We are entering our first week of 'full-swing' Fall activities: ballet classes, Lil Lizards running club practice (for Erik), AWANA, coop and Nutcracker rehearsals. Add the regular stuff like school, allergy shots, visiting my 95 year old Great Grandmother, cooking, cleaning and playing, and you get a sense of what life is like with 4 kiddos. Emma had her first Nutcracker rehearsal on Saturday. After an hour, she realized that the Battle Scene is a v-e-r-y l-o-n-g scene and the music is fast paced. In a few weeks she'll start practice on the Cake Baker part. I wish I could sing the music for you so you know what she'll be dancing to. It's a recognizable tune. She'll be dancing with 7 other girls, holding elaborately decorated cakes. Oh, and after being asked by 2 more people (5 different people asked me), I've taken the helm as the Props Manager for The Nutcracker. YIKES! I have an assistant, who wants to manage everything once it gets to the theater...so I just have to get it all together and to the theater... Aren't you glad your life is the way it is.... By the way, how is YOUR life? You get to read all about mine...how about an email letting me know what's up with you and yours? We'd love to hear from you.