My blog is my sanity! Perhaps that's why I have been feeling slightly insane this past week! I have been stressing over the Christmas pageant. I have five boys, age 14, as shepherds, but only one took a costume I offered. The rest want to do their own. I'm afraid I'll have one shepherd and four kids in jeans and/or pjs! Mary is outfitted as is Joseph (both age 16) and the innkeeper. The wise men have robes, but only one has a headpiece. The other two are supposed to be making their own crowns. Sigh!
The angel Gabriel is an adult who wants to speak softly. His wife has made him a white robe, but I don't know if he will wear it. One of the wise men has missed all but one practice and they are singing a challenging song. The young women's choir is good, but I thought they had a director. They don't. Guess who was drafted? Sigh. My pianist is awesome. I haven't seen the sets yet, but I trust the set-maker, so that's okay.
Tomorrow will be better. The men will show up at 10 to put up the stage and the sets and the tables. The women will come at 10:30 to decorate tables. The cast and crew will rehearse at 2:00 so I can see what we still need. And at 6:00 the show will go on!
I think of that line from a song my dad used to sing:
"Another Opening. Another Show"
4 weeks, you rehearse and rehearse.
2 weeks and it couldn't be worse.
1 week will it ever be right?
Then out of the hat comes that big first night.
Oh, and I still need to find or buy a doll to represent the baby Jesus.
Akkkkkk! I think I'll move to Australia!
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