Winter Favorites

These are just a few of the things that I enjoy during the winter months: hot cocoa (especially the minty kind), my cozy clothes, hot bubble baths, "Survivor", and here's a new one... peanut m&m's tossed over hot popcorn... try it, it's fabulous!!! And I'm looking forward to me and Tiffany's semi-annual-just-like-conference 'favorites party' which we will be hosting in the spring!

A 'Shout Out' For The Packers!!

Michael and Caitlin dressed in Packers shirts at a daddy/daughter party 3 years ago

Every year I look forward to Superbowl Sunday. It is the only time that I actually sit down and watch a football game on TV. Each year our family gathers at Jeff and Melissa's for the best Superbowl party ever. We are looking forward to it even more this year, because the Green Bay Packers are playing and Michael has been a Packers fan since he was seven-years-old. As for me... I like the Packers too. My reasons are probably not the usual reasons for liking a football team, but hey, when you only watch football once a year who really needs a reason. GO PACKERS!!!

Do You Love Raymond?

Several months ago Michael and I made a discovery; Everybody Loves Raymond. Since then we have laughed hilariously at Raymond reruns. Today we watched an episode that had a familiar ring to it... Raymond was nominated for the sportswriter of the year award. He was very pessimistic about the nomination, he just knew that if he won, something bad would come of it (his idea of bad turned out to be a promotion; which meant more work, more hours, more responsibility... seriously; RAY!!!). So here's where the familiar enters... while waiting for the winner to be announced, Ray's wife Debra tries to encourage him by saying, "it's great to be nominated!" Sound familiar to you? Ray's response, "that's what losers say!" Hmmmmm... I beg to differ. How about you... do you love Raymond?

Special Delivery

We had a busy day today at the Deli. In the midst of the madness I received a phone call from a customer asking me if we delivered. I told him that we did and he proceeded to order four kitchen sinks, chips and drinks.

When I asked him for an address he said, "just head south past the Maverick, turn west at the light and drive about a mile and when you see 3 trucks at the side of the road, that's us... we're duck hunting."

I can honestly say this was probably a first for us; delivering to three trucks parked on the side of a road.

Oh, and... duck-hunters-who-love-our-food-so-much-that-they-wanted-it-delivered-in-the-throws-of-hunting-in-the-great-outdoors... are GREAT tippers!

Adam and Zach

Since school was out last Monday, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to have a "Grandma Day" with Adam and Zach. We tried someplace we'd never been on a Grandma Day before... Boondocks!!! We started out with bowling (our traditional winter Grandma Day activity), it was going rather nicely when all of a sudden the screen on our lane (and the lane next to us) stopped working. The workers tried unsuccessfully to get it fixed but it just didn't happen, so... he gave each of us a $10 card to play arcade games. Woot, woot!!! We really had a lot of fun. When we were finished my grandsons had successfully procured 293 tickets to turn in for prizes. We. Love. Prizes.

As we drove away I asked them if they thought they would still want to have Grandma Days when they were older. They both assured me that they would . Whew!!

Then Adam said, "I hope we can enjoy it for as long as possible."

That's what Grandma likes to hear.

mimicking Aunt Caitlin's "bickering stepsisters" scene from "Cinderella"

I think the "pose" after the "bickering" was their favorite part from "Cinderella"

Princess Avery

Last Saturday Miss Avery and I had our first "official" Grandma Day; we went to see Caitlin perform in the BHS production of "Cinderella". Before the show started we attended a princess party. Avery got to meet Cinderella and the Prince and have her picture taken with them, she then got to make a photo frame for the picture. She also got to color, she learned to dance and curtsy like a princess and enjoyed eating a royal cupcake... it was a magical day for sure.

Cinderella

This is an article from the Davis County Clipper. You can still see Caitlin this Friday the 14th at 7 pm or Saturday the 15th at 2 pm. She's awesome!

BHS brings the magic with classic ‘Cinderella’ by Jenniffer Wardell Davis County Clipper Jan 06, 2011

THE stepsisters (Caitlin Leger, Chandler Austin) try to pull prince Taylor Smith away from Cinderella (Hanna Cutler)

BOUNTIFUL — To make “Cinderella” shine onstage, you’ve got to do a lot more than wave a wand around.

Luckily, Bountiful High’s Theatre Arts Department is more than ready to take on the task. The group will be bringing Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” to the stage Jan. 7, 10, 12, and 14 at 7 p.m., and Jan. 8 and 15 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

“We wanted to do a really fun, really cute show,” said director Angela Brown. “We wanted to do a musical that was family-friendly, and no one on the south end of Davis County has done Cinderella in a long time.”

For those who only know the Disney version of the classic fairy tale, the Rodgers and Hammerstein version gets rid of the talking mice and makes the prince seem a little more like a real person.

The show was originally written for television with Julie Andrews in the starring role, and has had two other major television versions made (starring Lesley Ann Warren and later Brandi in the title role). The version Bountiful High will be using combines elements of all three productions.

“We use the best components of the three television shows,” said Brown.

For the cast, putting on a new musical so soon after “Crazy for You” was a challenge. The double-cast show involves 56 cast members, and all of them began rehearsing for “Cinderella” as soon as “Crazy For You” ended on Nov. 15. During that same time, new costumes had to be made or acquired and sets had to be constructed.

“It’s been a pretty big challenge, but we have such a great group of kids this year,” said Brown. “They’ve been really dedicated and willing to work hard.”

Advance tickets for the show, as well as for the “Prince and Princess Party” being put on by the cast, are available at Top Hat Video and DVD in Bountiful, the Bountiful High business office, or Paisley Skye in Woods Cross. Advance and all matinee tickets are $5.

Tickets will also be available at the door, though they’ll be $8 for evening performances.

“It’s a lovely production,” said Brown. “Definitely non-boring.”