2009 Intermediate School Variety Show!!!! (Feb.6, 2009)

A Star Is Born!!!!

Carington with 2 of her good friends Hannah and Sabrina...before the show!

Carington and Brady with our helper Emy.

A special dinner before the show...spaghetti (carbs for energy!!), salad, green beans and garlic bread...one of Carington's favorite meals.

THE SHOW!!!!

Carington was the 2nd one to preform in the 1st Act!!!
Dancing to Route 66 by the Cheetah Girls!!!! She was fabulous!!! We were soooooo proud of her!!

Posing with flowers given to her by her 3rd grade teacher. I thought that was so nice of Mrs. Brundage...but she is an AMAZING teacher!

With her good buddy Lisette!!!

All gathered on stage for the Finale!!! The hard work was done and now they could relax and celebrate!!! This was not your average, everyday talent show...but SAS is not your average, everyday school! There were 43 acts- divided into 2 acts...and these kids were AMAZING!!! Piano players, violin players, dancers, kids who sang and danced, there were kids who did skits with props...I could go on and on. I was so impressed at the courage it took for these kids (3rd-5th grade) to audition and then preform in front of at least 1,000 people (it was standing room only...seriously)!!!!!!!!

This was outside the theatre.

A reception was held after the show in the Intermediate/Middle School cafeteria.

This is Carington's friend Maddy...she's in the 5th grade and danced in the show, as well. The girls both dance at the same studio. Maddy is an AMAZING dancer...you'll see her on Broadway one day!!!!

This is Carington's friend Stephanie Chen...the girls are in the same class together. Stephanie was in the show and played the piano. She played Fur Elise and played as if she was an adult!!!!!

The Variety Show is a much anticipated event in the Intermediate School and one we feel honored to have been a part of...it was a good experience for Carington. One that took time and discipline to practice her dance both before auditions and then during rehearsals for the show and it took courage and determination to audition for the show and preform in front of so many people. She enjoyed every bit of it...and is already planning her dance for next year so stay tuned!!!!!

Botanical Gardens

Enjoying breakfast in one of the many cafe's!!

A little 2 year old boy could run and run...on grass instead of concrete. I joke that he's only going to think that concrete exists!!

Sissy had lots of room to run and do cartwheels!






The grass was not as green and lush as it usually is due to a lack of rain in February.

Father and son!!!!!

My cutie pies!!!!!

LOOK at the size of this tree trunk...HUGE...the botanical gardens were established in it's present location in 1859 which probably explains why this tree is so large!

Our little family spent a lovely Saturday morning in the Botanical Gardens here in Singapore. It is a popular tourist attraction as well as for locals and expats. It is 63 hectares (have no clue how big that really is...that's what it said on this one website-hee, hee!) and a wonderful, peaceful place to go in the midst of the concrete jungle.

This N That'

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FINALLY found a pizza place that I like and would order from again! It's called Sarpino's and it was soooo yummy! My favorites back home are Mazzio's and Hideaway and just haven't found anything that compares! Still can't wait to have Hideaway this summer. Carington's favorite is CiCi's...it's cheap and a kid favorite.

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Had a good thunderstorm this afternoon. It's amazing how quickly it can go from sunny and gorgeous to cloudy and a torrential rainstorm. The nice thing about the rain is it often cools things down and it's pleasant to be outside for a bit...until the humidity returns. It won't be long until severe weather season back home and I'll be able to watch the streaming live coverage from Channel 6.

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Looked at the Target add online tonight and it made my heart skip a beat!!!!! I CAN NOT tell you how much this Oklahoma girl misses her Target. It will be one of my first stops when we hit the ground this summer!!!!! After loving on family and friends at the airport it has become tradition to stop at Ouik Trip and get a fountain Dr. Pepper!!! My mouth is watering now!

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Carington is spending the night with her friend Lissette. No school tomorrow (Monday) or Tuesday due to Parent Conferences and the next week is Spring Break. Lissette and her family some of our first friends when we moved her last January, so they hold a special place in our heart. The family is moving to Paris this summer so we will soon tell them good-bye. This is my first time to experience telling friends good-bye. The expat community is very transient as you might imagine. I have another good friend Becky ( we met at at the New Parent coffee last January), she and her are moving back to the States this summer and I am sad to see her go. She's a sweet Christian friend...someone you can say "will you pray for me" and I've been so thankful for her.

" Yes, I LOVE technology"

...as the song from Napoleon Dynamite goes. Our computer has been on the blink (it's a dinosaur in today's world 2001 or 2003, I can't remember)...the Internet has been down. A computer geek said that a virus got it and it was going to cost a lot of money to repair. So we decided to take the plunge into the world of Mac's and have ordered a new IMac that comes on the market the 11th but is not set for delivery until 2 or 3 wks. I have felt so lOST and DISCONNECTED from the outside world!!!! How did we ever live before computers??? Robert's travel schedule has been horrendous so I haven't had access to his computer in the evenings. BUT lastnight I thought I'm going to try and connect to the Internet and see what happens...don't know HOW or WHY but It Worked!!!!!! I have so many posts and pictures to update you on...so get ready!!!! Still can't wait for that new Mac...