Stephen, The Devil, in "Godspell"

Young Artists

If you're in Plymouth during the next couple of weeks, stop by the Heartland Artists Gallery downtown. They're having an exhibit of art from elementary students, and one of Liam's works of art was chosen to be part of it! (Haven't heard if anyone else in the family is represented; if they are, just let me know and I'll add them.)

We're going to check it out Saturday morning, so I'll try to post pictures afterward, but in the meantime, you can check out this link for more information.

Rally For School Funding Heads to Lansing

Rally For School Funding Heads to Lansing

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Rallying at the Michigan State Capitol

I had my mojo going yesterday in Lansing to protest all the funding cuts to public education. I was asked to speak on behalf of the Michigan PTA. I brought 150 parents, kids, grandparents and community members to Lansing on 2 buses rented by the Farmington PTA Council (of which I am Madam President). We met up with several hundred other people in Lansing.

The event started the night before with a radio interview on WWJ 950 am. Then I did a live phone interview on Detroit NBC. They asked me to send in a picture to display. I was in our office on the phone while Bob was watching/listening to me on TV - freaky. Then ABC, NBC and Fox caught up with me at the bus before we left. I made the noon telecast for all three stations! ABC followed us up and taped the rally and then interviewed me after. It was crazy.

My speech included audience participation. I begged the question every paragraph: "What do we want our legislators to do?" "DO YOUR JOBS" "When?" "NOW!"

ABC kept the story on their website. I'll see if the Blogger link works in the next post. I had several people come up after the speech and ask me if I'd run for Governor! (I promptly passed.)

BTW - If you see the video, Michigan PTSA wanted me to wear that big blue sweatshirt - quite a fashion statement! Take care - Chris

New business venture?

Hey everybody, this is my first post as a contributor! As Holli said below, I got all the calendars out on Tuesday and I'm sorry about the delay. I had a lot of unexpected problems with the calendar company, but at least now I know better for next year! I hope you all enjoy them.

A couple weeks ago I started getting into paper bead-making, and I thought I could make some money off of it. Turns out, I can! My brother set up a website for me and I've currently got some stuff for sale. Even if you don't want to buy anything, you should check it out. They're pretty fun to make!


Jewelry By Kayla

Calendars Shipped!

Hey all, Kayla asked me to let you know that the calendars have all been shipped out, and should find their way to your homes any day now. Thanks for your patience! I have mine, and it looks great!

Thanks to Kayla for all of her hard work on it! I can tell you (as can Chris) that it's not an easy-breezy thing to get done.

Aspiring Young Actresses

I couldn't help but share these. I took the girls' headshots recently for future auditions, including one coming up this month in New York.