Wednesday, March 12, 2008

What is it with people when you tell them a deadline, they all think that they can take another week to get the stuff in. I tell you, if I was Ginny, I just wouldn't enter the late ones in competitions. This is totally ridiculous! I have to spend all night up, the night before we leave on a trip because these people REFUSE to turn in the money on time......you can't just count the money and be done. There are several forms we have to compile the information on, and then cross check everything.

On a lighter note, MTV is coming to the studio for the day tomorrow. Ginny wanted me to come and finish helping cleaning, but I paid for a sewing class and I am going. They are coming to interview her for something to do with the drill team stuff she does, and if she gets the job, they will be filming at the studio on a regular basis. Just what we need! Another reason for Ms. Michelle to be full of herself! I think Ginny is crazy to let this go on....it will be nothing but trouble just you watch. However, I will be a good girl and wear my purple office manager shirt if I go to the studio at any point tomorrow.

We survived another competition. That little Cymbre and her partner Megan took a platinum 1st place in their catagory, and then won First Place Overall too! She has all the luck with Star Systems. Cooper's duet did well too taking a first place platinum in their division, but they didn't quite get the overall. Their division is judged much harder than Cymbre's, just because of their age. They were competing against other Hintze duets, and bet out most of them. Our Mary Poppins and Happy Feet productions took the "Outstanding Achievement" awards, and our studio was the "Top Studio" at the competition. That means we got the highest average of all of the scores that performed for each studio. They average every entry for the studio, and it makes sense that we won since most of our dances received platinums. We received several comments on the costumes for the duets I made, so that always makes me feel good.

We are packing for the trip to Denver....I am excited to leave Houston for a few days. It will be nice to get away from the studio.

I am going to a pattern design sewing class in the morning....don't you think it's about time I learn how to do it since I have been doing it for the dance studio for 4 years! I thought so.

Friday, I have the priviledge of getting yet another crown on a tooth. The dumb tooth just broke off, so of course, it needs a crown.....nothing like a toothache for the trip.

Well, Russell will be proud of me....I installed a new font on my office computer and I didn't even have to call him.....AMAZING!. Then on top of that, I installed a new program too....Miracles will never cease. Then the best part is, it actually works! I was doing some things for Ginny for her charity league stuff she does.
I will finish it up tomorrow, and then she can just print it out over the break.

Have you ever really looked at a new package of CD's? They are all so pretty and new, and then when you open the package, even before you touch anything, the top one manages to get scratched! What the heck! How does the thing that doesn't breathe, have arms or legs managed to get scratched without anyone even touching it? Are there some invisible men inside the stack that run around with nails creating havoc? I even bought a package with those little separater things between the cd's, but NO, that didn't keep them from getting scratches either. And no, I didn't just buy the cd package at Wal Mart, I got some of them at Target, and one stack at Office Depot. I think there is a plot to ruin all the cd's in the world. Even the package with the colored ones is scratched. At least whoever is doing it isn't picky.

I got Uncle Gary a new nappy blanket made....he called and said his was worn out while I was making all the costumes. I got it made in time to go with us. The girls chose spider fabric, so it will be interesting to see his reaction. There will probably be spider wars going on this week. Beware!

Well, I must try to get some of these cd's to burn....we have taken a bunch of songs off the old records and put them on the computer and I want to make some cd's for Dad and I in the car.....we don't have IPods! Maybe I will put the C is for cookie song on one, and the train one about Cookie Monster. I know, you kids want those songs. Dad is working on it.

Remember to serve someone else this week. I'd let someone carry my part of Elizabeth and Ethan's stuff for a bit if you want to....the trial chemo has started, and she is a wreck....he is turning into a kind of "lab rat" as she calls it. I still am having a REAL hard time not crying when she calls. I have to cry when I hang up, but I try real hard not to fall apart on the phone. VERY DIFFICULT!

I love you.

Mom