Katriel got to play Whitey in the church musical.
Nigel graciously played the role of the Shepherd.
It was so stinking cute.
And I got to help with some of the corralling.
musicals
Beauty and the Beast at BJU
This photo doesn’t do a thing to highlight the amazing performance we were treated to by BJU. Over 2000 people were in the auditorium for their “educators performance” (the last night before opening night).
Marie and John will be going in a few nights.
ROCK SOLID!
Katriel got to be in the musical at church this week. Like Butler kids before her, she got to use her gifts for the LORD.
Then we enjoyed an ice cream party in the fellowship hall.
HOA Egg Hunt and Rock Solid Rehearsal
It wasn’t a warm day.
But it was fun.
These kids got a bajillion treats.
And Mama won the guessing game.
Then Katriel, some of our neighbors, and I headed over to church to work on the musical for tomorrow night. It has been a delight to be part of the crew. I’ve gotten to know quite a few ladies and kids over the last few weeks. ♥
And LOOK at this treat!
MUSIC MAN!–one year later!
It was over a year ago Johanna found out she was cast as Eulalie Shinn for the Home School Christian Theater Club production of the Music Man.
Then – blah – blah – blah – Zoom – Mask – toilet paper – time to go back.
Or something like that.
We had fun with the 1920’s hair.
She had fun being the campy mayor’s wife.
We LOVED being around our friends. Our people. Our like-minded peers.
(whom we are moving away from? – ouch.)
SO SPECIAL.
She had to wear a mask, but these kids were more than able to emote.
There was MUCH less parental involvement this time, and that kind of worked at this stage of life.
We also had a FANTASTABULOUS time at the after show party Sunday.
And we cried all the way home.
More and more Narnia
Poppy was able to make it out to Hanny’s afternoon show!
And some random photos from our thespian.
Getting her hair back under control was miserable and painful and she was so tired she would start to cry and say she wanted to go to bed.
It took 80 minutes. I don’t know if I’d let her do that to her hair again TBH.
The show must go on…
Just as she was heading out the door at 12:30PM to ride to the theater with Eileen, Johanna said to me, “When I was watching the movie today, my ear popped.” Being at the tail end of an URI, I wasn’t surprised. I gave her hugs and kisses and told her I’d see her at show time.
By 4PM I was getting text from Darci. Johanna was saying her ear hurt and Darci asked about giving her some ibuprofen. About an hour later Johanna was calling me and letting know it still hurt. Other moms worked to help her til we could get there. She received some acetaminophen, some essential oils, and a hot pack. Kids and moms prayed for her. And when we finally got there we had to ask her to make the big decision: go home or go onstage?
She opted to go on stage.
She was a Cruelie – a minion of the White Witch.
And she was amazing.
She was creepy and scary and 100% wonderful. She received so many compliments and one teenaged brother of a cast member said, “Little Butler is terrifying!”
And as soon as she was out of her costume, we hurried to Urgent Care before it closed at 10PM. We arrived at 9:40PM. John dropped us off as the rest of them took Eileen home.
When the lovely pediatrician looked into her ear she expressed admiration that Johanna had made it through the evening with her ear. We got our first dose of meds there and had a prescription called in to Wegmans for the next day.
Daddy got back just as we were wrapping up at 10:05PM. They gave her a popsicle, too.
1 Chron 16:11
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
DRESS REHEARSAL!
And a sampling of my day!
Tech week–Narnia
This isn’t my first tech week.
I’m an old dog. But I’ve finally learned something.
The name of the game is GRACE.
And a good plan.
I staved off a panic attack Saturday afternoon by recognizing that we would survive the week no matter what, and that we might actually enjoy it IF I didn’t feel like I was constantly flying by the seat of my pants. When I took the time to write out the schedule, we saw some red flags and worked those out BEFORE they became a problem.
Nan identified some places she could step in and offered some rides.
Just the week before, my friend Darci put me and another mom in contact so we could work together for rides. This was a huge blessing for the moms AND the girls. The long drive to and from the theater in Charlotte was made much more fun with a friend to talk with.
And – we planned out our food to keep us from making expensive rescue meals.
We made sure to start out days with devotions and bathed our week in prayer.
The crazy is worth it, IMO. My kids love theater and we’ve been so blessed by the offerings as they come along.
Tech week – it’s a lot like labor – but longer.
2 Timothy 4:22
The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you
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