This Week at The Remmers

As usual, we all had a busy week. The weeknights were filled with One Act rehearsals, piano lessons, and ballet.

On Thursday, however, we had a bit of excitement as Lyn had an eye doctor appointment and got her first pair of glasses! She is thrilled to "finally" be able to see things far away and can't wait to try them out at school (though we ordered them on Thursday, we didn't pick them up until Saturday).

Here's what she looks like:


A pretty girl even with glasses! :o)

On Friday, Dan and Margie had their cavities filled (Dan was much worse off than Margie and took forever).

Also, we had someone come give us an estimate on replacing all our windows. Because of the stimulus package, we can get a huge discount if we act fast and get them before June 1. We better hurry!

On Friday night, Margie went to a friend's wedding shower. He married a lovely Brazilian girl over a year ago and it has taken this long to get her into the United States. Sheesh! Well, now she's here, so he doesn't have to make the trip once a month to go see her.

On Saturday, John went to a bowling birthday party! It was fun! They got to bowl, eat pizza, and go to the arcade. John wants you to know that, "I beat Haugen (the birthday boy). Madeline didn't try. And there was only one person who was not in my class."

Also on Saturday we picked up Lyn's glasses. It was just in time, because that night we headed to Aunt Debbie's art show at the Lorton Workhouse.

The workhouse is a visual and performing arts studio space converted from a former prison--in fact, according to their website:

The Women’s Division is known for having held approximately 168 women, most from the National Women's Party, for picketing in front of the White House for women’s voting rights. Lucy Burns, who, along with Alice Paul, founded the National Women’s Party, was one of the women incarcerated in the Women’s Division of the Workhouse.

We had fun visiting Aunt Debbie's studio and seeing her new artwork, as well as the work of dozens of other artists. And the snacks were yummy, too!

On Sunday, Lyn and Margie went to Stake Conference and left the boys at home. (John's still a little too young to make it worth attending.)

In the afternoon, Margie met with a friend's daughter, who has been cast as Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof and needed some guidance with her acting and singing. She is doing a great job and only needed a few tweaks--a good thing, since they open in only four days!

Lyn wants you to know that they had a great time playing with my friend on the DS's while I was with her daughter.

Well, that's it for our week. Hope everyone is doing well. Happy May!