Random thoughts....

Last year, Anna auditioned for a part in the Wizard of Oz. It was a group audition. Her dance group auditioned to perform as munchkins. They had to learn a dance and sing in the middle of the mall. A touring group was performing the show and they'd get to perform with the theater group. A great opportunity, but of course it was during the holiday season - great! The girls were excited, but they didn't get chosed. Interestingly enough, the group who did get picked was Trace Adkins' daughter's group! They used his name a lot in their publicity of the show - shocking!

Anna had a really great attitude about not being picked. While disappointed, she said she wasn't here to be a star. She thought about her eternal goals and that she had a mission to accomplish here on the earth that didn't neccesarily include performing in a Broadway musical. I'm not sure many 11 year olds would have had that perspective. I know there were many girls there that day who didn't feel the same way. There were many parents there that day who didn't feel that way. What a great lesson she taught us all.


What causes this?? We took Lila to the pediatric allergist this week. She was tested for all kinds of allergies. Not surpirsing, she's highly allergic to cats, dust mites, and grass. Very surprising, she showed no allergic reactions to any foods. So what changes this gorgeous girl into a bad imitation of the elephant man? The doctor ran a gazillion blood tests trying to find out. Apparently we may never know. In the meantime, she is still forbidden to eat any and all strawberries, peanut products, and bananas. It's really bad when we have cravings for peanut butter cookies and no one else is willing to bake them! We certainly can't make her make cookies she can't eat, that would just be cruel.