Dance Company

So Seasan made the apprentice Company dance team.  (What it means is that she is in training for being a future dance company member.)  It also means more expenses. The good news is that they have various fundraisers that as a parent you can assist with and then they split the money between the families that help out.  (Dance volunteers..here I come..anyone have a company that wants to be a sponsor..lol!)

I did manage to pick up her skirt for the dance class at Costco for $12.  It is hot pink with a zebra print..and in a crinoline style.  Unique to say the least.  I now need to order a warm-up set for her for all the company activities where they are required to be at and in company attire.  I will find out Monday what else is required at apprentice level and go from there. (Monday is Seasan's Investiture Ceremony for GS at 5:30 and then I have to be at a parent meeting for dance at 6PM) AHHHH!

Good news is all of her Irish dance items have already been bought and paid for through my ingenious budget cuts.  (I am amazed at how much I can get with a limited grocery budget of $20 a week.  It is actually $30, but by shaving off the extra $10 that gets piled in with the clothing envelope to cover the up front cost of all these dance costumes.  I have to admit though..the reason I can do this is because of all the stuff we already have and the deep freezers of meat.  Mostly I just "shop" at home and pick up some fresh fruit and veggies.

Her Irish costume should be complete today with the arrival of the cape/sash thing and headband.  Now I just have to figure out how to curl her hair for this weekends performance in Alexandria.  I know how to curl hair..but to get it curled and to stay while she does 1.5 hours of Irish class that morning and 1 hour of gymnastics..that is the challenge!  I am thinking good ol' fashion hair curlers and then leave them in with a net until she is done with her morning activities..then remove?  The problem is her hair is so fine it does not hold curls well.  Eventually if she continues in Irish I will just have to break down and buy a wig.  The stress relief on the time saving of the wig is probably worth what it costs : )

Nicholas continues to be excited about soccer.  I think if he could play every day he would.  Last night him and Jon played football at the church while we waited for the class to start.  It was so cute when class got over because we went to the toddler room to pick him up and he was next door in the baby room playing with the babies.  All he could talk about was when he was going to play soccer next.