Star Catchers Day 2
Wow, a sleep in day! Today we don't start till 5pm! But we're the 5th dance of the day, which means i needed to get there at 430pm. Of course because I'm dancing tonight i'm running late. I made it in time to get Jessie & Lexie for "We're In Trouble" and take them backstage. I swear this was their best time out! They actually looked like they were dancing a duet!!! They got a 2nd place Platinum! ..::yay girls::..
then 2 dances later was "Boogie Woogie Buggle Boy". Kendra did a good job, much better faces this time around and she got 2nd place out of 5 and a Platinum!
Next up was the little hip hop. "Take It To The Floor" got a 3rd place Platinum and the "Neat & Tidy Award"! For the first time out, i think they did a great job!
Katelyn's tap solo followed and "Like I Love You" got a Gold! We got Robbie's "Used To Love You" moved to Novice! He got 1st place Platinum!
Then the girls busted out "My Perogative". Great sell and they got 3rd place Platinum!!! ..::awesome job ladies! my little girls are growing up *tear*::..
Then was the most hellish time of my life! I had my tap trio, "Let's Live It Up" got 1st place Gold, but then i had 1 Dance, thats right ONE DANCE to change my hair, tights, makeup, bra & costumes & shoes to Lyrical! But with the help of my girls ..::thanks again guys::.. i did it. Although i still couldn't breathe when i went on for "I Hope You Dance" but hopefully the not breathing worked for the emotion! lol. We ended up with a Gold. Not terrible. And that was the end of another competition night.
After that, Robbie, Katelyn, Marilyn and I went to Denny's for dinner. I swear to God i love that place! It was good, but i didn't get home till 1am and then i have to get up again at 830 am :( oh well.
till next time...
Saturday, April 30, 2005
Thursday, April 28, 2005
April.28.2005
Star Catchers Day 1
So another comp of course, i mean who needs more than a 3 day break between them?!? This comp is going to be interesting because Taylor Studios is there (the studio i started dancing at), Durham Dance Centre is there (my cousin's studio which i danced at for 5 years), and Jacquline's School of Dance (where Gwen also teaches) is there as well. Not to mention the rift between Tammy (DDC) and Jacquline! Oh well what can you do?
Today we started off at the Ajax Comminity Centre. And interesting set-up, a rented thin floor layed out on the cement, but whatever! Another bright and early start cuz Leah danced at 930am! She did an awesome job with her solo, specially considering what had happened the week before! She came in 3rd out of 5 with a Gold.
Then i had a break until the little acro "Wake Me Up". But i was there to start warming them up because they arrived when Leah was going on for adjudication. Since i was being Diane & myself on the thursday, it kept me busy! "Wake Me Up" did a great job too, they actually held all their tricks, Kelly was so excited lol! They got a 2nd place Gold. Then it was time to get Amara ready, since she was first up after lunch for "Foolish Games". She did a BEAUTIFUL job! The best i'd seen it, but was only given a Gold...however, Sarah (Jacquline's daughter) was only awarded a gold aswell, so it didn't sting AS much! But it was still very confusing! After Amara was Miss Brittany's MT solo. She was so cute and nervous!
Brittany's solo was entered in Open and not Novice, even though she should have been Novice, but my little Britt went out there with her "Whatever Lola Wants" and rocked that sh$t!! She got 1st place in her category and a Platinum!! ..::YAY Britt! So Proud of You!!::..
Rebecca danced "Nothing" right after her, and she too did an awesome job! Much better than last weekend, and she was rewarded with a Platinum as well.
Next up was the Rec acro, "Jeramiah Was A Bullfrog". For a rec class that had me pretty worried, these guys did a good job. They got a 2nd place Gold!
Our last number of the night was Amara & Kelsey's "Pink Panther". They weren't terrible, but it wasn't their best time either. They got a 3rd place Gold.
Kelly did her Modern Solo for Denise Lester's and she did a great job! Coming from someone who doesn't really understand or generally like Modern, it was awesome! She got 1st place Platinum and she also got the Starbirght Award (90+ from all 3 judges) and the Starlight Award (highest mark of the session)! ..::WAY2GO Kelly!!! I knew u could do it!::..
That was the end of a LONG day! Tomorrow we move to the high school!
till next time...
So another comp of course, i mean who needs more than a 3 day break between them?!? This comp is going to be interesting because Taylor Studios is there (the studio i started dancing at), Durham Dance Centre is there (my cousin's studio which i danced at for 5 years), and Jacquline's School of Dance (where Gwen also teaches) is there as well. Not to mention the rift between Tammy (DDC) and Jacquline! Oh well what can you do?
Today we started off at the Ajax Comminity Centre. And interesting set-up, a rented thin floor layed out on the cement, but whatever! Another bright and early start cuz Leah danced at 930am! She did an awesome job with her solo, specially considering what had happened the week before! She came in 3rd out of 5 with a Gold.
Then i had a break until the little acro "Wake Me Up". But i was there to start warming them up because they arrived when Leah was going on for adjudication. Since i was being Diane & myself on the thursday, it kept me busy! "Wake Me Up" did a great job too, they actually held all their tricks, Kelly was so excited lol! They got a 2nd place Gold. Then it was time to get Amara ready, since she was first up after lunch for "Foolish Games". She did a BEAUTIFUL job! The best i'd seen it, but was only given a Gold...however, Sarah (Jacquline's daughter) was only awarded a gold aswell, so it didn't sting AS much! But it was still very confusing! After Amara was Miss Brittany's MT solo. She was so cute and nervous!
Brittany's solo was entered in Open and not Novice, even though she should have been Novice, but my little Britt went out there with her "Whatever Lola Wants" and rocked that sh$t!! She got 1st place in her category and a Platinum!! ..::YAY Britt! So Proud of You!!::..
Rebecca danced "Nothing" right after her, and she too did an awesome job! Much better than last weekend, and she was rewarded with a Platinum as well.
Next up was the Rec acro, "Jeramiah Was A Bullfrog". For a rec class that had me pretty worried, these guys did a good job. They got a 2nd place Gold!
Our last number of the night was Amara & Kelsey's "Pink Panther". They weren't terrible, but it wasn't their best time either. They got a 3rd place Gold.
Kelly did her Modern Solo for Denise Lester's and she did a great job! Coming from someone who doesn't really understand or generally like Modern, it was awesome! She got 1st place Platinum and she also got the Starbirght Award (90+ from all 3 judges) and the Starlight Award (highest mark of the session)! ..::WAY2GO Kelly!!! I knew u could do it!::..
That was the end of a LONG day! Tomorrow we move to the high school!
till next time...
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
April.27.2005
BBQ at My House!
I didn't even mention before that my parents left for Florida, unfortunatly for me its the busiest week of my life and thats the one they choose to go away for, of course! Oh well, my one day off of doing things, besides work, i'm having a BBQ at my house! yay!
So i went to work this morning, and then hit the tanning bed on my way home since i had to clean up and start cooking! Got all the cleaning done with plenty of time before the twins showed up and we started cooking.
We had some great burgers, and steak, and pork chops and chicken! Yummie Yummie! I must say the first BBQ of the season was a success!
We then of course hopped into the car and drove to Krispy Kremes for some donughts that we didn't need, and then we had to run by the studio cuz i had to pick up a CD for thursday morning. Jennie is spending the night which is a nice change from being all alone! I only get scared at night! During the day its great, its when all the creaks come out and its all dark, even with the alarm set i still get scared, so it'll be nice to have someone else in the house tonight. Even tho i have to get up at 6am tomorrow, oh well!
till next time...
I didn't even mention before that my parents left for Florida, unfortunatly for me its the busiest week of my life and thats the one they choose to go away for, of course! Oh well, my one day off of doing things, besides work, i'm having a BBQ at my house! yay!
So i went to work this morning, and then hit the tanning bed on my way home since i had to clean up and start cooking! Got all the cleaning done with plenty of time before the twins showed up and we started cooking.
We had some great burgers, and steak, and pork chops and chicken! Yummie Yummie! I must say the first BBQ of the season was a success!
We then of course hopped into the car and drove to Krispy Kremes for some donughts that we didn't need, and then we had to run by the studio cuz i had to pick up a CD for thursday morning. Jennie is spending the night which is a nice change from being all alone! I only get scared at night! During the day its great, its when all the creaks come out and its all dark, even with the alarm set i still get scared, so it'll be nice to have someone else in the house tonight. Even tho i have to get up at 6am tomorrow, oh well!
till next time...
Sunday, April 24, 2005
April.24.2005
Footloose Day 2
So we start off another early morning with "Name Game" and the girls came in 3rd out of 5 with a High Silver! Then we had "Its Raining Men" who came in 4th with a Silver -- they so deserved higher, but i'm not the judge so whatever.
Then was Amara's Jazz Solo "Born To Be Wild". She only got a High Silver for this one, but she did an awesome job! Then she had like 12 numbers to change for her lyrical solo "Foolish Games" for that she got 4th place Gold. And Amara was also nominated to the EXTREME TEAM!! YAY AMARA!!
Then was Rebecca's "Nothing" for which she got a Silver, again not a silver performance, but i swear these judges did NOT know what Musical Theatre was! After Rebecca was "Hot Stuff". The little ones came in 3rd with a High Silver! Then it was time for the tap "Boogaloo" they came in 4th with a High Silver as well.
"Crabbukkit" was next, they did an awesome job! Cleaner than Collingwood, but not as fun ;) They got 1st place Platinum. They also got 3rd Overall High Score Senior Large Group!! Next was "My Perogative" who got 5th place High Silver. And Because We Can was right after, they got 4th place High Silver. Now of course with Because We Can there was an incident....of course it couldn't go smoothly. The girls did an awesome job, but one of them threw up on stage in the middle of the dance! Now granted most people would have freaked out and ran off, but she kept going. Unfortunatly for the other girls they had to ROLL around in her puke! And poor Matt had to clean it up, but what can u do? This is now refered to as "the Fruit Incident" lol.
After all that fun, Amara, Yara, Danielle, Katie & I piled into the car and drove over to Stage 1 to see Mike again. This time we came bearing a Card for him that all the little ones signed. The girls got to show him their "Go Mike" dance and even though we only had like 10 minutes with him, everyone left happy -- at least i'd like to think! After which we were all hungry so we headed to Pizza Hut! Oh my, why i put myself in these positions i'll never know, but we nearly busted a gut while we were eating cuz we were all really tired and goofy, but it was fun :)
All in all i think it was a good weekend, it was great to see Mike since I didn't think i was going to see him at all! And the girls are trying to get him to come to the recital now which should be interesting :) thats it for now.
till next time...
So we start off another early morning with "Name Game" and the girls came in 3rd out of 5 with a High Silver! Then we had "Its Raining Men" who came in 4th with a Silver -- they so deserved higher, but i'm not the judge so whatever.
Then was Amara's Jazz Solo "Born To Be Wild". She only got a High Silver for this one, but she did an awesome job! Then she had like 12 numbers to change for her lyrical solo "Foolish Games" for that she got 4th place Gold. And Amara was also nominated to the EXTREME TEAM!! YAY AMARA!!
Then was Rebecca's "Nothing" for which she got a Silver, again not a silver performance, but i swear these judges did NOT know what Musical Theatre was! After Rebecca was "Hot Stuff". The little ones came in 3rd with a High Silver! Then it was time for the tap "Boogaloo" they came in 4th with a High Silver as well.
"Crabbukkit" was next, they did an awesome job! Cleaner than Collingwood, but not as fun ;) They got 1st place Platinum. They also got 3rd Overall High Score Senior Large Group!! Next was "My Perogative" who got 5th place High Silver. And Because We Can was right after, they got 4th place High Silver. Now of course with Because We Can there was an incident....of course it couldn't go smoothly. The girls did an awesome job, but one of them threw up on stage in the middle of the dance! Now granted most people would have freaked out and ran off, but she kept going. Unfortunatly for the other girls they had to ROLL around in her puke! And poor Matt had to clean it up, but what can u do? This is now refered to as "the Fruit Incident" lol.
After all that fun, Amara, Yara, Danielle, Katie & I piled into the car and drove over to Stage 1 to see Mike again. This time we came bearing a Card for him that all the little ones signed. The girls got to show him their "Go Mike" dance and even though we only had like 10 minutes with him, everyone left happy -- at least i'd like to think! After which we were all hungry so we headed to Pizza Hut! Oh my, why i put myself in these positions i'll never know, but we nearly busted a gut while we were eating cuz we were all really tired and goofy, but it was fun :)
All in all i think it was a good weekend, it was great to see Mike since I didn't think i was going to see him at all! And the girls are trying to get him to come to the recital now which should be interesting :) thats it for now.
till next time...
Saturday, April 23, 2005
April.23.2005
Footloose Day 1
So of course we have an early start! I mean we weren't the first ones there, but it was still early for me! "Controversy" went first and got a High Silver. Next up was "Fascinating Rhythm" those tappin twins :) they got 1st place Platinum!! Leanna & Charlotte also won 3rd Overall High Score Novice -- so of ALL the Novice, solos, duet/trios of all ages they came 3rd! Awesome job girls!
Next up was Robbie's tap Solo "Used To Love You" he got 2nd place Gold! Robbie was also nominated for the EXTREME TEAM!!! YAY!!! After Robbie was Jessie & Lexie's "We're In Trouble". They got 4th place High Silver. then it was "Insane In The Brain" Robbie & Katelyn's duet, they also got 4th place High Silver.
Then it was time for Little Leah's jazz solo "Disco Inferno". My heart broke as she danced because she kept forgetting parts. She kept going, but you could tell she'd forgotten! She got a High Silver for it tho, which is still good.
Then Little Miss Kendra's tap solo "Boogie Woogie Buggle Boy" she got 2nd place Platinum! Awesome job for her. And Katelyn's tap solo "Like I Love You" she got a High Silver and the "Tap Diva Award".
Then into the evening was Amara & Kelsey's "Pink Panther" they got 2nd place High Silver, and Amara & Yara's "If Mamma Were Married" got 3rd place and a Silver!! How they went from winning an overall the weekend before to a freakin Silver this weekend i'll NEVER understand!
We didn't stay for the last adjudication because I went over to Stage 1 to say 'hi' to Mike. We got to chat for maybe 20 mins...he's such a busy boy when he's working those things! But it was good to see him. And i got to tell him that the girls and I would be back on Sunday!
I got home around midnight, to get back up at 6am! yay! day 2 tomorrow!!
till next time...
So of course we have an early start! I mean we weren't the first ones there, but it was still early for me! "Controversy" went first and got a High Silver. Next up was "Fascinating Rhythm" those tappin twins :) they got 1st place Platinum!! Leanna & Charlotte also won 3rd Overall High Score Novice -- so of ALL the Novice, solos, duet/trios of all ages they came 3rd! Awesome job girls!
Next up was Robbie's tap Solo "Used To Love You" he got 2nd place Gold! Robbie was also nominated for the EXTREME TEAM!!! YAY!!! After Robbie was Jessie & Lexie's "We're In Trouble". They got 4th place High Silver. then it was "Insane In The Brain" Robbie & Katelyn's duet, they also got 4th place High Silver.
Then it was time for Little Leah's jazz solo "Disco Inferno". My heart broke as she danced because she kept forgetting parts. She kept going, but you could tell she'd forgotten! She got a High Silver for it tho, which is still good.
Then Little Miss Kendra's tap solo "Boogie Woogie Buggle Boy" she got 2nd place Platinum! Awesome job for her. And Katelyn's tap solo "Like I Love You" she got a High Silver and the "Tap Diva Award".
Then into the evening was Amara & Kelsey's "Pink Panther" they got 2nd place High Silver, and Amara & Yara's "If Mamma Were Married" got 3rd place and a Silver!! How they went from winning an overall the weekend before to a freakin Silver this weekend i'll NEVER understand!
We didn't stay for the last adjudication because I went over to Stage 1 to say 'hi' to Mike. We got to chat for maybe 20 mins...he's such a busy boy when he's working those things! But it was good to see him. And i got to tell him that the girls and I would be back on Sunday!
I got home around midnight, to get back up at 6am! yay! day 2 tomorrow!!
till next time...
Thursday, April 21, 2005
April.21.2004
1 More Day, 2 More Sleeps Till Footloose!!
Ok, so only 1 more day...and now i'm starting to get nervous!
I went in to get the safety check done on my car today -- $80.49 for that, then they tell me the stupid little stone chip thats been in the windshield since the summer i got the freakin car is apparently a safety hazzard -- well thats only $50 fine. Then the Tire Rod has to be replaces and a wheel alignment done -- there's $300! Do these people think i'm made of money? If this car isn't like perfect once all this is done, wtf! There's been more money put in this car in the last liks 2 months than has been in the past 4 years! I just don't understand!
But tonight being Thursday was OC Night - Yay! The show was great, but then again i could be a little biased ;) Got my copy of the Hillary Duff pic from LA. I'll get around to getting it scanned or whatever to put up on here soon! Prolly not till after the weekend tho since its going to be another LONG weekend! Thats about it for now. Better get back to the laundry!
till next time...
Ok, so only 1 more day...and now i'm starting to get nervous!
I went in to get the safety check done on my car today -- $80.49 for that, then they tell me the stupid little stone chip thats been in the windshield since the summer i got the freakin car is apparently a safety hazzard -- well thats only $50 fine. Then the Tire Rod has to be replaces and a wheel alignment done -- there's $300! Do these people think i'm made of money? If this car isn't like perfect once all this is done, wtf! There's been more money put in this car in the last liks 2 months than has been in the past 4 years! I just don't understand!
But tonight being Thursday was OC Night - Yay! The show was great, but then again i could be a little biased ;) Got my copy of the Hillary Duff pic from LA. I'll get around to getting it scanned or whatever to put up on here soon! Prolly not till after the weekend tho since its going to be another LONG weekend! Thats about it for now. Better get back to the laundry!
till next time...
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
April.20.2005
2 More Days Till Footloose!!
So ok, i'm getting a little behind on updating, but i've realized my life really isn't that exciting All i do is go to work, go to dancing, come home! Woo Hoo! Although today I did go tanning, and thats always fun!
2 Days till Footloose -- I'm soo upset to be at Stage 2 its not even funny! Of course Mike is working Stage 1, so I won't get to see him...which was kinda the whole point for me going to Footloose -- lol j/k. I have to be there for my girls of course! ..::Love You Guys::.. But at least Stages 1 & 2 aren't too far apart so i'll swing out to Stage 1 and say 'hi' to Mike at least! ah well wh can u do?
Jennie and the Twins came back from Las Vegas on Tuesday, and when they were visiting L.A. they ran into Hillary Duff & Joel from Good Charlotte shopping, so of course they took a pic for me :) It will be loaded up here tomorrow prolly! Neways, i think thats it for now.
till next time...
So ok, i'm getting a little behind on updating, but i've realized my life really isn't that exciting All i do is go to work, go to dancing, come home! Woo Hoo! Although today I did go tanning, and thats always fun!
2 Days till Footloose -- I'm soo upset to be at Stage 2 its not even funny! Of course Mike is working Stage 1, so I won't get to see him...which was kinda the whole point for me going to Footloose -- lol j/k. I have to be there for my girls of course! ..::Love You Guys::.. But at least Stages 1 & 2 aren't too far apart so i'll swing out to Stage 1 and say 'hi' to Mike at least! ah well wh can u do?
Jennie and the Twins came back from Las Vegas on Tuesday, and when they were visiting L.A. they ran into Hillary Duff & Joel from Good Charlotte shopping, so of course they took a pic for me :) It will be loaded up here tomorrow prolly! Neways, i think thats it for now.
till next time...
Monday, April 18, 2005
April.18.2005
A Long 48 Hours!
Yesterday (Sunday) started off pretty normal. Woke my butt up at 9am, went downstairs to watch some tv. I watched: Scooby Doo 2, Cellular, and The Bachelor. Then it was time to get ready to go to the movies with Len. We went to see Guess Who. A very cute movie, although it dragged a bit in the middle and i wanted more of an end (like I always do), but overall very enjoyable! Then after the movie, we went to Denny's for dinner. We got out there I'd say around 10pm...we stayed and talked till 2am! It was a very good long definatly needed talk :) Thanks Len .::HUGS::.
Today was hellish, getting up at 830am after getting to bed at 3am. I'm already not a morning person, and that was just mean! I worked 10-4, then i was at the studio 430-10pm then home. So now i have lots of tv to catch up on before i hit the hay. But i have to get up early again tomorrow morning to go and pick Jennie and the Twins up from the airport. And that will begin another LONG day! Oh well, no rest for the wicked!
till next time...
..:: 5 days till Footloose ::..
Yesterday (Sunday) started off pretty normal. Woke my butt up at 9am, went downstairs to watch some tv. I watched: Scooby Doo 2, Cellular, and The Bachelor. Then it was time to get ready to go to the movies with Len. We went to see Guess Who. A very cute movie, although it dragged a bit in the middle and i wanted more of an end (like I always do), but overall very enjoyable! Then after the movie, we went to Denny's for dinner. We got out there I'd say around 10pm...we stayed and talked till 2am! It was a very good long definatly needed talk :) Thanks Len .::HUGS::.
Today was hellish, getting up at 830am after getting to bed at 3am. I'm already not a morning person, and that was just mean! I worked 10-4, then i was at the studio 430-10pm then home. So now i have lots of tv to catch up on before i hit the hay. But i have to get up early again tomorrow morning to go and pick Jennie and the Twins up from the airport. And that will begin another LONG day! Oh well, no rest for the wicked!
till next time...
..:: 5 days till Footloose ::..
Sunday, April 17, 2005
April.16.2005
1oo kms in 13 hours!
I swear I spent the majority of the day today in my car! i drove from home to work in the morning. Then from the store i went to pick up Amara, then i drove to the studio. Danced for 1 hour, then went to pick up Katie. Then we drove back to the store to pick up Mary Anne, then we drove back to the studio to pick up Clare. then we drove to Jack Astors for dinner. $120 later, we then drove Mary Anne back to the store to get her jacket, then to Yonge & Eglinton to get the subway. Then we drove Clare home, then to Greg's house, then to Katie's friend Becca's house (which we were lost for at least 15 mins), then to Warden Station, then i came home!
Damn, I'm tired just writting all that down.
So its day 2 of Jennie and the Twins in Las Vegas. Thankfully I've been able to fill my days with things to do so I don't start to get restless sitting at home. Lenny and I are going to the movies tomorrow night, so we have one less day alone! Thats pretty much it for now.
till next time...
I swear I spent the majority of the day today in my car! i drove from home to work in the morning. Then from the store i went to pick up Amara, then i drove to the studio. Danced for 1 hour, then went to pick up Katie. Then we drove back to the store to pick up Mary Anne, then we drove back to the studio to pick up Clare. then we drove to Jack Astors for dinner. $120 later, we then drove Mary Anne back to the store to get her jacket, then to Yonge & Eglinton to get the subway. Then we drove Clare home, then to Greg's house, then to Katie's friend Becca's house (which we were lost for at least 15 mins), then to Warden Station, then i came home!
Damn, I'm tired just writting all that down.
So its day 2 of Jennie and the Twins in Las Vegas. Thankfully I've been able to fill my days with things to do so I don't start to get restless sitting at home. Lenny and I are going to the movies tomorrow night, so we have one less day alone! Thats pretty much it for now.
till next time...
Thursday, April 14, 2005
April.14.2005
Avenue Q
Anyone who is looking for a musical with a bit of edge should definatly check out AVENUE Q! This musical is now playing on Broadway in New York and from the soundtrack and what i've heard of it seems to be an awesome musical! With songs like "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist" and "What Do You Do With A B.A. in English" the songs are so real and truely funny!
Ok, now that my public service announcement is over... ;) Today was pretty uneventful...yesterday i was able to hit the tanning bed again, so the tan is coming along quite nicely now ;) Today i had to work which is always fun, but i was able to order hats for my tap dance which is always a good thing since we do need them rather soon!
So now i have to go and watch the rest of the OC and watch Tru Calling. Since i had to go and take Katie home from dance and we stopped to grab a bite to eat, i missed them both, thankfully i had a tape rolling :)
till next time...
Anyone who is looking for a musical with a bit of edge should definatly check out AVENUE Q! This musical is now playing on Broadway in New York and from the soundtrack and what i've heard of it seems to be an awesome musical! With songs like "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist" and "What Do You Do With A B.A. in English" the songs are so real and truely funny!
Ok, now that my public service announcement is over... ;) Today was pretty uneventful...yesterday i was able to hit the tanning bed again, so the tan is coming along quite nicely now ;) Today i had to work which is always fun, but i was able to order hats for my tap dance which is always a good thing since we do need them rather soon!
So now i have to go and watch the rest of the OC and watch Tru Calling. Since i had to go and take Katie home from dance and we stopped to grab a bite to eat, i missed them both, thankfully i had a tape rolling :)
till next time...
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
April.12.2005
Today was a day like any other day.
I got up at 11am, well actually 10:40am. Went downstairs to watch some tv, and tried to sleep some more, which didn't really happen. Then i realized that i needed to burn some CDs for a couple of kids whose parents had requested pictures from the competition. So i can upstairs and did that.
Then it was almost time to start getting ready for dancing. I had to run to walmart on my way in to the studio to look for our tap shirt. The damn shirt is the hardest thing i've EVER had to find! So now i have 2, but i need 3. I might have to change the shirts all together cuz i can't find one i like. But i did get Claudia's eyelashes and glue! And i found a new lipstick for myself. Its a Cover Girl Wet Slicks, its a light pink sparkly colour -- its called TUTU :) I thought it fitting! So of course i had to buy it :)
I then headed over to the studio. I wanted to be there tonight to hear all the judges comments since there were some questionable decisions! The one i wanted to hear the most was for Because We Can. The judges had mostly nice things to say. In a 3 minute dance, all u say is "be sure to point your toes, pull up on ur turns, and oh great! nice energy!" and then give them an 84?!?! I just don't understand! Oh well, thankfully we still have 3 more competitions to attend!
Thats it for now, gotta go and take out the garbage.
till next time...
I got up at 11am, well actually 10:40am. Went downstairs to watch some tv, and tried to sleep some more, which didn't really happen. Then i realized that i needed to burn some CDs for a couple of kids whose parents had requested pictures from the competition. So i can upstairs and did that.
Then it was almost time to start getting ready for dancing. I had to run to walmart on my way in to the studio to look for our tap shirt. The damn shirt is the hardest thing i've EVER had to find! So now i have 2, but i need 3. I might have to change the shirts all together cuz i can't find one i like. But i did get Claudia's eyelashes and glue! And i found a new lipstick for myself. Its a Cover Girl Wet Slicks, its a light pink sparkly colour -- its called TUTU :) I thought it fitting! So of course i had to buy it :)
I then headed over to the studio. I wanted to be there tonight to hear all the judges comments since there were some questionable decisions! The one i wanted to hear the most was for Because We Can. The judges had mostly nice things to say. In a 3 minute dance, all u say is "be sure to point your toes, pull up on ur turns, and oh great! nice energy!" and then give them an 84?!?! I just don't understand! Oh well, thankfully we still have 3 more competitions to attend!
Thats it for now, gotta go and take out the garbage.
till next time...
Monday, April 11, 2005
April.8.2005 to April.11.2005
Bedazzled Baybee!! What A Weekend!!
So friday, bright and early i started my drive to Collingwood. 2 hours and 5 minutes later I arrived at the Blue Mountain Resort Inn all ready for the competiton to start.
First up was Boogie Woogie Buggle Boy, Little Kendra. And she did a great little job, and got a High Gold, 2nd place in her category. Then it was time for Fascinating Rhythm. The twins (Charlotte & Leanna) were very nervous, but they did a great job, and they got 1st in their category and a High Gold. They also won Overall High Score Novice 11-12 yrs. Soo happy for them! Next up was Controversey ... Hilary & Kendra had a bit of trouble with their dance, and got a High Silver.
Then into the afternoon we had If Mamma Were Married. A great little Musical Theatre number by Amara & Yara, they won 1st place in the category, a High Gold, Judges Choice "Broadway Bound", AND Overall High Score Musical Theatre/Song & Dance/Vocal Duet/Trio Intermediate! WAY TO GO GIRLS!!! Then it was time for Name Game...So cute are they! My little jazzers! They got 2nd place in their category and a High Gold. Then it was Disco Inferno, little Leah's jazz solo. She cam in 3rd in her category with a Gold. Dissappointing for her, but still a good job! Then Last of the night was Boogaloo the little tappers. They came in 1st in their category with a High Gold.
So after all that competition, i went to dinner with Diane, Gwen, Jackie & Edie. We found this cute little restaurant just down the street from our hotel. It was kinda slow, but good food. Or maybe it was just slow cuz i wanted to get back and into the POOL!
We finally got back to our great little resort. ($79/night for a Queen Bed, a Pull out couch, Cable TV with VCR, Fireplace, walk out balcony, fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave, dishes, jacuzzi tub, outdoor HEATED Pool, hot tub! what more can u ask for?!?). I ran to my room to change into my bathing suit and join the girls in the pool! I swear we stayed in the pool for nearly 1.5 hours!! Doing lifts and throws and chicken fights. All the fun stuff. Then we all decided to pile into the hot tub. Once we were in there the little ones decided to start singing "If Mamma Were Married", so we all joined in and sang at the top of our lungs. I think we ended up alienating the other people around because they all left. Oh well more fun for us :) While in the hot tub i gained a few more nick names... the God of Dance Vibes, the Cesar of Dance, and everyone's Dance Mom. Whatever works I guess.
Then we went back to Kendra's room for some birthday cake, since it was Kendra's birthday on Thursday, and Leah's birthday on Friday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRLS). Then it was over to Kelsey & Rebecca's room to have some hang time. While we were there, the biggest come back of the night was from Naomi when she continuously called her sister a "Chien"! It was the funniest thing! And then Rebecca proceeded to tell her sister hat she was going to become a Porn Star, in which Naomi responded with "I'm not going to be a Porn Star, even if they ask me, I'll just say no!". So cute. A late night, then back to the room to sleep for a few hours, get up and do it all over again.
Saturday morning, the alarm clock went off at 6AM!!! And we didn't set it! So we got back to sleep for like 45 minutes before our wakeup call came. So we have breakfast with Kendra cuz apparently our bagels tasted better than hers, and then head out to the competition. I'm not even there 2 minutes and Diane starts to yell at me that i'm late...it was like 8:15am! Its not my fault the kids were freaking out that i wasn't there yet. So we go in the change room and calm Jessie & Alexia down and up to the stage to do Trouble, their jazz duet. They ended up 2nd in their category with a Gold. Then it was time for Hot Stuff, the little jazz group who got a Gold. Then it was Raining Men. These girls did an awesome job, made my favourite part big, just for me :) And they were 1st in their category with a Gold. Next was Katelyn & Robbie's tap duet - Insane in the Brain. They got 3rd in their category with a High Gold and were awarded a Judges Choice award, the "Hoofing Award". After them was a big break for lunch which for now i have no idea how i spent it. After lunch we had to get Amara & Kelsey's Pink Panther acro duet ready. They were 1st in their category with a Gold. They also won "Overall High Score Acro Duet/Trio Intermediate". Yay for them, even tho we ALL know the dance wasn' 100%!!!!
After that adjudication we all headed to Pizza Hut for dinner. The find times sharing pizzas! Then again back to the hotel for more swimming. This time it was only Amara, Yara, Kendra and myself in the pool, and Robbie & Katelyn came to watch. We swam for what seemed like hours, as Amara & I tried the "Dirty Dancing Lift" soo not as easy as Patrick Swayze makes it seem in the movie! Then we hung out in the hot tub for a while. When we started to prune, we got out and went back to Amara & Yara's room to make some cookies. Once they were baked we took some to Gwen, and then some to Dena, Danielle & Jonathan's room. We hung out there for a while, as the younger ones threatened to join some random person's party in room 313. Then we spent some time walking the grounds before we called it a night.
Again bright and early Sunday morning the alarm clock went off at 6AM!! We forgot to make sure it was turned off. Then we fell back asleep awaiting our wake up call that never came. We got up at about 710 am and had to hustle to get to the competition for 8am for Katelyn's Like I Love You tap solo. She did a great job and received a High Gold. Gwen thought she'd take the category or at least come in 2nd...even the girl who placed second came up to Katelyn to tell her she should have come in second. Then we went back to the hotel to have some breakfast, watch some tv, and check out. We then still had time to kill so we went to Canadian Tire and Zellers to do some browsing. Then it was lunch time so Gwen and i headed to Subway. After lunch we headed back to the competition where Because We Can was starting to arrive. I ushered the girls down to the changeroom and they began to get ready. They to were jipped by the judges and received a Gold. They came in 4th, but there was at least 1 if not 2 groups in their category who they were better than and i just don't know what happened.
Next up was Robbie's Used to Love You tap solo. I was sooo proud of Robbie, and i'm sure it helped that the girls were in the audience cheering him on. His sounds were so clear and he was smiling! Even Jonathan had to turn to me and ask who that person was out there dancing his number! Unfortuantly the judges didn't agree with us, but Robbie received a High Gold and was 4th place. Next up was Amara's Foolish Games lyrical solo. In a category of 6, Amara finished 4th behind 'gangliy girl', 'twisted colours' and 'the good one', with a High Gold. Then we had our big dinner break, so Diane and headed to "The Village" for dinner. We ended up at the Fire Hall Pizza Place. Great food, although a bit steep ($20 for a Chicken Ceasar Salad -no garlic bread- and a Diet Coke?!? Common). Then we headed back to the competition for Crabbucket. My biggest thing with these guys was for them to go out and have fun with their dance. The majority of their costume came from H&M (of which i'm getting Katelyn's hat when their done - love it!) and its a good dance, they just need to relax and enjoy it! And they went out there and it seemed like they did. The judges obviously liked it cuz they ended up 2nd place with an EMERALD!! The highest mark for our studio for that competition. One of the judges gave them a 95 out of a possible 100!! Thats awesome for them, i was so happy!
After the adjudication Amara, Clare & I piled into my car, having issues with getting all our bags and the chairs into the trunk, but we did it, and started on our way home. After stopping at Tim Hortons to get some drinks and timbits for the ride home, and after Amara yelled at the lady cuz at first she said she didn't have any timbits, we were on our way. About 1 hour into the drive home i realize that the road didn't look familiar anymore. I couldn't understand why i wasn't in Barrie about to get onto the 400. I kept driving because i couldn't find anything open at midnight on a sunday! Next thing i know we're passing an Airport Road, Caledona East, and then we're in Brampton. Finally i find somewhere to stop and figure out how to get the the 410, then 401 to get my butt home! I finally drop Clare off at like 1:15am, and Amara at like 1:30am. I get in my door at 1:35pm. Of course i have emails to send and so i start uploading pictures to the comp and sending my emails. I think i fell asleep sometime around 2:30am this morning.
When the alarm went off at 8am i thought i was dreaming, unfortunatlty i was not. I got up went to school, came home and made my poster for the girls, then went and got my pictures developed from Shoppers. $8.99 for 31 pictures, not too shabby. All the girls were of course excited to see the poster and pictures, and then we had a great night.
What a LONG 4 days it has been. Its not 12:13am and i am TIRED, so I'm going to bed.
till next time...
So friday, bright and early i started my drive to Collingwood. 2 hours and 5 minutes later I arrived at the Blue Mountain Resort Inn all ready for the competiton to start.
First up was Boogie Woogie Buggle Boy, Little Kendra. And she did a great little job, and got a High Gold, 2nd place in her category. Then it was time for Fascinating Rhythm. The twins (Charlotte & Leanna) were very nervous, but they did a great job, and they got 1st in their category and a High Gold. They also won Overall High Score Novice 11-12 yrs. Soo happy for them! Next up was Controversey ... Hilary & Kendra had a bit of trouble with their dance, and got a High Silver.
Then into the afternoon we had If Mamma Were Married. A great little Musical Theatre number by Amara & Yara, they won 1st place in the category, a High Gold, Judges Choice "Broadway Bound", AND Overall High Score Musical Theatre/Song & Dance/Vocal Duet/Trio Intermediate! WAY TO GO GIRLS!!! Then it was time for Name Game...So cute are they! My little jazzers! They got 2nd place in their category and a High Gold. Then it was Disco Inferno, little Leah's jazz solo. She cam in 3rd in her category with a Gold. Dissappointing for her, but still a good job! Then Last of the night was Boogaloo the little tappers. They came in 1st in their category with a High Gold.
So after all that competition, i went to dinner with Diane, Gwen, Jackie & Edie. We found this cute little restaurant just down the street from our hotel. It was kinda slow, but good food. Or maybe it was just slow cuz i wanted to get back and into the POOL!
We finally got back to our great little resort. ($79/night for a Queen Bed, a Pull out couch, Cable TV with VCR, Fireplace, walk out balcony, fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave, dishes, jacuzzi tub, outdoor HEATED Pool, hot tub! what more can u ask for?!?). I ran to my room to change into my bathing suit and join the girls in the pool! I swear we stayed in the pool for nearly 1.5 hours!! Doing lifts and throws and chicken fights. All the fun stuff. Then we all decided to pile into the hot tub. Once we were in there the little ones decided to start singing "If Mamma Were Married", so we all joined in and sang at the top of our lungs. I think we ended up alienating the other people around because they all left. Oh well more fun for us :) While in the hot tub i gained a few more nick names... the God of Dance Vibes, the Cesar of Dance, and everyone's Dance Mom. Whatever works I guess.
Then we went back to Kendra's room for some birthday cake, since it was Kendra's birthday on Thursday, and Leah's birthday on Friday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRLS). Then it was over to Kelsey & Rebecca's room to have some hang time. While we were there, the biggest come back of the night was from Naomi when she continuously called her sister a "Chien"! It was the funniest thing! And then Rebecca proceeded to tell her sister hat she was going to become a Porn Star, in which Naomi responded with "I'm not going to be a Porn Star, even if they ask me, I'll just say no!". So cute. A late night, then back to the room to sleep for a few hours, get up and do it all over again.
Saturday morning, the alarm clock went off at 6AM!!! And we didn't set it! So we got back to sleep for like 45 minutes before our wakeup call came. So we have breakfast with Kendra cuz apparently our bagels tasted better than hers, and then head out to the competition. I'm not even there 2 minutes and Diane starts to yell at me that i'm late...it was like 8:15am! Its not my fault the kids were freaking out that i wasn't there yet. So we go in the change room and calm Jessie & Alexia down and up to the stage to do Trouble, their jazz duet. They ended up 2nd in their category with a Gold. Then it was time for Hot Stuff, the little jazz group who got a Gold. Then it was Raining Men. These girls did an awesome job, made my favourite part big, just for me :) And they were 1st in their category with a Gold. Next was Katelyn & Robbie's tap duet - Insane in the Brain. They got 3rd in their category with a High Gold and were awarded a Judges Choice award, the "Hoofing Award". After them was a big break for lunch which for now i have no idea how i spent it. After lunch we had to get Amara & Kelsey's Pink Panther acro duet ready. They were 1st in their category with a Gold. They also won "Overall High Score Acro Duet/Trio Intermediate". Yay for them, even tho we ALL know the dance wasn' 100%!!!!
After that adjudication we all headed to Pizza Hut for dinner. The find times sharing pizzas! Then again back to the hotel for more swimming. This time it was only Amara, Yara, Kendra and myself in the pool, and Robbie & Katelyn came to watch. We swam for what seemed like hours, as Amara & I tried the "Dirty Dancing Lift" soo not as easy as Patrick Swayze makes it seem in the movie! Then we hung out in the hot tub for a while. When we started to prune, we got out and went back to Amara & Yara's room to make some cookies. Once they were baked we took some to Gwen, and then some to Dena, Danielle & Jonathan's room. We hung out there for a while, as the younger ones threatened to join some random person's party in room 313. Then we spent some time walking the grounds before we called it a night.
Again bright and early Sunday morning the alarm clock went off at 6AM!! We forgot to make sure it was turned off. Then we fell back asleep awaiting our wake up call that never came. We got up at about 710 am and had to hustle to get to the competition for 8am for Katelyn's Like I Love You tap solo. She did a great job and received a High Gold. Gwen thought she'd take the category or at least come in 2nd...even the girl who placed second came up to Katelyn to tell her she should have come in second. Then we went back to the hotel to have some breakfast, watch some tv, and check out. We then still had time to kill so we went to Canadian Tire and Zellers to do some browsing. Then it was lunch time so Gwen and i headed to Subway. After lunch we headed back to the competition where Because We Can was starting to arrive. I ushered the girls down to the changeroom and they began to get ready. They to were jipped by the judges and received a Gold. They came in 4th, but there was at least 1 if not 2 groups in their category who they were better than and i just don't know what happened.
Next up was Robbie's Used to Love You tap solo. I was sooo proud of Robbie, and i'm sure it helped that the girls were in the audience cheering him on. His sounds were so clear and he was smiling! Even Jonathan had to turn to me and ask who that person was out there dancing his number! Unfortuantly the judges didn't agree with us, but Robbie received a High Gold and was 4th place. Next up was Amara's Foolish Games lyrical solo. In a category of 6, Amara finished 4th behind 'gangliy girl', 'twisted colours' and 'the good one', with a High Gold. Then we had our big dinner break, so Diane and headed to "The Village" for dinner. We ended up at the Fire Hall Pizza Place. Great food, although a bit steep ($20 for a Chicken Ceasar Salad -no garlic bread- and a Diet Coke?!? Common). Then we headed back to the competition for Crabbucket. My biggest thing with these guys was for them to go out and have fun with their dance. The majority of their costume came from H&M (of which i'm getting Katelyn's hat when their done - love it!) and its a good dance, they just need to relax and enjoy it! And they went out there and it seemed like they did. The judges obviously liked it cuz they ended up 2nd place with an EMERALD!! The highest mark for our studio for that competition. One of the judges gave them a 95 out of a possible 100!! Thats awesome for them, i was so happy!
After the adjudication Amara, Clare & I piled into my car, having issues with getting all our bags and the chairs into the trunk, but we did it, and started on our way home. After stopping at Tim Hortons to get some drinks and timbits for the ride home, and after Amara yelled at the lady cuz at first she said she didn't have any timbits, we were on our way. About 1 hour into the drive home i realize that the road didn't look familiar anymore. I couldn't understand why i wasn't in Barrie about to get onto the 400. I kept driving because i couldn't find anything open at midnight on a sunday! Next thing i know we're passing an Airport Road, Caledona East, and then we're in Brampton. Finally i find somewhere to stop and figure out how to get the the 410, then 401 to get my butt home! I finally drop Clare off at like 1:15am, and Amara at like 1:30am. I get in my door at 1:35pm. Of course i have emails to send and so i start uploading pictures to the comp and sending my emails. I think i fell asleep sometime around 2:30am this morning.
When the alarm went off at 8am i thought i was dreaming, unfortunatlty i was not. I got up went to school, came home and made my poster for the girls, then went and got my pictures developed from Shoppers. $8.99 for 31 pictures, not too shabby. All the girls were of course excited to see the poster and pictures, and then we had a great night.
What a LONG 4 days it has been. Its not 12:13am and i am TIRED, so I'm going to bed.
till next time...
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
April.6.2005
I think i burnt my bum!
So another day chocked full of fun! I worked 10-4pm, then had to run out to Thornhill to Dance Essentials to drop off and pick up some costumes. Oh yah only 2 more sleeps till the competition and i'm still just picking up some cosutmes! what can u do?
Then i went home and waited for Jennie to call after work. Today was our first tanning session of this year :) yay!! I love tanning! And the sad part is that after 5 minutes, i swear my bum is a bit burnt...and i can already see colour which is great. Jennie was in for 4 minutes which was a lot more than she was planning on...she wanted to go for 2 ;) She was a little red in the cheeks, but i think it'll turn out ok.
I'm still super excited for Collingwood! Can't wait to go swimming. The sad part of that is that i still can't find the bottoms for one of my bathing suits, so i guess i'll just have to mix & match!
till next time...
So another day chocked full of fun! I worked 10-4pm, then had to run out to Thornhill to Dance Essentials to drop off and pick up some costumes. Oh yah only 2 more sleeps till the competition and i'm still just picking up some cosutmes! what can u do?
Then i went home and waited for Jennie to call after work. Today was our first tanning session of this year :) yay!! I love tanning! And the sad part is that after 5 minutes, i swear my bum is a bit burnt...and i can already see colour which is great. Jennie was in for 4 minutes which was a lot more than she was planning on...she wanted to go for 2 ;) She was a little red in the cheeks, but i think it'll turn out ok.
I'm still super excited for Collingwood! Can't wait to go swimming. The sad part of that is that i still can't find the bottoms for one of my bathing suits, so i guess i'll just have to mix & match!
till next time...
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
April.5.2005
3 More Sleeps to Collingwood!
I think i'm officially starting to drive people nuts talking about this first competition! I just can't help how excited i am! The sad part is that its not even excited for the dancing ;) And i'm not the only one!
Amara is the one who said to me yesterday "i'm more excited about the partying than the dancing". This is a first for us to have so many of our studio staying at the same hotel! Its awesome! We even have 2 birthdays while we're there... Kendra & Leah! So we're gonna have cake and fun stuff, plus they have an OUTDOOR HEATED POOL!!! I think thats one of the things i'm most excited about :) I'm sure to have pictures and detailed info when I get home on sunday!
As for today, it was a pretty restful tuesday...i lounged around the house, then went to walmart to try and find eyelashes and a dress shirt for Claudia, of course found none. Then i went to get Mimi's curling iron from her, then off to dancing. 430-1030 again this week - oh joy oh bliss. But i got to straighten Katelyn's ringlets, and curl Yara's straight hair, so all in all i guess it was a good one.
till next time...
I think i'm officially starting to drive people nuts talking about this first competition! I just can't help how excited i am! The sad part is that its not even excited for the dancing ;) And i'm not the only one!
Amara is the one who said to me yesterday "i'm more excited about the partying than the dancing". This is a first for us to have so many of our studio staying at the same hotel! Its awesome! We even have 2 birthdays while we're there... Kendra & Leah! So we're gonna have cake and fun stuff, plus they have an OUTDOOR HEATED POOL!!! I think thats one of the things i'm most excited about :) I'm sure to have pictures and detailed info when I get home on sunday!
As for today, it was a pretty restful tuesday...i lounged around the house, then went to walmart to try and find eyelashes and a dress shirt for Claudia, of course found none. Then i went to get Mimi's curling iron from her, then off to dancing. 430-1030 again this week - oh joy oh bliss. But i got to straighten Katelyn's ringlets, and curl Yara's straight hair, so all in all i guess it was a good one.
till next time...
Monday, April 04, 2005
April.4.2005
Dance Dance Dance
So another day is over...I worked 10-4pm, then dancing 5-930pm. Oh the joy of it all. Ballet was hellish tonight because we had to re-choreograph half of the dance because Steph like broke her ankle! i feel terrible for her, but oh my! And then of course *you know who* has to put in her silly ass comments ... "oh we're wearing our jazz shoes? But we're still wearing pink tights right?" oh yah, we're gonna wear PINK tights & BEIGE shoes, cuz THAT makes sense! and there was something else she said that just made us all laugh, but unfortunatly now i can't remember. I do feel bad for 'picking' on her, but i just can't help it.
At least the weather is picking up! A high of 11 degrees today! yay! Thats pretty much it, for now anyways.
till next time...
So another day is over...I worked 10-4pm, then dancing 5-930pm. Oh the joy of it all. Ballet was hellish tonight because we had to re-choreograph half of the dance because Steph like broke her ankle! i feel terrible for her, but oh my! And then of course *you know who* has to put in her silly ass comments ... "oh we're wearing our jazz shoes? But we're still wearing pink tights right?" oh yah, we're gonna wear PINK tights & BEIGE shoes, cuz THAT makes sense! and there was something else she said that just made us all laugh, but unfortunatly now i can't remember. I do feel bad for 'picking' on her, but i just can't help it.
At least the weather is picking up! A high of 11 degrees today! yay! Thats pretty much it, for now anyways.
till next time...
Sunday, April 03, 2005
April.3.2005
Loosing an hour sucks!
So today we turn the clocks ahead one hour! How so not nice is that! Thankfully its a Sunday and the hour loss isn't so bad! But of course i live in Toronto, and its freakin snowing in April! At least its mostly wet snow which seems to not be sticking around - thank God!
So today i did all the things i wasn't able to do yesterday! I went and got my oil changed...$90 later!!! And i didn't even get the expensive oil either!!!
After that i headed to good ol' Bridlewood Mall. Had to get the battery changed in my dad's watch, and pick up some yarn for mom. But of course i found some goodies for myself too!
Then it was back home to clean my room! Oh joy oh bliss. I also started packing my bag for the weekend! I know a week in advance, but this way i don't have to do laundry for the weekend between now and then and i'll have everything ready to go for 8am friday morning!
Desperate Housewives was also on tonight, Jennie said that I remind her of Bree...don't know if thats a compliment or not...it was a good episode tho! Max from General Hospital was on tonight! So funny :) But all the Juno interruptions were pretty annoying! Oh well.
till next time...
So today we turn the clocks ahead one hour! How so not nice is that! Thankfully its a Sunday and the hour loss isn't so bad! But of course i live in Toronto, and its freakin snowing in April! At least its mostly wet snow which seems to not be sticking around - thank God!
So today i did all the things i wasn't able to do yesterday! I went and got my oil changed...$90 later!!! And i didn't even get the expensive oil either!!!
After that i headed to good ol' Bridlewood Mall. Had to get the battery changed in my dad's watch, and pick up some yarn for mom. But of course i found some goodies for myself too!
Then it was back home to clean my room! Oh joy oh bliss. I also started packing my bag for the weekend! I know a week in advance, but this way i don't have to do laundry for the weekend between now and then and i'll have everything ready to go for 8am friday morning!
Desperate Housewives was also on tonight, Jennie said that I remind her of Bree...don't know if thats a compliment or not...it was a good episode tho! Max from General Hospital was on tonight! So funny :) But all the Juno interruptions were pretty annoying! Oh well.
till next time...
Saturday, April 02, 2005
April.2.2005
What a freakin day!
First i had work from 10-2pm. I didn't end up leaving until 330pm. Not a good sign. There were SOOOO many people who came into the store today i just didn't understand it. I had made $850 in 3 hours of work...for a dance store (specialty store) thats big! And the kicker was that only 2 of the people coming in were buying stuff for competition! Since customers just kept coming and coming i stayed at work and an extra 1.5 hours!
I was supposed to pick up Amara & Yara at 330pm to take them with me to dance for 4pm...obviously we were late. I was able to pick them up by 350pm and we were at the studio by 410pm. Only 10 minutes late, not too bad.
I get into the studio and Katie runs over to tell me that Diane has given the kids a lecture about me. Apparently i am not their supplier of bobby pins, saftey pins, etc. They need to have all their own stuff...cuz apparently i get really stressed out at competition time and i don't need the extra stress about worrying over them...as if i wouldn't worry anyways!!! But i don't remember EVER saying anything about getting stressed out. I have a whole kit full of things for competition because i want to make sure everyone has everything they need! Cuz you just never know.
So then we start dancing, and everything's going well till we get to my lyrical. The first time through was terrible, so we did it again. Of course half way through the 2nd time around my calf muscle decides to seize!! So i had to run to the side. Thankfully Dena was there and was able to massage the knot out! Then we decided to put costumes on, so there was more running around with changing, handing out of the costumes, pinning, fixing, etc. As i ran around with my little box in tow, saftey pinning here, double sided taping there...i received a new nick name. According to Jonathan i am now the Macgyver of Dance. I guess the title fits, as funny as it is! We danced until 8pm...then finally were able to go home.
So on the drive home, i took Clare & Kat to McDonalds cuz i was DAMN hungry! No eating from 1pm till 830pm is NOT good. So we did McDonalds, then i drove them home and came home myself! So now i am going to sign off here, lay down on my bed, and hopefully go to sleep! The clocks go again one hour, so i need all the sleep i can get!
till next time...
First i had work from 10-2pm. I didn't end up leaving until 330pm. Not a good sign. There were SOOOO many people who came into the store today i just didn't understand it. I had made $850 in 3 hours of work...for a dance store (specialty store) thats big! And the kicker was that only 2 of the people coming in were buying stuff for competition! Since customers just kept coming and coming i stayed at work and an extra 1.5 hours!
I was supposed to pick up Amara & Yara at 330pm to take them with me to dance for 4pm...obviously we were late. I was able to pick them up by 350pm and we were at the studio by 410pm. Only 10 minutes late, not too bad.
I get into the studio and Katie runs over to tell me that Diane has given the kids a lecture about me. Apparently i am not their supplier of bobby pins, saftey pins, etc. They need to have all their own stuff...cuz apparently i get really stressed out at competition time and i don't need the extra stress about worrying over them...as if i wouldn't worry anyways!!! But i don't remember EVER saying anything about getting stressed out. I have a whole kit full of things for competition because i want to make sure everyone has everything they need! Cuz you just never know.
So then we start dancing, and everything's going well till we get to my lyrical. The first time through was terrible, so we did it again. Of course half way through the 2nd time around my calf muscle decides to seize!! So i had to run to the side. Thankfully Dena was there and was able to massage the knot out! Then we decided to put costumes on, so there was more running around with changing, handing out of the costumes, pinning, fixing, etc. As i ran around with my little box in tow, saftey pinning here, double sided taping there...i received a new nick name. According to Jonathan i am now the Macgyver of Dance. I guess the title fits, as funny as it is! We danced until 8pm...then finally were able to go home.
So on the drive home, i took Clare & Kat to McDonalds cuz i was DAMN hungry! No eating from 1pm till 830pm is NOT good. So we did McDonalds, then i drove them home and came home myself! So now i am going to sign off here, lay down on my bed, and hopefully go to sleep! The clocks go again one hour, so i need all the sleep i can get!
till next time...
April.1.2005
Happy April Fools!
Thankfully no one played any tricks on me today! All in all, another pretty uneventful day.
I went in to work for a couple of hours to help Melissa get ready for our spring sale. Oh the fun! Stapling on all those little tags for 25-50% off most everything in the store!
Then after that i had to go and pick the kids up to get them to dancing for 430pm. We were then at the studio till just after 8pm, and we went for dinner at Greek Oddyssey! My all-time favourite restaurant! I could eat there forever :) After dinner, i went to take the kids home and their mom made sure that i came in to watch a movie. So i FINALLY saw Ladder 49!! What a sad sad movie! I still can't believe that Jaoquin Pheonix dies! I mean, OMG! it was sooo sooo sad! So now I am home, and thinking of my lovely day tomorrow. I have work from 10-2, then dancing from 4-8pm. But i have to remember to pack the cooler and all my dance stuff tomorrow morning! Oh the joys of getting ready for competition!
till next time...
Thankfully no one played any tricks on me today! All in all, another pretty uneventful day.
I went in to work for a couple of hours to help Melissa get ready for our spring sale. Oh the fun! Stapling on all those little tags for 25-50% off most everything in the store!
Then after that i had to go and pick the kids up to get them to dancing for 430pm. We were then at the studio till just after 8pm, and we went for dinner at Greek Oddyssey! My all-time favourite restaurant! I could eat there forever :) After dinner, i went to take the kids home and their mom made sure that i came in to watch a movie. So i FINALLY saw Ladder 49!! What a sad sad movie! I still can't believe that Jaoquin Pheonix dies! I mean, OMG! it was sooo sooo sad! So now I am home, and thinking of my lovely day tomorrow. I have work from 10-2, then dancing from 4-8pm. But i have to remember to pack the cooler and all my dance stuff tomorrow morning! Oh the joys of getting ready for competition!
till next time...
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