mixed emotions

It's been a week of very mixed emotions. Casey and I have both been stressed about the upcoming weekend. I had the Primary Program to get finalized and Casey had a very important Bridal Show at the Fairgrounds where he is unveiling the newest addition to our rental business...photo booth. (more on that later). He spent the whole week stressing about getting it up and running as the software was very complicated. I spent the week calling every child and leader in our Ward to remind them about Primary Program practice. Then, on Friday, we received some devastating news. One of our dear friends, Chris Younger, passed away. He leaves behind three very young children and a wife. (Not to mention his father and mother, who we just adore.) Suddenly, all of our weekly stresses were brought in to perspective and all we could concentrate on was this poor family. When something like this happens, you want to draw your own family closer, hug them a little tighter and tell them that you love them more often. Anyway, we muddled through the weekend (everyone was a little distracted and emotional at the Program Practice but we pushed through it.) Then on Sunday, the beautiful children in our Ward put smiles on everyone's faces with their beautiful singing. The Program was so wonderful and the spirit was very strong. Children are so wonderful aren't they?

Here is Casey's new photobooth. He is pushing it to weddings and schools. For weddings, the guests create a "photo guest book." They take their picture, and receive two copies...one that they get to keep, and one to put into a special album where they can then write a message to the bride and groom. The bride and groom then have a photo book with each guest and a message, instead of just a list of names in a guest book. Casey had a sample at the bridal show and the brides and grooms were going crazy over it. Casey was very encouraged that this would be a huge hit. For schools, we're just going to rent it out for proms/grad parties etc, for the kids to take their pictures as a keepsake. I am trusting Casey's business instincts that this will make us some extra money....he hasn't led us astray so far! Smart guy I married!

Here are Allison and Maggie on Primary Program day. Where are Maggie's shoes? They did such a good job on their parts and their singing!

Finally, here's our week....enjoy!