C did such an awesome job as Annie last night! I was so proud of her. We video taped it & once there's time I'll put it up on youtube - mostly for far-flung family, but I'll post it here for any of you who care to see.

I mean, we're not talkin' Broadway or anything, here. These are a bunch of 5-8th graders putting on a school production. Without ( Read more... )

Look at this kid! Gonna be 11 in 2 months. How can it be?


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C got the lead in Annie - her school's first ever musical! Of course, this does means I have to listen to the Annie CD for the next six months.  But a mom's gotta do what a mom's gotta do. That probably includes forking over for some really expensive voice lessons over the next few months, but I'll find a way.

On Tuesday night I took Corinne to the skate shop to pick out her deck (a monkey and a man, with an alien between them as the missing link), trucks & wheels, along with a helmet and pads. She wore a mask of calm over the excitement she had bubbled forth all the way to the shop. I realized later she was playing it cool. I, of course, came off like ( Read more... )