With Ragtime now on stage, Dan could focus his attention on his next show, Proof, for which he was designing and building the set. He fell in love with the script and said that it was the first one he ever read that he couldn't put down. He couldn't wait to find out what happened next! A show about math and the narrow divide between genius and insanity, he made sure to incorporate many of these elements into his design. It was very exciting!
Margie and Dan attended a couple of fun birthday parties, including one for a 90 year woman Margie used to attend church with. Margie stayed busy as the Superintendent's Parent Advisory Council Representative for both of the kids' schools. Through this position, she gets to meet regularly with the School Superintendent and find out the inside scoop on what's going on in our school system county-wide. It has been fascinating. She also serves as the Honor Roll Assembly Chairperson at Lyn's school, which involves hosting a doughnut reception for all the kids who achieve all As or all As and Bs each quarter. (Lyn was on the A/B honor roll all last year, and so far she has been on the all A honor roll each quarter this year--go Lyn!). Margie also serves as the Secretary of the Children's organization at church (Primary). She and the other members of the presidency hosted a teacher training this month, where she and the music teacher performed a duet of "How Will They Know?", for which she received many compliments.
Lyn continued keeping busy at Willy Wonka rehearsals, ballet, and Young Women. Early in the month, she and Margie joined with some other girls and their moms (and some other friends) for a girl's day out, which included a visit to the Women Photographer's exhibit at the National Geographic Museum, followed by high tea at the Mayflower hotel. It was a lot of fun!
John continued to fill his days with Electronics Club (working on circuits), Odyssey of the Mind, and scouts. This month, he attended a Merit Badge Jamboree, where he earned (we think--he hasn't received it yet) the radio and engineering badges. Also, I see from my calendar that it was actually February when he went on the deep freeze, sleeping in a double sleeping bag in temperatures in the teens! John was also excited about working tech for The Music Man Jr., which they performed at his school this month. He had hoped to be on the sound crew, but ended up running the spotlight and loved it. He can't wait to do more in Middle School next year!
Both kids also got to participate in a "Mini-MTC" this month. The MTC, or Missionary Training Center, is where young adult go first when they are called on a mission. In this activity they got to pretend that they had been called on a mission and get a feel for what it is like.
We also had a couple of family nights scheduled this month. We had tickets to see Ragtime on February 13, but the performance was canceled due to a snow storm. It closed the following weekend, so unfortunately, we were not able to see it. It broke our hearts! Margie had auditioned, Dan had worked so hard on the car, the whole family had contributed to a rocking opening night party, and we had several friends in the cast, as well. It really was a huge disappointment.
One thing we did do as a family, however, is attend the Fairfax Academy Open House. Our county school system has a really amazing program that very few people know about, where kids can learn real world skills and even earn certifications while still in high school--everything from culinary arts to emergency medical training to networking solutions to auto mechanics to film and fashion design. Dan and I are huge fans of this program, because it allows you to have marketable experience you can use to get a much better paying job while putting yourself through college, and we are highly encouraging our kids to take advantage of it. At the Open House, we had the opportunity to eat a meal prepared by the culinary arts students (they actually run their own restaurant right on campus!) and then tour the facility, talk to some of the teachers, and get a feel for the program.
And that's it for February. Is it spring yet????
Dan, Margie, Lyn and John
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