THE NUTCRACKER

A day in the life of Maggie Fogas is.....BUSY, FUN, EXCITING, EXHAUSTING!!!! Our day started yesterday with an adventure. We set out with our good friends, the Kesters, to see the Nutcracker. The moms decided that we would ride the train downtown, so we didn't have to be bothered with trying to find a place to park. Of course, we were dressed up (and the girls really were adorable) so we were the target of A LOT of unsolicited attention. One lady felt compelled to spend 3/4 of the train ride informing us that our girls should take viola lessons, not violin, but viola. After giving us the ins and outs of where to find teachers, how much they should practice, etc., she proceeded to tell us that since our girls were Asian, they would be "natural musicians, they have an innate talent." Carolyn and I just nodded and smiled, and cringed on the inside, hoping our girls were oblivious to the fact that they were being grossly stereotyped. Finally, we made it to the Nutcracker at the Wonderful Fox Theater. It is a magical place, and the girls enjoyed the show. Apparently Grace Ingram was so inspired that on the way home she announced that she was the ONLY ballerina (She is 2, and it made her sister cry). Carolyn had to console Mac by telling her that they ALL could be ballerinas.

Then it was time to catch the train again. In our haste, we got on the wrong train and had to ride it all the way to the end of the line. When we reached the end, and asked where we could catch the train to Northsprings, we were informed that we had to ride back to Lindbergh (almost where we started), get off, and then catch the Northsprings train. So we actually had two adventures, the Nutcracker and the MARTA ride.

We stopped at home long enough for Maggie to change her clothes so that she could go to her ballet class. They had a party and did a little dance from, of all things, The Nutcracker. She did a great job and had fun feasting after class.

The day wasn't over yet. We deposited Maggie home with Josh, and Hayden and I took off with two of my friends ( two playgroup moms)to go to our annual Christmas party/ornament swap. Despite being exhausted, we had so much fun, and the ornament swap always turns into a wild pursuit to get one or two prized ornaments. It is amazing how God uses the lives of our daughters to weave together the fabric of our friendship. The ladies from playgroup are some of my closest friends, and the bond that we share because of our children is indescribable. The Bible says "A chord of three is not easily broken." I say, a chord of playgroup moms cannot be broken. I can't imagine my life without these women in it.

So, that is it....a day in the life of Maggie...and Angela