For Meg's Princess 6th Birthday

All wrapped up so pretty.........

My mother, a young friend, and I had a joyful time helping out and enjoying Meg's first slumber party. She had such a wonderful time with her lovely new friends.

Praising the Lord

What Not to Wear

One of my pet peeves is people not wearing appropriate clothing -- whether being underdressed or overdressed. You don't wear your bathing suit to the supermarket and you don't wear a cocktail dress to a backyard barbecue.

However, I don't think I could have said it better that Erin does over at "A Dress A Day". She addresses it quite well in "What to Wear on Airplanes".

Game Show Finale

So, last night were the finals of "The Smartest Guy in Town". Turns out the smartest guy in town was the English teacher that beat Sarah the other day. Going up against him was Kathy, "a mom", and Bethany, a former homeschooler. Both also did well.

Cleaning off the stage before taping begins......

And the taping begins.....
During his monolgue at the beginning of the show, Brad Sherwood said, "Oh, I see Sarah-Kate's here tonight!"

First Time at Storytime

Diego went to the library for Storytime yesterday for the first time. He brought his craft to me and said, "My paper." He doesn't say many words, though he "talks" constantly. So this was pretty special for Nana!

Game Show, Day Three

Well, the ride is over......she made it to the semi-finals, but had to leave yesterday. They divided the top nine contestants into three groups. Apparently, each group will do something different. She was in the group that went on a fast carriage ride on a bumpy road while being asked rapid-fire questions. They were very odd questions that had to do with pop culture, but not necessarily of this era. Some of them I had never heard of (What were the names of the baseball players in the early 70's who traded wives?) and some of them were from so far before she was born that she had absolutely no idea. The oldest contestant won.

She was happy she got as far as she did and felt good because she didn't lose on a question she "should have" known. She would have hated to lose on a history, spelling, or math question! I am very proud of her.

We spent the whole day shooting. First, they interviewed family at our church and then we went out to Carriage Vineyards (a place we had never heard of!) to do the actual playing of the game. It is very tiring sitting around all day! :-) All in all, though, it was a very interesting experience.

The final round will be played tomorrow night in our city park. We are, of course, going to go watch. Here's a picture of Brad Sherwood and Sarah getting their mikes unhooked after their ride.

Game Show, Day Two

Sarah's made it through her first day of competing! They have narrowed it down to nine players. She plays again tomorrow morning. Here's Diego with the host and the "spokesmodel".

I just found out that the film crew will be at our house at 8:15 in the morning to do interviews!!! Yikes!!!