Soon to be back on stage!

I got a part in A Taffeta Wedding! I'm not the same character I was but I am more than fine with that. So far the songs I get to sing are some of my favorite oldies songs! I'm REALLY excited! Of course I am nervous too... I haven't been ON stage since... '07 I think?? And I'm slightly worried about being able to memorize my lines after having two kids. Isn't there some saying about mommy brain AFTER you've had kids too? It's a good thing that this show is not line heavy! I had my first rehearsal going over the music for Act 1 last night and it was so much fun to be singing again. I'm really looking forward to this show.

My house has been full of sickness recently. Beatrice woke up puking on Friday morning and she was so whinny - which isn't like her at all. I was able to get her into the doctor and she had pneumonia. She's doing a lot better today. It was so sad to see her Friday looking all sad and sick. She had to have a chest xray and she did such a good job standing still for it. She had asked me if she'd have to get a shot and I told her no. But when we got back from the xrays the doctor said she wanted some blood drawn. So I had to tell Bea that she was going to get a shot. But she was so good. She only cried a little and I talked to her the whole time about Peter Pan, because we'd seen the play the night before, and what color nail polish she wanted to get at the drug store. I was very proud of her. I am glad she's better now!

Then poor Camille started wheezing around Saturday night. She had a temperature of 103.3 and she was so restless she couldn't get comfortable to fall asleep. I was so worried about her and wondered if I would be considered over dramatic for bringing her to the emergency room. I didn't bring her in, but Izak took her to the walk in clinic Sunday morning. That doctor said she had bronchitis and gave her the same meds Beatrice had. Her fever still hadn't broken and I was still worried about her wheezing. It really sounded like she couldn't breathe. Monday morning I took her to the pediatrician and after having to administer a breathing treatment - which was no easy feat! That little girl is so strong! The doctor said she had croup and an ear infection. We've been sitting in the steamy bathroom with her and giving her breathing treatments and had her humidifier on with the door shut to her room. It was practically tropical in there! She is a lot better today and I am so glad! I hate it when my girls are sick and feeling icky and there is absolutely nothing I can do for them. It just breaks my heart.

Audition

Well, I had my first audition in probably a year. It was for A Taffeta Wedding at the Ice House. Yes, it's the same Taffeta's I was in back in 2007. (Was it really THAT long ago?) The directors are different and I'm pretty sure I was the only 'original' that went to the auditions. :) We'll see how it goes. I was super excited though because I was able to persuade, with the help of his sister in law, Chris to audition. And he got a part!! And we all were able to gang up on Sergio and demand that he take a part as well. So it will definitely be a fun show no matter if I make the cut or not! :) I would LOVE to be in a show again! I think the girls are old enough now that they won't miss me too much. And it's something that I really enjoy doing and I'd like to take the time and do something for me even if it ends up being a once a year thing. If A Taffeta Wedding doesn't work out there is always Steel Magnolias coming up right after that... so fingers crossed!

In other news Izak will be taking his citizenship exam next month!

This week was crap!

It was just crazy. Monday and Tuesday were okay, but Wednesday through Friday were tense. (For lack of a better word.) I wanted to see how Bea would do going earlier to her new school and eating lunch there. I wondered if she'd go easier to school so I took her to work with me for 3 hours in the morning and then dropped her off at school. Her being at work stressed me out! I was so nervous she was bugging everyone and trying keep her occupied I feel like I didn't get any work done! I know once she gets used to going there she'll be fine... but ugh this week was crap!! Then I had a Stella and Dot along with Arbonne party and people were cancelling at the last minuet and some people were saying: 'oh blah, blah, I'd love to go but why is it on this day??' Whatever like it's even possible to cater to everyone. I'm just having major issues with people... I want to audition for Taffeta Wedding next week but I didn't get a chance to really look at the sheet music because I've been dealing with my crap week AND the baby shower tomorrow - yes, we had more shit hit the fan but whatever, it's working out. I'm going to be completely happy how the shower turns out tomorrow. Really. I'm really pleased that Brandy and I were able to pull it together in so 'little' time. And it helps a lot that we've had several people offer to help financially. I'm excited for the next couple of days and weeks. I'm going to see two musicals this weekend and a at least two other shows in the upcoming weeks. I found out that the city is offering tball for Bea's age so I'm hoping I'll be able to sign her up for that. Camille is hilarious! She's been saying: Boo! But it sounds more like: Ba! And her hair is getting long enough where I can do it in one little top pony. I love that little angel girl so much! Here's to hoping my tennis class doesn't get cancelled... I really enjoyed my first class last week and I'm really hoping to get good enough to be able to play on a regular basis... Alright. That's my rambling rant. Good night!

Hair

When Bea was a baby I used to be able to put little bows in her hair with out her knowing. As she got a bit older she realized they were there and would pull them out. (I think Camille is at this stage now.) Maybe around 1 1/2 she'd let me do the cute little half pig tails - cause that's about all the hair that she had. Then there was a phase where she didn't want me to do her hair at all. She always wanted to wear it down. (Hence her hair is down for her 2nd birthday party.) It seems like between 2 1/2 to 3 she suddenly became aware of her hair. The first hair style she wanted was Dorothy braids (yes, from the Wizard of Oz.) Then she'd alternate a Dorothy braid with a Jessie braid. Just yesterday she told me she wanted to wear her hair like Wendy in Peter Pan! I do like to do her hair and I have tons of ideas of things I can do to it... but at this point I'm still limited to what she wants. Will she ever just let me do her hair and be fine with it? I doubt it... Maybe I'll have better luck with Camille.

Here goes nothing!

This last weekend was fun. We took the girls to Disney Land with some friends of ours. To see Bea's face when Tinkerbell flew over Sleeping Beauty's castle was worth the long drive and whatever chaos took place at any given moment. Camille enjoyed it too. I'm so glad she was well enough for us to take her. She definitely needed some sun. Speaking of sun it was so nice to be down in Southern California, I always forget how nice the weather is down there.

The baby shower is slowly coming along. We finally got the invites out after many time changes and date changes! Trying to find the best time for the family members was such a cluster! But now we have a set date and we're on to the food, games... the fun stuff!

I took Bea out of soccer. We didn't make it to the first practice or game because we were out of town, which I knew would be the case. But when the coach initially called me he made it sound like the practice time would change. Last week practice was at 4 p.m. I can't make a 4 p.m. practice. Not only because I work but because Bea doesn't get out of her new school until 4 p.m. And it being on the other side of town we'd be late getting there and we'd probably end up missing the entire practice anyway. Today I called to see if she could get switched to another team and the guy said he couldn't switch her at this time and that he'd request a full refund for me. I kind of felt sad because I at least wanted to see how Bea would do. Oh well. It was turning out to be a cluster anyway. And I really wanted her to do T-ball.

Crazy Week

This has been an incredibly crazy week. Monday late afternoon Beatrice had a meeting with the Montessori school. Just to go and explore her classroom and meet her teachers. She was really interested in all the projects around the room. We set up a day and time to bring her three days a week. So far she loves it a lot! She wakes up in the morning and wants to go there first instead of to daycare. We'll see how much she continues to like it as the weeks progress. But I'm happy and sad at the same time.

I also noticed Monday late afternoon that Camille wasn't herself. She seemed really sleepy and fussy. And she started to feel warm to the touch. Tuesday morning she was on fire with a temperature. I couldn't get her into the doctor till Wednesday. She was so uncomfortable that she only wanted to sleep right on me. Wednesday morning she had a temperature of 103.5! But of course by the time we got into the doctor her fever was gone. She has an ear infection and the flu! Poor baby girl. She's doing a lot better today.

Its also kind of been crazy because I've been working on planning a baby shower and completing the invites since the shower will be in three weeks! Yikes! AND trying to get the time right to pick up Bea from daycare to bring her to school (all the way across town might I add!) WITH Camille in tow... uh! I feel super stressed out. And on top of things I'm missing work AND we'll be moving to a new office location this weekend but I already had plans to be out of town... so I've been packing for the weekend AND I still need to pack up my desk!

I really just want this week to be over already!

Montessori Break Through!

Izak and I really want Beatrice to go to the Montessori school here. We know that she will love it and thrive! I called them today just to verify what waiting list Bea was on, I was hoping to get her into the summer school session. The person on the other end told me that students that are confirmed for the fall session will have the chance to enroll in the summer session. I asked about starting Bea half days. (At this point I was just grasping at straws trying to stall and figure out how I could weasel her into the fall session.) The lady said that if we could confirm Beatrice as a half day student as of March 1st she would be guaranteed a spot for any schedule in the fall. SUCCESS! I said lets do it! Of course now I have to think about how I'm going to pay for it on top of daycare as well. I'm hoping my daycare lady will give me a bit of a break but I doubt it. We'll see. It couldn't hurt to ask.