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Sunday Matters

This week was a little strange. The Boy is in Orlando now. He’s all settled in and good. The Girl snapped up the bathroom he had in no time at all. I think he was still in the air when she did it. What’s funny is that they were always supposed to share the bathroom but you know, boy/girl issues so instead all her stuff was in my bathroom. Needless to say, my sink is looking so clean now.

I will also include that after a rough start to the year, things are looking up. Last Friday while driving to work, this feeling of “calm” came over me. I don’t experience moments like that often. I am too much of a worrier so when it happened I sat up and took notice. It felt wonderful.

Right Now:

The Music Man is in full swing. The Girl has a show this afternoon but I am not working it. We saw the show yesterday and it was good. Might have to watch the church service online today. Can’t find a way to go to church, get her fed, drop her off, etc. Oh, and I just remembered that I have training to go to this morning. Drats.

This Week:

Show stuff. Volleyball. Life group. A doctor’s appointment. Not terribly exciting. The show wraps before the Super Bowl so that’s good! We used to have shows ON Super Bowl Sunday and it was always hard to fill the house when that happened. Plus, no nachos.

Reading:

I am reading my book club’s pick for this month, The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood. It’s a lot more interesting than I thought it would be. I am usually a two-timer with reading but with production week one book at a time is enough for me.

My book club chose our books for the year. Actually, the list goes into 2019 a bit but here is the list in case you’re interested. For bonus points, tell me which ones are mine. Hint, there are three.

Watching:

I saw a clip of The Office at a training I attended recently and now I have it in my head that I must binge watch all seasons ASAP. This was the clip in case you’re interested.

Making:

Production week, so…

Grateful for:

I am grateful for fun people backstage. When you work backstage, it’s all about who you work with and I’ve been lucky enough to work with a really great group backstage. Oh, the stories!

What are your must-reads for this month? Anything I need to know about and drop everything for?

Sunday Matters

As of this moment, my son is on a flight headed to Orlando for what we hope is an experience of a lifetime. The Disney College Program promises to be many things and it’s all very exciting. He was assigned to recreation at Typhoon Lagoon but it’s being refurbished so he will be temporarily reassigned. Right now, we have no idea where he will end up!! He finds out on Monday.

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Right Now:

Just letting it all soak in. A tiny piece of me wants to tear his room apart because it is such a disaster. Deciding what to take and what to leave was difficult. As you can imagine, it’s quite a mess.

Oh, and his sister is already taking over his bathroom.

This Week:

We are in production week for The Music Man. Two weeks of shows but we’ve done this so many times I think we have it down.

The cast list was posted for Oklahoma! She will be in the ensemble and a ballet dancer. I am not familiar with the show so I am not sure what a ballet dancer is doing in Oklahoma! but I guess we will find out.

Other than shows, there is life group for me and volleyball practice for her but she’ll be missing her tournament on Saturday because of the show.

Reading:

I NEED to finish Seven Days of Us. It’s good but this last bit of it is a slog. If I can get through it, my next book will be Nomadland and The Book That Matters Most.

Watching:

I watched two episodes of that new show 9-1-1 and guess what? It’s horrible. It’s from the same guy who does American Horror Story and even features some of the same actors but the writing is simplistic at best and the acting and production quality leaves a lot to be desired. It is definitely not as good as Emergency! from the 70s. I am dating myself by mentioning it but I was a young child when it came out!

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Making:

I made curry and rice one night, some pasta with olive oil, garlic, Compari tomatoes and loads of cheese and then the rest is like snack stuff. Avocado toast is what I have most days.

Grateful for:

The book club I belong to. We met recently to select our books for the year and it is always a good time. The list will be posted under the Book Club List tab soon. This club has been in existence for over nineteen years. More like twenty, really.

Your turn. What are you reading right now and what are you looking forward to this week?

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