It's a Marvelous Night for a Moon Dance

D2 danced tonight, and brought us great joy.

Three years ago, she joined a wonderful group called Kids 2 Kids. It's a collection of local high schoolers who rehearse and then put on a dance show, with the proceeds going to VAAC Camp. VAAC camp is a one week program for kids who are ventilator dependent. After tonight's show, the amound given to VAAC camp exceeded $70, 000.

Anyway, D2 puts many hours into K2K. The kids all seem to have a great time performing.

D2 had a lead, and glided across the stage like a pro. She beamed, and we beamed (including her biggest fan, D1, who is still home for Spring Break)

I've told my girls this for years, but it's as true today as ever: if there is something more beatiful to a parent than watching his child perform --I have no idea what it is.

D2 is in the middle of an extremely stressful year. She is taking 4 AP classes, which are college level, and was preparing for the SAT, which was given this morning. It seems that she's ALWAYS studying, and rushing from one thing to another.

D1 remembers this period of her life as the worst, too. She told me tonight that it will get better once D2 gets accepted to college. She's right, I'm sure.

But, in the mean time, D2 followed the advice of the sappy but beautiful song my ladies all love: "I hope you dance."

She did, and we loved it.