I am very very very tired.
We just finished our Christmas program. It's done. Finally.
We've only been truly working on it since last Monday but it's been very hectic and very exhausting. Every night after school we stayed late to design and make props. This wouldn't have been too bad except I was sick all week and less hours of sleep were really hurting me. Last night was the real killer though. We had to wait for a youth Christmas program to end and all of the people to clear out of the church then we went to work. First we cleaned up what was left from the youth thing, then we set up lots and lots of props and wall hangings and moved benches and pulpits and pianos. I built a sheep pen to contain the little kids, (not as bad as it sounds...), we made a river flow across the stage. In essence we built Bethlehem. We even threw sawdust and straw all over the floor just to make it look realistic. It was almost two a.m. when we finished, I went home and crashed.
We had to be in today at 10 to get the kids ready. Although they weren't supposed to be here until 11. Almost all of the parents were already waiting to drop their crying kids off with us and make a break for it. We accepted... grudgingly, got them ready in their little sheep costumes. They were adorable. I'll get some general pictures up soon. At 11:30 we had them ready and marched them down the aisle to see them sing, and to sing ourselves. The professors had a song to sing too. It went pretty good I think.
After it was all over we took the kids back to the classroom so their parents could pick them up. We served some drinks and snacks and I got to talk to a lot of parents. There were also lots of photo shoots holding kids so the parents could get a picture. It was entertaining.
Instead of clean up today we all opted to do that part of the job tomorrow. It will be a big job but if all the teachers help it should go pretty fast. For now I'm just glad that I get to sit down for a few hours. It has been very insightful to see this from the teachers point of view. It's a lot more work then the students will ever know about, but it was worth it to see how well the kids enjoyed it, and how well their performance went. I really enjoyed the whole experience. Now please excuse me. I'm going to bed.
We just finished our Christmas program. It's done. Finally.
We've only been truly working on it since last Monday but it's been very hectic and very exhausting. Every night after school we stayed late to design and make props. This wouldn't have been too bad except I was sick all week and less hours of sleep were really hurting me. Last night was the real killer though. We had to wait for a youth Christmas program to end and all of the people to clear out of the church then we went to work. First we cleaned up what was left from the youth thing, then we set up lots and lots of props and wall hangings and moved benches and pulpits and pianos. I built a sheep pen to contain the little kids, (not as bad as it sounds...), we made a river flow across the stage. In essence we built Bethlehem. We even threw sawdust and straw all over the floor just to make it look realistic. It was almost two a.m. when we finished, I went home and crashed.
We had to be in today at 10 to get the kids ready. Although they weren't supposed to be here until 11. Almost all of the parents were already waiting to drop their crying kids off with us and make a break for it. We accepted... grudgingly, got them ready in their little sheep costumes. They were adorable. I'll get some general pictures up soon. At 11:30 we had them ready and marched them down the aisle to see them sing, and to sing ourselves. The professors had a song to sing too. It went pretty good I think.
After it was all over we took the kids back to the classroom so their parents could pick them up. We served some drinks and snacks and I got to talk to a lot of parents. There were also lots of photo shoots holding kids so the parents could get a picture. It was entertaining.
Instead of clean up today we all opted to do that part of the job tomorrow. It will be a big job but if all the teachers help it should go pretty fast. For now I'm just glad that I get to sit down for a few hours. It has been very insightful to see this from the teachers point of view. It's a lot more work then the students will ever know about, but it was worth it to see how well the kids enjoyed it, and how well their performance went. I really enjoyed the whole experience. Now please excuse me. I'm going to bed.
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