The K class celebrated the Chinese New Year!!
Love that he still blows me a kiss. *sigh*
May the year of the snake be a good one!!
Happy Chinese New Year
January --- Where did it go?
Well, I knew this month was going to be crazy.....and it has been. Between juggling the Gift Show and helping with Emily's show --- it's been hectic.
The Little Mermaid has been wonderful and I'm so proud of Emily!!
Here's a pic of the excitement backstage, right as the show is about to begin.....
The kids were so amped up!
And the lights went down, the director gathered them all for a quite cheer and the show went on.......
Prince Eric, Grimsby and the sailors sing Fathoms Below!
The little Mermaid and Flounder find Scuttle
She's in Love.....(a number not from the movie)
The boat Brian built!!
Sea Creature number 4!!!
The Sea Creatures wait for a kiss so Ariel can remain a human!
Final scene --- Triton and Sebastian are in trouble!
I've probably shown too much ---- I hope you can go see it. SO MUCH work has gone into this play, you wouldn't believe it. From making sure Emily got to many, many practices to helping to create some of the set pieces to volunteering back stage. It is the most wonderful community of families. And some of these kids are on their way to a career in the theatre or music. It's been a huge commitment and we decided as a family to do it because Emily has enjoyed herself so much.
Thanks, in advance, if you do get to go!!
Mr. Clean + My Burners
Please ---- I know there's this movement of super natural cleaning products. And I buy some of them. But sometimes, not matter how hard you use your baking soda and white vinegar --- you need something stronger.
I know...I know... what kind of filth am I living in? I don't even know how this got so bad? The other three were much better. (no, really, I swear)
I could only imagine my Mother-in-Laws face if she should ever lay her eyes on this burner.
I got to work.
Ignore the worn, wrinkled hands of a woman whose never had help cleaning her home.....sniff. sniff.
And feel the power of my Mr. Clean scrubber!
woo-hoo!! I mean, it's not 100% there yet, but that's a pretty big improvement, right?
Ok, Ok, I can practically FEEL a few of you needing to jump onto FACEBOOK and post the dangers of Mr. Clean erasers.
So:
Here's what they're made of: melamine foam --- also used for sound and temp insulation.
Here's the site for snopes, which got to the bottom of the b.s. issues regarding formaldehyde in the eraser: http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/eraser.asp
I'm not saying you should rub yourself or anyone else down with a magic eraser. But this did a great job on my burners!!
Tooth Drama
Another tooth gone!!!
There were weeks of looking in the mirror and wiggling the tooth. And then one night the tooth was literally dangling!
This makes it look more solid than it really was ---- it was so tempting not to rip it out!! But one little piece of gum did NOT want to let go! And Em would NOT let me get there with a good grip!
The next day on the playground it finally gave!! And the tooth fairy had a visit that night! Yeah!!