As usual... been a while!

Been busy working. Have done 4 days this week. Thats fine with me but not so fine with the house or my kids apparently! 3 is really the max that keeps things ticking over properly and it really depends on who has the kids for that extra day as to just how functional things are. I think as things settle a bit, I will end up with 2 or 3. Next week is only 2 booked, and one is Friday so I will have Thursday at home by myself and so a day of housework which will really be nice.

Bethany had her tap concert today. They did a routine to Teddy Bears Picnic and were all dressed up as little teddies. Very cute. She did so well, was right at the front and she could see us which was nice. So she was very excited and loved watching the whole concert. HOWEVER, at the end they were all asked back on the stage for trophy presentation. The kids (B being one of them) who had only started since last years concert received a First Time on Stage Certificate, which she was clearly excited about UNTIL there began a presentation of trophies. The first lot of around 60 were grooming trophies. Now these were for kids who had been dancing since the last concert, and had come to every lesson with their hair done appropriately (slicked bun for tap and slicked off face for jazz) plus the correct uniform. Now of course B didn't get one of these cause she hadn't been dancing since the last concert. I could see her face (she was sitting at the front of the group) and I could read her mind and her face was getting more and more worried as the trophies went on. They presented trophies for most improved, encouragement etc. So anyway the curtains close and I go behind stage to find her holding the hand of her teacher. She promptly came over to me, buried her head in my leg and burst in to tears. She wanted a trophy too :( poor thing, I just knew what she was thinking and there was really no great way to explain it to a 4 year old. To her it was just plain unfair. But it opened conversation for us later to talk about life being unfair and we just have to get on with it. I totally understand why they do it, but i think new families to dancing should get some info about this prior so they can word them up. I am going to send B's certificate back to get signed and send a note with it, just to ask that in future they send info to avoid what we went through today. Poor little girl, just ruined it for her. And no its not fair, but hey thats life.

Thats all for now - wanted to record that for today. My little girl, was really proud of her also proud of how she reacted to that, waiting until the curtain had closed to cry!

TTFN