Like a Hunting Dog

Sometimes I feel like a hunting dog. 

Particularly an off-season-neglected hunting dog.

I'm kept in my home and yard most days out of the year.  So much so, that when I get to go do something, everyone (including me) is happy for me that I "got out".  Like my owners let me out of the mundane boundaries of the yard and took me to the dog park.

And then hunting season, or in my case theater season, comes and I'm so excited and end up overworking myself into a heap on the floor in front of the fireplace hearth.  Except I don't have a fireplace or a hearth, so really it's the rocking chair I collapse onto.

I go go go working hard for the family who "owns" me and love it, but get pretty worn out at the same time, and then "hunting" season ends and I rarely leave the yard.

So, though it's a bit stressful and very tiring, it is also really fun.  So I will enjoy this time out in the field until my family puts me back in my kennel.

Easter Day!

Easter re-cap in pictures!

There was:
Easter basket hunting and finding...

 Mom's taking pictures with a flash in a completely dark room seconds after Little Man woke up... sorry buddy.

 Easter egg eating

 Jump-roping

 Bubble blowing

 Bubble chasing

 and food eating

 I made the cream cheese frosting myself and decorated them with jelly beans :o)

I didn't even attempt a picture of the three of my kids together dressed up... just stresses me out.  It was a wonderful day full of fun, family, food, and a celebration of everlasting life!

Wishful Wednesday

I wish stage managing wasn't so freaking stressfull.

I wish I could dream about something other than stage managing.

I wish we had more people backstage to help move things.

There are over 70 kids all with parents, why do we not have more backstage help?

I wish the weather would be nice again. Yesterday was almost 70 and sunny. Today is low 40's and raining.

blah.

I hope you have something better.  What are you wishing for?

Easter Preparations and My Little Troublemaker

I've got enough Easter pictures for two posts, so this first one is dedicated to the preparation part.

Last Thursday I planned an Easter egg hunt for the daycare kids.  Our neighborhood does a huge one every Good Friday morning but one of my daycare kids (besides the babies) lives outside our neighborhood and I knew she'd love hunting for and collecting eggs, so we had one in our backyard!!

First I set out fun springtime foam stickers, plastic cups with two holes punched in the tops, one on each side, sparkly chenille sticks, and Easter grass.  By the way, I hate plastic Easter grass. Go paper, it's way less messy!

 And I set them to work making little baskets to put their goodies in!

 Since Sweet Pea was home from school that day for spring break I asked her if she wanted to hide the eggs, or find them.  She chose to hide them.  Once they were all hidden, and cup/baskets were made, they were off!

 This was Little Man's first egg hunt that he could participate in.  Last year he was still just a crawler.

 I gave the toddlers a little head start, and when they each had a few eggs I reminded the bigger kids what their egg limit was and let them loose.

After the big neighborhood hunt on Friday morning Spencer, the kids, and I decorated our Easter eggs! 

 Little Man wasn't too impressed with the process, he really just wanted to play with the bowls of dye.  Not gonna fly with this Momma!  So he took off to play while the rest of us did the eggs and played with Easter egg-shaped playdough.

 
Oh did I say play? 

Hey... where's the little guy?  I don't hear him anywhere?

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His door is closed.
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 Busted!!

It Fits!

I recently tried Little Man's swimwear from last summer on him to see if by any chance they still fit.

I was delighted to find that they still fit great!  One less suit to buy!

Now if the weather would just cooperate and warm up he might just get to use it!

Wishful Wednesday

It's April 20th.  

Need I say more?

edited to add: this wish was brought to you by sucky weather, not by a day dedicated to an illegal green plant... never touched the stuff.  I'm glad that coincidence was pointed out to me!

What are you wishing for today?

Sleeping Beauty is Coming Up!

Forgive my lack of steady posting, I've been busy.  I've been busy running Sweet Pea and her friend back and forth to the theater for Sleeping Beauty rehearsal!  She has been busy rehearsing her roles (yep, she has 3!) as the Enchanted Bucket (I throw the "enchanted" part in because it makes her feel all the more special), a member of the King's Court, and one of the thorns that attacks Prince Phillip when he tries to rescue the sleeping princess.

The kids are really doing a great job getting ready for this show to open. They've been off book all week and for the most part are remembering their lines.  At this point, from what I can tell back stage, they are working on smoothing things out and getting into and staying in character.  I think once they start wearing their costumes next week the character development will improve.  Again though, I'm backstage and can't really tell what's happening in front of the curtain, but it seems to be going very well, considering they've only been working on it for a month!

We don't really have a set yet, which has me a little worried, but from what veteran youth theatre workshop parents have told me it isn't uncommon for the set to get done at the last minute. 

This is a fun show and it is super cute!  The cast is talented and are really enjoying themselves!  I'm really excited to see all the kids in their costumes, because the one's I have seen are adorable!

If you live nearby you should come see Disney's Sleeping Beauty at one of the many showtimes:

Friday, April 29, 7:00 pm

Saturday, April 30, 2:00 pm
Saturday, April 30, 7:00 pm
Sunday, May 1, 2:00 pm
Thursday, May 5, 7:00 pm
Friday, May 6, 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 7, 2:00 pm
Saturday, May 7, 7:00 pm
Sunday, May 8, 2:00 pm
Sunday, May 8, 6:00 pm

Click HERE to order tickets!