Chellisms

Casting, Update

We have our first Nutcracker rehearsal this weekend and Bailey is super excited. Along with the weekend schedule came an updated cast list. We were surprised to see that Bailey had also been cast as a Bon Bon.

As I type this she is in her regular twice weekly class and has no idea. I know she will be ecstatic as she loves the costumes for this part. Yay!

Randomized Data

• Tammie and Ryan had a, um, debate a few days ago about shoes. Okay, the quantity that Tammie owns. Ryan thought Tam had 72 when in reality she actually only has 69. I kind of wonder how many she has purchased since that post?
• The above debate prompted me to count my shoes. While Tim sat back and watched. And laughed. I have 49 pairs. I do not love them all.
• I also have 37 different types of lip stuff. Chapstick, lip gloss, pots of lip goo, balm, and not one tube of lip stick. Hate the stuff.
• Got my flu shot on Friday at Tim's workplace. Nurse who did it in front of 100 of my closest strangers managed to give it directly in a flat mole on my shoulder. She is not my friend at this point.
• Also, massive shot clinics and needle phobes are probably a bad idea. Must file that little bit of knowledge away for a later date.
• Mass revolt amongst the parents that I am involved with for one extracurricular activity. Am not involved with the actual revolt, just said parents. Having a hard time sitting on my hands and keeping lips zipped. We all know how well I do at this.
• Losing soccer weekend. Poured all weekend. Games both days. Lost Saturday 1-6. Lost today 0-2. Played the same team both days. One home, one away.
• Found the worst coffee in WA this morning. And I still paid for it. Rip-off.
• What do they call weekends where you have soccer both days, but not a tournament? Does the name change when you throw in Nutcracker rehearsals as well?

Newly Elected Official

Someone ran for student council at her new school.

And won.

Casting

Bailey had Nutcracker auditions on the 19th of September and has been waiting patiently ever since for her casting letter. She got her big news on Saturday. She has been cast as a party girl and as a soldier. She is very excited and cannot wait for rehearsals to begin on the 24th.

Catering

Pete had his first catering job today, a breast cancer fair at a hospital south of where we live and where my mom happens to work. I spent yesterday doing prep and today setting up, plating, cooking and doing odd jobs.

In the last 48 hours my mom and I have peeled 40 pounds of potatoes.

Washed and cleaned 540 shrimp.

Threaded about 200, (I lost count, several times), colby jack cubes with strawberries on skewers.

Mixed grilled veggies with pasta and other top secret ingredients.

Pete had also done several other dishes but I think he saved the monotonous ones for me. Low man on the totem pole and all that.

You know that show Dinner:Impossible on Food Network? It was kind of like that. The facility we were at today had no actual kitchen. We were able to bring in a couple of portable burners, they got super hot but we kept overloading the circuit and blowing a fuse. It was awesome, at times hilarious and frustrating.

One of the drug reps sponsored a Cold Stone ice cream bar. I never ate anything while I was working but at the end I ran over and grabbed ice cream.

Just pay me in ice cream* and I am happy. And maybe some insoles for my shoes. My back and feet hurt.  

*When I grabbed the ice cream all of the food was out and things were calm, I managed to snag 15 minutes in my moms office which happened to be in the same hall as our prep area.