Orientation

Well, the last few days have been so hectic. First off, on Tuesday was my students audition to get into the music program. But before that, Landon had a toy testing for Hasbro. For those of you that don't know, Hasbro (the toy company) is based in RI. We have a friend in the ward that works for them, so he sent us some info on a toy testing that they were holding for 3-5 year olds. They were testing some "blasters" as they called it. They were actually guns that shot golf ball sized foam balls and one was like a nerf gun. Landon had so much fun, he didn't want to leave when they were done. He did get a twenty dollar gift card at the end to shop at their online store...so we'll keep that for his Christmas or birthday! After that, I dropped him off at home with Shaun (who was working from home that day). We finally decided to give in and get cable so Verizon was there to install our cable and internet package. I had so much going on that day, so Shaun had to stay home for the installation.
The drive to the University of Rhode Island took me almost an hour. It was a really cute campus. I had never been there before. It made me miss college....minus the school work, and tests! Anyway, after she warmed up, we went up to the Fine Arts building. It is one of the ugliest buildings I had ever seen in my life. It looked like an abandoned fort. It was concrete with little to no windows. The concrete was chipping off due to age. At least there was a funky statue in the front to "liven" up the place. Inside was just as bad. Well, we waited for a little bit. There were only four or five others auditioning to get into the program....competitive my butt. Catherine was the third to go in. She was sooo nervous. Her mom was there too and she was just as nervous. Actually, so was I! She was in there for a little bit and then came back out. The advisor that was in there came out too and told her to wait there while they talked. Oh boy.... I looked over at my student and she looked close to tears. Great. I asked her what happened and she told me that she bombed the first song. However, she did well on the second song. She said that she had gotten so nervous. On top of that, she had been sick for the majority of the summer with strep and mono. Any singer would know that that is very bad news when it comes to singing. I had strep when I was in high school and all of the hard work that I had put into my singing (we're talking years of work) was out the window because of a two week sickness. Not good. When she came to me, we had a month and a half to get her ready for this audition AND we were basically starting from scratch. She was so frustrated with getting sick and having to start over and bombing that first song was the last thing she needed. She explained to the board that she was sick for the majority of the summer. Anyway, long story short, they allowed her in but she had to add a vocal coaching class to continue to help her get back to where she was. Needless to say, I am proud of her for all of her hard work and hope that she continues to work hard.
Yesterday, the boys had an open audition for Hasbro...yup, more Hasbro stuff. This time it was through our agent. Hasbro is getting ready for their new catalog and is trying to get a portfolio together of all the children from the agencies that they use. Its a reference for them plus they'll have updated photos of all the kids. That was in Newton, MA. The houses there are gorgeous! I told Shaun that we are moving there. So far, I'm in love with the houses in Allston, MA on Commonwealth by Boston College and now, the houses in Newton.
Today, was Landon's orientation at his new preschool. I still can't believe that he's starting school!! I am a little glad that he gets to go and interact with others in a school setting but I'm also a little sad...Next thing I know he'll be getting married and having his own kids. :( They grow too fast. He was really excited this morning to go to school. He kept talking about playing with toys. He'll be in for a big surprise tomorrow when he doesn't get to play with toys the WHOLE time! I got him a new back pack today (Toy Story), and two new lunch bags. One that is camouflage print and the other is Shrek (there is a button on his belly that makes a belching noise...I'm sure his teachers will appreciate that one!). I am so excited for him! I just hope tomorrow goes well!!!
After orientation, I had to head back up to Boston Casting for a call back. This audition was for Connecticut Lottery. This is my second commercial that I have auditioned for for them. The first one I auditioned for, I was put on hold for it and called back. I bombed the audition though because they wanted me to do something completely different than what I was expecting. Needless to say, they caught me off guard...I hate when that happens! Anyway, for this one, I was supposed to audition for the part of the mom buying the lottery ticket. When I got in there, they told me I looked to young to be the mother of a nine year old. Yup, I do. So, I auditioned for the hostess part. I was supposed to be like Vanna White on a game show. I guess they are needing two hostesses. I got called back for some strange reason. I had to dress in a "sexy" dress...I mean, how sexy can I get when I have to wear garments??? I decided to wear a cocktail dress that I had bought for our anniversary this year. It was the first modest "fancy" dress that was cute that I had seen. I usually have to have those kinds of dresses made by a tailor! Anyway, I got to the audition and was surrounded by scantily clad girls. I should add dumb girls. Figures that the part of the hostess would be more fit for bimbos. Hmm...I wonder what that says about me. I told Shaun that if I got the part, I'm either a really good actress or I really am a bimbo. I hope its not the latter! You should have heard the conversations going on between these girls...ugh. I can't even repeat the stupidity. Anyway, they were very nice. (Innocent face) The audition went well. I think, at least. I guess I'll find out tomorrow if I got it or not, since the fitting is on Monday. My guess is that I didn't get it, since...well...I just don't feel like I fit the part...but maybe my acting is better than I think. Probably not though.
Well, tomorrow is a big day for my big boy. Hopefully, I can get some sleep tonight!