Rec Time

So after living in Lehi for 4 1/2 years, we finally broke down and joined the community rec center. We were resistant at first because, although we love the pool, we kept saying, "well, we won't be in Lehi forever..." cause, really, who lives in Lehi over 4 years? Us it turns out. We are now officially Lehites.
The past 4 months Jackie and Millie have been taking a Mom & Tot gymnastics class. There are only 6 or 7 kids and they walk across the balance beam, dangle from bars and climb over obstacles (and, the real reason we signed Millie up, teach them how to do a cartwheel- something Jackie and myself have never successfully completed)- all while having the freedom of wearing pull-ups. Well, on Saturday they had an exhibition.
Ellis and I sat on the bleachers and Millie and her class (plus the Mom's) marched in the room to a song from "The Jungle Book". While it was fun watching the kids do each event, I kept thinking how much more fun it would be to have Jackie do the same things Millie was doing. I would have paid good money to see Jackie do the vault- in a pink leotard no less!
After the exhibition is when they got us. For one week only, the rec center was waiving the sign-up fee and offering 10% off. We went ahead and signed up for a monthly plan- and Jackie was ready to take the girls swimming this morning- only Lehi has a new rule that anyone 3 and under has to wear swimming diapers PLUS plastic panties (usually worn with cloth diapers) over the swimming diapers. This is due to a nasty disease that went around Utah last summer because there was too much poop in all the pools (which incidentally, Jackie caught, causing her to miss my Master's graduation and causing much embarrassment on our flight to Denver). Now, it was easy to find the swimming diapers, but the plastic covers, not so much. First Jackie wandered around Walmart (and Target and Albertsons) not having success- and then she asked a worker who looked at her blankly when she asked, while standing in the diaper aisle, "Where are your plastic diapers?" Then, because Walmart was out, Jackie called the rec center, which then told her they had some in- but when Jackie got there, they didn't have Millie's size- which caused Millie to burst into tears- until Jackie told her she could go home and have a bath, because it's basically the same thing as swimming only you don't have to wear plastic panties- you get to be naked!
Now that we're paying a monthly fee, Jackie and I are looking at taking a few classes that are included in our monthly membership. Here are a sampling. Please feel free to suggest which classes we should take:
Aqua Jam: "Easy on the joints, this water aerobics class is held in the shallow end of the pool". I can only hope loud, hip-hop music is used to inspire us and the other 80 year olds in the class.
PUMP: "Promoting Unlimited Muscle Potential. A total body sculpting class". I assume they mean ceramics. Jackie and I have wanted to re-enact that scene from "Ghost".
Boot Camp: "Guaranteed to make you sweat". I get enough sweat in my life just reaching for my Ben & Jerry's.
Jump & Crunch: "Revisit your childhood memories with the jump rope". I've worked long and hard to suppress those memories thank you very much. This class would probably cause more profanity to come out of Jackie's mouth than the average Sunday getting the girl's ready for church.
Well, happy summer- I look forward to reporting on our upcoming trip to NYC plus I have lots of movie/tv updates to give. Plus, we always have rec center fun!

Disney Madness

So the past three months, my MDT (Music, Dance, Theatre) class has been working on a Disney-themed revue. While the songs are great, they are almost annoyingly catchy. This past week (a difficult and late-night technical week) both Jackie and I have literally woken up at 3:00am (me in a panic attack about some number) and Jackie because... well, because she's Jackie and that's how she rolls.

Here is a breakdown by the day:

Yesterday (Sunday, May 4): 9:00am- the girl's wake up, Jackie can't get "Bless my soul, Herc was on a roll" from Zero to Hero from Hercules. She sings it approximately 85 times until sacrament meeting- where it gets replaced by Go the Distance (which already sounds like an EFY song). I have I Wanna Be Like You from The Jungle Book. It causes me to temporarily forget what I am singing while I am conducting the congregation in Did you Think to Pray. (I Wanna Be and Did You Think to Pray would make an awesome medley!)

Saturday, May 3rd: 8:00m: Jackie has When She Loved Me (from Toy Story 2) and Proud of Your Boy (cut from Aladdin) on rotation (with periodic bursts of Hercules). She becomes angry with herself. I have A Whole New World (which leaves my mind when I go and get a massage that afternoon).

Friday, May 2nd: 3:00am: Jackie has Endless Night from the Broadway The Lion King. It's very inspirational to watch Jackie stand on the bed to be Rafeeki and hit me on the head with a stick while she sings. After hitting me on the head, I have Les Poisson's from The Little Mermaid running rampant. It makes me hungry for good sushi.