DDA Chapter 23

[Blueeyes101817]

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If you all could keep your fingers crossed for Nicholas' football team, as they have a playoff game today. If they win, they go to the "Superbowl". They lost to the team they have to play today a few weeks ago. He's so excited!

GO NICHOLAS!!!! Hope the game goes well!

 

[lmartin2711]

If you all could keep your fingers crossed for Nicholas' football team, as they have a playoff game today. If they win, they go to the "Superbowl". They lost to the team they have to play today a few weeks ago. He's so excited!

Tammi....I'm right there with you. Alex has his first round of playoff games starting today. They are also playing against a team they lost to earlier in the season. But that score was 14 - 7 so they feel confident that they can take them. Good Luck to Nicholas today!!

 

[tmfranlk]

Good morning, DDA!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Tammi and Lynn: Good luck to both your boys!

Debbie: Glad the CT went well and that you're feeling better! Love the pictures!

Stephanie: Feel better!

Final party prep here and then we're done. Woohoo! Now if it just goes well....

 

[lmartin2711]

I'm going to attempt to post these pictures. If this doesn't work I will go back and fix it.....Yeah it worked!!

 

[Pooh67_68]

So much for trick or treat, its raining yet again.

 

[Pooh67_68]

I never heard of it before yesterday either. Had my sister stop at the closet farm/orchard and they usually have 30 or so different name apples to choose from.

Believe it or not I just heard of that name tonight! It was on The Secret Life of..." on the Food Network. The American name for it is apparently the Crispin.

 

[Pooh67_68]

Debbie glad to hear the CT was clear, feel better soon.

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

 

[PNO4TE]

Debbie - I am so glad to hear that the CT scan was clear. Now, get yourself well!!

 

[PNO4TE]

Lynn - the homecoming pictures were great!

 

[bear74]

Thanks, everything was normal, so what Ihave been dealing with is a nasty sinus infection. Which makes me angry because that is what I told her when I went to see her that day, instead she gave me pain meds and sent me for a CT, leaving the infection untreated, so three days later I go to another doctor who says, you have a BAD sinus infection and starts treating me for that, three days after that things are MUCH improved, still not well but we're on the right path, had I started treatment for sinus infection when I went I would probably be pain free right now.


Not that I wanted them to find anything with the CT, it's just irks me that now I get to pay for it and it was totally unnecessary, I should have followed my instincts and not gone. I went ahead with it because even though I've had many sinus infections I've never had one like this, I don't think I've had this much pain with any of my four surgeries, DH called me "bubble head" because my forehead was swollen, along with my eyes.


Deb - as always the boys costumes looked great

Tammi - Good luck to Nicholas today

so glad to here the CT was normal

 

[bear74]

Lynn that is one handsome young man you have their.

 

[yellowfish78]

Happy Halloween!

 

[my3princes]

I'm going to attempt to post these pictures. If this doesn't work I will go back and fix it.....Yeah it worked!!

Wow, he is very handsome. That is one beautiful group of teens

Happy Halloween!

Adorable

 

[bear74]

Happy Halloween!

love it

 

[bear74]

AAACCCKKK!!!!!Olivia just told me she wants me to put a Halloween Princess design on a tshirt like sister has. I cant seem to find any princess halloween designs.

 

[Pooh67_68]

Lynne nice pictures.

 

[Pooh67_68]

Chanon I love baby pictures and that is too cute.

 

[MrsHeg]

Here's one I found,

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Very nice pics, everyone!!

Rant ahead, feel free to skip!

DH is annoying me.
DS has to choose ONE cluster to audition for at the Arts magnet. ONE. Obviously he should choose the one he has the best chance at being accepted into. That is Theater, NOT NOT NOT Music. Yet DH is on a tear to discourage DS from doing theater. WHY is this such a difficult concept for DH to grasp?

DS likes to drum, but he is NOT some drum prodigy who can beat out an entire district worth of kids to get a slot.
For Theater he has four years of classes under his belt at a leading theater (ranked one of the top 5 children's theaters in the country). He has been cast in a lead role in the school play. The drama teacher is an Arts magnet graduate, so she can help him with his audition. Another mom told me Theater has more slots than Music. CLEAR choice.

Obviously DH doesn't like Theater, so he wants to make sure DS doesn't like Theater. Then he turns around and says he knows the Arts magnet is a better fit for DS. OK, BONEHEAD, then stop trying to sabotage my efforts to get DS to audition in Theater! The Arts magnet is one of the top 10 Arts schools in the nation. They aren't going to accept DS into the Music cluster, but he has a real shot at Theater. They have good test scores, a TON of scholarship opportunities, a total of 800 students compared to the 1100 that are at the middle school (not sure how many kids are at the high school), no sports which is fine because DS has no interest in sports.

DH keeps yammering about Band, and how he wants DS to go to all these extra district auditions. Those auditions are a direct conflict with the dress rehearsals for the play. Not an option. DS is overextended as it is with just REGULAR band crap. He is going to an All City Band audition on Monday, which we just got the details for. It is going to be a DEBACLE. They aren't starting until 5:45 PM. DH is usually in BED by 7:45 PM on Mondays. I am guessing they won't be home much before 10 PM. If DS makes it into the All City Band then he will have one Friday PM and one all day Saturday practice, followed by a concert that same Saturday. He will miss play rehearsal that Saturday, which will very likely hack off the drama teacher because it is VERY close to the play. It will not hurt my feelings if he does NOT get into All City. DH wants him to audition for Region Band, too. The Band Director said Region is harder than All City and the dates also conflict with the play. We are NOT doing Region auditions. DH wants to send DS to Region auditions "To see how he stacks up against the other kids." What difference does THAT make? Music cluster auditons for the Arts magnet would put him up against kids on EVERY instrument. A lot of his friends take private lessons for their instruments, and as far as I know NONE of them are trying to get into the Arts magnet. It stands to reason that kids who ARE auditioning for the Music cluster probably also take private lessons, and they have probably been playing for more than 3 years.

IF the kids were allowed to audition for more than one cluster, fine. He could try Music and Theater. Heck, he could also try Visual Art if he felt like it! But since this is a ONE SHOT thing, he should focus his efforts where he actually has a chance.

OK. Rant over. Have a nice weekend!