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Tag: Dance Recital

General Update · Parenting

And The Lights Go Out

May 17, 2021 TJ Fox4 Comments

My car and house kind of look like a glitter bomb went off. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to get glitter cleaned up? Spoiler... you don't. That stuff never goes away. I think I'll be finding random glitter bits still hanging out 20 years from now. I will probably cry some… Continue reading And The Lights Go Out

General Update · Parenting

That Is Disappointing

May 14, 2021 TJ Fox3 Comments

So I attempted to watch the live stream of the recital last night since we weren't allowed to attend those shows. I am still sitting here today wondering how a studio that seems to pride themselves on the concept of "if you are going to do it, then do it the absolute best you can"… Continue reading That Is Disappointing

Family · General Update · Parenting

Let The Beautiful Chaos Begin

May 13, 2021 TJ Fox4 Comments

This afternoon begins the first of the three days of recital chaos. It is the one day that is going to be the most odd as I won't be able to be at the venue at all today other than dropping off and picking up. That isn't something that has ever happened before. Even last… Continue reading Let The Beautiful Chaos Begin

General Update · Parenting

Reflections In The Aftermath

July 12, 2020 TJ Fox3 Comments

And we are done! And I'm am so relieved. I still have so many conflicting emotions and thoughts about this dance recital and I've spent a chunk of the day so far trying to decompress and sort them all out, but I don't know that it is entirely possible. One of the thoughts that keeps… Continue reading Reflections In The Aftermath

General Update · Parenting

Titanium Will

July 11, 2020 TJ Fox2 Comments

I'm kind of an emotional basket case today. My daughter has a will and a spine of pure titanium. I cannot express strongly enough how amazed and proud I am of her. Over a period of 12 hours. Through 5 shows and 75 total performances, 17 of which were hers. She was the ONLY ONE… Continue reading Titanium Will

General Update · Parenting

Realization

July 10, 2020 TJ Fox2 Comments

This is BG's 10th dance recital and it is the first time that I haven't been in the audience for every single moment she is on stage. I didn't realize how hard it would be to know she is up there dancing and I can't watch her. I understand the need to keep the audience… Continue reading Realization

General Update · Photography

Redlining Stress Levels

July 8, 2020 TJ Fox13 Comments

The last few days leading up to recital are always stressful, but usually tempered with a lot of excitement, both on my part and on BG's part. This year's stress has been multiplied exponentially in so many ways and almost none of that is because of excitement, which is so damn sad. Last night was… Continue reading Redlining Stress Levels

Dance Masks Dance Masks
Being Creative · Family · Projects

Dance Masks

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 TJ Fox3 Comments

And... they are frickin' DONE! I absolutely love them, but they were a bear and a half. I broke/bent 5 of the 6 needles I had originally thought I'd had. Right before I started sewing yesterday I wanted to have the others on hand but couldn't remember where I put them and ran across a… Continue reading Dance Masks

Gerbera Daisy Gerbera Daisy: Last Year
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Gerbera Daisy: Last Year

July 5, 2020 TJ FoxLeave a comment

Sharing this one from last year because I'm almost ready to have new pics again this year. I'm in mask mode today trying to finish up the 58 I have pinned and ready to sew. I have 60 in all, but two of those were tests to make sure they'd work. After the first one,… Continue reading Gerbera Daisy: Last Year

General Update · Parenting

Another Day, New Chaos

July 1, 2020 TJ Fox2 Comments

The last couple of weeks have felt like I've been going constantly. Between projects I needed to get done, like the garage, and all the running to get BG to the studio and all the things that are wrapped up in nearing recital time, it seems like I've had very little down time. Doesn't look… Continue reading Another Day, New Chaos

Family · General Update · Parenting

Celebrations, Events, And Hard Decisions

May 16, 2020 TJ Fox13 Comments

The day after we get updated information about the plans for holding BG's recital this year, Hubby gets notified that he will be working from home through the summer. Only critical infrastructure employees will be allowed back in the office. Hearing that Hubby is going to be allowed to work from home for at least… Continue reading Celebrations, Events, And Hard Decisions

Singing In The Rain Backdrop Recital Aftermath
General Update · Parenting

Recital Aftermath

May 19, 2019 TJ Fox2 Comments

That is one more dance recital in the memory books. As always, I'm left with this lovely mix of feeling glad the chaos is over for a year and sad to see one more year gone. The end of recital night seems to come with lots of talk about plans for next dance season and… Continue reading Recital Aftermath

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