1. I played Gladys Herdman in a community theater production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, when I was ten years old. It was a much larger role, in that play; I had a ton of lines, and got mentioned by name (positively) in all three reviews. (Even the reviewer who hated the play liked my performance and listed it as one of the bright spots.) It was an awesome experience for a long list of reasons.

2. Given how hard it is for your church to rustle up volunteers willing to teach the sex ed class, you'd think they could rustle up someone willing to babysit for two adorable little kids while those kids' parents teach the sex ed class.