The Dentist

   So yesterday I went in for my first filling at the dentist. All alone. My dad dropped me off at the door at precisely the same time the lady was opening it for the morning. I was a little freaked out cause this was the first time I was going to the dentist alone, at least for...

Tulips

That bee would not stay still!  Not sure how I liked this turnout, with the flower out of focus and the background sharp. My sisters favorite.  This is nothing compared...

Fun Saying

In is down, down is front. Out is up, up is back. Off is out, on is in And of course, Right is left, left is right. A drop shouldn’t, And a block and fall does neither. A prop doesn’t, and A cove has no water. Tripping is okay. A running crew rarely gets anywhere. A purchase line will buy you nothing. A...

The Juice

   I have a part time job with my brother cleaning our church and each time we go Vincent stops by the gas station and picks up a drink and snack for every one. This past time Vincent convinced me to get an all natural fruit smoothie. Once we got to the church building we both went to the...

Bible Club

     Here are the hilarious things that usually happen at bible Club.    First Vincent and I arrive at the school, only to find out that we have to park a mile away from...

Sickness, Sickness and Some More Sickness

   I know you, my reader, are very upset with me for not writing in a while. Ok, a really long while. I'm sorry. But I can explain. The thing is, everyone here has been going through some sickness of some sort. I myself am just getting over a fever/cold that had me down for 3 days and even...

My Friends Spring Giveaway!

   My best friend is a photographer (a really good one by the way) and she is doing a spring giveaway this month. To enter, just go to http://jobekahphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/spring-giveaway.html,...

The History of HCT

Holland Civic Theatre first opened in 1959 doing their small performances in the woman's Lit. club. From there they moved into several buildings rehearsing in the rented spaces and moving in to the Holland...

Baby Showers

   The other day my mom took all the girls in my family to a baby shower being held for a young mother in our church. Because my dad was sanding and painting the floor in our house, we didn't want to leave Tabitha to get in his way. So off we went with almost everyone in tow. On the way over...

Love of Ireland

I don't know what it is about your heritage that makes you proud. I've known all my life that I am Italian, Irish, Polish and some Greek, and I have always been proud of it. Well not of the Polish I have...

Look What I Found In the News!

HOLLAND — It sometimes takes some extra work, but the show must go on, said Holland Civic Theatre producer Brian M. Everitt.A 30-foot awning on the front of the theater at 50 W. Ninth St. collapsed after...

My Cousin Paul

MONOLOGUE OF HEARTBREAK "He adored me, and I adored him," said Cindy Furmato. "We love him, we want him back." Cindy and Paul Furmato met 17 years ago when both were undergraduates at Florida Institute...

Awning in the Wind

   I walked out side of the auditorium after watching dress rehearsals and ran into Bill the other night. Bill was just hanging around the place doing odds and ends when he heard...

Dame Judi Dench - a school article

Judi Dench is best known for her portrayal of “M” in the Bond series, her fierce green eyes and her motherly worn face making a prominent dent on the big screen. Before she was “M” the British actress...

Look what I found before cleaning off the counter. My sister wouldn't let me wipe it off for a whole day, until I came in with my computer and took a picture with my web cam. I don't have my own camera...

My Holland

  Holland was founded in 1847 by Albertus Christian Van Raalte. The city was destroyed by fire in 1871. Since the fire, Holland has rebuilt itself to be one of the best places to live and retire...

Home Sweet Bed

   I have the privilege of sleeping in the same room as my two little sisters, no not the older little sisters, the little little sisters and they have this problem of moving. You may think that I'm being impractical right now but I assure you that I am not. We have this metal bunk...

The Day My Grandma Cried

   My Grandma is strong. Whenever I look at her she is doing something for somebody to the best of her ability, whether its feeding the family, playing with the grandchildren, sewing something...

StageDoor Manor

  I want you to close your eyes and imagine a place where every one loves theater.  A place where children singing at the top of their lungs down the hallways to “Guys and Dolls” and “Wicked”...

1776

  Last time we ran through Delaware and Pennsylvania we stopped into Philadelphia and checked out the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. We happily discovered...

Waterford What?!

  The other day while talking to a friend I was informed that the Times Square ball is a geodesic dome built of 2, 468 Waterford crystal triangles that cost several million dollars! And...

Theatre Walls -a school article

A name here and another scribbled there, a date and then a title, and then a blue hand-print made with paint. Dozens and dozens of people have walked the small cramped backstage of Holland Civic Theatre, their foot steps causing the threadbare brown carpet to curl at the edges despite the duck tape....

Its A Small World

   Every Friday of the school year I babysit for a lady who teaches science at a school once a week. This has gone on for 3 years, and I've slowly gone through all her kids, each year one of them leaves my babysitting duties to move on to school. Now I 'm on her youngest and enjoying every...

Mr. William Hoffmann Jr. - a school article

  I slid into the seat across the beat-up folding table from Mr.Bill and placed my notebook and pen down. I was here to conduct my first interview and was hoping Bill would be a good icebreaker....

Strike - a school article

     What actor doesn't know about the work day most affectionately called Strike? The one day that every one knows exactly where you are and what your doing. Strike is basically taking everything off the stage, cleaning up the backstage, purging the make-up room and clearing...

Oh You Special People

You guys get to read some of the school projects that I have been working on. My dad wants me to post the articles that I wrote and hopefully you will enjoy them, but I hold no responsibility if you fall asleep while reading. I will however make sure to make a distinction between my personal...

Singing In the Rain

    I ran across this performance and thought it was awesome! I mean water on stage!! Thats crazy. Through-out watching it though, the little stage manager part of my brain kept thinking, "That would be me cleaning it all up!" But still this is soooo cool and they did great mashing...