into our building. Our new building. Because the building we meet in now is actually in another stake. But that's another story.
But like I said, almost everyone I've talked to seems to think that they're just going to readjust the boundaries a little more equitably. We find out on Sunday.
So exciting!!
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