Okay, I'll play too ...

Some random facts about me!

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? not that I know of
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? yesterday
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? not really
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? anything sliced real thin
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? YES!
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? possibly
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? never!
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? I would have when I was younger - not anymore tho!
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Fruity Pebbles
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? nope
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? definately (tho not physically) - and I want all three of my girls to be also!
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? anything smothered in chocolate syrup
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? attitude
15. RED OR PINK? PINK!
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my skin
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My sisters and brother
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING ? red and black flannel pj's and grandma's slippers
20 WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? girls scout cookies - thin mints to be exact
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Addison watching "Dirty Jobs"
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? purple
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? freshly mowed grass, blooming flowers, christmas trees
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE ? Mom
25.PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? stole it
26. HAIR COLOR? red
27. EYE COLOUR? green
28. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? sometimes
29. FAVORITE FOOD? salmon
30.SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings.
31. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Ice Princess with the girls - it was great!
32. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Black with red and white scottie dogs - my pj's
33. SUMMER OR WINTER . summer
34. HUGS OR Kisses? hugs - kisses are nasty!
35. FAVORITE DESSERT? hot fudge sundae cake topped with vanilla ice cream
38. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? some mindless trashy novel - a great escape from reality
39. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Dell - how boring!
40. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST? HGTV
41. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SOUND? my girls laughing together
42. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles!
43. WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Saudi Arabia when I was a kid - DC as an adult
44. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I don't think so
45. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Renton, WA

One weekend down ... one to go!

I have a few pictures to post. Here is the all cast picture(s) - I'm too lazy to try to crop them together at this point. The K-2 graders are in the white shirts (little men in black), and the 3-6 graders are in the colored shirts. See if you can find my two (one is a little man in black in the top picture and one is in a red shirt in the second one).







I have some video on my camera, but don't know how to get it on here so you can watch it. I'll have more pictures next weekend when Addison "gets" to sit in the audience and watch.

The fun has only just begun...

Tomorrow night is our first performance of "Mission Possible". With a cast of 90+ kids, it has been an extremely busy and stressful past 6 weeks trying to get this all pulled together. I was asked to assist with backstage help - and agreed - but had no idea what that really meant! I envisioned getting to know some wonderful and hard working members of our new congregation, being with my kids while they were rehearsing, and having a great time. Well, those all came true, but at the expense of spending 6 evenings a week, for the past few weeks, at the church building, many of those being extremely late nights (I haven't been out until midnight since before I had kids!). I am the "stage right" hand, dressed in black, in headphones with script and notes in hand. I know what every kid is wearing in all 13 songs, where it is kept, who is in each scene (for the entire two hour performance), and every other in-and-out of the backstage organization of such a huge production. All stage charts have been done on my computer, and changed after every rehearsal to meet the needs of everyone. Needless to say, my house is a mess, we have no food anywhere, clean clothes are very hard to come by, I am extremely sleep deprived, but I am in organizational-hog-heaven! I have a whole new group of absolutely wonderful christian friends who are as committed - if not more - than I am to making this a wonderful experience for our kids and a successful outreach to the community.

Man, I've never blogged so much in my life! Probably never will again either. :)

Oh, Mikaela and Camryn both have a few lines in the musical. They are thrilled! The main parts go to the sixth graders - something for Mikaela to look forward to next year. I wish you all could come and see it...I'll try to get Addison to take some pictures during the performances so I can post them here.

Break a leg...