Show week…ahhh show week

The
Longest
Week
Ever…

Keilee has had a blast playing a ditzy blonde who can’t sing, can’t dance, giggles like a loon, but is very good at flirting!!!† This Mama has not enjoyed that part very much.† I told a friend this is the most Keilee has touched a boy EVER!† Let’s keep it that way for a few more years Kei, m’kay?

There was almost as much fun to be had backstage and after the show as during.† The younger girls flock around Keilee.†† She also gave her world famous “Knitting Lesson’s During a Play” classes.† It just tickles me all the people she has taught to knit. I love that she is passing along one of her passions.

The actual show is a twist on the classic “The Princess and the Pea”.† It is hysterical.† Prince Valiant takes off on his journey to meet his potential princesses.† They are all a little …strange….for his taste.† There is the very smart one that he doesn’t understand, the beautiful, vain one, the one that is stronger than he is, the alien one, the one who is allergic to everything, the one who is OCD about cleanliness, the Valley Girl princess and more.

Then there is Keilee.† The Ding Dong…

Pictures from Esther Crawford.† I am backstage all shows.† Esther described her role as a ‘poodle on crack’.† Pretty much true..

This is a collage that Esther made of her screeching singing.

Show week is almost non stop however we did find time for a bit of other things.† Keilee and I played a lot of board games, did some art journaling, we watched “The Man in the Iron Mask” which is one of my favorite movies ever, she wrote a story about an alternate version of “Red Riding Hood”, she is learning French, she is working on a Power Point presentation about Life in the 50’s,† we picked up a great outdoor swing that a friend was about to get rid of and have spent tons of time sitting under the trees reading and talking.

She also took lots of pictures.† All these she took with her iPhone camera.† Isn’t Spring beautiful?

So Saturday wraps up the last show.† The bad good news is she starts another one Monday.† Ay caramba!

Deep breaths, Karen, deep breaths.

Favorite resource…

Since we didn’t really do a lot of ‘schoolish’ things I will use a link to a blog that I have recently found and love.† Penelope Trunk is an Homeschool Mom, speaker and has founded 3 startups.† Her posts are intelligent and wonderful.† Check her out .

The other ‘Favorite Resource” is a recipe site called My Recipes.† Now I know there are thousands of these out there, but I really love this one.† Besides having tons of great, healthy recipes, there is another thing I love.† If you sign up [free] it will tell you if there is ANY ingredient in that recipe that is on sale near you!† Love it!

I really hope to slow down next week.† I am hoping for lovely weather, not many commitments, lots of learning and slow moving days.† What could be better?

Happily linking with Mary @ “Collage Friday“

and

Susan @ “Favorite Resource“

Homeschooling Rocks!
Karen

I love that one of my quote comes from my [coughcough] future son-in-law.
ìWith any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it’s just not†acting. It’s lying.î – Johnny Depp

“Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all be bigger than life.” ~ Bette Davis