Music is Playing Inside My Head.....

One of my favorite songs was written by Carole King. It's in my brain....just like the music.
Music is playing inside my head
Over and over and over again,
My friend,there's no end to the music.

Ah, summer is over
But the music keeps playing
And won't let the cold get me down.

Pictures are forming inside my brain
Soon with the colors they'll rain together and grow
Then don't you know, don't you know there'll be music

Ah, it's not always easy
But the music keeps playing
And won't let the world get me down.

This past weekend was full of music. On Saturday we spent the day at a high school percussion/color guard competition. Josh has been involved in our high schools percussion group for middle schoolers. It's the only one around here, so they went to perform and compete (although there were no others in their division). They won a trophy. They dressed all in black with blue gloves to be like "The Blue Man Group"
(I'd never heard of them). Josh plays the marimba. It was a very fun filled day. Josh had a great time. He will perform again Friday and Saturday, then he will be finished with percussion until next year.
Jon went to Tacoma Washington (near Seattle) on Thursday and spent 4 days practicing with the 2007 All State Band. It was a jump out of his comfort zone. The only one from our school to go, he rode on a district bus with 7 other kids from Vancouver that he had never met. He roomed with 5 guys from around the state. I would have been petrified, but in preparation for his mission he thought it was great going someplace where he didn't know anyone.

...More Music

Top O The Morning To Ya!!

With the last name of EGAN , being Irish around here is not an option. Each St. Patricks Day we celebrate with the kids having an good old fashioned "Egan" Irish feast. It's not in the least traditional from an Irish standpoint, but it suits us just fine. We have "Irish" baked potatoes with "green" salad topped with Zesty "Irish" Dressing along with an assortment of other "green" food items. We listen to Irish music and at some point in our dinner we hear a word or 2 from the "Irish" one himself.....Sir Richard. Here are just a few.......

SOME IRISH BLESSINGS: Bless your little Irish heart and every other Irish part!
May your right hand always be stretched out in friendship. But never in want.
May God grant you to be as happy as the flowers in May.
May the sons of your sons smile upon your face

SOME IRISH PROVERBS
IWho keeps his tongue, keeps his friends.
When mistrust comes in, Love goes out.
A friends eye is a good mirrorEGAN

Trip to Rexburg....Part 3...Saturday

Stephanie and her mom (who we also know and love) with Mallory and Shelby....and Jared

Saturday was full of activities. Richard and I were staying in Idaho Falls so we got up early to head to Rexburg. Jenny had tickets to attend the workshops and I was really excited to see Michael Ballam. He gave a wonderful talk full of music and stories on Love. He told about his son who has Spina Bifida and the many challenges they have had with him. It was really touching. We attended a baby shower for Shelby Crain our old neighbor and friend who lives there with her husband who's still in school. Her sister Mallory also goes there and her mom Stephanie and brother Jared (Jon and Jared were inseperable as boys) were also there, so we had a wonderful but quick reunion. (They now live in New Hampshire) Stephanie was excited and sorry that she won't be here to help with Jenny's wedding. We took Richard to see the dress and after purchasing it we picked up Logan and headed to Idaho Falls to shoe shop and other things. Jenny is very easy to make decisions....unlike her very indecisive mother, so it was a quick trip. Now all she needs to do is have the dress hemmed. That evening we attended an oratorio...The Tree of Life. It was beautiful...the story of the tree of life taken from the scriptures and put to music. We could just picture Jon up in the orchestra playing his french horn. More and more we are thinking Jon needs to be in Rexburg. We're really getting to know the school and love every bit of it....except the weather!!! (Jon can adjust)

Trip to Rexburg...Part 2....The Dress and other things

Friday morning started with Jenny and I attending her religion class. The lesson was very applicable to Jenny that day.....it was about marriage!! Cival War and Reconstruction class was interesting as well, although I had a hard time staying awake. We met Logan and he treated us to lunch on his meal plan. He bought a 50 meal card and had only used 10 of the meals. We could pick from any of the restrauants, but we all 3 chose chinese food. Jenny and I went and she tried on the wedding dress she had picked out with her roommates the day before. It is very beautiful on her. I'm blogging more pictures of it!!! We shopped at Walmart and went back to the apartment to wait for Richards arrival. Jenny and I played a rousing game of scrabble (we had played with Logan the day before....Grandma Drew would LOVE to have him in our family.) When Richard finally arrived in Rexburg,Logan met him out front....it was just way to cold to go outside. We had dinner at the resturant Jenny worked at.... "Lost Creek Steak Company" and got to meet some of her co workers. It was a nice time to visit with Logan and get to know him better. I'm not sure what he thought of all our stories, but he got to know us a bit too!!

Trip to Rexburg....Part 1

My plane arrived in Salt Lake early so I was able to catch the earlier shuttle to Rexburg. The weather was very cold and snow was falling. The shuttle was full of mothers from all around the country going to meet their kids for mothers weekend. We had a great time chatting about all sorts of things. The 4 hour ride went by quickly. Jenny and Logan met me at the drop off spot. The first thing Jenny said when she hugged me was that I was skinny. Hooray.....my diet is working!! Logan was very much the gentleman. They took me to Arby's since I was hungry. Then we went for ice cream. I met the roomates, which somehow they were never all together to get a picture. They are all very sweet girls. The "MOLD" was cleaned up but the clorox smell very strong, so we opened up the window and it went away after awhile. It was VERY COLD in Rexburg!! There was ice all over the parking lots as we walked from Jennys apartment to Logans. The streets in Rexburg were pretty clear and the campus walks were clear as well. I had made Logan a scrapbook of pictures of Jenny growing up. He liked it. I gave Jenny some notecards with "J" for Jensen (or Jenny) that I found last week.