April 30....

...... this has been a long couple of days. Friday morning, Aundrea got up and went to check on the mama cat, July. She came out and said that July had a baby. Yes she sure did and do you think realistically that there was anyway that that child was going to school before all the babies were born? Not a chance. So by 10am, July was mom to 6. She is such a tiny little cat I have no idea where she put them all. And she is a very good mommy. Last night we moved her into a box with fresh blankets and she didn't object at all. She had the babes on the bottom shelf of the tv cabinet ..... so now her box is there cause almost immediately 2 of the little critters escaped from the shelf to the floor. Now all are safe and warm. We know we have 2 grey and 4 that will be white or off white like the daddy. Mom is a grey stripe.
........... This morning was the Hollywood Vibe dance convention and the 3 littlest girls from the performance team went. We had to be in Tacoma by 8:15am... that meant leaving here by 7 am. We stopped at McDonalds and got a breakfast sandwhich and some coffee for me. Last night just before we went to ballet, I checked Aundrea's bag to see what we needed for today and discovered her ballet shoes were not there. And her parents were out of town. So I had to buy her a new pair..... guess what she didn't need today? Why can't they send out the darn schedules before the convention so you know what to bring? They did lyrical, tap and jazz. Aundrea had never had on a pair of tap shoes and had a pair she borrowed from the studio. But she still did great. They all got a ribbon for Execellence and some of the girls got scholarships for conventions, Non of our girls did but it was thier first time and they were the youngest there. ANd they did a really good job.
....... We got done at 11:30am and A was starving so we went to McDonalds again... and after she ate she promptly fell asleep. When we got home we both went to bed. She is asleep now again and I will have to wake her if her parents ever get here. Next convention her mom can take her. It cost me a fortune and her convention fees were paid. I paid $18 for ballet shoes, $10 for a pass to watch, breakfast and lunch, and a $25 shirt she HAD to have. Yep next time it is on her mom.