"Aladdin, Jr."

From Aladdin Jr.

I went to an elementary school musical. It is an annual event, and a family friend is one of the co-directors. (She is a teacher at the school.) Auntie Nancy organized a whole group to go.

The musical was "Aladdin, Jr." It was basically an abridged version of Disney's Aladdin; many of the same songs were in it. I really enjoyed it. The cast was entirely 5th and 6th graders, and the 3rd and 4th graders helped make all the props and sets!

The last elementary school musical that I remember is when I was in 5th or 6th grade. Our teacher, Ms. McCoy, directed an elaborate musical about world music. I was not in the musical, but I remember four guys got to be The Beatles, and one girl did a memorable job of screaming and pretending to faint.

My sister was in a musical when she was in 4th grade. (Or was I in 4th and she in 6th?) She was a jungle explorer captured by cannibals. My mom and dad had to help put together the appropriate explorer costume, of course.

The picture shown is from the flying carpet scene in Aladdin in which Prince Ali and Princess Jasmine sing "A Whole New World." They are sitting on a cart that Uncle Paul made. The two kids in black "magically" move the cart around the stage, and of course to Ali and Jasmine they are invisible. A girl behind them represents the actual magic carpet and provided a nice background. It was kind of a classy implementation.

Time for a haircut

A couple of weeks ago, my relatives thought I should get a haircut. (Or as a friend once said, I should get "many hairs cut." :-) This was not the first time that such a suggestion had been made, but they even went so far as to put money on the table.





Six relatives chipped in for a total of $11. That was perfect, because near our home is a simple "salon" which charges $9 for a men's cut.

That Thursday, I found myself actually awake during the daytime. So, I put in my contacts and took some "Before" pictures.

From Haircut

Then, I got many hairs cut, paid $9 + $2 tip, took a shower, and took some "After" pictures. I always feel I need a shower right after a haircut, because I always seem to have little bits of hair everywhere. Does this happen to other people?

To all my relatives who chipped in, financially or otherwise, thank you!