Pinktastic

On Friday Natalie and I were invited to see a play at the Rose Theater in Omaha. It was a musical of a book that is very popular for their age group or a little younger.

The girls were a little excited! Nat said the flash was really bright. :-)

Cheese!

The stage with the front curtain drawn. There were all kinds of sets and props they moved around throughout.

I had never been there so was impressed with all the fake art and whatnot. Not very subtle decorating, but lots of cool stuff to look at!

It was VERY musical to say the least, but the girls loved it! We've already been invited to more because Fonda got a season membership that comes with four tickets to most of the plays/musicals.

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When I got home from school last night Natalie asked me if she could talk to me in her room. Great. Last week we had to deal with three boys picking on her at recess, I was just hoping it wasn't that again because it would require a conference with her teacher and principle. Bullying is not going to fly with me. Anyway, I went into her room and heard a little story about Nikole asking her to play at recess. Nat told her she was already playing a game with some of her other friends so Nikole went away. At the next recess the same thing happened, but Nikole stomped away angry and crying. This caused some of the other girls around them to chase Natalie calling her, "Meanie," and "Natalie fatalie." Awesome. Nikole getting other girls mad at her and the name calling is what Natalie was upset about.

I told Natalie that I would make dinner (because I was starving) then I would call Fonda to figure something out. I forgot to mention that before school started we sat the girls down telling them that they both have other friends and they aren't going to want to play with each other all the time. This means they are not allowed to get mad at the other person when they are playing with someone else.

Just as I was starting dinner Fonda called saying she was coming over. Great again. I was expecting the worst; that Nikole had told some great story about it being all Natalie's fault. (Yes, I'm sure she had a part in it, but this was a break in the rule we all made together.)

When she got here we had both the girls sit at the table and tell their side. Natalie told first, leaving a bunch of stuff out that she told me. She said she did this because she didn't want to make Nikole upset or get her in trouble. (I love her!) Nikole's story was full of stuff Nat didn't tell me earlier, not very nice stuff. Fonda told her off a bit and made her apologise not only for being mad when Natalie didn't want to play, but also for her friends calling Nat names. She said that they wouldn't have done that if Nikole hadn't acted that way.

I was proud of Natalie for staying sweet and happy Fonda called Nikole out on her attitude.

The girls are grounded from each other this weekend and the following Roby's mom and grandma will be here. I think this kind of break is good for them every now and then.

Gotta love girls!