Bunch

Bunch has had some fun experiences lately too. Her grade had a Colonial Days celebration this week, where the kids dressed up and got to try foods and do various activities that children did during the Colonial era, like tin punch, quilting, making a doll, etc. I helped out with the photos of them dressed up. Here are a few I took:

The night before last, as an act of spontaneity, I took Bunch and two of her sweet friends to see the ballet Snow White. Four of our neighborhood friends were performing in it. Miss Sara was dancing the part of Snow White, while two other friends were happily both cast as dwarfs which was perfect for these darling girls.

We arrived at the theater only 5 minutes before the show was to start, and as I was running to the box office, a man called out to me asking if I was going to buy tickets. I told him I was, and he said he had four tickets we could have. I thought he was scalping them, and the fact is, I was planning to purchase the cheap seats...and kids tix were discounted even further. I assumed that no matter what, it'd save me money to get them at the office. "Thank you" I replied to the man, "but I've got 3 kids, so their seats would be less than adult tickets".

"Are there four of you? Because I've got four tickets. You can just have them. No charge." He said, handing them to me. Then before I could really thank him he disappeared.

"Mommy, you are so lucky! Things like this always happen to you" Bunch said to me as I looked around to see if we could find our benefactor, but he'd vanished.

"Are they good seats?" the girls clamored. "Yes. They're very good seats" I told them, noticing that we were in Row J, Center Orchestra. We were directly in front of the stage, only ten rows back! It was a fun example of a pay-it-forward moment, and the girls were all thrilled.

two dwarfs, five friends

It was great to see the show, and the wonderful talent of these girls. They all did a marvelous job. I have such a great appreciation for people who work at developing their talents and sharing them with others. They add a richness and beauty to life with their efforts, and inspire me to work more diligently on my own.