Knucklehead!

So this morning, I was fussing with my son's hair, and there was something in it. I picked it out and he goes, "What is it?? Is that my knuckle?" I go, "David, show me where your knuckle is." He points to his head and says, "Right here mommy.....knucklehead." (DH calls him knucklehead as his nickname sometimes)

I about peed my pants.

What is UP with Sunjaya?

Ok, look people......it's time to stop giving Sunjaya the sympathy vote and start voting for talent. The kid has no pitch, and too much attitude to boot. And the pony-hawk....NEEDS TO GO! He should not have even made it to the Top 24. If you are looking for talent, then look no further than Lakisha!!!!

5 Down, 4 To Go....

So far, we have had 5 successful performances of Hello Dolly. Although the audiences have been small, everyone in attendance has said wonderful things about the show. Despite an uneven review, we are confident that word of mouth will trump the written word. I am thrilled though that myself, the orchestra, sound, and the leads received positive compliments.

Kid Pix

Click on the picture to see more!! The pictures range from this past summer to last week.

Kid Pix

American Idol Addiction

My name is Kris, and I am an American Idol addict.

So, last season, when Mandisa was voted off, I was devastated. I know she was voted off because of her size, and as a big girl myself - this bummed me out greatly. She could sing rings around everyone else. Luckily, my second choice - the hottie Taylor Hicks took the taco.

So here we are in this season, and let me just say that Lakishia BETTER make it to the finals. She is an amazing singer, talented, humble, and beautiful. I don't think stardom could ever go to her head!!! If she doesn't make it, I know that she WILL get a deal. WATCH OUT JENNIFER HUDSON!!!! Lakishia is comin' to town!

Phew!!

What a weekend!

Friday: I had to go to the 7-9 All County Band rehearsal @ Susquehanna Valley for the night. A student of mine was accepted into the group on percussion. Gosh, the band sounded AWESOME.

Saturday: Jason and I, the kids and Mimi went to the CEA Spring Festival. David has been talking about it for WEEKS!! It was such a good time, and both David and Maddie could play the games. It was nice to have activities that were accessible for a wide range of ages.

Sunday: HELL WEEK has officially begun!! This week calls for rehearsals EVERY night, as we EPAC prepares to open "Hello Dolly". We have rehearsals ALLLLL WEEK, EVERY night. So this is the long haul for me right now. Not a fun week for me. But the payoff will be a great show. At first, I wasn't exactly enamoured with the show, but it has really grown on me - and it is totally funny.

More later......

Winding Down.....

Finally, a relatively calm weekend is ahead. This week since last Saturday has been a flourish of activity surrouding David's birthday. He certainly is partied out, along with the rest of us!! I didn't really get to celebrate much on my birthday because I had our last rehearsal before show week. I am doing "Hello Dolly" at the Endicott Performing Arts Center the last 3 weekends of March, and Sunday starts what we all call HELL WEEK. I will post some pictures from David's birthday celebration shortly........

Thank you all for your birthday wishes as well!!!

Maddie's Makeover

So....about a week and a half ago, I had to bring Maddie and David to jazz band rehearsal with me because Jason was home deathly ill. I figured, why not bring Little Mermaid and Maddie will be happy. David was happy playing computer games. My office is right off of my rehearsal space, so I thought , "No Big Deal". About 20 minutes into rehearsal my "mommy sense" kicked into high gear and something felt "off". Checked on the kids, and I found..............

a great big.............


pile....................


OF HAIR!!! Needless to say, I went ballistic and I finally figured out whose it was........MADISON'S!!! She had somehow gotten into my drawer (Which I can't open) and cut the right side of her hair, up to her right ear. I guess she figured since I cut her bangs, then she could cut her own hair. It was just a a small chunk....OH NO.....it was her ENTIRE right side. Not to mention, she also got some of her bangs.

I was in such an emotional triangle...I was mad she cut it and was playing with scissors, but it was funny, but I felt guilty for being mad because it's only hair and at least she has hair to cut. When I finally calmed down later, I asked her why she did it and she told me in the most serious way, "Because I'm beautiful mommy!"

*sigh* How can I be mad at that??? She has GOT ME WRAPPED!!!!!























And here is the result of the "fix". Do you love the "I'm not guilty" look?