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I think this Thanksgiving topped them all. It all started Wednesday night when Ria and Chad announced their engagement. What a thrill. I had to cry. Later in…
Can’t wait till 11-11-2011 !
Ever wonder who those kids are and why they get to dance in the Nutcracker with the world famous Joffrey Ballet? This info came today in an email…
Audrey, the tall one, and her dance classmates proudly wear their Joffrey Nutcracker at the Fox cast t-shirts. I think I am going to have to steal it…
It’s countdown to Nutcracker at our house. Only 16 days till opening night! The Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker at the St. Louis Fox Theatre casts about 118 local children…
As well as being Veteran’s Day, a day which we set aside to honor our military, it’s also my only son’s 13th birthday! Five girls and one boy,…
For the past two years I have hung our traditional Advent wreath. It is very pretty hanging and alleviates the problem of wear to put the big wreath….
A lovely tradition in preparation for All Saints and All Souls Days that I grew up with is the cleaning of the family graves. Sounds weird? Not really….
Our Halloween costumes this year included a sea goddess, a pink punk, a vampire, a pirate, and a couple of trick-or-treating bank robbers. My favorite pic this year…
October 18, 1986 — St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans
Hard to believe, but my oldest is 23 today! Happy Birthday, Ria!
‘Cause we’re celebrating big news! Today, Audrey was cast in the party scene of the Joffrey Ballet Nutcracker to be performed in December at the Fox Theatre in…
Today’s the day! I’ve got a 5th grader, an 8th grader, and a junior in high school. Please join us in this prayer before study taken from Blessed…
Audition info is now out for the 2010 Joffrey Nutcracker. Dance St. Louis will hold auditions for children’s roles on Sunday, September 19. In 2008, Maxine was double…
Sign this online petition to stop government takeover of the family by supporting Senate Resolution 519 (which opposes ratifying the UN’s Convention on the Rights of the Child)…
View of Love from Mom & Dad LOVE in marriage is much more than storybook fantasy. LOVE is that essence which holds two people together in good times…
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Isabel’s godmother, Iris, who passed away this afternoon after a long battle with cancer. Thank you, and please keep…
This is Midwest Dance Theatre, the pre-professional company of Patzius Performing Arts in St. Louis, performing Bizet Suites from our dance recital last month. Isabel and Max are…
Blog posts have been few and far between of late. In addition to wrapping up the school year, there was a wedding which 3 of my girls were…
Isabel and I will be leaving for New York City! Back in January, Isabel auditioned for the Rockette Summer Intensive and was selected to attend week 2. Just…
Three of our girls were recently in a friend’s wedding and I got a great new family pic out of the deal! We don’t all land in the…
This past Sunday was the day we wait all year for: dance recital day! This was my family’s 14th dance recital at Patzius Performing Arts, and my 17th…
Yesterday, Ida’s best friend of ten years got married. Little girls all grown up. Three of my girls were in the wedding: Audrey and Max on the far…
This annual National Dance Week event, usually held outdoors at Union Station, was moved inside today due to thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes. Despite the severe weather, Midwest Dance…
National Dance Week 2010 is April 23 through May 2. St. Louis will celebrate on Saturday April 24, from noon to 5 pm at Union Station. Over 40…