It has been a very wet April, especially the last 2 weeks.  I have no idea how much rain we have gotten, but it has been the slow steady rain!  I think we have seen the sun maybe 2 days in the last 10 days and it looks like only 2 more sunny days in the next week forecast.  Can't complain though!

Last night I took Benjamin to meet the guys who are doing the movie.  I guess this was like an audition, although I don't know that they are looking at anyone else for the part.  There are three of them.  One is the producer, one is the camera and special effects guy and then the one we know, he is more of like the behind the scenes/manager type.  They put Benjamin in costume (from waist up because they were only filming from the waist up) and had him go through 4 different scenes.  I wished I had had my good camera with me, but a few pics.

Physically, he is what they imagined the character to be.  So that is good.  He still struggles with throwing it all out the window and getting into total character, but I think they saw potential.  They are wanting him to learn a slight British accent.  We also talked about him getting on a horse to see about his horse allergy and if Benadryl would be a solution.  We even talked about getting him contacts, as I don't think they want the character to be in glasses.  I asked more about this project.  From what I understand, they are wanting to do a short 3 minute clip and then use that to put on Kickstart to see if they can raise more money for the project.  The camera guy did apply for a grant from the state (because they are willing to film most of it in the state and show off the state) for $50,000.  He got the grant and when he received the grant, they gave him $100,000.  So, these guys are serious and getting this done.  They are anticipating that the grant will get them a 1/3 of the way through the book.  There are 4 books in the series, of which we just ordered them all so he can read and reread them.  I am also going to try to find some online acting 'classes'.  The author is having a local book signing next week, so we will go meet him.  The film crew approached the author a while back about the idea, but I don't think the author knows how serious they are and they have a grant.  Anyway, can you tell that I am excited about this opportunity.  Hopefully it will be a good fit and a great experience for Benjamin.

I am looking at changing the settings on my blog to a private blog.  I keep hearing stories of people lifting photos from one blog and using the images somewhere else.  I don't like knowing who might be lurking around and watching our family.  (Not paranoid, you just have to be so much more aware with technology, etc.)  That is one reason I have never specifically mentioned things by name.  I try to keep our camping spots, places we visit somewhat vague.)  If my blog was private, only those I invite could see what I type and then I would not hesitate to be more specific.  SO, IF YOU ARE READING MY BLOG, SHOOT ME AN EMAIL, LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW, CALL ME AND LET ME KNOW.  I WILL BE SURE AND ADD YOUR EMAIL TO MY LIST WHEN I DO MAKE IT PRIVATE, SO THAT YOU CAN STILL CHECK IN ON US.  IF YOU GET MY BLOG EMAILS, YOU ARE FINE AND THE PRIVATE SETTING SHOULD NOT CHANGE YOU BEING ABLE TO SEE MY BLOG.  I probably won't make it private until this summer, because I know some followers don't check it as frequently.

Enjoy your weekend.  It will be a quiet, wet one here!