February 27, 2012
The girls and I are just back from the trip to Raleigh, North Carolina for a tap dance convention. We try to go every year, and it's such a good experience for the girls. Mark Goodman brings a great staff with him, and the dancers learn so much. While we were there, Cooper got to go over her solo with Mark. He came and did the choreography during the September, and she has been rehearsing with Ms. Andee every Friday ever since. He was very proud of her mastering the solo, and only changed a few little things. It is quite a difficult solo, and this is the first time she is dancing in heels. She has already broken on pair, but this second pair seems to be holding up better. Good thing, since they cost so much!!! Cymbre got to tap dance with her favorite teacher, Olivia, who does things with world cultures music. Cymbre adores it! Cymbre's knee always is very tender and sore, but this year she got to dance more classes than she has been able to do before....a plus in her mind. Mark used her as an example in the class he taught. She demonstrated steps and then showed off her slide! Mark also made Cooper do an improvisation dance for a few bars all on her own....she told him that he made her dance when she didn't have anything to say. He just told her that he was feeling it, so she could do it. She did a great job. Basically, he was dancing alone inside a circle, and then handed it over to Cooper, who then danced, and handed it over to someone else. A new experience for her. All in all it was a successful and fun weekend for the girls.
Now we are back to the daily grind here in Houston.
This week I really have to get all the costumes finished...shouldn't be to hard as mostly it is just rhinestoning left to do and a couple of hair pieces to assemble.
We all thoroughly enjoyed the visit with Jack, Lucy, Caleb, and Holly. It was over way to soon and the toys that thought they had been liberated from the attic are once again forced into retirement until another visit rolls around. Jack thinks Gwamma has a special dishwasher because mine can wash toys! Lucy went around calling out "Grandpa" constantly, but didn't really want anything to do with him. She did love his tigers though. We enjoyed visits to the Houston Aquarium and the Zoo. Jack helped Gwamma make muffins, and enjoyed eating the cookies in the cookie jar. Now I just need to get the box with the things they left here mailed off.
While I was gone, Guy sold our worn out van and bought a newer (it has 40,000 miles) toyota sienna van. It is supposed to be some steel blue color, but I can't see much blue amongst the steel. We actually got $1500 for the old van, which was about three times what we thought we would. The girls are delighted that the new van has two side doors that open, and rear air conditioning. Guy is just glad to leave me with a more dependable car to drive, and I am just trying to figure out all the bells and whistles. The thing freaks out everytime you start it or turn it off....thinks it has to reset the CD player.....maybe today I will actually put a CD in it and see what happens. It fits in the garage, so no more running in the rain to get to the house for mom....sorry Dad! And now because the van will always be in the garage when the girls come home from dance, Cooper will be able to park in the driveway behind it. Everyone will still be able to get out when they need to, and Cooper can stop thinking she has been kicked to the curb! Although.....she is getting ready to leave for college in a year.
This week for my Sunday School lesson I am searching for a plastic toy frog.....will explain more later. It's back in the teaching rut yet again!
Things with family problems have not improved, and I'm not sure that they will. They are not problems that I have caused, but I am being blamed. What a mess! I just think that everyone needs to deal in the real reality, and not some made up stuff....and people who didn't grow up in my home should not be judging us.
Guess that's about all the news for today....must get busy!
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