annie's stage manager

k has been doing a great job stage managing annie. there were a lot of rehearsals and she didn't want to be at all of them (certainly not with her hair all vinegary and essentially oiled, a necessary preventative that happily paid off), but she persevered and was a big help to director leCee. i hear from some players that she keeps a "strict" backstage (to the relief, i think, of some beleaguered moms) and runs things efficiently. m and c and i certainly enjoyed her brief onstage scene change appearances to carry off large tables with, seemingly, just her pinky.

up and running

annie is up and running. we went to see it last night. it was a lot of fun and the costumes were beautiful! it was exhausting (the scene changes can be a nightmare), but k and everyone did a great job and now, hopefully, all will be smooth sailing.

annie in tech

k had a long day doing tech for annie. i took some soup over to her at 8 pm. she got home around 9:45. it was an 11 hour day.

moma

m is still searching for her painting . .

the costume shop

my friend, janet, has been designing and gathering the costumes together for our nychea homeschooling production of annie. it's been a gigantic undertaking for her, as there are two casts and everyone is a different size. i do believe she said there were about 80 costumes . . . i hemmed three jackets yesterday morning . . . just a drop in the sea.

. . this moment

(joining amanda and others for this weekly ritual . . )

april heat wave

it was a record breaking 92 degrees farenheit in central park yesterday afternoon. i didn't feel that i could stay inside after dropping m and c at their dance class, so my friend and i headed over to the sheep meadow. what pictures could i take, i asked myself, that really show we're having a hot day . . ? baby feet!! here are two of the several i took, including an adorable crawling baby with a black stetson perched on his or her head, people relaxing and reading on the grass, my rising bread (it never gets this high during the winter months), and our special dessert, peach sorbet with fresh whipped cream (from our amish farmer) and fresh picked mint from our windowsill. it's cooler today. thank goodness. it's only supposed to go up to 81.

a clothing situation . . part II

. . and where did all that laundry go . . . . mini storage . . (of course)