Post Easter, Pre-Memorial Day

Wow, it's been forever since I posted anything here, and so much is going on right now. This is a wildly busy time of year in our household; Jake is finishing his first year of high school at Sun Valley, and awaiting promotion at the Marine Jr. ROTC program on May 29th; Clara is dancing with some friends in the Northley Talent Show on Wednesday, going to Washington, D.C. on Thursday, and performing in Giselle as well as a tap and a jazz dance in the recital on June 21st; Michael is doing lots of side work while he waits for Local 654 to dig up more electrical work, and in the meantime is working on an investment business; and I am working two jobs at the moment.

I am finishing up at the dance studio, where I am assisting with three classes, teaching one, and taking one, and I am trying to put together props and accessories for my dancers. I just finished up at my Old Union Nursery School dance class last Friday; six students performed for their families and Michael. (It was the first time Michael has ever seen me teach a dance class, so it was quite a treat for me to have him there, too.) Recital is on Father's Day weekend, which means I will be in rehearsals every Saturday (somehow) between now and then, and then in dress rehearsals and recitals from June 19th until the 21st. It makes for a very long couple of weeks.

In addition to that, I am managing both Hidden Hollow and Knowlton Pools' Snack Bars. That means I have been interviewing, hiring, scheduling and training employees; cleaning and prepping the snack bars for opening day; stocking and ordering food; making sure that we have electric (that works) and refrigeration all around, all while making sure that my boss remembers when all of the Orchard festival days are so that we can enlist additional staff to take care of the snack bar at Linvilla Orchards. Today I took a class to become certified in the Pennsylvania Safe-Serve program for food management. Hopefully, I passed the test. (I'm pretty sure I did...)

I spent last weekend acting as chaperone for a bunch of great teenagers at the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life event at Penncrest High School. It was a long, sleepless night, but we all had a lot of fun, and I would be willing to bet that I end up there again next year. :)

Clara still spends lots of time yelling at me for spending too much time on the computer, which is probably true; but I have been in touch with lots of long-lost friends via facebook, and it's kind of fun slacking off by playing on the internet. Of course, the house is a mess, and I haven't finished a book in weeks, but, well, I'm having fun. Wasting time. But having fun.

So the rest of this week I will be helping with Talent Show, finishing 25 pink rose barrettes (right after I find that damn glue gun), also putting together 20 scarlet ribbon wands, and getting my pool schedules together. And then it will be the weekend. And by Friday, I will have weird dreams and panic attacks. I'm so happy.