mccurdy: March 2010

Monday, March 29, 2010

Congrats On Stage Girls

So we just had Champions competition and although this competition was insane crazy it turned out very well. This is only the second year that I have taken my modern teams to competition and this is a tough one. All my teams perform on the stage which I love so much better than the gym but we are always up against amazing teams. My piece entitled "Eleanor Rigby" with begining, intermediate, and advanced dancers took 1st place and Overall Grand Champions hooray. My "Mysteries of the Bicycle" took third don't worry will make a come back haha! And my intermediate "Bim Bom" took first and I won the Choreography award. I was so excited about that I have never won that kind of award before it makes me want to challenge myself and the girls to press even harder. Overall our studio did very well we are getting better and better each year. It is exciting to see the growth. I hope our next competition goes even better!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Flat Talon goes to Idaho

This is one of my favorite things that my kids

Preschool Teacher does. This month the have

learned all about mail. She lets them make a paper

portrait of themselves and send it to whoever they

choose. They go on a field trip to the UPS store and

get to mail it. This year Flat Talon got to go see

his Cousins in Grace. He was so excited when he saw

of course Trevor and the tractor! I had to laugh about

the porta potty that would so be my Brothers idea. I

am just glad to see our farm is moving up in the world with

a high tech plastic porta potty. The porta potty when I was

there was a wooden shack that you weren't sure what

was lurking behind and beneathyou not to mention if it was

going to be still standing when you finished!

Thanks guys you did a great job he and his

class loved them!

Stay tuned to see where Flat Tanley goes!

QUOTE OF THE MOMENT

A Message by George Carlin:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things. We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less. These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete... Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side. Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent. Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you. Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.