Day 1170: Switching Gears

No rehearsal till Thursday, but that doesn't mean we're off.  Backpacking returns to the front burner.  Six weeks till the first hike on April 25.  I do hope it warms up so we can walk outside in preparation!

This week, I must revise the nature on the trail keynote presentation, prepare the letter for the school board, and revise the letter to the landowners.  The t-shirt order is ready to deliver, although we still have no design.  Eighteen of the tent/cook groups are set, but we still have to find partners for a few singleton boys.  We also have to move all the packs, tents and gear from the store room over to the MS so we can begin renting out equipment.   The grocery order of the bulk foods will be ready to pick up on March 24.  So before we go on vacation, there is so much to do.  And that doesn't count breaking down our giant set!

The show was amazing this weekend and we are so very proud of our cast, crew and pit orchestra.  One of the most remarkable things was the audience applauded for the set when the curtain opened last night!  That's never happened and Steve was so happy.  He devotes so much time and effort to the project.  First designing the sets, then building models, assembling a team, buying lumber and supplies, solving technical problems, building sturdy, safe sets, supervising student workers and then finishing with paint and details.  He always makes certain that the stage is a safe learning environment so kids learn how to use the tools correctly.  I always tell the girls that every girl needs to know how to operate her own drill!        

I spent a couple hours editing and deleting musical photos, but have many more to go through.  I want to create a full picture of the musical experience beginning with early rehearsals in January through the performances this week.  Once that's done, Lloyd can burn the DVDs for the kids.  Several times this week, kids and parents have told me they never looked at the other DVDs I made.  Last year's had 700 photos on it and the previous year had 500.

We gave ourselves a day to veg.  So much is coming up in the next two weeks that we needed a quiet, restful day.

Today is Molly's 17th birthday!  

This photo is from 2013 when she was sleeping in one of her favorite spots outside under the shrubs. 

She's in remarkably good shape for a senior kitty.