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  • Monti at the variety show – Lunchbox

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    Video unavailable — originally hosted on Google Video (discontinued 2012). Blogger id da596b6c8a4ccf74.

  • Finale at night

    Finale at night

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    Our act was a complete success except for the fact that I had it in my mind I would be meeting Joe at the ER with Dahlia right afterwards. All the moms had a great time doing the act even those who had their own fears and doubts.

  • Dites-moi

    Dites-moi

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    Monti sang the song “Dites-Moi” from the musical South Pacific at theIVE Variety Show. She sang her little heart out. In the musical thissong is sung by a couple of Polynesian children. Monti and I searched theinternet to find an appropriate costume. The dress came all the wayfrom Guam — we found it on ebay.…

  • Dahlia’s heart

    Dahlia’s heart

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    Moments before the variety show evening performance began Dahlia toldJoe her heart was “beeping” fast. I had to manage the backstage area during the performance so Joe had to care for Dahlia. He took her outto the car to see if she could relax and get her heart back to normal.Relaxing wasn’t working so I would…

  • Cougar Mamas

    Cougar Mamas

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    The teachers never perform at the evening performance of the variety show Liz (dark hair in front) had the idea that the volunteers that ran the show should get their moment in the spotlight. People agreed very reluctantly. I was on board right away. Liz also came up with the name “Cougar Mamas” for our…

  • They will talk about this finale for years

    They will talk about this finale for years

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    The surprise act at the end of the Variety Show included a group ofteachers rocking out to the song “Old Time Rock N’ Roll.” To set thestage for their act we used some fog in a can. We had tested it beforehand and used it in the opening number but this time the fire alarmwent…

  • Nerves

    Nerves

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    Monti woke at 5:30 am the morning of the Variety Show full of nerves.When asked what was making her so stressed we found out it wasn’t thefact that she would be singing a solo in front of more than 300people. Instead she was terrified she would hold up her sign the wrongdirection during a skit…

  • Program

    Program

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    At last year’s variety show I decide that I could at least volunteerto design the programs the following year. I found myself not beingable to give up on the idea of doing the programs so on top ofeverything else I was doing I tackled the programs also.

  • backstage

    backstage

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    Organization was key for the prop and mic changes. A group of fifthgrade boys helped run the production from backstage. I was soimpressed with how serious they took their jobs.

  • making room

    making room

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    The room off the stage has been used for years to store extra school stuff. I wanted to find space in that room to use as true back stage area. Three hours later I had the space I wanted. The first picture is in the beginning when it was difficult to walk a few feet…