Busy Girl

This morning was a very special parade. After she announced the week's merit award winners, Grice was recognized along with a classmate for celebrating a birthday this week with a traditional rendition of "Happy Birthday" followed by the Aussie, "Hip, hip, hooray! Hip, hip, hooray! Hip, hip, HOORAY!"



Then she was called back up and recognized for her participation in the Muso Magic program. At the end of last year several students from the area schools were invited to join in a two-day workshop hosted by Adam Thompson of the Australian rock band Chocolate Starfish. In two days the kids brainstormed a melody, lyrics, and a name for their band (Tropical Rock), recorded a song and video, and presented a fully produced single to the public. Here Grice is receiving a certificate and a CD of their song from her principal.



(As soon as somebody explains to me how to link to an MP4a file you can hear it...)

Finally, she was called up yet again to receive her School Captain pin from the state representative for our area.



Wednesday she is off to Leadership Camp, a three-day, two-night seminar for area schools' School Captains and their Student Council associates at a nearby environmental center. She gets back Friday and Saturday/Sunday we are celebrating her birthday at the five-star resort her dad works at with a few of her friends in a room adjoining ours. The following Tuesday she returns to the same camp for a four-day, three-night extravaganza with her entire seventh grade class where she gets to go hiking, swimming, canoeing, and abseiling.

Not a bad way to kick off the new school year, eh?


So far away
Yet so close
Just be yourself
Like no other
When we are strong
Show no fear
Some lines are blurred
Make them clear

Sometimes a dream
Is all you need
Come take my hand now

Chorus:

We'll stand united
'Til the end of time
No one can stop us
Life is yours and mine
We can be anything

One perfect day
We stood up
Now the whole world's
Standing with us
We won't forget
How we were
Now it's all clear
Not a blur

Sometimes a dream
Is all you need
Come take my hand now

(Chorus)

When you just can't do this
On your own
You need us!
Take my hand by your side
You are not alone
We're with you!

(Chorus)

-- Let the World Stand (Tropical Rock)