Yesterday we woke up to almost 10 inches of snow on the ground. It was the first snowfall of the season, so it hit all of us in the area REAL fast. I had to get out and size boots for all these young ones. Put away all our ball caps and bonnets and replace them with scarves, snow hats, gloves, and snow pants. And, of course, they can't wait to get outside to play and help clear the drive. So thankful, my big boys actually do an amazing job of clearing the drive!! The others just "help". ;)
And, how inconvenient that it came on the day when we all had to be up, dressed, fed, and out the door to be over at our local children's theatre by 9:30am, which at that time, it was still snowing and the roads were in terrible shape. I was really really really hoping that it would be delayed or rescheduled. But it wasn't. With 260 kids performing that day, it was nearly impossible to reschedule the day. So, as the saying goes - "The Show Must Go On"! And, it was going to! We had to get our little actors and and actresses to their performances. Not wanting to chance being out in Big Red with the shape the roads were in and were only going to get worse, I sadly stayed home with the kids who were NOT in the morning showcase performance. And, Neil braved the roads with our performers in tow. Thank God Neil was able to record the performance, so at least I got see my Mama Sheep (Ariel) and Monkey (Max) perform.
Then that evening, the snow had ceased, roads were so much better, so we all made it to the performance of our two oldest boys. Mario was the host, and Fone was the last contestant. And, the rest of the boys are homeschooling friends of theirs.
This theater thing and interest is still so foreign to me. Even with Hansel and Gretel performance in October and all the showcase performances that these young ones have taken part in, I'm still in awe at how our kids love to be up on stage and have the confidence to memorize all those lines and act. So so thankful though!!! It's such a great experience for them!