Fun stuff for the week

Since it's summer, I've been out of the loop when it comes to the blogging stuff. I used to do it frequently because I was sitting in front of the computer all day at work, but now that I'm at home I'm either working on costume stuff, working on the house, or just taking some time to relax.

However, just to keep it fresh in people's minds, the book that a good friend of mine is publishing comes out the second week in August and she's having a contest. If you'd like to enter it, CLICK HERE! and it'll take you to her author site and you can read up on it there. Plus, you can always brag that you know someone who's on a cover of a book. (I still can't believe that it's me on there.)

On other news, we've been doing some more updates to the house. Nothing really major but it is enough to start making a difference. We bought a new dishwasher because the old one was becoming a nuisance. We had to wash the dishes again after it went though a wash cycle because it wasn't cleaning correctly. And to top it off, a good majority of the pegs on the inside drawers were broken off (that is how it came). Now we've got a new one that is a stainless steel interior and uses EcoSense, which is a newer technology that "senses" how dirty the dishes are and adjusts the temperature and amount of the water so it only uses the right amount. Plus, it's black on the outside and that is the color of appliances that I want to go for when I redo the kitchen entirely.

We also, just recently, got a new fridge as well--and it comes with a interesting story. My parents have 2 fridges. They have one in the house and one in the garage. The one in the garage finally went kaput after 14 or 15 years of working. So they went shopping for another one. Jakob and I were sitting talking in the kitchen when my mom gives me a call saying that they bought a new fridge and were taking it over to our house. I was a bit confused and then she explained that why was she going to put a new fridge in the garage when we could use a new fridge and she could take our old one (which was working) and put that in the garage. So now I've got a new black fridge to match my dishwasher. All I need now is a oven that works and a above-range microwave that is easier to work with and I'm set.

Jakob is in Pirates of Penzance, which plays at the Castle Theater this weekend and next weekend, then goes to the American Fork Amphitheater for the first week in August. You won't be disappointed with Jakob's performance. It is classic Jakob. To be honest though, ignore the Cops when they come on. They really aren't that good. Some of the Maidens are worth watching, but the rest just make some of the show drag. I'm filming it either tonight or tomorrow (Saturday) night again because my first recording didn't turn out so well. My camera had a bunch of glitches and I didn't like the way the recording turned out, so once again I've got to sit through it. The only real reason I'm recording it is we're trying to put together a archive of Jakob's shows and his fight choreography so he can send it out to agencies.

My two little ones are driving me bonkers but I love them. Jimmy has learned a new talent: he can open base cabinet doors. I never thought I would have to go and get child proof locks to ward against a cat opening cabinet doors. Sadie has learned that she can get on top of the china hutch and see everything that goes on within the main floor and Jimmy can't get to her, so she spends a good majority of her time there.