DDA Chapter 8

[Tammi67]

My student played a wonderful program for her Senior Recital. It included everything from a Chopin Grande Valse Brillante and a Rachmaninoff Melodie through Debussy and even more contemporary pieces by Eugenie Rocherolle and David Lanz.

I was honored to be presented with a gorgeous armful of lavender roses and purple hydrangeas:

and then floored by this Waterford Biscuit Jar!

ETA: I guess I should take back what I said about my families "cutting back" this year. Jordan and her family certainly didn't!

Beautiful. The flowers would match my kitchen/dining room perfectly. My colors.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Chanon - I might go with silver. You have to remember that when I got married there was no internet. At least not for things like shopping for shoes.
And technically whatever we wear for the photo session can be what we wear for the day, so it's not MORE clothes, it's just clothes that must be designated and coordinated. And maybe even ironed. But maybe we'll just see how wrinkled they are when we put them on.

 

[Tammi67]

It's been a great couple of days! It is hot, hot, hot!!! Not my kind of weather but we are surviving. The trip has been fantastic so far. I don't know if Kristine has been on yet today but you aren't going to believe this. Kristine and I ended up in line for Dumbo together today. Not only that but we were in line DIRECTLY behind them. There was no one in between us. What are the odds of that? She got to meet my mother, sister and her kids. My girls are very upset with me because I didn't introduce them. As odd as it sounds, I just assumed that the girls knew her. I forget that we met when the girls weren't with us. I'll do a trip report but had just a few minutes to check in! We are doing well.

Glad you are having a great time. Try to stay cool!

 

[PNO4TE]

Hhmmm.....that's a tough one, without seeing them together and in person.

road trip!

 

[PNO4TE]

Vicki - Glad you are having fun... and what a delight to be in line with Kristine!! Amazing. Must be pixie dust.

 

[my3princes]

These are the wedding shoes that I'm looking at.
http://www.shoes.com/Shop/ProductDetails.aspx?p=EC1087892
Any color suggestion? My dress is ivory; some are telling me to get the silver, others say just get the white. My jewelery is silver...here's the dress just in case anyone has any suggestions! http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f... Dress/?albumview=slideshow&direction=reverse

I'm not sure I'd go with white or silver. I would think ivory or the color of the bridesmaid dresses would be better. Silver might not go well as your jewerly is probably shiny and the shoes will not have the same metallic look.

My student played a wonderful program for her Senior Recital. It included everything from a Chopin Grande Valse Brillante and a Rachmaninoff Melodie through Debussy and even more contemporary pieces by Eugenie Rocherolle and David Lanz.

I was honored to be presented with a gorgeous armful of lavender roses and purple hydrangeas:

and then floored by this Waterford Biscuit Jar!

ETA: I guess I should take back what I said about my families "cutting back" this year. Jordan and her family certainly didn't!

Very Very nice. Those flowers are gorgeous.

 

[mommykds]

My student played a wonderful program for her Senior Recital. It included everything from a Chopin Grande Valse Brillante and a Rachmaninoff Melodie through Debussy and even more contemporary pieces by Eugenie Rocherolle and David Lanz.

I was honored to be presented with a gorgeous armful of lavender roses and purple hydrangeas:

and then floored by this Waterford Biscuit Jar!

ETA: I guess I should take back what I said about my families "cutting back" this year. Jordan and her family certainly didn't!

Gorgeous & very thoughtful!!!

Hi Vicki, thanks for popping in! Glad you bumped into Kristine

Maybe the heat will be over with by Aug.

Ummmm no....

 

[mommykds]

Well the girls have there room back! I still need to get matching duvets as they are mismatched now. I took away 3 garbage bags for a garage sale. All the Barbie dolls, dora toys, & my little pony are gone. They have a new desk for crafts & homework, so their room is more "sophisticated" I guess.

We are having some thunder-boomers out there right now.

 

[Tammi67]

We had a fun day today. After church we came home and had lunch then went to the pool for 4 hours. The kids saw lots of friends there and the water was soooo refreshing. We came home and relaxed and watched Star Wars IV. Nicholas really enjoyed it and wants to see the next installment. They need to get to bed at a decent hour since they both had exhausting weekends. Thank goodness it's the last week of school!

 

[my3princes]

The fishing derby was very nice today. Not too many kids so less line crossing. The fish were biting well and all 5 kids caught there 5 fish limit. It wasn't too hot and the bugs weren't biting. Colby took 2nd place in his division and Nick took 1st in his division. They won a couple of nice door prizes too. That is the last derby for this year.

We gave away all of our fish to family and friends then came home. The boys helped pick up the floors and they vacuumed. I got the livingroom curtains hung. I still need to hang the kitchen curtains and Chris even washed that window. First I must caulk. Like I haven't been saying that for a week. Tomorrow...definitely tomorrow We also got the airconditioner in the livingroom window and now have the 3rd one in our bedroom. The first one was covered in black mold I need to disassemble it and clean it with bleach I guess. Then Chris put Hunter's in our window, but it wasn't powerful enough to cool the room as it is made for a small room. Now we have the one that was in Colby's room so we'll see how it goes. I was really hoping to not need airconditioning here until after our trip, but it was just too hot. The kids rooms will be ok since they are in the middle of the house and we now have airconditioners on each end.

I went to work at 3. Apparently is was slow yesterday as we didn't have to cut any veggies for the salad bar. Tonight was soooo sloooww. I waited on 3 parties (10 people). 2 parties were only eating there because they had gift certificates. All were in agreement that they are eating out less or choosing less expensive restaurants due to the economic situtation. Add the heat and it is a no win situation. Our meals range from $9.95 all you care to eat salad bar to $22.95 for a 32 oz Prime Rib. All entrees come with salad bar, starch and veg of the day. You get a lot for your money, but maybe more than you need It's not looking good.

 

[yellowfish78]

road trip!

Come on over to Ohio! I'd love to go shoe shopping with someone else besides me! We have Geauga Lakes White Water Kingdom (which is similar to the "theme parks" that everyone's been mentioning) but it's the first year for the water park portion only...BUT if you drive this far, then you might as well go to Cedar Point!

I'm not sure I'd go with white or silver. I would think ivory or the color of the bridesmaid dresses would be better. Silver might not go well as your jewerly is probably shiny and the shoes will not have the same metallic look.

That's what I was afraid of. I'll have to try them together. THe bridesmaids dress is a brown - so I'm not sure on wearing brown shoes. I'm still looking for ivory/champane colored shoes. Keep an eye out for me everyone!

 

[yellowfish78]

Anyone heard from Jennifer? There's been no activity on her blog since Friday...

 

[Tammi67]

Oh man, I missed the new Password show on tv that I wanted to watch.

 

[Tammi67]

Chanon - how about Zappos. I've ordered from them before and they have free shipping/free returns. They have a dyeable bridal line.

http://www.zappos.com/n/es/d/722000269/page/1.html

 

[yellowfish78]

Thanks Tammi but Zappos is limited on their wide with the Touch Up brand. I think I'm gonna get the white from Shoes, and see about dying them ivory later...it looks like they are dyable too.

 

[Tammi67]

Bummer. I thought I had the answer.

 

[yellowfish78]

Bummer. I thought I had the answer.

It's helping! I'm now on Shoebuy's website - and more alert for dyable options. Though that does bring up another question...
Where does one dye shoes anymore??

 

[my3princes]

Bridal shops can usually dye shoes or a more upscale local shoe store.

Still no word from Jennifer. I'm worried too.

 

[my3princes]

If anyone wants to see Vicki's photopass photos please EMAIL me and I'll send you the link. Since her sister's kids are in the photos she doesn't want the link on the thread, but gave the the ok to forward the email.


I just looked at them and they are really good photos. They are having an awesome time. The Prince and Princess costumes were perfect. Not to mention Chuck saving one of the girls from Captain Hook lol

 

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

Heidi- Sending you some 's. Congrats to your cousin on her new baby boy!

Elin- Those flowers and the crystal are absolutely stunning! You must be a lousy teacher Did Bob hold true to his earlier talk and help out.

Tammi- Sounds like your weekend was packed with fun! All I did this year for teacher gifts was one of the Full Bloom (Thanks, Elin!) teas and a glass. I ordered the dozen sampler and split them up between the girl's teachers. I attached a note that said "Thanks for helping me bloom this year."

Theresa- I think I read that your wrist is feeling better, I hope it is!

Chanon- Good luck with the shoe shopping!

Deb- for a successful fishing derby. Sorry work is so slow.