What a day. Today was the library's annual edible car contest so this morning I planned on shopping for that. Originally I wasn't going to go into work but decided to stop in and the phone rang. After debating whether or not to answer, I did and boy am I glad. It was the truck driver for the new movie screen and he wanted to warn me that the screen was coming and that I'd need help unloading it from the truck because it was long and heavy. I got on the phone and made a few calls, but it wasn't enough. Turns out it was 1000 pounds heavy and six guys helping wasn't enough, we made a fewnphone calls and got Northern Lumber to come down with a forkliftnand help. I was very grateful. The screen and projector arennownhere and we'll begin the process of finding people to install them in time for the film festival May 5 and 6. I'm really beginning to get excited about this.
I did get the shopping done for the dibble car contest and had 37 excited kids and adults attempting to make cars entirely out of food stuff. Great Fun!
Overall, a fun, exciting, yet long day. These twelve hour work days seem longer than they used to.
I worked this past weekend, but still managed to get mock-ups of the costumes I'm creating for Sarah and Rachel completed. Now to make sure they fit before moving to the real fabric and working on those dresses. I really think the dresses will be marvelous.
Hope most of you are beginning to see signs of spring. We're still looking at wintry weather but have had a few days of melting which has cleared roads and roofs.
Have a great week.
Diane
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
We're still alive and kicking!
It has been way too long since we posted here. Sorry for the absence. Hopefully we can turn things around and begin to keep family and friends up to date on what we're up to.
We are staying very busy and that is my excuse. We have a very involved daughter in life. She likes staying busy and doing things with and for friends and family.
Yesterday afternoon she texted me to ask when Ben Franklin closed because she wanted to stop by after work and buy fabric to make a hat for a friend. I told her and then I discovered she wanted to make a hat that night (and we had no pattern.) So last night she (with a bit of assistance from mom) created an absolutely darling bunny hat for a friend whose birthday is today.
I also had the opportunity last night to have a bigger role in an IBRT show than I think I'd ever had. It stretched me tremendously. I played an old woman and had to create a voice for her. I've never done any kind of voice work but enjoyed the experience and the creative outlet (that was different from anything else creative I was doing.)
Tuesday night, Rachel worked, but Jeff and I were at the library hosting a 100th birthday party for the library. This was a small, simple production acknowledging the creation of the library on February 15, 1911. We (library staff and board) are planning a larger, more elaborate production on June 15, 2011 to recognize the 100th anniversary of the opening of the first library in International Falls and Koochiching county.
Speech season is well underway and Rachel has written another speech this year. She has placed 3rd in the last two meets and is thoroughly frustrated (long story, but basically placed first in 2 rounds and then had a judge (each week, no less) who didn't like her suspense piece, not humorous) but determined to end up on top of the heap.
We have enjoyed a week of warm weather (highs between 35 - 45) and began the melt, which is vital after the amount of snow we've already had this winter. We're now expecting to cool off and return to seasonable temperatures of highs in the low 20s with a storm moving in tonight.
Hope this finds any and all of you healthy and enjoying life. Remember it is our attitude in the little things that will enable us to meet the big things in life with joy.
Blessings,
Diane
We are staying very busy and that is my excuse. We have a very involved daughter in life. She likes staying busy and doing things with and for friends and family.
Yesterday afternoon she texted me to ask when Ben Franklin closed because she wanted to stop by after work and buy fabric to make a hat for a friend. I told her and then I discovered she wanted to make a hat that night (and we had no pattern.) So last night she (with a bit of assistance from mom) created an absolutely darling bunny hat for a friend whose birthday is today.
I also had the opportunity last night to have a bigger role in an IBRT show than I think I'd ever had. It stretched me tremendously. I played an old woman and had to create a voice for her. I've never done any kind of voice work but enjoyed the experience and the creative outlet (that was different from anything else creative I was doing.)
Tuesday night, Rachel worked, but Jeff and I were at the library hosting a 100th birthday party for the library. This was a small, simple production acknowledging the creation of the library on February 15, 1911. We (library staff and board) are planning a larger, more elaborate production on June 15, 2011 to recognize the 100th anniversary of the opening of the first library in International Falls and Koochiching county.
Speech season is well underway and Rachel has written another speech this year. She has placed 3rd in the last two meets and is thoroughly frustrated (long story, but basically placed first in 2 rounds and then had a judge (each week, no less) who didn't like her suspense piece, not humorous) but determined to end up on top of the heap.
We have enjoyed a week of warm weather (highs between 35 - 45) and began the melt, which is vital after the amount of snow we've already had this winter. We're now expecting to cool off and return to seasonable temperatures of highs in the low 20s with a storm moving in tonight.
Hope this finds any and all of you healthy and enjoying life. Remember it is our attitude in the little things that will enable us to meet the big things in life with joy.
Blessings,
Diane
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