March already!!!

yikes.. who stole away the rest of February on me?? Can't believe it's March 9th already!! My time to go to Vegas with my friends is coming much faster now that it's March! In a short amount of time I'll be flying off to the city that never sleeps!!

This month promises to be a whirlwind!! Yesterday we spent a good part of the day at Nashville Star qualifier. We assumed it would be much like last year, pretty laid back about 20 or so trying out for the 15 spots. We walked in at noonish (one hour after it had started) and it was SRO! She signed in then and at that time was the last person to perform!! OMG!!! We missed the first 6 or 7 people singing but heard the rest! In the end there were about 44 young people who tried out...only 15 go on to the qualifiers on the 22nd of March. They sent us home to wait for the call because they had too many score sheets to go over with in a short amount of time. Just before 8pm last night, she got the call....she MADE it!!! Yippeee!! Ana is one of 15 to sing in the final @ the PAC on the 22nd! We are so proud of her! You see.. I can't carry a tune for the life of me.. i LOVE music and will torture..um sing with the music all the time. So to have a daughter who uses her voice so beautifully amongst some very stiff competition! It makes my heart swell with pride!

Thursday Ana does her adjudications for piano. They have to memorize two pieces of music and play for a music professors who critques them and helps them grow as a musician. (see a common thread here.. singing, playing piano and clarinet in band).

Then in the middle of next week Girl Scout cookies arrive, so for many weekends, and a few week days, we'll be living at the Walmart or Safeway parking lot selling cookies to all who want them! So if you ever need me between the weekend of the 22nd and sometime in mid April. Find me there!

I'm tired already and all the big rush hasn't even started!! yikes!

Take care everyone! :)

**hugs**