Ballerina

Our little girl looked very pretty this morning for her dress rehearsal at Pearce Auditorium.  Today was the first time the girls performed on this stage, but they all got increasingly better with a few practices, getting all the nervousness out.  They all appeared a little nervous, but the parents and teachers were there, encouraging everyone and giving compliments about how nice the girls looked.  And the did all look wonderful, didn't they?

We paid for a videographer to capture the performance tomorrow, and also had our official ballet portraits taken this morning too.  Madison did well with her natural smile - the photographer had her laughing as she posed, so the pictures should come out rather well.  Can't wait to see those pictures.  But we also got to take some pictures at the rehearsal today (no photos tomorrow).  This worked out, because the girls were all dressed up on stage anyway.  We were able to take some nice pictures, like this one here:

This is one of Mommy and Daddy's favorites, because Madison has poise.  That's the word of the week.  We of course know what it means, but we heard it used extensively on an episode of "Monk," so we've been commenting on everyone's poise lately.  Madison had a lot of poise, that's for sure.  There are shining moments where she exhibits such grace of movement.  Other times not so much - they're just kids moving around in their tutus.  But that doesn't mean it isn't a joy to watch.  All the girls did very well!

As mentioned earlier, this is at Pearce Auditorium at Brenau College - it's a very nice stage in a very nice auditorium.  This may be her biggest performance to date, and this rehearsal gave us a peek at how things will look for us tomorrow night at the ballet recital.

Madison felt beautiful.  It didn't help that every single person she met commented on how beautiful she was.  And they weren't telling a fib.  She's a beautiful princess.  She enjoyed the performance, although there was a humility in admitting she was quite nervous.  Still, she did well.  We were pleased.

Outside, we posed for a picture or two in front of the water fountain in front of Pearce Auditorium.  But it was pretty chilly outside - can you believe it is still so cold outside?  We hopped into the car quickly, our next destination the church to set up for service tomorrow.  It should be good, with a look at Zebulon, and a skit tribute to Dr. Bob, easily Daddy's favorite ongoing sketches of "The Muppet Show."

It was the Veterinarian's Hospital, which was a place you hoped you never had to go to if you had any health issues.  It was a place you always wanted to visit though:  it was filled with hilarious non-stop jokes and fun.  Here's the basic idea of the skit Daddy worked on for tomorrow - with jokes blatantly taken from the old Veterinarian's Hospital sketches.  Obviously, I'll change the names later.  Nostalgia made me type in my old friends' names, Mrs. Piggy, Rowlf the Dog (as Dr. Bob), and Janice.

Veterinarian’s Hospital
The Heart of the Matter

CUE SLIDE:  OPERATING ROOM

MRS. PIGGY and NURSE JANICE stand center stage with clipboards, standing behind a gurney with FOZZY on it.  A sheet covers him, and his head.

ALL look up as NARRATOR speaks.  Who is saying all this?

NARRATOR:  “And now, the continuing stooooory of a quack that’s gone to the dogs.  It’s the stooooory of a doctor with plenty of heart – at least this part – involving a boy on the cart.”

MRS. PIGGY:  “I’m sorry.  Can we start?”

DR. BOB enters, STAGE RIGHT

NARRATOR: “Sorry.  Please continue.”

NURSE JANICE:  “Where have you been, Dr. Bob?”

DR. BOB:  “I’ve been attending an emergency.  A musician just fell through his harp.”

MRS. PIGGY:  “Where is he now?”

DR. BOB:  “In rooms 9, 10, 11, and 12.”

ALL LAUGH

MRS. PIGGY:  “Dr. Bob, the patient in room eighteen swallowed a pen.  What should we do?”

DR. BOB:  “Tell him to use a pencil until I get there.”

ALL LAUGH

NURSE JANICE: “Dr. Bob, patient in room twenty-seven said he swallowed a bone!”

DR. BOB:  “Is he choking?”

NURSE JANICE:  “No, he’s not joking at all!  He really did it!”

ALL LAUGH

DR. BOB:  “Well I’ll just have to go right down there to operate.”

NURSE JANICE:  “Will it hurt, doctor?”

DR. BOB  “Only when he gets the bill!”

ALL LAUGH

MRS. PIGGY pulls off the sheet that was covering FOZZY’S head.

DR. BOB:  “What’s wrong with him?”

MRS. PIGGY:  “I think he’s homesick.”

DR. BOB:  “He can’t be homesick.  He’s here sick!”

ALL LAUGH

MRS. PIGGY:  “He must have something else, then.”

DR. BOB:  “He’d better.  Like money for instance.”

NURSE JANICE:  “You won’t operate until you get paid?”

DR. BOB:  “I don’t make a cut, until I get a cut!”

ALL LAUGH

MRS. PIGGY:  “He said when he gets up after sleeping, he feels dizzy for a half hour.”

DR. BOB:  “That’s easy.  Have him wait a half an hour before getting up!”

ALL LAUGH

DR. BOB:  “What does he do for a living?

MRS. PIGGY: “ He’s a conductor.”

DR. BOB:  “Well, he’s not getting any symphony from me.”

ALL LAUGH

MRS. PIGGY: “ No, a train conductor.”

DR. BOB:  “Nope.  Can’t operate on him.”

MRS. PIGGY:  “Why not?”

DR. BOB:  “I’ve got a poor track record!”

ALL LAUGH

NURSE JANICE:  “Say, he’s awfully still.  He must have lost his hearing.”

DR. BOB:  “Well look on the floor somewhere.”

ALL LAUGH

DR. BOB starts to look on floor.

NURSE JANICE:  “No, he’s lost his hearing.  Not his earing.  This poor boy can’t hear anything!”

MRS. PIGGY:  “Believe me, it’s better that way – these jokes are awful!”

ALL LAUGH

NURSE JANICE:  (TO FOZZY)  “CAN YOU HEAR ME?”

DR. BOB rises to answer.

DR. BOB:  “Of course I can hear you.”

NURSE JANICE:  “Not you.  Him.”

DR. BOB:  “How can I hear him?  He hasn’t said a word!”

ALL LAUGH

FOZZY:  “Dr. Bob, I can hear you just fine.  I’m here because I think I broke my arm in two places.  What should I do?”

DR. BOB:  “Simple.  Stay away from those two places!”

ALL LAUGH

FOZZY:  “Very funny.  But seriously, if you have to operate, please be careful.  It’s my first surgery.”

NURSE JANICE:  “What a coincidence – it’s his too!”

ALL LAUGH

MRS. PIGGY:  “Dr. Bob, you don’t seem to be in a hurry to treat him.”

DR. BOB:  “Don’t worry about it.  He’s a little patient!”

ALL LAUGH

MRS. PIGGY: “ He’s a big patient, Dr. Bob.”

DR. BOB:  “He’ll be fine.  How do you feel?”

FOZZY:  “I don’t know.  I feel a little…. Fozzy!”

ALL LAUGH

MRS. PIGGY:  “Oh, Dr. Bob – you’ve got us all in stitches!”

FOZZY:  “I hope not.  I just came in for a check-up!”

ALL LAUGH

DR. BOB uses stethoscope on FOZZY’S CHEST.

DR. BOB:  “Zounds!”

NURSE JANICE:  “Zounds what?”

DR. BOB:  “Zounds terrible!”

ALL LAUGH

MRS. PIGGY:  “What seems to be the problem, doctor?”

DR. BOB:  “His heart.  He’s doesn’t have a healthy heart.”

DR. BOB reaches into sheet covering FOZZY’S CHEST, and pulls out a video game case.

DR. BOB:  “See?  This is the only thing in his heart right now.  He’s been sitting around playing video games.  There’s no room for anything else!”

MRS. PIGGY:  “What do we do, Dr. Bob?”

DR. BOB: “ Easy.  The best prescription is in the Bible.  Take a look at this scripture on the screen there.”

CUE SLIDE: “Psalm 119:11”

ALL:  (reading from screen) “I have hidden your word in my heart so that I won’t sin against you.”

CUE SLIDE:  OPERATING ROOM

DR. BOB:  “The best way to fix your heart is to put a little Bible in there!”

DR. BOB puts BIBLE in sheet.

NURSE JANICE:  “Great job Dr. Bob!”

NARRATOR:  “And so, Dr. Bob has done his part, and helped that heart.  Tune in next time when you’ll hear him say…”

DR. BOB: “Hey, Nurse Nurse Janice.  How is that little boy we treated down the hall – the one that swallowed all those quarters?”

NURSE JANICE:  “No change yet.”

ALL LAUGH as lights fade

LIGHTS FADE! 

DR. BOB:  “Can you hand me that hypodermic needle?”

MRS. PIGGY:  “You think that will heal him?”

DR. BOB:  “Oh, it’s just a shot in the dark!”

ALL LAUGH and exit in darkness.