next week, we will be starting our practices with the kids for their culminating activity. they already know their songs, the actions and their groups. we just need to practice the girls with speaking parts.

it's so frustrating to have to choose just a handful of speakers when all of them can do it! although, just how good they'll be is another thing altogether. they may be good at memorizing thier lines, but they speak so emotionlessly, you'd think they were delivering a eulogy. and you wouldn't belive their mothers! they're worse than the kids! they give the name, "stage mommies" a new meaning!

they write us regularly to ask how their daughters are doing, and if they need more practice. they want a copy of our script, and they want to assist during practices. ASSIST! more like take over! the horror! good grief! what do they think this is, a broadway musical?! lord help us on the day itself...