Bragging Rights

Daphne and Mrs. Parker (her teacher) Daphne and her friend "Cinderella" Kaylee and Noah on stage in the Castle Daphne and Sophie


Well, I'm sure I'm a little bit bias, but I feel that as a mother I am allowed some bragging rights. Daphne had one of the main parts and the longest solo part in her school play about Fairy Tales last week. Her part was called the "Fairy Tale Rap" and it was about 18 lines long. She did a great job and her teacher even called us later that night to congratulate her on her performance. Unfortunately, since I didn't realize that we should get there an hour before the play was suppose to start, our seats were way in the back. Kaylee and Noah stood on a table so that they could see, but I could only see the very top of Daphne's head. Micah tried to get her on video, but he didn't have much luck either. I'm hoping to get a good copy from one of the parents on the front row and I will try to post it when I do.

Now, onto some more bragging....

Daphne's vice principal just called me from school and said that he had Daphne in the office with her. I immediately thought, "What has she done to get sent to the principal's office. I know that she can be quite a talker sometimes, but I don't think that it would escalate into something more." Well, he put me on speaker phone and started telling me what a wonderful and gifted student Daphne is. She had written a 20 page essay about fairy tales. He explained that it was the best piece of writing he had ever seen from a 1st grader. He said that it was very maturely written and that it "captivated his attention" for the entire 20 pages. Now, I can't wait for her to bring it home so that we can read it! Okay, that's enough bragging for now. I probably do some more on Sunday for Noah's birthday.