Odds and Ends

I work with the local high school band. Our band director was graduated from USC and marched in their band. Our school is only about seven years old and he started the band program. So, we have Song Girls!

And that is the part of the band program with whom I work. Our Song Girls are very similar to USC's, right down to our uniforms. In the picture above substitiute black for the maroon and KHS for the USC and there you have our uniforms.

Anyway, I mention all of that to explain that we are in the middle of our TWO week band camp. We don't go away to band camp, no we put on our own camp at the high school. The kids are there about eight hours a day (12 hours on Saturday), six days a week for two weeks! So, at the moment that is taking up all my time! I come home and crash!

I did find this really cute picture and actually thought, "What a cute freakin' car!" Yes, it is covered in crocheted granny squares!!!!

See you on the other side of camp!!!!

Christmas Pictures 2008

Aren't we cute? This was taken in Washington - we were taking pictures for mom's new digital picture frame.

My sisters and I in OUR matching jammies.Can you tell we're related?

All first cousins.

Future yarn.

Looking at pictures of themselves.=)

Opening christmas jammies. Funny how you know you are getting pajamas and still it never loses its excitement.

Hats I crocheted for them.

Portland.

Loved this VW Bus!!

The only way to travel!!

She was a little moody but luckily Uncle Joe was there for hugs!!

My mom and dad - she had just given his new ipod Touch for christmas and then we spent the next couple of days teaching him how to use it! Aren't they the cutest ever?

My Uncle Bill (UB) I don't get to see him often enough!

She won the christmas game - greed! And won.... dishcolths-she unwittingly traded the pink purse, again thank goodness for aunts (Great Aunt Laurie) cause she traded her back!

The final performance of the season! We had individual handbills - with the name of the participants, the name of the director and the name of the producers and on the back we were thanked by name for watching!!!

Playing with his touch! Once he got the hang of it, he spent a ton of money on iTunes!

We had so much fun on our trip, we faced blizzards and driving with chains for the first time, most of the children and adults had stomach flu; but we still managed to laugh, alot!, and I had my first white christmas. It snowed everyday we were in Seattle, which was pretty cool. Of course no matter what the

weather, Oregon and Washington are beautiful. Honey had a hard time cause we didn't see sky or the sun for seven days. Different for us high desert girls!!