Saturni

Today I woke up and practiced The First Noel over at the stake center with Sabrina, Truli, and Fa. It was a lot of fun. Fa recorded a "before" and "after" of our practicing on her phone, and the contrast was hilarious! The first time we decided to sing it, I was singing the tenor part and decided to do the final Noel (that goes to high F#) in chest voice, which for some reason I couldn't get right. The sound was a screamo-operatic tone! To make it even worse, Sis. Wright thought it would be good if we did a short retard on that part just to draw it out. Listening to it now in contrast to how we did it today was utterly hilarious. I think we'll be able to sing it okay how we're doing it now.

After helping Bro. Tripp some more with packing, I went over to grandpa's house to discuss my Eagle Scout Project. It's mainly going to be a landscaping project which upgrades the shabby front of the Merlin Alternative Center. We're also going to make a school sign for it so people know what the old district building is actually used for. I'm excited to get it done!

Tonight we held our annual Polar Express night. The tradition includes wearing your pajamas, drinking hot chocolate, making gingerbread cookies, and watching The Polar Express! I never get tired of that movie; this year it was even better than before. I feel like I can understand the symbolism in the movie better now, and the message behind it is very special to me. Amazing parallels to my own life are springing up all over the place! We got to invite Aunt Kirsten's family, Grandma and Grandpa Seable, and Gwin, one of Gretel's friends.

Now I'm watching It's A Wonderful Life; SWEETNESS!