April 21, 2007

.......We have now had 3 competitions and the dancers have finished each time with a Sterling Silver or a high silver...... don't ask what Sterling Silver is because all I know is it is better than Silver. And this means they have accumilated enougth points to qualify for the national competition in Anaheim, Ca. Aundrea is very puffed and she is also excited that Auntie Robin wants to go with them. I am not going because by then I will be really broke. The finals are in late July and Nathan is getting married the 7th of July in Missoula. Aundrea will go with us so she can see the cousins again.
......I am making a dress for me, the grandma and one for Aundrea... I have mine cut out and have fabric for Aundrea's but no pattern...and no real idea what I want it to look like. But we will be there with Bells On as my family used to say.
.......Oh and there is more... Aundrea will be in a ballet this spring, she will be a brown moth or as her teacher calls it.. the Night Butterfly! The spring show this year is on her birthday. So we figure we will get a couple of cakes from Costco and some paper plates and have the party back stage between shows. This of course requires another costume fee and a fee for the extra lessons to learn the dance. I guess that leaves NO room for summer school....Boo Hoo! ;-) I already told her mom that there would be no summer school this year. We have done it for 2 years now and the teachers need to teach during the school year. I can't figure out why this kid who was reading when she went to kindergarten, suddenly can't read. And she hates math..... coming from this family that is no shock. She can do all of it but not fast enough to pass the WASL...good grief who cares? Certainly not me. And I know that is a bad attitude, Lorna tells me that all the time. "School is more important than dancing." I think she is jealous cause none of her kids or grandkids are bright or talented. Well one is a gymnist and pretty good too I hear........... but of course nothing like our little star.
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........Ok, change of subject.... yesterday I sent Roy to get stamps and send a package. I gave him 4 letters to put stamps on. I figured he would go to the guy at the counter and get 4 stamps. Oh not him... he put some money in the machine in the lobby and got some stamps and put them on the letters and mailed them. When I got home from PetSmart he handed me the rest of the stamps........ I looked at them and said.. did you put these on the letters? he said yes and I said well we should get them returned on Monday. He had some how gotten 24 cent stamps. Why do they even sell them in the machine? What do you send with a 24cent stamp? Maybe a postcard????????????
Good Night All!