Concert week

Final rehearsals. Sewing and amending costumes. It's all happening again, this week. I've already made several outfits, the final being tails and bows for Mariposa's tap troupe, and the sequencing required also.

Mariposa's tap troupe outfit, with hair bow.

They also have silver dance sticks to set their routine off.

This is the week where the past has already taught us a lesson. That lesson is "Don't try and fit it all in. Ease up and try to relax."

Well, I'm doing just that. Having had a horrid headcold over the weekend, I'm really glad for the rest I had the past couple of days. We've only done a minimal amount of schoolwork today, and now over lunch, my children have been introduced to the tv series I really enjoyed as a child, "The Waltons". We need to fit in some fun this afternoon before the children have their 3.5hr full concert practice. And, if history repeats, then yes, I'll have a few more last minute projects tossed my way.

There are also a few "Must Dos" this week:
* Maestro needs to practice his vocal solo for Musical Theatre. A broken voice and nerves has made this a big deal.
* Menus .. I definitely need to get the menus working. We'll have late nights Monday and Thursday with full rehearsals. A proper picnic lunch and dinner for concert day on the weekend is also essential.
* Make sure all shoes, tights, outfits, accessories, spare safety pins (etc.) are all packed ready for the day.
* Washing MUST be up to date. We won't be able to function if this falls behind.

Hopefully that will be the main things to worry about, and with those things taken care off everything else will run smoothly.