ballet and hotdog hotrods!

"Hotdog hotrods? Like, race cars shaped like hotdogs, like the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile?"

LOL! No, these were paper models of classic cars that served as the serving dishes for the kids meals at Hwy 55. Chloe kept hers, but Miyah let me take her paper toy home. There is even a sheet of decals that I can apply to personalize it!

"Oh, wow, that looks really cool! So, you were in Hinesville to have dinner with your first niece and her girls?"

Yes, and no. We did dine together, but that was after the dance recital at Liberty County Performing Arts Center. I just love the name of the group: Life Moves Dance Studio. 

"Very nice name!"

Right? Christina had mentioned the show to me on Thursday night, though she called it "Scrooged" by mistake. The actual title was "Scrooge" and it had elements of "A Christmas Carol" at its core, but also music and dances from "The Nutcracker" as well as the story of the birth of Jesus.

"That sounds like a bit of a mishmash to me."

Actually, it was beautifully choreographed, with a beautiful story and excellent music, all beautifully performed. That's what I wrote on their event page just a few minutes ago.

"And this scene is with Scrooge and Jacob Marley?"

It is! And that's Brian Rich playing the title character! He's with the Richmond Hill Community Theatre! He was fabulous in this nonverbal, nondancing role. The dancers are the Ghost of Christmas Present (two-toned dress), the Ghost of Christmas Past (in white), and the Ghost of Christmas Future (in black). Absolutely fortuitous that all three spirits happened to be in this shot!

"So that was one of your point-and-click photos?"

You got it!

"Well done! And I see in the program that others from RHCT were in this, too. Eddie Hodge played 'Marley', Elijah Winchester was 'Tiny Tim', and his dad, Greyson Winchester, was 'Joseph' in the nativity scene."

Yes, I saw that, too. I didn't even realize that was Brian Rich until I was able to read the program here at home. If I had known, I might have gone up and said hi to him. As it was, we were all hungry, and the two little blondes had lost track of the story after intermission, so we skedaddled.

"I see. And you didn't spend the night?"

I had packed my butterfly tote with my meds, as well as a nightgown, then left it on the couch. I didn't even realize I'd done so until I pulled up at Christina's and went to grab the bag... and it wasn't on the car seat. I knew I had a bag in my hand when I went out, but it was the trash bag.

"Maybe next time, dear. And how cute the girls look in their matching outfits!"

Yes, they do, and they insisted on posing with Lucy and Mousse. Yes, that's d-o-g-s, plural. That's a topic for another post, not this one.

"Heard. Well, I'm glad y'all had such a nice evening together as the girls went to their first dance performance! Maybe they should have been read "A Christmas Carol" so they would have had a clue what was going on."

Good suggestion. I'll make sure of that before we have another show! Now, I've used my Comcast reward to watch "Scrooged", the 1988 movie with Bill Murray, and I'd forgotten how much fun it was, with its cavalcade of stars! Like Carol Kane as the zany Ghost of Christmas Present - what a hoot and half!