Sunday, February 25, 2007

A few updates

Haven't stopped to blog for a bit. . .

Last weekend when my folks were here, Dad and I put down the laminate floor in our kitchen. I've just about finished doing all the final cabinet trim boards and baseboards/quarter-round now. It's really nice to have it done and it matches the existing dining & living room flooring to a "T"!

Hannah sang at her District Solo Contest yesterday. I thought she sounded pretty good, but her judge gave her a "2" (personally, I thought it sounded like a "1-" or perhaps "2+". Hannah was down about it and Lani and I too. It's hard to know what to say. She really is making improvements in her sound and did a nice job. The girl after her was cracking all the time, couldn't produce a nice, legato tone, and scowled the whole time, yet she got a "2" also. Doesn't seem right to me!

We watched the Academy Awards show tonight. I hadn't really seen many of the nominated movies, but it was a fun broadcast. We kept a pad and pencil handy to write down movies we should rent and ended up with about ten on our list. A lot of the commercials were fun too. Seems like it's almost like you're getting the Superbowl-level commercials for this event.

Monday, February 12, 2007

Valentine's Week

Well, I realized a few days ago that I didn't really have a single free evening this week due to choir rehearsals, kids' basketball practices, games, and pictures, and such, so Lani and I went out to dinner last night.

We went to Red Robin, one of our long-standing favorite places (we actually went there for dinner on our wedding night, instead of the nicer place we had originally planned on!). It had been awhile since just Lani and I went out by ourselves for dinner, so that was nice.

Lani subbed in an elementary music position today for our friend, Phill. Turns out she'll be back there again tomorrow. Interesting that we're both teaching elementary music for these days!

My folks come to visit for this weekend. They'll get to see and hear Hannah sing in the All-N.W. Choir as they perform this weekend! Dad and I may also get a chance to put in our new kitchen floor.

Happy Valentine's Day to you and your special someone!

Friday, February 02, 2007

Sick day

I took a "sick day" today to try to get over a nagging cold. I've had a mild cold for just over a week, but yesterday my throat started to feel more sore and I was sounding stuffed up (people asking all day, "do you have a cold?"). So. . . I figured a day of rest was called for. It was nice to have almost a solid day of vocal rest (except for a phone call or two; my buddy, Willie, called from Tomball).

This is about the least excited I've been about watching the Superbowl since I don't know when. No one has invited us over for any parties or anything and I don't care much about which team wins. I'll probably watch the game; if for no other reason than getting to see how good the commercials are.