So Michaela and I are sitting in the den doing school. I'm working on an essay about forests. (yuck) Randomly, out of blue Michaela says " I think I'm dehydrated."

I'm only half-way listening to her. "Why is that?"

"Because when I push on my my finger it stays that way, and doesn't go back."

"Huh? Whatever do you mean?" She launches into an explanation but I interupt her. "Did you try pulling the skin on the back of your hand?" She tries it, and her skin goes right back down. I do it to so we can compare.

"You see, I can push down on my finger and it stays that way, instead of going back immediately to the correct shape." She continues. I try my finger, but all I manage to do is hurt it. I turn back to the computer to continue with the essay "Michaela, I still don't think you are deciduous."

"Deciduous?" We crack up.

"I mean um . . . um, what's the word? oh, dehydrated."






So in Irish Dance, somehow that fact that Riverdance is coming to WA came up. Miss Patti told us that the school normally gets discounted tickets, and they hold a workshop!!!! That would be SO cool. I don't know if it is that Riverdance holds a workshop for any Irish dancers, or if they hold a workshop with our school. Anyway, some of the dancers come and teach and work with us on Irish Dance. I'm very very excited about it.

Also it really is a sure thing that my family gets to go to see Riverdance. If I think about it to much I'm afraid I'll go crazy with excitement . . . I'm already really excited - In fact I've pretty much driven the rest of my siblings crazy with my enthusiasm, even though when I listen to the music I do it with the ipod, so they don't have to hear it, and I only watch Riverdance about once a week. I even do it when mom is gone out to lunch. Sometimes when I watch it, I try to get them to see what I see in it. I mean, after you watch Riverdance for awhile, you lose the ability to see the amazingness of it, unless you watch it the right way. None of them can see it. I've tried to explain, but it really is one of those feeling you just simply can't explain . . . Oh well. I'm hoping seeing it live will make them understand. I get all shivery just thinking about it . . . I guess the best thing I can do is keep quiet about Riverdance for now, so that by the time January comes around, they actually want to see it.

On tuesday our water heater broke. (It seems to be some kind of disease, I know of two other family's that have had their water heater break) Anyway, we took showers at the Kent commons, which was a very interesting experience (the showers had WAY to much pressure) Then we had cold water all of yesterday, and as it was a cold day it made washing had with freezing cold water a VERY undesirable experience.