We started the week with an early morning mass for the Immaculate Conception. I let the kids get a treat then I took them all to school. It made for a very productive day. I went to flag raising with Voss then tennis clinic. I did a quick WD run then headed downtown for the last part of load in at the theatre. The hard part was done that morning but I helped inventory merchandise to sell in the Nutcracker boutique. I don't really know my job description as VP of external affairs, so this is my year of figuring it all out. Tuesday I drove out to the beach again for tennis, after taking the kids to school. I didn't run over metal this time thankfully. I did lose again. Maureen and I won the first set 6-2, then lost the second 0-6 then the third 2-6. So frustrating! We couldn't figure it out. I miss the coaching on Tuesdays! I barely had enough time to shower and change then picked Marly up early to tour a high school. She liked it and is going to audition for dance. So, we'll see! She and I headed to the theatre for the Act I tech rehearsal. I shadowed Ali and did some ticketing things for sponsors and artistic directors. Then, Ali and I drove to the airport to pick up the sugar plum fairy and cavalier. I got back in time to watch Marly rehearse. We had just enough time to pick up CFA before it closed. Wednesday, I had a relaxing morning with HIIT and writing Christmas cards. I did a Walmart run then all the kids came home. I took the girls to Act II tech rehearsal. This time McDs on the way home, too late for CFA, Thankful for my neighbor who took Voss to trombone practice and out to dinner. Thursday, Ellie got to skip school. She had a school show in the morning. Twelve hundred kids, a great first show! We came home for a few hours then back for the Community Service night. I was stressing about a charity not picking up their tickets. Not quite the numbers I was hoping for but it still looked good. Ellie and I went to dinner with the principal dancers and artistic directors that night for a delicious Bb's dinner. Friday, all the girls got to skip for two more shows. The school show was a smaller group. We came after the first show and I went to adoration. A perfect spot of silence in the midst of a busy week...and St. Lucy's feast day! That night was opening night and Santa's 100th show. The Kukla family and my mom came in that evening. We popped in to welcome them after the show. Saturday morning, Voss and I picked up the Kukla kids for some play time before the matinee. Then, back up to the theatre for the last round of shows. The girls had a whole fan club of people for the matinee and it looks like a floral shop in our house now (which is so nice). They had the cast party after the matinee. The rest of us went to Mellow for a bite then I went back up to the theatre for Ellie's last show. The middle girls came home for a break and time with the Kuklas. I got to be the ticket fairy and give the unused hold tickets to people sitting high up in the back. My sister brought the middles back to the theatre for the patron party. At this point, we were all wiped out. It was a fun party, still. We TikToked and Ellie had a brave convo with an artistic director. We slept in and went to CCD and 10:30 mass. All the kids locked in to get school work done. Phil and I went on a last minute date to the Jags game. Since they are so horrible this year, it was easy and cheap. We allllmost won, cardiac cats! We did a family rosary (minus Ellie who went to sleep early scoring her 12 hrs!) then bedtime. Phil and I went to the Brick and Casbah (live jazz music) with the Strassers. A little rose to kick off the pink week! Here are the pics of the week.
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