Spring Break
Vacations
A break from the usual routine...
Not so much this year.
The first Saturday of Spring Break
was spent at rehearsals.
On the first Sunday,
our family managed a couple of hours
on a nature hike
(which was a requirement
for my daughter
in celebrating the
100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts).
The hike was immediately followed by
a trip to the home supply store
for supplies needed
to paint a backdrop
for a fundraiser
for the ballet studio
during the Spring Performance.
On Monday,
my children and I,
with the help of a couple
of young family members,
painted a backdrop,
complete with
a castle
in the mountains,
a pumpkin
(for Cinderella),
a friendly dragon,
and, of course,
a winding path to the castle.
On Tuesday,
there was a number
of things accomplished:
1) There was a ballet class
and rehearsals.
2) Errands to buy much needed
household cleaners
and
some aloe
(for our sunburn patches
from painting the backdrop
in our driveway for eight hours).
3) An hour before sunset,
prop wooden boxes were painted
by the whole family.
It should be noted that,
due to these prop boxes:
a) My husband has had
many sleepless nights
trying to envision how
to make them sturdy enough
to bear the weight of dancers
and big enough
for dancers to pop out.
b) Spent countless hours
and weeks making the boxes.
c) As well as,
taking two days off from work
last week to make them smaller
(and not allowing him to take off
during Spring Break).
On Wednesday,
as well, there were quite
a few things accomplished:
1) My email was checked by noon.
(Gasp, yes, I have been so tired
and falling asleep around midnight,
instead of several hours afterwards.)
2) School work meant
attending a homeschool
yearbook training meeting.
(Alas, homeschoolers
rarely ever get breaks.)
3) Errands for going out of town
for ballet classes, which included
a trip to the dancewear store for
more pointe shoes.
4) The whole family
was able to attend to church
because regular ballet classes
were canceled for Spring Break.
5) Our family had a supper picnic
with homeschool friends.
6) Pointe shoe ribbons
and elastics were sewn.
7) Girl Scout plans were made.
On Thursday,
my son packed the car
with the bags that three of us
had packed the night before.
While watching the kids take
an extra ballet class from
one of their favorite teachers
at our home studio,
my blog was being updated.
Then, we hit the road
for a two hour trip,
which included just over
a half hour of rush hour traffic,
to another favorite ballet studio
for a ballet class.
On Friday,
because we stayed with family,
we only had a twenty minute commute
to take classes at the out-of-town studio.
A drive home in pouring rain,
rush hour traffic,
and eleven miles
of stop-n-go traffic
due to a wreck,
made a two hour trip
take four hours.
The last two days of Spring Break
will be spent
at the ballet studio
in rehearsals and
finishing costumes and props
before Tech Week
begins on Monday.
Note: Pictures will be added at a later date.
This month has been so hectic
that there has been little time
to teach me a new trick.
Vacations
A break from the usual routine...
Not so much this year.
The first Saturday of Spring Break
was spent at rehearsals.
On the first Sunday,
our family managed a couple of hours
on a nature hike
(which was a requirement
for my daughter
in celebrating the
100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts).
The hike was immediately followed by
a trip to the home supply store
for supplies needed
to paint a backdrop
for a fundraiser
for the ballet studio
during the Spring Performance.
On Monday,
my children and I,
with the help of a couple
of young family members,
painted a backdrop,
complete with
a castle
in the mountains,
a pumpkin
(for Cinderella),
a friendly dragon,
and, of course,
a winding path to the castle.
On Tuesday,
there was a number
of things accomplished:
1) There was a ballet class
and rehearsals.
2) Errands to buy much needed
household cleaners
and
some aloe
(for our sunburn patches
from painting the backdrop
in our driveway for eight hours).
3) An hour before sunset,
prop wooden boxes were painted
by the whole family.
It should be noted that,
due to these prop boxes:
a) My husband has had
many sleepless nights
trying to envision how
to make them sturdy enough
to bear the weight of dancers
and big enough
for dancers to pop out.
b) Spent countless hours
and weeks making the boxes.
c) As well as,
taking two days off from work
last week to make them smaller
(and not allowing him to take off
during Spring Break).
On Wednesday,
as well, there were quite
a few things accomplished:
1) My email was checked by noon.
(Gasp, yes, I have been so tired
and falling asleep around midnight,
instead of several hours afterwards.)
2) School work meant
attending a homeschool
yearbook training meeting.
(Alas, homeschoolers
rarely ever get breaks.)
3) Errands for going out of town
for ballet classes, which included
a trip to the dancewear store for
more pointe shoes.
4) The whole family
was able to attend to church
because regular ballet classes
were canceled for Spring Break.
5) Our family had a supper picnic
with homeschool friends.
6) Pointe shoe ribbons
and elastics were sewn.
7) Girl Scout plans were made.
On Thursday,
my son packed the car
with the bags that three of us
had packed the night before.
While watching the kids take
an extra ballet class from
one of their favorite teachers
at our home studio,
my blog was being updated.
Then, we hit the road
for a two hour trip,
which included just over
a half hour of rush hour traffic,
to another favorite ballet studio
for a ballet class.
On Friday,
because we stayed with family,
we only had a twenty minute commute
to take classes at the out-of-town studio.
A drive home in pouring rain,
rush hour traffic,
and eleven miles
of stop-n-go traffic
due to a wreck,
made a two hour trip
take four hours.
The last two days of Spring Break
will be spent
at the ballet studio
in rehearsals and
finishing costumes and props
before Tech Week
begins on Monday.
Note: Pictures will be added at a later date.
This month has been so hectic
that there has been little time
to teach me a new trick.
