November 2014 – Page 3 – Coffee and Inclusion

Camera

I take a lot of photos on my phone. Taking a brief look at my Facebook page will confirm this. I have kids of whom I’m fiercely proud, and I like to share their shining moments with the world.

Today, I’m so thankful to have a camera which is easily accessible through my phone. Without it, I may not have been able to snap the more than 200 photos I took during this weekend’s run of The Wizard of Oz, in which my daughter performed.

Remember when cameras had film? When you had just 36 chances to get a good shot, and then you had to wait until you had the film developed before you could even see if they were worthy of your expectations? I think I took 36 pictures in the first 10 minutes of the show.

I’m not certain what I’ll do with all these images. I’ve already posted them to Facebook, so those who live far from us can enjoy the show through the photos, if they wish. I will have some printed; some for myself, and perhaps even a set just for my daughter so she can make her own scrapbook.

I love looking at pictures, my own and those of my friends and family. I hope my incessant photo snapping brings just as much joy to others. 😉

Addie and I, after today’s performance

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Saturday

Rest. Cleaning. Shopping. Musical.

That was my day. I’m now watching the Buckeyes play yet another late game. One kid won’t go to bed.

Exhausting. Good thing we have one more day of weekend left.

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Night Two

Tonight we were treated to another terrific performance of “The Wizard of Oz”. Afterward, Addie and I attended a cast party, where she has a wonderful time with new friends and I sat and chatted with fellow “stage moms”.

It was a lovely way to spend a Friday night.

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Oz!

What an amazing show!

From the set, to the costumes, to each and every cast member…wow! Just fantastic. I hope every person associated with this production is just as proud as I am. More importantly, Addie has been so happy being a part of the cast, and she was just glowing after the show tonight.

Looking forward to the next performance!

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Still going…

After a very long day and evening, I find myself still awake after midnight. I am exhausted. And a little hungry.

G’night!

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Election Day

I voted in this election; I actually voted early. Today, I am thankful for the opportunity to vote.

I am also thankful that all the political calls and emails will stop. For a little while, anyway.

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We’re Off to See the Wizard…

Addie was fortunate enough to be cast in an upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz, which will be performed by our church’s amazing drama group. Watching this show come together has been such a pleasure, and Addie just glows when she talks about it. She has a role as a munchkin in the Lullabye League, which has been just perfect for her: not too overwhelming, but enough stage time to satisfy her growing love of performing.

Although I’ve seen and heard a lot of rehearsals over the last six weeks, I am excited to see the finished production, which begins this Thursday evening. If you are local, I highly encourage you to join us for one of the shows. The cast is fantastic, it’s a free show, and it’s The Wizard of Oz, so you know you’ll love the story.

For more information about show times and location, click here. See you in Oz!

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So confused

Time change. I don’t like it. I am confused and tired.

No worries, though. It will only take 6-8 weeks to get everyone readjusted.

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Here Comes Jingles…

I spent time today taking down Halloween decorations, and replacing them with a few Thanksgiving items. No Christmas decorations will go up in our house until at least the day after Thanksgiving, although I did complete a couple of holiday related items today.

After chatting with Alex and learning about a couple of games he likes to play, I immediately contacted Santa and put in a request for those games. Alex is quite difficult to buy for, as he has just a few real interests (like Hot Wheels cars…and he owns well over 200 cars at this point…), so I wanted to make sure that Santa knew about these items.

This evening, I spent some time putting together a photo book for the kids, as instructed by their North Pole elf, Jingles. He wants them to get excited for his arrival, and also be reminded that they need to behave in order for him to stick around, so we’ll see how this goes.

These tasks, on top of the usual Saturday chores (laundry and housework, yuck!), and the excitement of Andrew losing his first tooth, made for quite a busy day. I am tired.

Happy November, friends. For what are you thankful? Today, I am thankful that my kids are able to share the magic of each season and be excited for upcoming holidays and traditions.

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Forgetful

Preoccupied. Distracted. Otherwise amused.

I forgot to blog again last night. Wow. Add this to the long list of other things that I forgot this week (sending Al’s violin in with him on Monday, sending the raisins I promised to send in with Andrew on Tuesday, sending pretzels in with Alex on Friday for his class party, sending the kids to a meeting before school on Friday…). While these seem small and insignificant (hey, at least I didn’t leave a kid somewhere…), it’s just very unlike me to screw up on these little details.

I think this is just another example to back up the statement that I am in desperate need of a vacation.

Month: November 2014