Ice Hockey and a Christmas Play

Saturday turned out to be the perfect day for visiting my younger brother and his family. First we watched Jantzen (child #4) play ice hockey and Wow! What coordination, balance and strength to skate like he did, and with a hockey stick to boot. That was my first time ever at a hockey game. I kept expecting fists to fly the way the players ran into and tried blocking each other, but that didn't happen. Jantzen told me later that a fist fight in Utah will cost the offending players bench warming for three games.

We also went to the church/school of which Theresa is the new principal. She has a degree in education and a background in high school drama. She directed a play written by a local person from Vernal called, "The Here-to-fore Never Told Story of the Second Christmas". I apologize for not remembering his name. I will post it later. I met him and suggested that he write the play as a children's story and submit it for publication. If I were a publisher, I'd snap it up in a minute. The play was told through the eyes of the manger animals right as Jesus is turning a year old. Queston (19, child #1) played "Uncle Gordon" who acted as the narrator by reading a story to his family. Kolsen (14, child #5) played "Bull" and Garrett (17, #3) played "Donk" the lead role. The play is funny, clever and warm and it answers the question, "If Jesus was a King, why was he born in a stable, and why did he make his entrance into Jerusalem by riding a donkey and not something larger and more fitting of royalty?"


Hard to see but "Uncle Gordon" is wearing the Santa hat and has a child on his back.Donk has identity issues. He wants Jesus to turn him into a stallion.

Donk and Bull having a conversation.

"Uncle Gordon" talking with his relative.

"Bull" talking to the sheep about "Donk"

"Donk" and "Bull" together.

"Donk"learns the truth.

Curtain call.Full cast curtain call.