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...