The show must go on....

... but first there was considerable brew-ha-ha among the dozens of kids who came in. A lot of the little girls sat in front of the stage talking quietly among themselves waiting for the show to begin, while the little boys ran around the gym hooting and hollering. Somehow I don't think little boys and little girls are born exactly the same.

The show started with Miz Lisa, the guitar lady, singing little fun songs. The first one was the "ABCs Song' which Maeráed has known for months. She had a great time singing along. A few more songs and Rosemary Wells herself stood up and read one of her Max and Ruby books.

This one in fact.

The kids, even the little boys, were breathless with anticipation. When the story was over Ms Wells went off to sign books for the kids and Miz Lisa played some more songs. The kids loved it. She'd say, raise your fists and yell, and all the kids would immediately raise their little fists and yell in unison. Actually, it was kind of scary - like a political rally that might take a wrong turn at any moment!

Then the dancing started. They went wild. Maeráed loves to dance. She was spinning like a top, prancing like a horse and twisting the afternoon away with her little plastic flower boots.

Fortunately the next stop of the day was to take her to meet her mom so she could go swimming or I never would have gotten her calmed down enough to leave.