Yesterday we went to Ogden to go see my dad’s play “Carter’s Bluff”, presented by his stake. My dad has worked a lot over the last year writing not only the play but roughly a dozen songs to go with it. Besides writing and directing it, he also played a few parts in the show. It is a wonderful melodrama/comedy about a villain family who in order to help the South win the Civil War must steal some beautiful land from an old widow. The villain’s son, Hawk, has just turned 18 and is finally ready to start his villain career. Unfortunately, Hawk is the complete opposite of a villain and has fallen in love with a very churchy girl. The girl, not aware of her boyfriend’s villain heritage, urges her boyfriend to “honor his father and mother”, thus Hawk agrees to obey his mom and get the land from the old widow. It was a funny show and the audience really got involved “booing” and “hissing”. Jared and I had a great time, as did my mom who watched our kids at her home for us (thank you!).
Last week I played pictionary with Thomas and Natalie. Natalie selected an action card and then drew the following picture. I couldn’t guess what it was so I asked her and she said it was a baby chasing a bone.
I was pretty sure that none of the Pictionary cards would fit that description so I asked to see her card (below).
It made me laugh.
Otherwise, the weather has been like a rollercoaster, but mostly cold and rainy. On good days we’ve been getting the weeds taken care of and planting seeds (for both our vegetable and flower gardens). I’m so amazed how beautiful plants can come from such tiny seeds, God does give us miracles each day! We’re really loving spending time outdoors, playing on the playground and in the sandbox and going on walks almost every warm day. Spring is my favorite time of year.
