Life Is Like A Pony Ride...

Tonight was a big day for Elizabeth and Katherine. It was their grand stage debut. Their school choir, as well as one from Pembroke, was invited to perform at Festival Hall in Pembroke with Bobby Evans and the Cobblestones. Like me, you'd probably never heard of them before, but apparently, they are well known in Newfoundland. For years, Bobby Evans has performed on the Marine Atlantic Ferry from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland, and they tour many of the small towns across Canada every year. Festival Hall is not exactly Wembley Stadium. It probably holds 500 people. Tonight, most of them (which was not many) were filled by the parents of the kids in the choir, and the kids themselves. None the less, the kids had a great time. The band played a mixture of old country tunes, Newfoundland music, and bluegrass. The choir got to sing the chorus on 4 songs, The Island, Feet of A Dancer, Pony Ride, and the grand finale, Will the Circle Be Unbroken. The kids were so cute, and Libby and Katty got right into the songs. Of course, they were a bit distracted by the other choir. I wasn't sure what to expect from a choir from a Catholic school, but they have one swinging Nun as a choir director. Their choir was bopping all over the place, while ours just kind of stood their wondering why the hell the others were getting to have all the fun. During their second trip up on stage, Katty got to be in the very front by the drummer. Her eyes were as big as circles. They both did Mrs Mills proud, we could see them enunciating their words from where we were. In the car on the way home, Nana asked them if it was fun being on stage. Libby said it hurt her feet. Nana then asked if it was neat looking at all the people in the audience. Evidently, neither was all that impressed. Libby replied her shoes hurt her feet. And Katty said she'd have to think about it. When I was putting her to bed, I asked her what her favourite part was. There was none. She was much more concerned about her sharing day at school tomorrow. It's all about her family. She gets to talk about the members of her family, and take a favourite toy. She's taking our family picture, and her soldier teddy bear, Teddy Daddy, and she is telling her friends about our upcoming trip to the United Kingdom and Ireland. I suggested she talk about her concert tonight, but she was so not interested in that. "Duh, some of the kids in my class were at the concert, but none of them have ever been to Ireland. Well, one went to Mexico for March break, but Ireland is way cooler, there are leprechauns there, and Shamrocks, and castles, and green beer. And Daddy." She's right, that is much cooler then the concert. Way cooler!

"Take a trip without the plans. Make the best of what you've got at hand. Live for today, and you can't go wrong. Hold on tight, life is like a pony ride. Once around, you can do anything. In this life, a few words of advice; I hope you take the time to enjoy the ride. Remember, a second chance may never come again."~~Bobby Evans