THANK GOODNESS IT'S FRIDAY!!
THE Daddy comes home this afternoon. His arrival will be just in time to catch Princess in her first stage performance ever. I know, you're probably thinking that an almost 5 year old is way too young to perform onstage. I'd say that for 99.9% of the 5 year olds out there, I'd agree. I certainly do not want to become one of those horrid "stage moms" who make the news. Princess has been belting out songs such as Natasha Beddingfield's "Unwritten" since she was a mere 3 1/2. She was born a diva. The lactation consultant in the hospital even knicknamed her "Madame xxx".
Princess is attending a Broadway Kids Camp this week at the Dover Bell Center. Neither THE Daddy nor myself are musically inclined and never would have heard of the place if it hadn't been for a child care worker at our local gym. Princess was in the Play Hut over a year ago while I was working out. When I came back into the room, a couple of the moms approached me and asked if I ever heard of the Dover Bell Center...nope. Apparently, Princess had been entertaining them with her repetoire of songs. We're used to the little peanut singing her way through the grocery store and the local mall while we shop. Her voice literally turns heads. I just laughed and said something like, "yeah, she likes to sing"...and they came back with "NO, you NEED to get her into classes at the Bell Center. She has an amazing voice." I noticed this summer that they were offering a week long camp and thought, what the hell, let's give it a try.
The first day of camp, the teacher sent home a tape with her song...one that she would be performing SOLO on Friday (today). She is the youngest in the class and didn't quite meet the 5 year old age limit, however, they had space and let her in the class. When I got home and heard the tape, my first thought was "YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!?!". They gave her "A Candle on the Water" from Pete's Dragon. Not a song we were familiar with. Not an easy song for any person to sing, let alone my little Princess...sure, she has a pretty voice, but how the heck is she supposed to learn the words in just 5 days?!? Well, she's been working on it all week and the kid can NAIL IT. I'm still skeptical about her getting up on stage to sing in front of 100+ people. The teacher swears that she's only had 1 kid in 12 years NOT sing their solo. We'll see. To make it even more stressful (for me), we have 7 other family members attending. Princess is tickled pink...I'm going to throw up before curtain call!
My TGIF is twofold...first because I will not have to listen to the song 50+ times a day after today AND second, because MY stress of her getting up on stage will be over after the performance tonight. She is totally not stressed out, but I'm scared to death!!
THE Mommy
We had such a great time last night!! There was a wide range of talent...from a scared little 5 year old boy who forgot his words to 9 year old "pros" who nailed their songs. Princess definitely was amongst the top few performances. She looked so pretty in her little dress...and so tiny compared to the older kids. Phew! Glad that's over. She's too young to join the Broadway Kids program this fall. The cut off is 6 years. We're thinking about joining a Theatre Tots class instead. She'd definitely have a great time, but I'm not sure I can handle the stress!!
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