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it was c's turn to have me watch her ballet class this afternoon. of course we had a little drama beforehand as c forgot her ballet slippers AND her hair accessories (pins, clips, hairnet and elastics - ay yi yi!). however, the school ballet uniforms were finally in and i was able to purchase one in time for her to wear it during the class. so she was partially together! her teacher was very sweet and understanding about the lapse of proper attire. the girls just love this teacher. she sees what each one of them needs to work on and makes sure they all work properly, while maintaining their focus in class and having a sense of humor. yeah . . she is rather amazing! i have to agree with them . . i love her too and wish i could take her class! her name is deborah wingert and she used to dance with new york city ballet.
m's friend celebrated her 14th birthday today at bryant park (14!). we had salsa and chips and rice pudding. unfortunately, m and c and i had trouble skating. our skates need to be sharpened. m and c weren't sliding as much as i was, but they had trouble digging in and executing all the little tricks they like to do. i guess we really gave our skates a work-out in east hampton on green pond around new year's. other than that, we had a fun time and everyone went off to dance class at the Y on 14th street afterwards.
i was able to observe m's ballet class today. i had forgotten that this week was parent observation week and had dropped m off at her class and then ran off to pick up a few things at food emporium. luckily, i was just about to call g to ask him a toilet tissue supply question, when m's call came through saying that i must run immediately to 60th street! it was good i was reaching for my phone just as she was calling or i would never have heard my phone ring and would never had made it. i'd be blithefully roaming the food emporium aisles passing the time until class was over . . as it so happened, i was only a few minutes late! i guess i can still run pretty good . .
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the isadora duncan dance company presented a showcase in a rehearsal room at city center today. it was part of the APAP conference for NYC. everyone danced beautifully, and friends and attendees made an enthusiastic audience. beliloveable moms couldn't resist snapping group photos. looking at it now, i'm struck by how much these young girls have grown in the past few years. and the rehearsals, lately, have been copacetic with everyone working well together.
there's a happy new yorker out there somewhere . .
our friend gave us several paperwhite bulbs. m has been diligently watering and cherishing them, and our heater has been diligently warming them! their white blooms look particularly lovely against the light snowfall we received last night.
it's very cold out today. accuweather says it's 19 degrees, real feel 1 degree. we have the remnants of a nor'easter that is hitting canada and maine. just cold and wind for us, no snow. k went out to meet her friends at union square. i remember hanging out on cold days outside of school . . well, i gave her money for a coffee shop . . m and c are playing with their friend in the bedroom . . it's nice. they haven't had a chance to play since august. days have been too busy with work and classes. speaking of work and classes . . ! the week after this one is so loaded with parties and opera concerts and dance classes and ice skating . . that i fear for my sanity . .
