and Kevin is now 17 years old! It was a busy day- in the way that no one was home at the same time except early in the morning, and late at night. So Kevin opened his gifts before school at 6am (this was early for Melissa and Rachel as they had no school that day due to parent conferences). He got iPod speakers, desk (also a head board and night stand that is yet to arrive), a thing that allows him to play his iPod through the car speakers, money, and iTunes. I think he was pretty happy with it all. We had apple coffee cake and hot chocolate for breakfast. I cooked roast beef for 
Kevin's birthday dinner, and we all ate it when we could. Kevin and Jessica ate it at 4:30 before they headed off for band practice. Jennifer ate next before going to work (YAH she got a job at Joanne Fabrics!), Melissa and Rachel ate a little later after violin lessons. I saw Brian in the driveway as he came home from work as I was leaving to take Jennifer to work and told him we were the only ones that hadn't eaten yet, and he waited for me to get home so we ate together. We all had cake at 10:30pm when we were finally all together again. The picture tells the tale- Melissa dead tired! 
This is kind of the schedule we are on nowadays- all going where ever, whenever. As I type this it is 3:30 and I'm cooking hamburgers for Kevin and Jessica. So if anyone has some easy crock pot meals they can share with me that would be great- dinner that I can have ready for those to eat, when I'm not home yet from a music lesson etc.
I mentioned that Jennifer finally got a job. She had been babysitting for a lady in the ward a couple hours a day in the mornings, and applying where ever she could. I was surprised to learn from other moms how hard it is for youth to get hired around here. She applied for about 20 places, and even interview for Target, Fred Meyer, and Kohl's. The jobs that make you apply on line take about an hour to do. It was getting discouraging as the days went by. Hiring got a little better as stores were looking for temporary employees for the holiday season. So that is what Jennifer was hired for at Joann's. She'll get about 20-26 hours a week. She has been working the 6pm-10pm shift and has worked the cutting table and cashier. As soon as her schedule is set a little bit, she will hopefully work also for Graphic Products in the mornings rolling vinyl. A big thank you to Tina Appel, Jennifer's Laurel advisor, for taking her out job hunting!
As for my latest projects, I've been working on some quilts for the DI that our RS had. There was some donated fabric in the RS closet that we've tied. I put together 2 baby ones, and now am working on finishing of the edges of a King sized one our presidency tied at our last meeting. I've been helping with the dresses for Jessica's women's choir group Les Chanteuses at school. First we measured them for the order, now they arrived so we are marking the hems, and will try to have them ready to wear for their concert on Wednesday. I am just extra hands on this project, and do what they ask. The dresses are nice- black with velvet bodice. The last two years the girls have voted on a style and bought their own. The dresses were pretty ugly on the girls last year. This year the director decided to invest in a group set. I'm glad she did, and I'm glad she picked out the dress she did. The girls have moaned about them as they try them on, but I tell you- they have looked very nice on everyone!
Well, that's all I've got to write about for now- so long.
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