My girls participated in the harp fesitval held at BYU.  They both received superior ratings!

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This is my oldest!!!! 
Congratulations!!!!

If you see me with this book in my hand:

Or this book in my hand:

Then, it must be spring!
Every spring I have the best of intentions, I really do.  I plan for summer.  I plan and think of all the ways I am going to nurture my children, teach them the value of hard work and [...]

Do you remember the 70’s?  If you don’t, would you like to meet the 1970’s?  What better way to enjoy your Saturday than by doing the Hustle!  I wonder if this is one of the all time favorite dances!  What a dance craze!  It defined the 70’s.  I remember a sleep over at my friends [...]

Do you love playing soccer?  Do you love David Beckham?  We love REAL Salt Lake - and in their honor, here is a video on how to do a rainbow in soccer!
A rainbow in soccer

How was jumpstyle, yesterday?  Today, let’s learn an all time favorite of people of all ages!!!  How to build a paper airplane.  We all love to build paper airplanes and everyone from ages 0 - 200 years old love to do this.  There aren’t many things more American than paper airplane building!  So, here is [...]

For the middle of the week - let’s get movin’.  Let’s get our groove on!  Have you seen jumpstyle - it looks like a fun way to dance, move and get some exercise!
Jumpstyle

My daughters went to golf lessons and came home trying to yodel - go figure.  One of my daughters, also, meditated on the roof of the golf cart!  Hmmmmm, you’ve gotta love those golf lessons!  Anyway, let’s segue back to the topic of yodeling.  They came home trying to yodel and apparently one of the [...]

Welcome to “How To”  week on Pearls and Chocolate!  I know, I know, that summer can get a little long, can’t it!  So, right here, in the middle of the summer we will have “How to”  week and learn some fun, easy things to do!  So, let’s get on with our “middle of the summer” [...]

I love clouds!  They are wonderful!  One of my favorite things to do has always been to look at the clouds and find pictures and objects in them. 

These are some of the fabulous clouds on our sky!
 

I love clouds so much, I even put them in my daughters room!
One of my favorite pieces of art is cloud [...]

Jumping rope is always fun in the summer!  So, how about some new/old jump-rope rhymes to add a little spice to the rest of the summer.  Jump ropes are pretty inexpensive, especially this time of year.  If you can’t find longer jump ropes (for two people to turn), run to the hardware store - they [...]