A Triumph!

We saw Emery's first acting efforts tonight in front of a full house and it was glorious! He was so wonderful, natural, beautiful to watch! I don't want him to be an actor, but I loved seeing him up there; he was confident and self-assured and when he had the briefest glimmer of uncertainty in the first moments he was out there he just breathed a deep breath and found his place and blew on by.

We don't act anymore, Doug and me... But we certainly benefit from our experience and we know Emery will, too. It's a skill, to stand up in front of a crowd and play a part - whether speaking on some subject or being a character. Tonight he was the narrator - sort of a master of ceremonies - and he played it to the hilt. And we were so proud.