For fans of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and If You Give a Pig a Pancake who live in the DC metro area, author Laura Numeroff will be in town tomorrow, signing autographs and reading from her latest book, The Jellybeans and the Big Book Bonanza. We’re big fans of the books so the kiddies and I will be there! Details below:
WHEN: Thursday, April 1, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
WHERE: Sleepy’s, 5401 Lee Highway Arlington, VA 22207
Maybe we’ll see you there!
Good news/bad news:
Good: my hated ballet class is over for the semester. Finito. Done. No more late starts, bad combos that don’t start and stop with the measure, weirdly-choreographed allegros, ignoring the left side, repetitive adagios, and absence of normal studio etiquette.
Bad: no ballet at all.
For Karmela, a week without ballet is a week with no sunshine. My body needs it. So does my brain. For me, there’s nothing more satisfying than listening to my teacher dictate what I’m supposed to do, then being able to quickly internalize and execute the pattern into something akin to a routine. Mind and body working in perfect sync.
What to do, what to do…?
I’m seriously considering returning to my old studio. You know, the one that’s expensive and far away. 
Maybe for just once a week?
Sigh…decisions, decisions.
