Great Finds

We like to go to yard sales on Saturday mornings. And by we, I mean my husband and I. I'm always amazed at the things he'll find to buy. This last weekend he found a bowling ball and pins for like...a dollar. His intent is to take them up the canyon and shoot them. He likes finding interesting targets. Well, the kids took them out back and set up an alley and spent about two hours having a great ol time. I love it. I took pictures but for some reason my lovely computer won't read my sd card.

He also bought another monitor for my computer($3.00), because he thinks I need to be looking at two at the same time. I may become spoiled.

In another post I want to talk about date night ideas. I guess going to yard sales could be considered a date, right? So, get your ideas ready to share.

Pretty Sure I'm Gonna Cry!

Graduation is approaching quickly. Let the world know, I will cry when I see him in his Cap and Gown. Excited, Sad, Scared...you name it. I will be feeling about a million emotions that day. If there are that many. :) What an awesome experience it has been. Looking forward to some very exciting ones to come. Love you T!

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Have you seen this yet...Wow!

Guardians of virtue: Young Women song

Are you aware of the beautiful song "Guardians of Virtue" that is the Young Women Anthem for this year? It is just beautiful.

Happy Easter!

Reuse your old tights

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If you have a lot of tights you may like this article. You don't even have to have any dancers in the family.

Eagle Scout Project

The first weekend of April we had a huge snow storm that took down and uprooted a bunch of trees at the park near us. When my third son called the city asking about Eagle projects they were very excited. The city just doesn't have the man power or money to clean it all up. So to have a service project like this will benefit our city greatly.

If you are interested in helping we start tonight at 5:30 and go until dark. On Saturday we will be there at 8am until 11am. Bring some work gloves and any pruners you might have.

It is also a great way for our children to take ownership of the things they use. Hopefully they will take better care of these things in the future. Keeping them nice. They will see that things don't just magically appear beautiful. They must be a part of it.

The men will cut everything in small pieces so the rest of us can put it on trailers or in piles to be taken to the compost pile.

The downward dog pose just about did me in today. Man am I a wimp. Apparently I need to do yoga more than one day a week. Maybe I'm low on iron. Anyone want to do steak for lunch? Any other ideas to get some iron, besides the pills?

Here are some of the benefits of this pose, just in case you were wondering.

Benefits of Downward Dog Yoga Pose

• It elongates and release tension from your spine
• Stretches the calves, hands, arches and hamstrings
• Strengthens your shoulders, arms and back
• Improves mobility of the digestive system
• A mild inversion can calm your nervous system and helps in relieving stress
• Relieves headaches, fatigue, back pain and certain level of insomnia
• It also helps in relieving the symptoms for menopause
• It tones and strengthens your entire body and can also help to alleviate back pain.

I guess I better put the cautions here also.

Cautions Before Practicing Downward Dog Yoga Pose

• People with wrist problems like arthritis or carpal tunnel syndrome are not supposed to do this asana
• If you have high blood pressure you should skip this asana
• People with eye or ear infection are not recommended to practise this asana, till the infections are cleared.
• During late-term pregnancy this pose must be avoided.

Namaste

Art projects and Beignets

Two interesting things I learned about yesterday; French Beignets (New Orleans 4/18/11) and this funky art project my son did at school.

Click here for the recipe. They are basically really good scones. I used my candy thermometer because it says to do them at 350 degrees. Worked great. They were the best ones.

The art project is easy if you must do one. Wrap whatever with clear wrap and then wrap the outside of that with clear tape. When you are done with that make a big slit or cut down one side, remove body part, and re-tape.

Fun for scouts to do if you need a welcome project. Last year I went to the high school and they had full body casts done and propped up all over the school. Just a little freaky. This year the teacher conserved on material.

Top Three Low-Tech Props For Little Dancers | Dance Advantage

This year I have been teaching a creative dance class for 8 and 9 year old girls. I am always looking for ideas to help them explore movement and to find confidence in themselves. This link below is great to share with you because it gives you an idea of what a creative dance class is like, and to give you ideas if you ever have a time where you are teaching young ones. They love to move, and moving is a great way to learn.

Top Three Low-Tech Props For Little Dancers | Dance Advantage