Thomas and the entire second grade of Bristow Run Elementary School put on a musical production called Temples and Tombs.
"Temples and Tooooooooooombs...."
We learned from past experience (they do this every year, so Kayleigh did it 2 years back) that the room gets packed and you can't see a thing unless you are literally in the very front. 2 years back, there were 6 classes in second grade. Now there are 8. So it was standing room only if you didn't get there early. We got chairs - yea! And they weren't too far back. But we couldn't see a thing. We mostly saw Thomas as he filed in and was standing on the raisers, before the next row filed in front of him. After that, it was tiny glimpses of parts of his head. It appeared he was doing the motions and dancing with the rest. There were 38 speaking parts (Thomas did not have a part). If 8 classes have about 25 in each, that's roughly 200 kids. It gets very boring watching a show you saw 2 years back, and not even getting to anticipate our own kid speaking in the microphone. But you may spot his hair if the kids are standing just right...
The room looked a bit ridiculous. It's a gym with a small stage, about 3 steps up at one end. So the room is flat, no angle, impossible to see. The chairs started out packed. But everyone soon realized that you can see nothing from the chairs, so the parents with their cameras would line the perimeter of the room, trying to get a better angle. And the kids soon filled the center aisle, sitting on the floor. Kayleigh had this idea right as soon as we got there and took EV. I think they enjoyed the show there. Some parents joined them there as they realized it was another way to actually see the stage. So by half-way through, the chairs around us were looking much more barren and the people had moved to stand or squat in the aisle.
Kind of a waste, but Thomas seemed to have a good time, and at least we took some pictures. There's always the pictures.
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This is about how well we could see Thomas. But here's afterwards...
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That last one's the music teacher.
Then there was Easter. I guess that was before Temples and Tombs. Anyhow, it was a great day. Mom had sent the girls matching Easter dresses. They had hats and gloves that they wore for a few minutes, pretty much for a few pictures. Except Kayleigh - she actually tried to hang in there. Oh, and EV loved her hat, and kept it on all day. And Thomas had some new clothes and decided to wear his baptism tie with them.
They had 2 Easter Egg hunts, lucky kids. One was in the morning before church. The second was at Aunt Lynne's house, where we went right after church for dinner. She had made some great food and wouldn't let me bring anything. Donna was there as well. Kristin was not - she was sick. Bummer. Was a very fun day though. Including some entertainment by the kids and the dogs with their 2 against 2 tug-of-war. There's a picture of them in the slideshow.
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Wood Floor ... Chad's putting in a wood floor in the kitchen and it's looking super. I'm his helper, which means he could be going faster without me, perhaps. Here's the progression...
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Last of all We miss Melanie. Yesterday, cousins Kristin and Laura came and picked her up and took her home with them for a couple of days. She was is heaven, helping pack her bag and getting her things together to the big event. And I hear she is getting some great spoiling and special treatment over there. The kids are cute - they miss her. Especially Kayleigh.
It was an extremely nice thing to do for her. Thanks, Kristin and Laura. I hope you get some sleep tonight. Good luck.
