Hell Week

Can I say that on my blog? I really can't think of a better term. This week is Hell Week for the production of HONK!jr. Sunday we had rehearsal from 2-7pm. Monday, 6:30-9:30pm. Tuesday, 6:30-9:30pm. Wednesday,?? I had to drop them off today and they are getting a ride from a member and her daughter. I don't expect them before 9pm. Thankfully there is no rehearsal tomorrow night, at least there wasn't when I dropped them off. They may add one after tonight's rehearsal. All in all the rehearsals have gone well. The kids do their opening song, go to the Green Room/Girl's Dressing room to hang and watch a movie, come down to do their big number, go back upstairs to hang for a scene or two more, then come down to do the closing number, curtain call and reprise. The boys are a bit bored, but Grace is having fun. I have her convinced to do another play this summer, I am still working on the boys. I am having fun helping back stage and I would like to do more. Maybe with a few more shows under our belts I will be able to help out more. Yes, I know I have said I wouldn't do another one for a while, but they are doing "Oliver" and I think the kids would have fun with that one. Besides it is during the summer, in August. We are still talking about it but.... we will keep you posted. Here are some pictures I have taken lately. HONK! is pretty much our life right now so there isn't much else to talk about. I am glad so many of you are going to be able to come and see the show, but if you aren't never fear, I do believe there will be a DVD available and I plan on getting one or two. Enjoy the pictures and we will see you all soon

Daniel fell asleep in the time out corner.

Sarah was getting a drink from the sink. Guess who taught her that trick? And no she isn't standing on anything!

The boys were being silly. The underwear is clean!!

"Poultry Tale" That is the nest with the eggs in it in the front. Couldn't tell you which of my kids is in the picture if any. They all look the same in those costumes!

More of the cast in "Poultry Tale"

Between scenes the froglets hang out. This night they are watching "Alvin and the Chipmunks"

My Little Actors

Lately I have been having to take Sarah and Daniel to Honk rehearsal with us because Doug has been busy with work. Needless to say they are quite familiar with the story and most of the songs. They even know the warm up songs the kids do at the beginning of rehearsal. Sarah's favorite is "Sarahspundel" -- I wonder why? I will even catch them quoting several lines of the play. Daniel's favorites are "Yes!Yes!Yes! I made it through Thanksgiving!!!" and "Well curdle my cornflakes! He's escaped!!" Sarah likes the line in one of the songs that says something like "it went the way the Dodo did." She has also become very fond of the cat. The girl who plays the cat anyway. She will almost always come over and play with Sarah when she is waiting to go back on stage. Daniel even sat and watched quite a bit of the rehearsal very nicely today and last week too. I am seriously considering taking him to a show. As long as he promises not to shout the lines from the seats!!!! They got a special treat tonight too. We have moved to the theater which is in downtown Jonesville. So we went for a walk and got ice cream at Marcella's. It serves hand dipped Mackinac Island Ice Cream! Yum-o! Daniel got a Superman cone, Sarah a vanilla and I got a mint fudge one. Delicious!! I am pretty sure that now they are going to want ice cream EVERY time we go to rehearsal!!

A Great Weekend

I have no pictures. Just wanted to get that out of the way. I have no pictures from the shower this weekend. My husband insisted he needed the camera for the weekend to take pictures of the youth for some ministry display board for the 10th Anniversary celebration coming up. So therefore, he had the camera and I didn't. I have no pictures, but we had a great time. I hope that you will check out "Peyton's Place", "cstreet", "Aftermath" and hopefully "R3" for some great pictures of the event.

This weekend the kids and I went to Grandma Adams' Friday night after dinner. We all slept there, then the girls and I drove to Clinton Twp to Grandma Wyckhuys' for Amy Howard's bridal shower. It was a blast. We saw lots of family that we haven't seen in a while, both because of sickness and distance. (see pics at other blogs please)

Mom made a great lunch. We had chicken salad, which even with out the chow mien noodles and almonds, was great! Along side that we had chips and a crescent roll and punch to drink. Dessert was fresh fruit with pound cake or angel cake with a drizzle of chocolate from the chocolate fountain. That was the hit of the day, the chocolate fountain that is. We had it going by noon and it didn't get turned of till almost dinner!!! There were banana, pretzels, chips, marshmallows and strawberries for dipping. I think Grace spent most of her time planted in front of it. She is looking forward to the one Amy promised would be at the wedding dinner!!! The big girls even found creative ways of eating, or should I say drinking, the chocolate. (See picture at other blog please)

Amy got to help Sarah and Peyton open the presents. They were all great newlywed gifts. Microwave ovens, Corningware, an endless bag of Misc. kitchen stuff, you know, the usual bridal shower stuff. No lingerie though, maybe I'll put that on my list of things to buy for a wedding gift! I digress, all in all we had a great afternoon.

The party never really ended though. Some people went home around 4, but a lot of us stayed, especially the ones who had booked a room at the Wyckuys B&B for the night. The girls and I finally left after dinner. We had an impromptu Grill out since The Round Robin wouldn't accommodate all 14 of us in a timely fashion. Renee and Kevin supplied the burgers and Rachelle, Amy and Grace made a Wally world run. It was much more relaxed than a restaurant would have been!!

The girls and I finally left around 8pm and crawled back into Grandma Adams' around 9pm. Everyone went right to sleep. Of course they were up at 6am today, but hey Grandpa had to get up anyway to go to work so it all worked out well. Grandma even let me go back to bed for an extra hour to catch up on some sleep. Thanks!!! We packed and left Southgate by 10am and arrived just in time to pick Doug up from church and get lunch.

The kids had HONK at the theatre for the first time today so I stayed all afternoon with them. It went well. It is going to be great show. I can't wait for everyone to see it.

Now it is 9pm. Everyone is asleep. The big kids were very tired and so am I. I think I will sign off for now. Don't forget to check the other blogs for some great pictures!!

Come and See Us Warts and All!!

The weekends of the show are fast approaching. Costumes are being fitted, lines are memorized, dance steps are being practiced. We had our parent meeting today at which we signed up to help in several area over the course of the two weekends. The kids would love if any of could come and watch then in their first ever performance in a real theater. The following are the dates and times of the show. Doors open one half hour before the time of the performance. I can get discounted tickets for adults if I have 10 or more, not the same night, just 10 over the course of the two weekends. I need to turn those in by April 24 so your deadline is April 23 or sooner. Please call or email me if you are planning on attending any of the shows. Grandma and Grandpa Adams and Wyckhuys are already on my list, so you don't need to call!! I will be taking lots of pictures and hopefully some video so that you will be able to see it even if you aren't here live and in person!!! Hope to hear from you all soon.

Friday, May 2 @ 8pm
Saturday, May 3 @ 8pm
Sunday, May 4 @ 3pm

Friday, May 9 @ 8pm
Saturday, May 10 @ 8pm
Sunday, May 11 @ 3pm

A bit more information: The tickets will be $6.50 for any night. There are no pictures or videos allowed, but have no fear, I will take tons at dress rehearsals. The show is about 2 hours with an intermission. The kids are in the opening song,"Poultry Tale", Scene 6 "Warts and All", and the closing song and reprise. Hope this helps!!

The Hills are Alive...

Today we are beginning our big Spring Cleaning. We have gone through buckets of clothes and put away too small, too big and rummage sale items. Later we will be going to see the Hillsdale and Will Carleton presentation of "The Sound of Music." I will edit this later and let you know how it went. I added more pictures to yesterday's post so scroll down and take a look.

The Adventure Continues

Saturday, March 29

Our second day of Spring Break. Today was spent packing and getting ready to visit Grandma Adams after church on Sunday. Grace had her friend Ann over and the three of us went to the college to see the Tulloch Ard Scottish night. It was a hit. The girls loved the dancers and I liked the bands and pipes. They had two great fiddlers that Grace loved. She wondered how they could get their fingers to move so fast and remember where to put them. Ann spent the night and she went to church with us on Sunday then home with her family.


Sunday, March 30

Today we went to Sunday School at 9:00 and then church at 10:30. I ended up in the nursery. The kids sat with the Muellers. George, their son, was home on leave from the Marine Corps. He is a much loved friend. He is who the boys chose to write their "friendly" letters to at school. Anyway, I digress. After church we loaded the car with kids and a dog, stopped for lunch at Micky D's and headed to Grandma's!! Once at Grandmas we settled in and then had Arbys for dinner. The kids went to bed and Doug and I visited. It was a great beginning to the week.



Monday, March 31

We woke up today to Grandpa making breakfast. Scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage and bacon. The kids devoured it!! They love breakfast. After they ate their fill we had to walk it off. So we went to Kohl's and then the mall. The boys needed tennis shoes, since they had outgrown the ones they had. In the end they got more than we bargained for. Grace got a new pair of white church shoes and new tennis shoes. Sarah got a new pair of tennis shoes (which I got for a steal at Kohl's; NIKE for $4.99) and sandals. Daniel got a pair of shoes on the bargain rack at Kohl's too for the same price then he also got a pair of tennis shoes with the twin and a pair of sandals just like the twins. Doug also found new sandals for me. Count the boxes!! Payless loves us now!!! The kids also got a new spring/summer outfit. Doug also found games, and Wii stuff. It was quite a shopping spree.
Once we got home we put the little ones to bed and the big kids got to work helping Grandma organize and straighten her basement. They had fun.


Pizza for dinner and before bed we got out the old slide projector and screen and looked at pics of Daddy and Uncle Scott when they were babies. It was a great way to end the day.

Tuesday, April 1

Bob Evans for Breakfast!! Grace -- Plate of Pancakes, Twins, Belgian Waffles, Daniel -- fruit and yogurt, Sarah -- Plate of Pancakes!! They love breakfast! This time we worked it off by once again working in Grandmas basement. Doug doesn't like to leave a job unfinished and he claimed he needed the physical labor to help him feel better and take his mind off of church work for a while. When the work was done they hung up Aunt Amanda's kick boxing bag and Doug and I got away for a while and did some shopping and picked up Applebees for dinner for the grownups. The kids had nuggets and anything else they could find at Grandmas. Our original plan was to be home in Hillsdale by now but as you can see we opted to stay another night.
Wednesday, April 2

We had an early morning today, but we had lots to do so it was OK. We headed to Toys R Us because Grandpa wanted to get the kids something for all their hard work in the basement and we needed to get Peyton a birthday present since our plans had evolved again and we were going to Grandma Wyckhuys' after lunch to see them. Soooo, we did the Toys R Us thing, bought way too much stuff, picked up White Castle for lunch and headed to Great Grandma Adam's house for lunch and a visit. They had the movie Alvin and the Chipmunks for the kids. That kept them entertained while we were able to visit. After the movie we all piled in the car, went back to Grandma Adams', loaded up our stuff, said goodbye to the dog and headed to Grandma Wyckhuys'. Once there we unloaded, visited for a while, the girls went to Walmart for a cake and supplies, a new shirt and tie for Doug's meeting on Thursday, and KFC for dinner. (Since we didn't make it back to Hillsdale and Doug had a meeting in Ann Arbor we had to get the shirt and tie for that) . Aunt Renee, Peyton and Uncle Kevin joined us for dinner and cupcakes. We even sang Happy Birthday to Peyton. Hopefully now Sarah can move on!!! It was great to see all of our families again. It has been since Christmas, which when you only live two hours away, is not often enough.

Thursday, April 3

Today we got up and headed to Ann Arbor. The kids and I met up with Aunt Amanda while Doug had his meeting. It was a beautiful day. We got to see Amanda's room and where she lived and we got to chase geese. We even ran into Amelia!!


Doug was done a little early so we climbed back into the car and headed back to Grandma Adams to pick up Tiger and have lunch. They kids played out side and we visited a little more. Then we headed home. We got to Hillsdale around 4pm, we unloaded and the kids were back out side. It is going to rain tomorrow so they played while they could. Dinner was Micky D's so I didn't have to cook. They had a picnic while they watched Alvin again. Then it was off to bed.



It was quite a week and it isn't over yet!! Check back for the rest of the story!!!