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Dang ya, Angie! Now I have to update. Hey, I'm a good Catholic girl. Guilt works!

I suppose I haven't updated because I don't feel like I have anything of major importance to say. Maybe that's what I should think about. My everyday life isn't boring. It's busy as hell! Finally....religious education classes are finished for the school year, as is my choir practice at church. Two freed-up days! Well, not exactly! Jake starts his fourth year of TCKL on the 14th. Oh well...at least it is something new to do for a while.

I have decided that after the June 24th dance recital that I will pull Elly from dance class and just get her going with gymnastics at the Y. Elly likes class...when she stays awake for it! I honestly don't think she would miss it. Don't get me wrong...she is adorable at dance class! She seems to like it okay. But...when I was there this week by myself (I missed gabbing and catching up with Ang, who was home sick), I spent most of my time watching the DVD of last year's recital.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

OK...It is no surprise to anyone who knows me that I am not now nor have I ever been a "girlie girl." But, I will admit I like that my daughter is. Having said that, watching this recital made me repeat, over and over again in my mind... "Are you kidding me?" First of all it lasted over three hours. 3 HOURS!!! Each group of girls did one dance. While waiting for their turns, all the girls sit backstage. They are supervised by FHS students. When asking another parent about this, she said that last year, her THREE YEAR OLD did not go on stage until after 9:30! Shoot! Elly will be asleep long before that! I can hardly keep her awake for 6pm dance class let alone a 9:30 dance show! :) Then, at the end of the show, there was a presentation. All the adult classes were introduced. All the student assistants were introduced. All the adult staff members were introduced. Gifts were given. Five, seven, and ten year awards were given. Graduation gifts were given. Then came the 15 minute curtain call. The girls filed out, one group at a time, looking cute. Most of them were carrying HUGE bouquets of flowers. And I mean HUGE! Seriously...it looked like closing night on Broadway! I asked another mom if the parents bought those flowers.

She looked me in the eye and said, "Yes. And you better be sure to get something too."

Are you kidding me?!?!

Another mom, who had been sitting across from me and who must have seen my "wtf" expression, said, "I bought my daughter a wrapped carnation downstairs at the theater, and she was just as happy as the girls who got a big bouquet."

Whew. But seriously, what are we doing here? Trying to reward our kids or trying to out-do each other? I am not for that. I see it at my school all the time. When I taught junior high and we had 8th grade graduation (ridiculous in and of itself), parents would do the same thing. Bring HUGE flower bouquets to their daughters. Geez. Maybe I am being cold-hearted but my goodness! I just don't get in to all this stuff.

So anyway...we will try gymnastics :) and I know she will love it!!!

The school year is moving right along. Only 16 more days with my seniors (but who's counting?) !!! They are so cashed out and ready to be done. This week is Prom Week...and you know what that means! HORMONE CITY! Plus, the last thing they are thinking about is The Count of Monte Cristo. Oh well...I'll just keep pluggin' away!!! After the seniors are done, I will have my seminar class (every three days) and my young adult literature class (minus seniors....just about 10 juniors will remain). It will give me lots of time to prepare for the Creative Writing Class I will be teaching next year. Whew! I have not had a year (in 13 years of teaching) in which I have taught the same thing two years in a row. It keeps things interesting but it really keeps me busy!

Well...there you have it. Since Angie jumped over to my blog and was disappointed, I thought I would update. See you in four months! (Just kidding!)