Weekend News Report

I am pleased to report that I can now make three different types of tortillas: corn, flour, and wheat. It's not hard to make tortillas, but until Thursday, when I had to fill in for the woman who was going to demonstrate making tortillas but canceled, I had only a theoretical knowledge of the process. Following an afternoon in the kitchen, experimenting, I emerged triumphant and covered with flour, three stacks of tortillas wrapped in foil to keep warm for my family's dinner. I immediately had to run off and demonstrate my new skills at a Relief Society activity on beans and tortillas, which turned out well and hit the mark of being both practical (using food storage stuff) and delicious, as well as giving the ladies plenty of time to socialize. Today, I have a crockpot full of black beans cooking for dinner, and I'll make flour tortillas, though they will not be perfectly round by any stretch of the imagination.

Last night was the ward spaghetti dinner and talent show, which was a fundraiser for the Young Women's camp. Each auxiliary had been asked to contribute a talent, so the Relief Society presidency got together and I suggested a classic skit: Janie Gets Hit By the Bus. While not many are familiar with this particular skit, trust me when I tell you it has the potential to be hilarious. I roped Husband into playing a part, and he made me laugh so hard as the doctor that I nearly couldn't finish my part. I know at least one of my readers will remember that skit and the performance we put on 20 years ago that had the audience in tears, they were laughing so hard. Justin as the bus driver? Oh, man! Classic. And how you rolled your hair in a bandana and stuck balloons down your shirt as the mother? I still laugh about that.

The talent that stole the show, however, was when the bishopric danced to Michael Jackson's Thriller.

Sian played her violin. I accompanied her on piano to "You Raise Me Up." A good time was had by all.