Aubrey Wins Grand Torchbearer at Storytelling Showcase

In some amazing twist of fate, Aubrey was selected to compete in the NYSS (National Youth Storytelling Showcase) in Pigeon Forge Tennessee and took first place overall. She now has to return next year and pass on the "crown" to next year's winner. We will have to save up our frequent flyer miles again. All the pictures of the event are on her phone and of course I have no idea how to upload them. She had a great time going to Dollywood and the Titanic museum, etc. with her Aunt while she was there. She told a semi-true story about being terrified of lambs when she was young. The true part was that she really was horribly terrified of lambs (she swore one resided in her bedroom at night)...the rest... like how clueless her parents were is partly stretched...well actually maybe not. Her stories always include singing and are pretty odd, sarcastic and funny. She won a huge heavy trophy and 500 dollars...which she needs, because drama council in mega-expensive at the high-school. So the moral of this story is...let your kids constantly joke around about you and someday they might win prizes for telling it to the world?