Romans VII

Our series continued this morning, and it was funny again, a lot of fun wrapping up a few story lines with certain characters, while setting up the big finish next week.  It's been a perfect series, actually, given all the things going on around.  It has a built-in energy to it, with easy-to-write-for characters that have really captured the kids' imaginations.  You can see Madison far left there, and she had one line this week.  But next week, I'm going to write more for her and her fellow herald, Sklylar, who you can't quite see in this photo above.

Camille spoke this morning, and Madison always races out after the skit, still in costume, seated in the back so she can hear the message.  That is wonderful to me as a parent, a kid who really wants to hear the Word like that.  She and Skylar always run out to the audience to see the message, no matter who is sharing it.

After that we were racing home to get a bite to eat.  We had Jaycie with us, because afterwards, we went right back to church for another "Acting Up" class.  This one Daddy led, mainly following the route of talking about characterization.  We had one improv skit, "The Characterization Bus," that went really well, as did some other illustrations that Mommy and Daddy came up with yesterday, such as the Nauseous Clone Trooper, and another one where two kids acted out roles of king and messenger, and finally this other activity that had people all saying the same exact line, but as different characters.  It was so much fun that the people there didn't realize the time was up at the end, and they were wanting to do more.  So we did more!

We drove home after that, exhausted from the long day.  We watched "Peter Rabbit" at home, and were laughing immediately at the notion that the male lead in this movie was the same guy that plays the villainous General Hux, from the latest two Star Wars movies.  So it was humorous to us that General Hux would be battling a rabbit.  Perhaps his ultimate reason for helping build the Starkiller base was to eventually blow up the earth, mainly because that was the best way to deal with Peter Rabbit.  Coincidentally, the girl who played the character of Rey in those same Star Wars movies, lent her voice for another rabbit friend of Peter Rabbit.  This gives him even more motivation.  The Starkiller Base is all about destroying planets with rabbits.  The Hosnian Planet System was apparently infested with them!

All that aside, it was a good movie!  The three of us enjoyed it with our usual tub of this new popcorn, which is just impossible to stop munching on until the bowl is empty.  It is so delicious!

Tonight we read from our usual books, and prayed for a good night's rest and some health for everyone.  The pollen is starting to get to some of us, the allergies kicking in.  We're taking medication for it to help things out there, including some things to help us sleep better at night without wheezing so much.

We'll have some rain tomorrow, and that will help combat the pollen.  We'll also get to rest a bit.  it was a big day today, but a fun one!