The Concert

We'll we have returned home and BOY are we tired! I was up to midnight on Saturday night packing and getting ready. We pulled out of here on Sunday morning at 8 am. The trip was, well . . . I was about to say uneventful, but that would be a lie! I had a very brief conversation with a Sussex County Police Officer and came away with a yellow slip of paper. I was really hoping for a warning, but although he was very nice - he was NOT that nice. I saw the speed limit drop at the last minute and hit my brakes. I even mentioned it to mom. I obviously didn't hit the breaks hard enough! He said he would "help" me out if I came to my court date. However, we have standardized testing that day and I can't miss school that day. Mom drove the rest of the way.

Lily seemed to handle about 1 hr 45 min of the car seat then she needed a break. We arrived in the area about 12:30 after two stops in addition to traffic stop. We hit the VA Zoo and then headed to the hotel for a late nap for Lily. We arrived at the venue just before 5 pm. The first couple hours before the concert were tough for Lily. She was very busy! Once the concert started, she enjoyed the music off and on. The DVD player from Nana Susan came in handy on several occasions.

I didn't have too many heart to heart conversations, but we had a TERRIFIC response to the sponsorship program. 154 people made their first month's pledge and many more took the packet home with them. SCC's daughter, Emily, was the Show Hope rep who walked us through the evening. Her previous best night for sponsorship was around 120! From the SCC concerts that I have seen in the past, it seemed like a small venue. Thank you all for those who were praying. The sponsorships just from the Norfolk concert will bring in somewhere between $5300 and $5500 a month for adoption grants and orphan care. Yeah, God!!!!!!

Lily was quite the ambassador. She didn't have as much that she could do this time around, but when she saw Mommy licking envelopes, she insisted on getting in on the action. Lily really took a liking to Emily! Emily is the second person to mention that Lily looks a bit like Stevey Joy!

Towards the end of the concert, Lily started saying "Hug him, Hug him." She was quite distraught when we told her that both MWS and SCC were working and she couldn't hug them. About the only that consoled her was when we asked her if she wanted to give his (SCC) daughter (Emily) a hug. They did not hold a meet and greet for the volunteers at this concert as we were the last stop on this leg of the tour before they headed back to Nashville (11 1/2 hours). Lily held up well until crashing back at the hotel around 11:00.

This morning we enjoyed a pretty lazy morning at the hotel before beginning our trip back. We had no more encounters with law enforcement and she even took two "cat naps" on the return trip. We went back via Richmond, so we could visit the Children's Museum of Richmond. More posts in coming days with pics from the Zoo and CMoR.

I better start getting ready for bed. None of us rested really well at the hotel. Lots of coughing and snoring. Neigher of which came from me - I promise! I am not used to sleeping in the same room with Lily!