Summer Keeps Rollin' On...

Wow! What a break from the heat we had today! We turned off our air and opened the windows. It was nice to walk outside and not get knocked over by the heat and humidity. Sounds like the upcoming week will be the same, with NO rain! Not much new since I last blogged. We went to Taylor Swift and Keith Urban on Saturday night. It was a good concert, despite being in the second to last row left of the stage. Both performers put on a good show, and I know that Julie really enjoyed seeing Keith ;-) Olivia stayed with Grandma Joyce and Kyla. Olivia says "Kyla" very clearly, and it's all we hear sometimes! Olivia really enjoys "hanging out" with her cousin. We say that she thinks she is big stuff when she is with Kyla. We went to the Moore family reunion at Ledges State Park, just south of Boone before we went to the concert. Just a few of the Centerville Moores went, as it is a long drive. Julie's dad rode up with us, and rode back with one of his brothers. We agreed to host the reunion in Centerville next year, so we will be busy with that come next June.

I must say, I have been enjoying staying up late and playing Wii, as well as watching TV. It will be hard to get back into the routine of waking up for school! Speaking of school, I have so much to do before school starts, but I can't really get in and do anything until my room is painted and I get everything back to normal. Might take a good couple of days of work to do that. I enjoy it though. Municipal Band is about over. We have two more concerts left. This Thursday is the patriotic concert. I am playing with the Centerville High School Jazz Band in front of Owl Pharmacy on Friday. The CHS director asked me to play with them a few weeks ago, and it was fun, but a tiring couple of hours for a guy who doesn't play as much as he used to! I'm sure that it is hard to get some people to play during the summer, as I have found! Other than that, we are enjoying EACH day together.

June 23, 2009

Well, I have become a regular blogger! Julie started this, but it seems like I have become addicted to it! My, is the summer flying by! It's already the 23rd of June! School will be starting for the both of us before we know it! I don't even want to think of that right now! We had Relay for Life last Saturday. It was very hot and muggy, which made for a long evening. We got through it though. The events usually run until 6 a.m., but they had to call it quits at 3:30, as there was an impending storm coming. It has been a busy month so far, as we had a lot of activities for our Relay for Life Team. This Saturday, Julie and I are going to see Taylor Swift and Keith Urban at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. This was her birthday present back in April, so we are going to get to see them finally. I have been playing in the Centerville Municipal Band when I can. Seems like we have been out of town or I have been busy. Julie is ready to get into the classroom and get organized for the coming year, but they are using her room for summer school until the first of July. My room is torn apart and "taped" so that they can start painting it, but they are waiting for the roof to be replaced in the 2nd or 3rd week of June. I am ready for that, so I can get in there and get things put away and arranged! It has been very hot here, as heat indexes were 100 degrees today, with a heat advisory. I really feel bad for the people who do not have air conditioners, or fans! With the hot weather, we have been using the slip and slide that Grandpa Donnie and Grandma Linda got for Olivia, as well as her kiddie pool. Here are some pictures of the fun that she's been having!







Olivia on the slip-and-slide with Karson.









Olivia and Karson in the kiddie pool.


She absolutely loves being in the water. We went to the City Pool the other day, and she had a blast, despite it being so hot. More hot weather to come, it looks like! Stay tuned!

June 16, 2009

Not much going on since our last update, EXCEPT for Dawn and Matt's wedding! It was a beautiful day, and we are glad to have Matt join our family. Julie was a bridesmaid, and I played trumpet and sang for the wedding. We stayed at Dawn and Matt's for about 4 days. It was a little hectic at times, and I believe that everybody's patience was tried at one time or another, but we got through it. The summer is flying by already! I can't believe that it's the middle of June already! Relay for Life is this weekend. This weekend has a whole new meaning for me, personally, as I lost my mom last October to cancer. I also lost a good friend last month to cancer, so this weekend will be an opportunity to reflect on the past year, and to look forward to helping find a cure once and for all. Julie will be busy, as she is on the committee, and is our team captain. I have a jazz combo performing, so I will be responsible for that. On the topic of loved ones, we got news today that Julie's uncle Dave passed away. He has had Parkinson's disease for years, and his health had really deteriorated recently. He is in a better place now, and we will be thinking of Judy and the family as they deal with this tough time. Well, I better end this blog for now, as I didn't plan on writing a novel! Until next time!

My turn to blog!

It's been a long time since Julie has updated the blog, so I thought that I would try my hand at it! We are fully immersed in summer break (hallelujah!). It is nice to have a little time off. I always had to do summer lessons in Seymour, and I don't at Moulton-Udell, so it is nice to have that extra month of freedom! We haven't been doing much other than relaxing at home! Julie is getting anxious to start her teaching job at Putnam County. We took her stuff down to her classroom the other day. She has A LOT of things to go through that belonged to the teacher(s) before her. It will be nice when she finally gets settled in. Miss Olivia is a sponge. She is absorbing a lot of new things. She is putting tiny little sentences together, and most importantly, she is sleeping through the night!!! She wakes up early, but we would rather have her sleep 9 straight hours than wake up numerous times and sleep late! She is a bunch of fun, and we can't wait for her to keep learning new things! As for me, I am having jazz camp in July, marching band camp in August, and taking my 10-12 graders on a band trip to Minneapolis. They are a great group of kids, so it shouldn't be too bad. After that, it will almost be ready for school to begin! Whew!!! More to come later!