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A Weekend in Seussland…

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Well it is over.

2† 1/2 months of practice, listening to the CD over and over, making costumes, hot gluing pom poms, working on dialogue, working on blocking, working on sets, doing makeup, doing hair.

Friday and Saturday K performed Seussical Jr. The Musical 5 times!

Each time there was the same sense of excitement backstage.† Gina and I jumping up and down, making sure the kids were where they should be, making sure the sets were lined up to go on, worrying about lights not working, mics going out, last minute costume repairs, hair fixes.† [I wonder how many layers of the ozone was destroyed with hair spray!!??]

It was beautiful and wonderful.† For 1 1/2 hours the audience was taken into the magical world of Seuss.† K was just so excited.† She loves theatre.† She loves performing and all that goes along with it.

The DreamWeaver’s Children Theatre Group are just so awesome. I love how the kids all take care of each other.† How the older kids help with the younger kids.† Putting on a production involves so much work, but in the end, it is so worth it.

I will post other pictures later but now I am still exhausted.† I am going take a nap and dream of Solla Sollew.

<3

K/K

All the Who’s Down in Whoville….

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Practice, Practice.

This is Seussical week so we† have practice every day!† Tonight we move into the Princess Theatre. Kei is bouncing off the walls.† This is her 5th play and by FAR my favorite.† [of course my favorite is usually whichever one we are doing!]† But this is so good.† The kids have done such a great job.† We have some fabulous talent in our area!† I wish I could sing!† I am not one of those people who say, “Oh I can’t sing” and then start getting all Mariah Carey.† I am horrible as in,†† “My Best Friend’s Wedding Cameron Diaz bad plus 150%!

Oh well, we can’t have everything! 🙂

My back has been just killing me.† Last night I couldn’t sleep at all.† I went to the doc [Dr. Dake by the Lake..sorry Seuss humor] and he said I had a pulled muscle.† He asked me how often I bowled and with what size bowling ball and I fell in the floor laughing.† I told him I had bowled ONCE at an 8 year old’s b’day party and I used a 6 lb ball, the SAME size as my 9 year old!† He just rolled his eyes, he has known me for a long time.† He gave me muscle relaxants and some stuff to rub on it.† I said, “Well how long does it usually take to recover from a pulled muscle?”† And his answer?† “It depends, some people a few days, some a couple of weeks, some 3 months!” Sheshhh!

So I am trying to be really careful, but it’s hard NOT to use your upper back muscles.† Unless you have a cabana boy to wait on you hand and foot, and I’m fresh out of those!

Have a terrific Tuesday!

<3

K/K

Weekends…

We had a good weekend.† Saturday we didn’t do much.† My dang back is still giving me troubles.† [Note to self- too old to consider a career in bowling!]

Kei spent the day sewing.† I really want to sign her up for sewing lessons.† Cause I sure can’t help her much in that department!

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Sunday we went to church and to daddy’s for lunch.† Kei wore her backpack that she had made on Saturday.† She was so proud of herself!

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We grilled hamburgers and the kids all played outside. They rode the golf cart, shot the BB gun, played Frisbee and ran around Daddy’s big backyard.

Then we had Seussical practice all afternoon.† Kei is beside herself with excitement!† I wish I still got that excited about things.† The play is going to be great!† We can’t wait.

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Happy Monday!

<3

K/K