ANOTHER snowy sunday and My life is now my own again!

So once again for the 3rd time this season the roads were way too awful for us to brave Church this morning... I just got a new calling in the Primary Presidency and I'm beginning to wonder if they think I'm avoiding it... I know they don't, they know I live in the sticks but really this is getting WAY old!!!

As for the my life is my own again, THE PLAY IS OVER!!! it was a great success and the kids had a blast But I have to say I'm glad it's done... It was so much work...Here are some pictures.. I have to just share, KayLea was a little ham and did great but when we were getting ready to leave for the theatre the first night of the show she announced she didn't want ME to do her hair, she had heard there would be "someone" there who would be doing the girls hair, I told her the person was really only there to do the lead girl's hair (they needed up-do's) and she might not have time to do a curly high pony tail for her so I would leave with out it being done but she better not argue if I ended up having to do it.. she agree and to her glee we got there earlier than anyone else and she got to be the first one done and was so excited she also got to wear "real makeup" (don't worry we already told her it was ONLY when she was in a show) so besides the fact that she kept asking every 5 minutes if she needed more lip stick she was excited way before the show even started...

Hunter was Mayor Shinn below he's in the 4th of July scene (he wasn't nearly that colorful the whole time)KayLea was the youngest shinn daughter (Hunter's youngest daughter haha!)

KayLea's part was actually invented when we realized the stair step of the girl's heights; above is KayLea behind her two shinn sisters (yes I made the bows)

Ok so I've tried to add a few more pic's and i'm giving up for now i'll try to post some tomorrow maybe.

So I have to say the let down the day after the last show was HUGE... Hunter was exhausted and we were actually suppose to have Friday off of school for a 4 day weekend for MLK day BUT because we've already missed like 6 days for the ice Storm and recent snow days the district decided to cancel the day off on Friday and HAVE school, Hunter woke up and immediately had a melt down due to his homework not being done for the week so I gave him a day off, maybe that wasn't the right thing to do BUT I actually told his teacher and his principal and they both agreed with me that he needed a day off...

All in all i'm glad I was a "drama Mamma" as the kids and their teacher started to call the 3 Mom's who basically were at every rehearsal and anything related to the play... It was a success and I did have fun and it REALLY did help me get over the hump of having ALL of my kiddo's in school half of the day... BUT I'm not so sure I'll do it again.. I probably will have a VERY hard time saying NO if I am asked again and if KayLea is to be in any future plays up until 4th grade I may not have a choice (the play is actually for 4-5th grade's only but she was asked to be in it mostly because she was there anyway and she started learning the dances etc. and the cast and the teacher just thought she was so cute.) BUT we'll cross that bridge when we get there... I can't help but feel blessed that I am able to do these things and be a volunteer for the kids school.. I am so lucky to have great kids and a wonderful husband who not only supports these hair brained things I get myself into but who also doesn't quickly say "I told you so" when I come home exhausted and cranky...

So it's deffenatly time for bed now

ta ta