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Today I taught my very own Music Together class. I've been co-teaching for awhile now, but this summer I'm teaching two classes by myself. I LOVE IT! I took the Music Together training in November just because I thought that it would improve the quality of music therapy that I did. Now I like Music Together just for the program itself. I really like watching the kids get excited about their favorite songs and being able to play with them through music. Today almost everyone in the class was new. The kids were awesome as well as the parents. Everyone participated and had fun. I'm super excited for the rest of the semester and many more semesters to come!

After my Music Together class I facilitated a music therapy session for a group of kids with disabilities at a children's learning facility. This facility has never had music therapy. The kids were awesome! The staff was very supportive which was super awesome! The group didn't go as I planned, but it usually never does. I'm so thankful that I did my music therapy internship where I did. The director, other music therapists, and staff at the school were amazing and I learned so much. It definitely helped to prepare me for my career. I never realized how much I actually learned while I was there. 

After today's class and session I'm super excited to begin my music career and see where life takes me. I love seeing the change and happiness that music can bring to people's lives!

A Whole Rainbow...

Today I came home and actually saw the end of a rainbow! Makayla really wanted to get the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. She still doesn't believe me that there isn't gold to be found. Oh how I wish that there was!

 As I was walking into my house I saw beginning of the rainbow. Then I noticed that it was a double rainbow! My week has been made.

Brenna's road rage and more...

On Friday my mom, sisters, and I went to St. George for the weekend. Everyone always tells me that I get road rage. I now know where I get it from...my mom. Apparently Brenna is well on her way to also having road rage. She was sound asleep while we were sitting on the freeway for awhile because of traffic. She woke up and saw the semi-truck beside us that was also just sitting there, and she said (very disgustedly), "Is that truck just going to park in the middle of the road or what?!?" Then she went back to sleep.

Later that day she was watching a movie in the car with our cousin, Zac, and wanted to change the movie. We were almost to St. George, so my mom told her that she couldn't change the movie. Brenna sat there for a few minutes and then this conversation happened:

Brenna: "We need to make a pit stop!" 

Brenna singing: "I need a pit stop! I need a pit stop! 

I need a pit stop!"

Me: "What's a pit stop?"

Brenna: "A pit stop is where you stop and we change our movie."

Zac: "No, it is where you stop on the side of the road and fix something on your car."

Brenna: "Can we PLEASE just make a pit stop? There's a good place for a pit stop." She then started singing I need a pit stop!" again.

Movie Workout...

Last Saturday my sisters and I played the Wii. We did a body test on Wii Fit. Let's just say that I wasn't where I wanted to be, so I made a few goals about my fitness. Today I worked out with a Jillian Michael's DVD. Brenna decided to do it with me. As we were working out she asked, "Are you sweating?" I said, "Yes." Then she responded, "Well I'm not. Why are you?" Haha...a few minutes later she said that she needed to stop because she was too tired.

A few hours later Brenna asked my mom to put "the movie that Sam had" back on. She then told me that she wanted to work out some more. She wanted to do ALL the movie workouts that I had. She thought that "movie workouts" were so awesome and she wanted to invite her friends over to do them with us. I don't think that I will have a problem working out with her around!

She did a really good job trying to do the moves right. She really likes jumping jacks 

she said. Apparently she's never done them...weird!

Bored Shepherds...

This video makes me SUPER happy...

I PASSED!!!!!

Today I accomplished something that I have been working toward/dreading for the last 5 1/2 years!

I passed the board certification test to become a board certified music therapist.

This officially ends my undergraduate college career.

It's a good day!

The Pipe...

There was also a pipe involved in this weekend's activities. My family and I went on our weekly drive around the farm with my dad on Sunday to help him check on things. While we were out and about we stopped by a pipe across the ditch. My dad told Savanna to walk across it. After some freaking out for a minute she did. Then Brenna crossed it while holding onto my mom's hand. Then Makayla crossed it. She was super freaked out, but she did it. Then my dad asked me if I did it. I didn't want to. I don't like crossing things, even across ditches. I'm ashamed to say that it freaked me out a lot, but I did it :)
While we were all doing this the dogs were there running around. Buster crossed the ditch many times but Molly never did. Apparently Molly is SUPER afraid of water. I didn't know this. She really wanted to play with Buster, but she didn't know how to cross the ditch without getting wet. She tried crossing the pipe many times but always backed up. One time she fell into the water while trying to walk across the pipe. She made some super weird jumping movements in the water and finally got across. Then it was time to leave and she had to cross the ditch again. She freaked out again. She tried to walk across the pipe again and repeated what she did the first time. It was probably one of the saddest but funniest things I've seen a very long time.