Fiddler on the Roof

Our run of Fiddler is done and it was a lot of rehearsals and work, but overall a lot of fun.  Marian can now say she has done her first musical!

Summer almost over

Despite the date school starts, it always marks the end of summer.  For Marian, school begins on Monday (YES, August 1st) and with that the end of summer for her.  Gabriel and Anna start classes on August 22nd but both have to report on the 13th.  So, summer is nearly over.

Marian is furiously finishing her "Summer Bucket List", today accomplishing getting a henna tattoo and singing the whole soundtrack of Hamilton.  She has memorized it all, but never sung it all at once.  As I type this, she is somewhere in the middle of Act 1.


(Mantra for this summer)

Gabriel is almost done his internship at ORNL.  He is thinking of packing for college, but more furiously trying to finish the work on his motorcycle, he hopes to bring it to college.

Anna is relaxing and looking for an on campus work study job, and also preparing for color guard.

Summer is whizzing by

Gabriel and Klara came back from their beach trip and had a great time.  He is busy working at the lab, will start a summer math class at UT and trying to make his motorcycle work.

Marian is having fun with her summer bucket list items, having accomplished Decades Week, eating at IHOP, going tubing and doing more YouTube challenges.  "Fiddler on the Roof" opens this Friday and we are doing tech and dress rehearsals all week.

Bogdan is visiting his family in Arizona, using some "use it or lose it" vacation time.  Then he is off to a conference in WV for his hobby, radio astronomy.

Words to live by

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, 
that among these are Life, 

Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. 

Summer fun

Marian is slowly working on her summer bucket list (version 2) and having fun.  She made a theme dinner this week (all Louisiana food) and did a couple other things.  She sees her biggest task as memorizing the entire "Hamilton" soundtrack.

Gabriel is busy at the Lab and also working occasionally at Aubrey's.  His godparents are visiting on Monday and Tuesday as they have a family vacation in TN and KY.

I've been making some costumes for "Fiddler" but done for now.  I have to start the design work for ORHS Masquers 2016-2017 productions.  Marian and I have also been busy with rehearsals for the show.

Prayer for Orlando

O God of love, compassion, and healing,
look on us, people of many different faiths and traditions,
who gather today at this site,
the scene of incredible violence and pain….
God of understanding,
overwhelmed by the magnitude of this tragedy,
we seek your light and guidance
as we confront such terrible events.
Grant that those whose lives were spared
may live so that the lives lost here
may not have been lost in vain.
Comfort and console us,
strengthen us in hope,
and give us the wisdom and courage
to work tirelessly for a world
where true peace and love reign
among nations and in the hearts of all.
(originally for victims in 9/11, but very appropriate for these recent tragedies)