VALENTINE'S DAY

Happy Valentine's Day! We had a WONDERFUL day! I love letting my family know how much I love them!

We began the day by giving our daughters giant reading pillows. The idea is that the girls can curl up with a good book and read - and after a good book, they can add the name of the book to the pillow itself. :-) They were pretty excited with their Valentine gift.

We also went to Gym Day and had a Valentine card exchange. You're never too old to enjoy cards with pics of the Jonas Brothers, Spongebob and cute dogs.... Kotten Kandy, Applesauce and Keylime Pie enjoyed the treats and decorating their cute bags.
I also made grand piano valentine cards for the Bettenhausens and Moores. I thought they turned out pretty cute.
We ended the evening with a triple date to the Cheesecake Factory. YUM! I enjoyed the company... And I adore my sweet husband! I'm truly blessed to have him as my eternal companion!My best friend, Amy, and her husband, Mark.My good friend, Brandi, and her husband, SydAnd this is my CUTE husband! I love this guy!

SUNDY'S STUDIO SURPRISE!!!!!

Look at my face... it says it all! Along with the excitement, came tears of pure joy! I must have the most wonderful friends in the world! Michelle Moore and Amy Bettenhausen surprised me this evening. Scott and I went out to dinner for his company's Christmas dinner. While we were gone, Michelle and Amy redecorated my music room/studio. It's more amazing than I ever imagined!
Here are some befores: Here are the afters:I love the details! The framed picture on the desk with a photo of my students in it! It says: "Music Can Change the World!" And I LOVE the treble clef clock on the right side of the book shelves. The book shelves are AMAZING! I have truly missed all my books that were in storage! And the decopaged music above my piano and on both sides of the window are sooooooo neat!

Michelle and Amy are truly inspired! I am truly blessed!

GOT CAROLS?

There is nothing better than Christmas music, unless it is Christmas music performed by children sharing their talents. I have WONDERFUL students who shared their musical talents through piano and vocal pieces Thursday night. I was so proud of each of my students as they conquered their fears and participated in the event! Congratulations to all who participated. My prayer is that Christmas will be full of beautiful music for all!

INSOMNIA MUSINGS

I suffer from insomnia. It's frustrating at times. It's 3:00 A.M. and I am still awake working on my MANY projects:

I just finished making baby shower invitations for my good friend, Brandi, who is expecting her first (a boy) in December.

I also finished making my daughter's 13th Birthday invitations. (By compromising with my husband, we have agreed to give the daughters a total of 4 Birthday parties, complete with friends, by the time they are 16 years old. This is Key Lime Pie's third party.)

I also wrote my piano news letter for my music studio. My studio is really growing, and I'm excited about it! I now have a total of twelve students! The exciting news is that Key Lime Pie is also teaching private violin lessons. She has two students!

I've also STARTED my Christmas cards/letters this evening!

I still need to write in my daughters' reflection journals so I better keep this post short....