Anticipation.

Yesterday was Opening Night of Mar's musical.

Shi had to work and Bill had meetings, so I attended by myself.

Mar had sweetly reserved me a front row seat. Nice.

I anticipated something fun, but was seriously blown away by the great job these middle school kids did.

I only have a few phone pictures because I grabbed a camera without a battery before heading out the door. Duh. Sometimes I wonder where my brain is, as I had just removed the battery from that particular camera within 30 minutes of leaving and plugged it into a charger. The two (2) other point-and-shoots in our collection had freshly charged and replaced batteries from earlier in the day in anticipation of such a time as this (Opening Night). I may not get that front row seat again.

The costumes were amazing. Adelaide and Nathan were superb. Mar was awesome in the ensemble.

I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Tonight Bill and I are helping backstage so won't see much of the show, but all of us will go to the final performance on Saturday afternoon.

I have been trying to accomplish small tasks in anticipation of Shi's graduation,
like finally changing out this picture:

As I've probably mentioned before, I anticipate replacing Mar's picture BEFORE she's a senior.
I hope to have Austin, our resident family photographer, capture some shots sometime in the near future. It would be so nice if he and Britt lived closer, but I anticipate seeing them quite frequently this coming year.

Britt had a Dr. appointment and ultrasound yesterday (she's been measuring small, just like her mamita), and found that
1) the baby is finally head down and ready to move on out when the time comes
2) weight-wise the baby is right on target
3) she's 1.5 cm dilated and 80% effaced
("whatever that means" she texted... THAT MEANS YOU'RE CLOSE, GIRL! I always dilated early, but my cervix didn't get that thin until I was close to delivery.)

The anticipation is killing me.

I've been a bit edgey lately (of course I'll blame hormones + timing-that's-out-of-my-control + anticipation anxiety). I hope the stars will align and all these exciting upcoming events will be perfectly timed. However, should the timing be a bit off, I am working towards being so put together it will all flow smoothly regardless.
Which is causing a lot of little anxiety.

In anticipation, I have moved many of my YW responsibilities to the next week or so since I can't commit to anything beyond that for the rest of the month. That sounds nice and efficient, but it has caused a bit of a traffic jam of responsibilities:

* a quilt that needs to be pieced and ready to tie by next week *
* a lesson that needs to be prepared by this Sunday (found out late yesterday I was teaching it) *
* bindings for five (5) quilts *
* a camp cook meeting today (have I mentioned I was asked to be a cook for our Stake Girls Camp?) + possible assignments *

Then there's Graduation preparations:

* Announcements/Invites addressed and mailed *
(Shi will address, but I need to round up the addresses)
* House clean and organized for company + an Open House *
(both sets of grandparents are coming!)
* Banners and decorations *
* Yard beautified *
* Food planned and prepared *

And my first grandbaby could arrive at any time.
When I get notice that she's on her way, I will most likely drop everything and drive like a crazy woman to be there.
May 23rd would be ideal, giving me time to stay through that weekend.
Do you think you can swing that, Britt? (wink)

Breathing deep,