Happy Birthday to me

Well, I'm 47 today. Guess what I got myself? Lately I've been on a music kick and I discovered a pianist named Ludovico Einaudi. His song "Primavera" is on my playlist. I ordered one of his albums "La Scala" and it came on Tuesday. I've been playing it all week and I love almost every song on it. If you are interested in having a listen, the following link should take you to Amazon.com where you can listen to a bit of each song on the CDs.

http://www.amazon.com/Scala-Concert-03/dp/B00015TSMA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1228693966&sr=1-1

I'm now debating if I'm going to order an album from another pianist that I've just learned of: Scott D. Davis. I would probably order his Christmas album (I buy myself a new Christmas CD every year and haven't done it yet), but the YouTube of his that I've been listening to is the same song "Nothing Else Matters" that I posted previously by the group Apocalyptica:

I downloaded the sheet music for this song and have been practicing it this week...it's 8 pages long and I can get through the first 1 1/2 pages without making too many mistakes...of course they are the easiest pages in the piece. Don't know if I'll ever get it down well enough for others to hear, but I'm sure enjoying playing it.

We decorated the house for Christmas this weekend. I decided to put the 2nd tree up in my bedroom...I'm so excited. I've never done that before, but that way I'll get to enjoy it more than if it was in the other room. We are off to a slow start. I've only done a little shopping and I haven't made my Christmas cards or written our Christmas letter yet this year. I need to get going. The weather's been so warm it hasn't seemed like Christmastime, but we only have 2 1/2 weeks left to go!

A Very Busy Thanksgiving Weekend

Andrew came home from college last Tuesday night. It was so good to have him home! It was like he'd never left. Of course he's back at school now, but he'll be home in less than 4 weeks for the holidays!

Thursday we went to my in-laws for dinner (it was not a good day for pie making for me...I burnt 2 pecan pies). We had a wonderful feast and a great time visiting. Teresa and her family were here, which made it extra nice. We usually only see her once a year, so this extra visit was fun.

On Friday, Alex had his baptism. We were waiting to have Andrew home...he gave the talk on the Holy Ghost. Adam, who just got his mission call to Michigan, gave the talk on baptism. It was really wonderful.

Hannah's birthday was on Monday, but we had a little birthday celebration for her on Saturday so Andrew could join in on it. She's a teenager now...though she keeps telling me she's still only 12. It makes me laugh since when I was her age I really wanted to be older, but she doesn't seem to want that yet.

So, where are the pictures you ask? Stuck on my camera 'cause I can't find the battery recharger for my camera, so I can't download the photos to my computer. :(

It was a great weekend and we have so much to be thankful for...the gospel and our family being the two biggest.