Girl Talk

My girls are so cute!! They surprise me everyday with things they do and say. At six and a half years, Shelby thinks she is so big that she can do about anything she wants to, she loves to take care of her little sister (even when she is not needed).

I think that the three and a half years between the two is just right. They play very well together – for the most part. The other day Shelby was reading Alison a book, and Alison was listening so well. Shelby would be reading with such emphasis and then in an exciting spot she would reach over and tickle Alison. I was so proud of them. I watched all of this from around a corner where they could not see me. If they had seen me watching that would have been the end of that quiet time.

On one occasion they were playing in their bedroom that they share – they were climbing on the little recliner, then to the nightstand, then to the upper trundle bed and then jumping on the bottom trundle. They were having a great time laughing and carrying on until they noticed me standing there with the camcorder. They just looked at me and yelled “MOMMM.” I promise they didn’t stop for long. Back through their little maze.

Never a dull moment.

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There are many who have had to take on second jobs to help support their family or make ends meet. I fell into my second job in the summer of 2006. I chose something that would let me set my own hours and do what I wanted.

I chose Pampered Chef for many reasons, including the flexibility, the income potential, the discounts on products, the free products and the incentives.

This weekend at the Iron Mountain Festival I will have my first Pampered Chef booth. I will have lots of Pampered Chef items on display, and I will have information on how you can earn free Pampered Chef products. I hope to see you all there. And please stop and see me and tell me you read my blog, Girl Talk.

Also, watch the Main Street Dancers, starting at 1 p.m. Both of my daughters will be performing. Shelby’s class will be dancing to Hannah Montana’s “Life’s What You Make It” and Alison’s class will be dancing to “Teddy Bear Picnic.” I am just hoping that I will be able to see them from my booth.

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My girls are now six and two and a half. They are both in dance class. They love it. Shelby started last fall, and after watching Shelby in class and doing some of her dances, Alison started this spring.

With my husband and me never being ones to be in front of big crowds, we were a little worried how the whole recital thing would turn out. First, we had Shelby’s first recital in December. Would she go on stage, would she freeze or would she cry the whole way? She did great. She surprised me by actually smiling and doing her moves really well. She couldn’t wait to be on stage again.

Then Alison started lessons. Sometimes she would dance in class with her group and then other times she would be in her own little world and not do anything.

In June, we had both girls on stage. So I had to worry all over again. I was not worried at all about Shelby. I knew she would do as great as she did before and possibly even better since she had been there before. But what about the temperamental two-and-a-half-year-old who screams at the drop of a hat and who won’t do anything you want her to? How is she going to do? Will she get out there? Will she just stand there?

Well, of course, Shelby got out there and danced and smiled. Alison had to be coaxed a little at first, then she started shaking her stuff. She had the audience laughing with each great big twist that she did. She did great. In one dance she even had to stop and tell me as I stand backstage “Look, Mom, I’m dancing.” I gave her a great big hug after each dance and told her how proud I was of her.

They both are asking us when will it be time to go to dance class again. We tape the dance class and the recitals so they keep in practice. They love it. Thanks, Miss Amber.

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