After school Monday, my daughter Rose and I had to leave the school where I teach and she is a seventh grader right at dismissal time in order to travel the 20 miles back to the town we live in, Bridgton, Maine, so we could perform for an after school program.  We were scheduled to perform at the town's community center.  It seems that the local elementary school has had a skiing program on Monday afternoons.  The kids who don't ski go home, and the kids who don't go home go to the center for child care until 4:30.  This was their final afternoon, and we were the closing day's program.

Rose and I did a half hour set that included juggling and magic.  We used both of our doves and our rabbit in three different productions.  The kids were an eager audience, and our show was very smooth.  We included the new partner routine that we performed for the third time in a couple of weeks.  It is getting better each time.

One little girl recognized Rose from church and their dance studio, and she ran to her and threw her arms around her.  It made the rush to get our of the school worth every minute.