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Christi Diggs
on May 23 2013 - 06:00 AM
A drop of spin, a cup of deception and tsp. politics=Apathy
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on May 22 2013 - 06:00 AM
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on May 21 2013 - 06:00 AM
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Being the parents of four children can be challenging. But being the single parent of four can make me feel like I am being thrown over the edge. They are two years apart, starting at the age of eleven and then moving up, and they are all busy. They are active in our church. The boys are serious Boy Scouts. One daughter plays the bass clarinet and is in the marching band, which practices almost every single night. Then I have a senior, who works a lot and isn’t around as much to help as she used to be, because she just isn’t there.
So you would think if this is enough, I would have said no when the boys asked if they could try out for the school play, which would practice every night for almost eight weeks.
I did hesitate. I really did.
But those bright memories that these things potentially hold for them, I had to say yes. Tryouts and rehearsals started early in September and were rigorous, lasting until dinner time almost every night.
To say this was a trying time in our household, well, is an understatement. Some nights, I was in the car starting at 4:30 and I didn’t get out until almost 6:00. There were cold dinners for some, because I had to feed people in shifts.
But we persevered and opening night finally arrived. I made sure my seat was planted in a chair all three nights it ran, and every night I clapped harder and smiled wider. The musical was a big hit! Evidence that all of that practicing paid off.
Closing night the cast members blew off steam at Culver’s while mom relished in a greasy hamburger and a yummy pumpkin concrete. Even moms deserve rewards.
After the final performance the kids recognized the hard work that the teachers put in making sure their performance was a hit, giving them much thanks and a nice gift. The parents recognized the kids’ hard work and wonderful show with a cast party complete with treats and karaoke.
It is all over now, the stage has been cleared, practices are no longer a part of the nightly schedule and now I don’t feel like I am living in my car. Regardless of the hurdles we had to pull off to make it happen, it was worth it. I know that the memory will be bright.
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