June 13,

........We have just spent a good part of the afternoon cleaning cages for the silly guinea pigs and the rats... and Thomas the Hampster. What a messy bunch they are. Thomas just freaks when he is out of his cage... as far as he is concerned NO human ever needs to touch him or clean his mess... just feed him. He has red eyes and I think it is a CUJO thing. The 2 baby guinea pigs seem to feel the same way... only they do scream to be fed, alot.
.......Aundrea still does not have her glasses. I called and they said there is only one lab for all the state insurence glasses. Now is that a bunch of bull houie or what? She needs them to read and is falling behind. So she has to go to summer school, which will do her NO good unless the stupid glasses get here. That is my latest peeve against the state. I have many more but that is the one we are dealing with now.
..........Yesterday was Lynn Congdon Woodward's graduation from OC. She has a associate degree in what I can't remember. She had to go back to keep her job for the school district. Now you have to have a degree to be an aide and tend to bratty kids on the playground. Anyway, she is now driving a BIG bus. This is Lynn who is 5'1'' or something. And who has MS. She takes chemo for it once a week and keeps on working and raising her 2 kids. Gary turned out to be MUCH more helpful then any of us ever expected him to be.
.........Friday night after class, Aundrea's teacher, Erin, came out to talk to me. She said that any time Aundrea feels ready she should be auditioning for Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle. She also said not to pay for any classes there cause if they want her (and she feels strongly they will) they will pay for the classes. Somehow I don';t think A is ready yet but we will look into the audition schedule and see if she can observe..... Erin said to let them get to see her and know she is out there. Now the problem is , neither me or Michelle are the stage mother type so if that is what it takes the kid is doomed. But we will do the conventions and see how she does. She did really well at the first one and there is another thing comeing up at our studio this summer with Manhatten Transfer?, I think. We had promised her she could just do tap this summer but it seems that performance team will go all summer so she has to keep on doing the ballet, jazz and performance. So I guess her Dad and Mom decided to add tap for her. So far it appears that I will only have to spend 2 days a week at the studio.
..........This Saturday is the recital and I have a doll I want to dress to sort of match the girls' costumes for Ballet, to give to Erin. Of course this is Monday night and I need to have her done by Saturday............ well maybe if I hurry. So this is me hurrying... in between court and porcelin class and dance classes and dress rehearsal the show. I will let you know if Erin ever sees the doll!!