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I am not going to follow the format of my regular Week Ahead posts because this is production week for The Music Man which means I am completely consumed with the show and all that goes with it.

The only downside is that I am also working this week. I would love to take the week off to avoid all the running around but I can’t see using vacation time for that, so I make do by leaving early.

My week will be filled with shuttling my son back and forth, working backstage, making lists, and then making sure all the kids have what they need before they go on-stage. It’s very exciting when the show starts but leading up to it can be a bit crazy.

Needless to say my reading has taken a backseat. All will be normal again by this time next week when I will be luxuriating in something called “free time”.

Don’t forget to enter my Ransom My Heart giveaway which ends on 1/31. You can read about it here.

Oh…and the Superbowl? I normally attend a party given by a friend but I will be working the show so I won’t be able to experience the great food, the loud shouts or the very, very funny commercials. I’m not that into sports but I am rooting for Arizona!

It’s Sunday and it happens to be a rainy Sunday. Normally I would rejoice at the thought of this but today is the first day we are in the theater for The Music Man. Thus begins a week of long nights and tired kids (tired parents too). From 3pm today until next Sunday at 11pm, I will be running around prepping for or working the show.

You are probably wondering why I have a picture of a creepy doll attached to this post. Well, this doll is Fancy Nancy, based on the popular children’s book. We love Fancy Nancy in this house but my daughter got this doll from Santa this Christmas and she is terrified of it. She makes it face the wall so she does not have to look at it. I, on the other hand, love it. I am using it for my photography class and this picture is an example of an overcast day, no flash, manual focus. I have to put her in different lighting situations and I needed something portable, so Fancy Nancy works.

My entire day will be spent prepping for the week, running my son back and forth to rehearsal, making sure we eat, etc. It can be a very stressful time, but once the show starts on Friday it will all be worth it. It always is in the end. I also have to take a few more photos for my class assignment sometime today. I’m sure I will be creeping around the backyard tonight trying to get a night shot.

So that’s my day. What are you doing today?

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