Tomorrow Ben leaves, so we will be spending quality time together.         

I've purchased my Nutcracker tickets.  Have you?   There are two performances at the Cultural Activities Center in Temple; December 12 at 7pm and December 13th at 2pm.   Then the next weekend, there will three performances:  December 18 and 19 at 7pm and December 20th at 2pm at Vive Les Arts.   They usually…

I'll be using gel and hopefully, make it tighter.  It was killing my hands.  I think I'll also cut her hair a few inches so it's not so long.  She needed a haircut soon anyway. What do you think?

Learn how to french braid:

The older two girls attended Fairy Tale Camp.  Sister played the Lilac Fairy in her camp while Honey played one of the Music Fairies.  Here are their dances. I hope you enjoyed their dances.  Honey is the pink fairy.

It was a bittersweet day.  Isn't she beautiful?

Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold, the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.   -Democritus   A Pastry Chef and Cardinal before dress rehearsal.   A Pastry Chef working on her lollipop.   The cardinal dance was just lovely.  It was fast paced and with their bright costumes, it was a sight…

Another year of Nutcracker is finished for Sister.  Next year, Honey will be old enough to participate.  The guest artists were fantastic.  Oh, my!  I had tears in my eyes when they finished their performance.  It was so beautiful.  Today, we had the matinee performance at 2pm.  It started off on time but then we…

This is what we were doing this past weekend and will be doing this coming weekend:  The Nutcracker. Isn't she a cute reindeer?  Sister had two performances last weekend and three this coming weekend.  It's always a lot of fun, but we do get tired.  It is the ballet school's 50th anniversary this year.  For…