Weapons and kids.....good idea?

Swords are a weapon used to cause harm to others. Well, the other day I walked into the auditorium and I saw about 8 to 10 little boys with swords. Your probably wandering why they had them, well it was for Robin Hood for the Elementary play. Now not to scare you any longer, they were supervised by Mr. Strickland and two other high school boys. Now I was not allowed to stay, because I am a women.

Now I am not bashing Mr. Strickland, but I honestly do not think that kids should be given a "sword". They we not playing with actual swords, but rulers but still! I mean they could seriously hurt each other with the sticks! I mean Mr. Strickland had a good hold on everything, but still.

Anyways Mr. Strickland said it went very well. I would not know, but thats ok. Hopefully it went well, because they have another class on thursday. I have no idea what will happen, because i wont be there! But hopefully they wont kill each other!

Oh the Drama

Oh the joys of rushing 6th grade girls comming to me as they yamer on about life. All i was asking was advice, then i mentioned boys and they got very excited. They went on and on about long distant relationships and JUSTIN BEIBER! haha oh i do not miss those days. haha But it was funny to talk to them, and very intresting. The boys on the other hand, well they were not as exciting they talked about their previous girlfriends and sports. Yep. That was the depth of the conversations. But im not saying i do not like middle schoolers, but sometimes they are just to much to handle. I definitely would rather hang out with some little kid than a middle school, no offense to middle schoolers out there I love y'all and all but sometimes the drama is to much to handle.

Oh Robin Hood

With the joys of school back, comes a delightful joy to any theatre geek. The rush of nervous excitement dwelling inside of you as you see the audition dates up. This excitement happened to me this past Tuesday, but in a happy excitement. For the audition postings for the elementary play went up, and no I am not auditioning to be Maiden Mariam in the production of Robin Hood. Although 50 bright and cheery elementary children, 3rd through 5th graders, came today to audition.

I on the other hand was there for crowd control and to help Mr. Strickland stay sane. As the children swarmed into the auditorium business began, they were called up row by row and handed a number. Then skillfully Mr. Strickland handed out the scenes to the youngsters and they dispersed through the audience, and began to read their lines to each other. 50 children in the auditorium with semi freedom equals utter chaos, but in a good way.

The nerves in their tiny bodies came across in all sorts. Some were very quiet while others decided it would be an awesome idea to sit on top of the chairs, yeah that idea did not last long. For I had to be the one to tell them to get down. Their nerves went away and they had a blast on stage.

You are probably wander why on earth was I there. Simple. I adore the children and I am the stage manager. Last year I had a blast with them, as the Assistant Stage Manager during the Wizard of OZ. And it was comforting to know that some children still remembered me.

The joys of the theatre are simply amazing and it was great to see so many young ins out there today! I can not wait to see how many kids show up tomorrow for the auditions I can not wait!!!

Camp Life is the Best life

Snowball fights, paint wars, and camps songs are three of the activities I experience every summer. For the past nine summers I have enjoyed going to an amazing camp called WinShape Camps. The camp itself is owned by Chick Fil a, and was founded by Truett Cathy who created Chick Fil A. The experience has been wonderful and quite memorable. This summer was bitter sweet, because it was my last year as a camper. Next year I will miss the campfire, and the gathering of friends while we eat smores and sings songs. I will miss the beautiful hills of Rome, Ga as they are covered in fog in the morning, the baby deer that run around the camp, and the amazing teachings that the camp offers. Now your probably wandering why don't I just become a counselor, well I would but the camp does not hire right out of high school so I am stuck in an awkward middle place. I will visit of course, because over the years I have accumulated many amazing friends and mentors. Even though I will not spend two weeks of my summertime next year I will never forget the memories, the people, or the lessons I have learned from the people there. It is a postive up lifting time and I would not trade those two weeks for anything!