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Ready? Round and round the race course, like a teddy bear.
(music)
Everyone's life is crazy,
but at least I'm doing it the way I like—
like I'm being a mum, which is what I've always wanted to do.
I'm a crown prosecutor, so I prosecute crime on behalf of
the state. I'd be sitting here, and the accused is in the dock,
and the jury would sit over there.
Most people who know me well know I'm an eyebrow guru.
I haven't met an eyebrow I couldn't fix yet. (laughing)
Dionne and I are quite different.
Well, I was kind of a bit of a nutter.
(laughing) Kind of crazy, maybe.
She said she was a bit of a nutter? She used past tense?
She did say past tense. No, absolutely present, future tense,
from here to eternity, I'm sure she'll be a nutter.
And we've passed it on to three little nutters we got at home.
Say Polka Dots! Polka Dots! Say Polka Dots! Polka Dots!
The Polka Dots are a performing group my wife is a part of.
Polka Dot Dionne loves to sing.
Performing is fun. I've had to really grow into that.
But writing the music, I just love doing it.
Whether you walk, bike, run, or skip,
it's better than taking your car for the trip.
I usually write my words first,
and then I come up with the tune to go with it.
(singing) Oh, that makes it loud. That was really high.
We're all mums, and we're just passionate about our children
and making the first years super fun.
(singing)
She gets dressed up for work, puts on her costume,
and I do the same and I put on my gown. And
I've never had my jury sort of clapping and singing along.
Maybe one day I'll reach that level.
(singing)
You can't be angry or sad and be singing, you know?
To me, it shows me they're happy—
if they're singing while they're doing things.
This one even puts her head back and goes, "Ahhh."
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
Some people do think there is stage Dionne
and there's the other one, but
it's sort of all her.
She has her ups and downs as we all do.
Her ups and downs are like this, and
my ups and downs are sort of like that.
It's bike time. Should we ride our bikes? Yeah!
I just think people get an unusual idea about us
because the nickname "Mormon" sounds like a label
rather than just who you are.
I don't like to think that I am something; it's just part of me.
I believe in Christ, and I try to follow Christ.
If that brings the label "Mormon," then great.
But I do what I do because I believe that's the right thing.
I'm a prosecutor for the crown.
I'm a passionate mother.
I'm a Polka Dots groupie.
I'm a Polka Dot.
But most important, I'm a husband to a beautiful wife.
I love doing eyebrows.
My name is Dionne Shaw.
My name is Joshua Shaw, and I'm a Mormon.
And I'm a Mormon.