The Drama Club performance is in just two weeks! We're getting down to the wire... this is when leaders are slightly tempted to panic if lines aren't memorized, or if one possible performance location after another falls through, or if there is a huge list of props and costumes to be made... but God is gracious, and it's all coming together! He provided great blessings (namely Sarah, Kalei, and Shelby) who stayed late after Drama (as in, really late... Kalei and Shelby didn't leave until almost midnight!) to work on props and scenery. Thanks to them, we got a LOT accomplished!
We were all rather covered in paint by the end of the night...
Working on one of the backdrops
...Yeah, we kinda made a mess... but believe it or not, this is the least messy of the rooms we worked in. :P The kitchen floor was so covered in paint when we finished that I was scrubbing it until almost 2 a.m. and then for another hour or so the next morning. Note to self: next time, listen to Shelby's most excellent suggestion to put newspaper or another sheet under the one we're painting... ;)
Sarah, Kalei, and Shelby: thank you SO MUCH for all of your hard work! You guys made it not only immensely productive, but immensely fun as well! :D
Cecily and I are involved in a writing co-op throughout the month of July. We get to ride there with the Trinkleins... it's always a highly amusing car ride! ;) There are about 15 other kids involved in the co-op, and it is a blast! Aside from the opportunity of uninterrupted writing time in the basement, there's a "chatting zone" upstairs where we can give and receive feedback, critiques, ideas, etc. There is much discussion of names, character personalities, and random plot ideas- I think everyone will be quite sorry when July is over. Ms. Angie has done a fabulous job of setting this up- thank you, Ms. Angie! :)
Young Leif is starting to really move around... he can sit by himself, crawl fairly well, and is just starting to find his balance standing up...
