Nutcracker Photo Link

I am slacking off this morning. I should be at the gym getting ready for a yoga class but I am here at the computer, cleaning out email, finding a link to the photos from the professional photographer...getting distracted by copying the link coming to my blog to paste the link. Stopping to make a cuppa tea. I think I am a bit ADD...or just very unfocused. Yesterday, I resolved to do one thing at a time...so far, it's not working...I have 3 videos I found in the dungeons of the computer uploading over on Vimeo, Christmas presents to wrap sitting on the table, Christmas cards to make, some Bermuda grass to sweep, books to get for Matthew's AR tests...these are all things clamoring for my attention...anyway, here is the link, I am including the first act since Hannah is only in background photos for Flowers in the second act:


http://stevemitchell.smugmug.com/Holidays/2013-NOI-The-Show/35300539_7Nz9jm

You will have to copy and paste the link, I am not sure why it isn't letting you navigate from the link...but if you copy and paste, it works. I checked.

Harmony Club

IMG 1850 from Susan Bice on Vimeo.


Hannah loves to sing...but she didn't want to join Harmony Club at school. I have never heard Matthew sing in my life. He wanted to join Harmony Club. Hannah came home from school, Matthew stayed after school and when we went to pick him up, all of Hannah's friends were there. She joined Harmony Club. Matthew realized that Harmony Club as mostly girls!!! Ack! He wanted to quit. I told him that he made a commitment and had to follow it through. Harmony Club then became a struggle with Matthew. The Little Guy would "forget" he had Harmony Club (an attempt to get tossed out of the club.) I made him stick it out. I'm mean that way. (I wanted to teach him to follow through with commitments and I know that my husband and his father have awesome singing voices. I would have hated it if Matthew missed out on the opportunity to discover his voice.)

While picking up the kids from practice, I shot this video I shot because it is one of my favorite Christmas Carols, Stille Nacht (thank you, John Denver.) Although listening to the video, you can't tell they are singing in German. While I was getting my phone out, Matthew saw me and scurried off, grabbed his backpack and was ready to go to hockey. My little singer stayed put and finished out the song.

Harmony Club is now over. I don't know if Matthew ever found his singing voice.

Once Again

I am sitting at my computer frustrated at how to blog my videos from the past week and the only thing I can attach is this silly one of Matthew from MONTHS ago.  So, here you go, "Matthew and his Dream Car."

I Was Born to Skate the Soldier

Yes, those are Matthew's words. I woke up this morning and found these pictures posted to my FB page. What a sweet surprise. These pictures taken by other moms are MUCH better than the ones I took!

Not sure what this Is...

This is from the other day when I first attempted to put some video of Nutcracker or school Harmony Club performances. I really should title my blog "My Comical Corner" or "Watch the Blonde fail Technology."

Technology Challenged

I have been sitting here for one hour trying to post little videos from my phone to this blog...no luck. I really hate easy technology that I cannot grasp.

Hockey Video

https://drive.google.com/?usp=folder&authuser=0#folders/0B_jv_3LQs7hhYk50dVlYVGZ1S28

This is one of the hockey videos from the link I posted earlier...I think this one might work. There are more videos so I will start checking how all this works AFTER Nutcracker on Ice is over. Crazy week. Five hour rehearsal tonight, school performances for 1200 kids tomorrow and Friday and then 2 evening and 2 matinees this weekend.  I have lots to post...just need the time, I'm late for Bible Study, gotta run. OH! Matthew is no. 6 if you can make out the numbers, he plays defense. Our team is in black on the first video. I haven't previewed the rest...AND you can hear my friend, Lisa and me talking on that first one...hopefully, we aren't dissing anyone!