Generation Gap

Corinne: My grandmas are a lot more fun than you!

Me: Maybe I’ll be fun when I’m a grandma.

Corinne: Probably for my kids, but not to me.

A Story Problem

Grant:  Mom, can you give me a story problem to solve?

Mom:  Let me think for a minute…

Corinne interrupts:  I know the story problem, Grant.  I want Mom to read me lots of stories but she always says she can only read one.

Mom:  Go ahead, Grant.  Let’s see you solve that one.

March Madness

Around our house, anyway.  Three of our children are currently rehearsing for three different plays.  For those of you who are local and would like to attend (this is for Grandma and Grandpa Church, but all of you are welcome) I’m including the dates of the shows.

Alyssa is a daughter of the modern Major General in her school production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance.  This play is one of my personal favorites because I played a Keystone Cop when my high school performed it.  After reading over the score with Alyssa I have discovered that all of those songs have been buried in my brain for over 20 years and I still remember all of the words!  But now they won’t leave—they are running through my head over and over, just so I can annoy impress my children with my musical talents. 

April 23rd and 24th at Midvale Middle School

Grant landed a part in the 5th/6th grade production of Dear Edwina Jr.  He plays Lars Vanderploonk (sp?) and loves his part because he breaks his ankle in the first scene and gets to use crutches for the remainder of the play.  He was very relieved to discover that his character does not have to kiss any girls, but he is a little disgusted with one particular hugging scene. 

March 19th, 20th, and 21st at Jordan Ridge Elementary

Jillian told me months ago that one of her life goals was to star in a play.  At seven years old she is well on her way to that dream because she landed a leading role in a community theater production of Disney’s Aristocats.  She is “Marie”, the cute little white kitten.  When people find out about this they ask, “Jillian?”  Most think of her as quiet and soft-spoken but she comes alive on stage.  She memorized all of her lines in the first week and she’s been singing and dancing her songs from the show every chance she gets.  We can’t wait for her debut in two weeks.

March 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 23 at South Jordan Community Center.  Tickets are $6 and go on sale Monday March 2nd--they are expected to sell quickly.

And now you can imagine that the madness of January and February is spilling over into March.  Some days it seems like everyone needs to be picked up at the same time but they’re all in different places.   Evan adds to this mix with his own “plays.”  You probably won’t find him on a stage—he’s more comfortable on the court.  His basketball team registered for two super leagues and he’s now in the final tournaments.  We love to watch him play, and he puts up with us attending if we promise not to embarrass him too much.  Brian almost crossed that line yesterday morning.  When he walked out the door to drive Evan to his game,  Evan took one look at his dad wearing a suit and tie (on a Saturday morning) and said, “Dad, don’t wear that!  And don’t sit there reading your scriptures!”  Objection overruled—Brian was speaking in a baptism immediately after the game. 

Would you like to join us for March Madness?  We can get you some great seats.  It’s all about who you know.