It's all about moons lately... the moon and my Moon.
Our Moon is wrapping up his senior year of high school. Each day is a "Last Something-or-Other" it seems. Tomorrow is his last in-person class in the school building, then a few more days of on-line, a couple of on-line AP tests, and an abbreviated distanced outdoor ceremony next week.
This week has been all about the ending of his time with the theater group. They have meant the world to him. Finding this group his sophomore year finally gave him a place he felt he belonged. It was the same for me forty years ago.
Eleven years ago as Poseidon for an ancient Greece study...
Last week as King Triton in "The Little Mermaid" school musical. It's the same crown! (with the addition of shells).
They did a wonderful job of creating this on-line musical. Filming in their homes, parks, and a few at a time masked on stage. I don't know how the editors put it all together? My heart swelled every time he sang.
I try not to talk about the fact that his mother has been saying "theater" to him most of his life. This boy who loved costumes from the get-go, who loved all of the plays and dress up days of elementary school, and who chose the catcher position for baseball because it had the most involved uniform. Of course, it took a girl to get him to finally audition.
He's looking forward to the fall auditions at college. I'm looking forward to seeing him in a musical in-person.
I'm sorry that I've been absent, and have missed feeling connected... I'm hopeful that things will settle down and back into a routine soon. There are more good things going on. I'll share next time.
This is "Winifred"- a name meaning blessed, joy and peace. Such a good name! She will be in the shop update on Tuesday.