The Brown Family

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Garage sale for dance

The last week has been hectic... is there ever a week in our house that is not hectic. Besides work and school Olivia had the unpleasureable experience of starting orthodontics. On Monday she had to have a palet expander with tongue loops and a bottom retainer "installed". She definately has some serious hardware in her mouth. Monday night was filled up tears and upset tummies- it just broke my heart! She knows in the long run she will have the most beautiful teeth, but that doesn't make it any easier on her. After we dealt with that we were back to being garage sale maniacs! Our friends and family all donated to our garage sale and so we had to get everything organized and ready to go. We priced items and set up everything by Thursday night and were ready to go for Friday morning. People started showing up by 6:30 and would come in droves. We were completely cleaned out by 10am. We had a few odds and ends left but nothing spectacular. Craig loaded the rest of the stuff in the van and took it to Good Will. Then it was time to count the cash.... drum roll please... we made $408.50! We are so excited... it has already been deposited into the girls' dance account. We have costumes and competitions to pay for in March and this will definately help. Thanks again to everyone who helped.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Busy Busy

Well we have been very busy at the Brown House... last weekend was a wash! I decided Sunday morning that all the base boards in the house were a mess and needed to be painted... next time I might rethink that idea- I couldn't walk for two days after crawling around on the floor for 4 hours.

Now that I have recovered we are getting ready for our big garage sale! The girls have recital coming up and we have 11 costumes between the both of them, 2 competitions and Nationals this summer. The trip to take Olivia to Nationals is going to be pricey. The Troupes are going to Disneyland this year for competition and will be there for 4 days. So hopefully we can make some serious money at our garage sale... we have cleaned out every nook and cranny and are taking any donations.

goodbye for now... the bathrooms need cleaning and the laundry needs folding.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Junior and Senior Troupe take 1st!

Competition Day 2...

Today was another long day... but fun day at competition. The Senior and Junior Troupes performed and did an amazing job. Their 70's Mix took first place and earned them a place in the "dance off". They did not win the "dance off" but they truly danced their hearts out! We are finally home and I have laundry to do... and Desperate House Wives to watch...