The Show Must Go On

A had her play in the park, except that it wasn’t in the park. They had rehearsed for the past two weeks in Paradise Park in Windsor, and the plan was all set to do the show there, but the weather was not cooperating, and they had to make a zero hour assessment. There was a storm threatening in the early part of the day, but no rain, so the plan was a go. By afternoon, it was looking a little more gloomy, so they wavered a bit, but by 5:30, they planned on doing it outside.

We went to the park in anticipation of this, and I told R and my Mentor that it was going to be there, but when we got there, the crew told us that the last minute decision was to go inside. It was prescient, because by showtime, the rain had begun. Truth be told, it was simpler, because the theater is nice, and there was plenty of parking. The lot at the park was tiny, and I figured there wouldn’t be enough and that people would have to park along the road.

In fact, we weren’t even sure where the location was, so N and I went and scouted it out. We found the spot, but it wasn’t that simple, and I even asked a guy working there and he didn’t know. It’s a huge park.

Whatever be the case, the show went on as planned, and they did a great job. What a great camp, the kids all had fun, and they were a fun and quirky bunch, and A really had a wonderful time and clicked with the whole thing. She was amazing on stage, and looked so pretty in her costume. I spoke with the people in charge and they all had nice things to say about her and the overall experience. A also got to hang with her buddies, CH and EM, and made lots of new friends. What an incredible group of kids.

Just wanted to thank AG and A&IH for coming to the show. What good friends they are.

Before the show, we wanted to get A some flowers, something we’ve forgotten in the past and kicked ourselves over. Not a huge deal, but a nice touch, and she really appreciates it. I went over to Harmony Farm and JJ made up a really nice bouquet of peonies just for A. A beautiful job, and A loved her flowers.

After the show, several of the kids and families went over to the ice cream parlor and had scoops while the parents sat around and pontificated about the rigors of parenthood. An interesting bunch of parents to go with an interesting bunch of kids. You can see where they get their individualities.

Now that the camp is over, I think A will miss it, and as much as it’s been a challenge, I’ll miss it if only for the fact that she loved it so much. There are other avenues to explore this side of life, so we’ll investigate accordingly. For now, we have a one week break before the next camp kicks in. It’ll be nice to have some time off for good behavior.

Until then, thanks for reading, and thanks to Laura Leavell for the pic.