Busy, On-the-go Day

Yesterday morning, Shannon drove me to the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce building before she went to class. When I arrived the the building I said hello to my teacher, Mrs. Carroll, then went into the Chamber of Commerce conference room to listen to Kurk Lalemand from Next Level Business Coaching. Kurk spoke on "Hiring -- The Long and Winding Road". He talked about how we should hire slowly - fire quickly, train people well, keep people accountable, and the DISC personality trait system.

After the seminar was over, I walked down the road to Free Grace church. Mom, Billy, the Kidds, Pastor Per and a few elders from Presbytery, I think, were there. I ate a small lunch and talked with Millie, Grace, and Darby for awhile. Grace, Kevin, and I walked to the Lewiston Public Library while Mom and Mrs. Crawford took a walk. Soon after we got to the library, we had to head back to the church because the Kidd family was ready to leave. It was Darby's birthday so they were going to have a fun day in Portland for him. :) I talked to Pastor Per until Mom got back from her walk with Mrs. Crawford.

Mom and I drove to the dollar store and bought basically all the supplies we needed for the cast party. The Wardwells were at Walmart and so I asked them to pick up white rectangular table cloths because the dollar store didn't have any.

Shannon got home, we got home and the Wardwells arrived at our house at basically the same time. It was rather hilarious!

Mom drove me and the Wardwells to the Richards's house. Mrs. Richards told us what to do with the Christmas decorations and we quickly got to work. Rebecca and Tucker arrived about an hour after we got there. We eventually got all the Christmas decorations and tree out of the Great Room and then got to work on decorating. I won't say too much about the decorations until after the cast party. I can tell you that they're really amazing though!

After a few hours of work, Mom picked us up. Rebecca and Tucker drove in a separate car. We went to the Winthrop Hannaford to return a Redbox movie and buy some spinach. Then, we stopped at the Chick's house so I could pick up the goddess costume for Mrs. Taylor.

When we (Emily, John, Stephen, Tucker, Rebecca, Mom, and I) got home, Billy had a delicious supper ready for us. After supper Tucker and I discussed details of the cast party while everyone else talked about random things. It turned out to be a very fun evening!

As You Like It = Success!

We successfully performed six performances! It was such a huge blast! I am so thankful to God for such a wonderful opportunity and for my wonderful friends that were in the show and for those that came to watch the show. Some cast members did get sick during the shows but we were still able to continue with the show with no major difficulties. :) 

This was my last SMASH play. I'm going to miss it SO much! 

Surrounded by Sickness

Sunday morning I found out that some of the Kidds had the flu. Later on I heard that they weren't the only cast members to get sick. Basically half our cast is sick or was sick. Prayers would be appreciated. We haven't had an rehearsals this week due to the sickness. We're just going to squeeze in some rehearsing before the show tomorrow. I really hope people are healthy for tomorrow's show, otherwise we'll have to cancel the show. That would stink!

Recently I've been surrounded by sickness, infections, disorders, and such. I take my good health for granted. I should thank God for my good health everyday! Seriously, I have family and friends being diagnosed with kidney problems, eating disorders, minor things like colds, the flu, sinus or ear infections, and other things that probably shouldn't listed. I almost feel guilty being healthy. I can't thank God enough for my good health, strong immune system, and decent genes. :) It helps to have a brother and sister who know so much about a healthy diet and remind me everyday to eat healthier.

First Three Shows = Success!

Last weekend we performed three shows successfully! They were about thee hours long but they were very entertaining! :) If you haven't seen us (SMASH) perform As You Like It, it's not too late! We have three more shows this coming weekend. For more information go to Maineshakespeare.com. Please, make reservations.

A Full Plate

Lately, I've been very busy trying to finish my business plan. Dad and I are hopefully making a wedding planning business called Wonderful Wedding Planning. Writing the financials for a business plan is very tedious and takes a bunch of research and educated guesses. On top of that, I have to fill out a web developer worksheet (that's not too bad), and fill out my PowerPoint for the Investor Panel. Once Dad and I finish figuring out the financials of my business, filling out the PowerPoint should be pretty quick.

With that said, I'm still very busy with my regular schoolwork, planning the cast party for As You Like It, rehearsals for As You Like It (I have three this week, then crunch week next week and the week after), and random projects and chores that Dad has me do. Shannon wants me to plan her 20th birthday party as well. I'm also looking for a second job because I have only worked once since New Years Eve. I'll be working on Valentines Day but I'm not sure when after that. Sedgley place hasn't been very busy. In a way, I'm glad they haven't needed me to work much so I can work on my business, but I really need to earn money for college this fall, or else I can't go.

To say the least, my plate is very full. Prayers would be appreciated. I know God has a plan so I'm praying it'll work out.


Last weekend a blizzard named Nemo came and blew snow around for two days. We now have about three feet of snow. It's awesome!

Starbucks with Friends!

Today I am going to hang out with Elayna and Libby at Starbucks for a couple hours while Billy takes his Algebra test at KVCC. After Billy finishes with that test, he is going to take the HOBET (Health Occupational Basic Entrance Test). Mom and Dad go out to dinner with the Estes parents and I hang out with the Estes kids. It's going to be fun!

Moving, Red Claws, Soup, and Superbowl!

Last Friday evening, Billy, Dad, Meti, Ginny, Mr. Crawford, and I helped Casondria, Ben, and Michael pack a lot of their belongings into boxes. After the majority of things were packed, we ate some pizza that Ben bought for everyone. Once everyone was finished, Ben, Michael, Meti, Billy, Dad, and I went bowling. Ginny joined us about half way through the bowling. It was really fun! I hadn't gone bowling for years and years! We all did pretty awfully. Billy won with 80 points, Dad in second with 79, me in third with 78. Everyone else got around 50 or 30 points. I want to go bowling again and see if I get a better score. :) After bowling, we all went home.

On Saturday morning, we left around 9:15am to get to Casondria, Ben and Michael's place for 9:30am. There were already quite a few Free Gracers and other friends of Ben and Casondria's there. With lots of teamwork we loaded up the U-Haul truck. I loaded up their dinning room chairs into a lady named Kim's van and then Kim and I went to the new apartment and waited for Casondria and Ben's Mom to arrive so we could go into the apartment. Mom, Mrs. Almquist, Michael, and Scotty were already waiting there. The apartment was beautiful! While we waited for the U-Haul truck to get fully loaded, Mom, Scotty, and I assembled four lamps. Once the U-Haul truck arrived, Pastor Per handed people things to unload and we soon had the truck unloaded. Many hands make light work! :) Once the truck was unloaded, we went back to the old apartment to get a few more things. The Doughty family left after that and we went to a storage place and put some stuff in there and then back to the new apartment, dropped off a few things and then Mom, Dad, Billy, and I left.

When we got back home, I found out that I didn't have to go to work that night so I could go to the Red Claws game!

Before we left for the Red Claws game, I baked some chocolate cookies in the shape of footballs.

On our way to the Red Claws game we picked up Michael, Dan, and Allison. It was a fun night! They had some interesting entertainment in between periods. Dad and I bought some food at the concession stand. The line was pretty long but it moved quite fast. The halftime show was really cool! The main reason we were going to the Red Claws game was to watch the Pelletier's Karate Demo which was at halftime. I took a video of it but it's too long to upload. It was very well done, exciting and the ending was really cute. They had four guys with javelin type things do a little demonstration, then they had the rest of the Karate people run at them and the four guys defeated all but the four youngest karate students, those youngest four took the four guys down. It was so cute! The Red Claws lost against the Vipers by about 20 points. :/ Oh well.

Sunday morning, I drove Dad, Mom, and Billy to church. Church was great! Pastor Per preached on The Challenge of God. After church, we set up about 6 tables and we all had a soup, crackers, bread, and butter potluck. I had some delicious corn chowder that Mrs. Crawford made, tasty beef stew made by Mrs. Doughty, and then some yummy homemade bread that Jason made. After lunch we put the tables back in the basement and then moved the chairs into a big circle and had prayer meeting. :) It was very good.

After the prayer meeting, we went home and made goodies for the Superbowl party. I made more Football cookies, Dad made potato skins, and Billy made deviled eggs.

My football cookies.

Once Dad and Billy finished making their goodies, we left for the Almquist's house. I chose to root for the 49ers because most everyone else was rooting for them.  Of course, since I was rooting for them, they lost. I was rooting for the Patriots last year and they lost. Oh well! A few of the commercials were funny! But, quite a few were quite questionable. The halftime show with Beyonce was not very appropriate. I knew two of the songs she sang though: Single Ladies and Halo. The power went out during the game which delayed it about 20 minutes so Billy, Dad, Mom, and I left before the game ended. It was a fun weekend!