Day 1147: Anything Goes Camp

Musical camp has come to an end for another year.  A full week of five hour rehearsals plus work parties has yielded lots of progress.  The dance numbers are quite delightful with complex choreography and energetic performances.  The last number is a bit weak because they are still dependent on their scripts.  It will come.

The main set is installed and they'll work on the cabins over the next two days.  We made huge progress in costumes, too.  Instead of making twenty dance skirts, we ordered them for a total cost less than the fabric cost.  It would have taken us 2-3 hours per skirt, so that was a great decision!  There are lots of adjustments and alterations to make on the dresses and trousers.  We issued men's shirts and ties.  The sailor outfits arrived today, but they all have to be fitted.  Then we'll assign hats, belts, scarves, shoes, and coats.  Lots to do, but it's manageable in two and half weeks.

Four days without writing was very costly.  Tomorrow,  I'll spend at least eight hours and try to make up the lost days.  First up are the corrections in the Atlantis chapter.  They will require a few hours.  Then on to recent history which will take four or five days.  After that, I'll finish revising the student leader chapter. Another few days.   I had hoped to finish revising all twenty chapters by March 1.  I'll be a bit off schedule.  Then I need another six weeks on the three unfinished chapters and preface.  Just keep plugging away.  Must keep going.  The end is in sight.

When we got up this morning, it was -10 degrees with a windchill of -25.  A slight warming trend is on the way for the weekend before the next arctic blast arrives on Monday.  At 5:00 tonight, the temp was -5.  Now, it's up to 3!  The weekend promises temps in the 20s!  Hooray!