Ribs, Rehersal & Running

When Rich got home this afternoon, he put ribs in the oven. We ran to get the kids and then he finished them off on the grill. YUMMO! I love me some ribs! While we are eating I got a text from Jennifer (dance mom), asking if I got Alicyn's converse for the recital on Saturday. Of course, I had completely forgotten about the damn shoes. This new role at work is going to be the death of me, I am working so many hours that the important stuff like black converse low tops for hiphop are getting forgotten and that will just not work. I was also reminded (thankfully) that dress rehearsal means you actually have to dress in costume and be ready for the show. Makeup, outfit hair in the right place etc. etc. Being the non girly girl, you can imagine, I will be stressed out trying to make all this happen and be at the building, ready by 430. I told Alicyn she might have to not swim at camp tomorrow, can you see me working holding my 2 blackberries, grabbing her from camp, hair soaking wet, getting her home, dressed and all makeup'd????? No, I cannot. I will be not nice. So, we finished eating and ran out the door at 830 for the studio to pick up the hiphop costume that arrived just in time, then to Target to get the last pair of black low top converse, then to contemplate on the hair isle for the right color bobby pins, and hair ties, and hairspray, all while arguing with Alicyn about why she could have all $20 makeup brush! Meanwhile, Jaxon is playing with a ball that he thinks he gets to take home. Mind you we have taken home a ball at almost every store we have ever been to with him with us, I can see why he thought he might get the ball, but then left the store over an hour past bedtime with a screaming thrashing, crying boy. He kept saying my ball, my ball!! Everyone was looking at us, Rich was holding him like a sack of potatoes. Oh what a night.

Enjoy the sneak peak of the recital costumes.....I will post more after Saturday's performance.