Dance Party USA

Kylee had her Christmas dance party Saturday night. She's getting so grown up, I figured she would just want her to drop us off. But, nope! I got to go in. Since Joey is harvesting, Blaine got to go, too.

I was a little nervous because these two had been fighting all day long! At one point, I even heard Blaine scream, "Well, if you think I'm on the naughty list, you better check it twice!" As soon as we arrived at the restaurant, they were best friends.Why is it they are so well behaved with everybody but me?

I was also nervous Blaine would get bored before it was over. Not sure what I was thinking. He fit right inwith all the pretty girls, and never missed a beat.

We visited while we ordered dinner and waited for our food. Kylee sat by Miss Eva, her favorite dance teacher, and Blaine had a sudden interest in all things dance...and Miss Eva.

After dinner, the girls got their certificates from their teachersand in true girly fashion, posed for pictures and gossiped while Blaine went around telling the same joke about fifty times. And he told everybody Dad Dad told him the best joke, just like they knew who Dad Dad was. Because, you know, everybody has a Dad Dad, and if they don't, they should.

It was a fun evening, and we thank Miss Eva and Miss Loraine for arranging it.

Not Our Card

This is not the card you will be getting in your mailbox. This is the card I wanted you to get in your mailbox. I was outvoted. Yes, we had a family vote. 3-1. I lost. But...this is my blog, so here is my card.

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Watch your mailbox for our real card, and next year I think I'll pick the card without input. Afterall, I did create them both.

Dancing Drama Queen

There is drama, dancing drama. It shouldn't even be the dancers' worry, but, well, they are girls, pre-pubescent girls, maybe even some mid-pubescent girls. So...it's drama for all.

There was a parent meeting Tuesday night at Company. It has always been the policy of Champion Studios that the Company girls get a "free" class with their Company status. Kylee takes five classes, in two Companies, the jazz Company and the hip hop Company. We pay $65 a month. Evidentally, the ballet and gym parents, to which there are no companies, were complaining that they don't get free classes. (They also don't perform in public places for free promotion for the Studio or buy Company costumes...Ok. Not getting on my soap box now.) So they've jacked up the prices. For Kylee to stay in the classes she's in now, our cost will be $90 a month.

Ouch!! I'm not sure we can pull that off. In order for us to keep paying what we pay now, she gets two classes. So she goes from five classes a week to two classes a week, or we go from $65 a month to $90 a month.

Kylee flips. She loses it. I'm fuming mad. She's devestated. She crumples up the paper with the new rates on it and runs to the bathroom. We're still at the studio. She's so upset, she throws up. I've never seen this side of her. On the way home from the studio, she's going on and on about how they don't need a Christmas tree and decorations; they could do without them to save money. She's crying about how she's busted her butt for this, and they are ruining it for her.

When we get home, she goes straight to her room. She comes down with a letter for me to mail the studio.

Dear Champion Studios,

I have been dancing with you for 8 years. I know the ballet parents are complaining and all but their ballet shoes need speacial floor not ours. I am in 5 classes and now my mom says I can only take two, TWO! I ENJOY dancing and I don't think two hours of dance a week is going to cut it. I think there is going to be more ballet dancers than hip-hop and jazz dancers combind. I told people about you guys and a lot of people are here now. Please write back.

The person crying and writing the note,
Kylee Onick

I am in Hip Hop Jr, Hip Hop Sr, Jazz Jr, Jazz Sr, Jazz 3
P.S. I wanted to be a professional dancer when I grew up. If I can't learn new moves I can't live it.

That letter is her words, her spelling. I mailed it. I'm writing one of my own. This doesn't take effect until January 1.

Stay tuned.....

Thanksgiving 2010

Christmas Lists 2010

Veteran's Day = Annual Christmas list-making Day!!


(This is pictures of things they want, with descriptions, that are not on the list below.)

In addition to what you see above, here are some other things that weren't at Toys R Us or didn't make the picture list that either they wrote down or things I thought of. I won't tell you which is which. I AM the mother, and I still have SOME say. hehe

Kylee
* Wears a size 10
* Size 2 shoe
* Lime Green Bike
* Americal Girl or My Twinn doll clothes or accessories
* iHome Flip and Watch
* DS games (Art Academy, Imagine Resort Owner, Zu Zu Pet)
* DVD (iCarly Season 2, Picture This, Old Dogs)
* Lava lamp
* Anything lime green or zebra or peace signs for her bedroom


Blaine
* Wears size 5/6
* Size 11 shoe
* ANYTHING baseball
* ANYTHING NY Yankees
* Toy Story Bucket of Soldiers
* Bakugan Alarm Clock
* DS games (Toy Story 3, Wipe OUt, Mario Cart)
* DVD (Scooby Doo, Sharkboy and Lava Girl, Garfield)

(This post is only for people who asked. All others disregard.)