Confessions of a Blogaholic

I could'nt help but be excited when Kassie's dance teacher informed me that her first solo was going to be to Hippy Hippy Shake. After all, I love, love the movie COCKTAIL with Tom Cruise. I had always liked the song. Kassie started learning her solo right after we got back from New York in the summer. She was cleaning it, and was not sure when she wanted to compete it. She had only competed in group numbers so far. I went ahead and designed a costume for her and took the drawing up to Marge so that she can create it. Man I wish I had learned to sew without a pattern. But then again, Marge is so awesome, she makes costumes exactly like you ask. I have to admit that I did the rhinestoning on my own. It would have cost a fortune, I used about 15 gross of Swarovski's, I know that is CRAZY. She finally felt comfortable enough to do it, and by gosh, I think she did a great job. I was probably more nervous than she was when she went on stage. I knew the dance by heart, as...

Showstoppers 2008 "Who's Got The Pain" group compteted at Showstoppers and won the overall Junior division. All the kids competed solos and took most of the top 10 spots.

Having been a "Daddy's Girl" myself, I couldn't help my emotions on this day. Here was Kassie, on her way to her first dance, and in the company of the only man in her life, for now. I remember how important my dad was to me at this age. She is 11 and at this age, boys still have cooties. Dad, however, does not. She was so excited about going on a date with her "Daddy". How fun it was to go shopping with her to get that special dress. I kept thinking that it would be no time before we would go shopping for Prom dresses. How time fly' s .... She wanted the perfect dress, and perfect shoes. She knew how she wanted to wear her hair, and asked if she could wear a little bit of gloss. Although she is used to wearing make up, it is only for dance. She knows that she can not, under any circumstance wear make up until she is older. Dad had me order her a corsage for this special day. It was beautiful, and it reminded me of the scene in Footloose when the mo...