So, where to start? I don't know, because I have no idea what I posted about last.
Wait, I'll go check...
September 20th. Wow. How very neglectful of me.
In my defense, I've been busy. I mean, school's started up, we have a kid in marching band, a kid in orchestra, a kid in soccer, plus the roadshow.
Oh! The roadshow! I guess that was the big thing this past month. Wanna see some pics? Here's one:
It was called 'Peter's Pan: a Mormon in NeverFound' and involved a cast of mermaids, pirates, fairies, Peter in search of his mother's lost pan, and a lost boy. We also had one boy play the door. It was kind of cool. This kid really wasn't interested in being involved. I 'threatened' him into coming to help out with the backstage stuff. At some point he wrote himself the part of the door and became my most faithful cast member from that moment on. He had exactly one line at the very end of the show: "SLAM!"
Wait. Here he is:
His sign says, "Second Closet to the Right and Straight On 'Til Sacrament Meeting."
It went really well. The audience clapped and laughed in all the right places. The kids worked hard (they DID the whole thing--from story, to script, to costume and scenery design and manufacture. It was THEIR show and they were very proud of it.).
We have yet to hear what kind of awards we won, or if we'll win any. From what I understand they're planning on doing it again in two years. Cool. I hope I get to direct again.
Maren played her last soccer game of the fall season Saturday. Phew. Long, hard season. Her team only had 8 legal players. At that age, they need nine for a team. We recruited someone's sister--an 8-year-old--to fill in, but we only ever had a full team when EVERYONE showed up or if the other team spotted us a couple of players--which happened more than once.
We'll see what happens in the spring. We either need to recruit more girls or we need to break up the team and distribute the girls to the other teams.
Here she is:
We also went on a field trip over fall break. Me and the kids drove down to SL to the Tracy Aviary and the copper mine. Pics? Sure thing:
We also had our first snowfall. Don't make me remember the date. This pic shows snow up on the mountain, but we had some slush on our lawn from this storm:
Oh, and here's a pic of Hannah earning money street playing. Notice the lack of shoes. The sign says, "Raising Money for Valley of the Moon Fiddle School":
AND, HALLOWEEN IS IN FOUR DAYS!!
