On the Stage

Wooo! We're going! It's going to be in Ames on Feb. 11th! National Touring Company of Thoroughly Modern Millie.

The only nerve-wracking thing about it is it will be the first time Kaia is being babysat by someone other than my parents, and my sister once or twice. :-( I hope everything goes ok. I know this is normal, everyone has a babysitter. I know a lot about this girl too, who's watching Kaia.

She comes to Kaia's daycare everyday after she gets out of high school, with some other high school kids as well, to work and help out and play with the kids. Kaia absolutely loves her. She approached me about babysitting for Kaia if we ever needed someone...which is good! because we've only ever had my parents. I've talked to Kaia about it and she is excited to get to play with her, but we'll see how she reacts when we go to leave! I bet it's a different story then, I hope it's not, but I know Kaia.

This girls oldest sister was a good friend of mine in high school, I used to come over to their house and hang out in the summers and after school, so I know the whole family. Just great people all around. And this girls youngest sister plays Amaryllis in this past summer's production of The Music Man that I was in. So I don't think we could pick a better babysitter, she is so nice, so grounded, down to earth responsible young lady.

It makes me nervous just to leave my little girl with a babysitter :-( but it's also exciting to see if this works out, which I'm thinking (hoping and praying) it will.

I remember my sisters used to babysit all the time, I would come over and help them every now and then. Man, what high school girl HASN'T babysat! So...we'll see I guess! I'll definitely be calling at intermission to see if everything is going great!!