Welcome Back, Random Friday

Welcome to the St. Patrick's Day version of Random Friday! I would put all of this in green, but well, it's already green. So... pretend I'm being extra festive.

1. BIG news (for a lot of you, anyway): We have recently had a big shock in our household as we found out we are expecting another baby. I'm talking very big shock here, people! Ches wouldn't talk to me for about 2 weeks, and when he actually did say something, it was just "It just doesn't seem very likely!" over and over again. Trust me folks... abstinance is really the only 100% way of NOT getting pregnant!! I am now a true testiment to that fact. So, anyway... we didn't have a clue as to any details until yesterday. I finally got into the doctor's office, had an ultrasound, and everything looks good so far. The due date is September 26th, which means I will have to take off in the middle of marching band season (whine whine) and if the baby comes on the due date (ha!) then we will come home from the hospital on Aiden's birthday (the 29th). I'm 12 weeks along... I'm DONE with the first trimester! WOOT! That's the good news! Now if the morning sickness would just go away...

2. I once pulled a random number out of my head when Aiden asked for some gum. I said, "Not until you're 4". Well, he has always remembered that, and yesterday we talked about him becoming such a big boy. He started to do a little celebration by dancing on the couch and shouting, "I'm turning 4! I'm turning 4!" For the rest of the day he just talked about his "gummy birthday". I'm trying to get him to understand that September is a long way off, but he's just not getting it. When his birthday does come, save yourself some money. Send him a pack of gum. He really doesn't want anything else.

3. Sad news: We had a shooting at a middle school here in town a few days ago. It has been a little scary, but I guess we kind of have to expect it nowadays. Ever since Columbine I have been worried as I think of my husband, a teacher, being at a school with moody, depressed teenagers who might one day decide enough is enough and they open fire on the school. That is what basically happened here. An 8th grader had apparantly been planning this for a week ahead of time and studied what happened at Columbine. He opened fire in the cafeteria before school even started. Luckily only two kids were injured and no one was killed. A teacher convinced the kid to drop the gun and then she embraced him. Of the injured kids, one went to the hospital with a gunshot wound in his shoulder, but was released that night, and the other was treated at the scene with minor injuries from some shrapnel. Both kids are fine (physically, anyway). I'm just sad about this. I don't know what else to say.

4. The CDBNA conference is going on this week (I talked about it a little in my last post), and there are several groups from different colleges and universities here to perform. Today I am going to a concert by the BYU Wind Symphony and then the UNR Wind Ensemble. Tonight is a banquet, which I get to attend with Ches. FUN!

5. Oh, for those of you wondering... my winterguard did great. They got 3rd place (out of 4 middle schools... I've seen the tapes and we really should have gotten 2nd, but oh well). They had a LOT of fun, and the crowd really responded to their show. You really can't go wrong with a Michael Jackson song, and "Thriller" has to be one of the best". The kids are proud of what they did, and already talking about what we should do for next year. It was such a good experience for them!

6. A quote from Aiden today: "When we are llamas, we will eat grass."

7. If you are on Yahoo! IM and want to type in a four leaf clover today, type in %%- and it's really cute.

8. Erin go braugh!