is it winter or spring? definitely the weather can't offer any clue! one week we have heat in the 70s and 80s, and the next we have frost warnings for plants and pets. and the drought is less of a worry since there have also been torrential rains! apocalypse much? since Janet was out of town for her season ticket performance of The Miracle Worker, I got to go in her place, and see some of my kids from Frog&Toad last summer! checked up on my buddy Wilbur after that - he sheds so much I didn't dare go before the show :-D
Janet and I spent several hours going through Mama's things, getting them out of the house so someone can now live like the queen-bee she thinks she is :-/ and she made it as painful for us as possible. if 'what doesn't kill us makes us stronger' - - we should be Herculean by now!! and at the end of the long day, my car died - major electrical issues - so I had to get a rental car and have the baby-bug towed. parts for 20 year old cars are sparse, but luckily there was ONE left in the entire country, so the service manager claimed it for me. whew!
my Alice and Frog&Toad director asked me to return again as a Mentor for this summer's production - Aladdin Jr! not only do I get to be a mentor, I get to be the Lead Mentor and guide the new mentors who are joining the production. such an honor to be entrusted with that responsibility.
tried out a new karaoke venue, about 4 miles from home. love the proximity. the vibe isn't the same as my "regular" places, but the number of people was small which made the rotation shorter - bonus!
went to see friends performing in Sister Act, the musical based on the movie. what a great show! now I wish I had auditioned. and of course it was wonderful seeing so many of my theatre "family" that I haven't seen in so long.
started working with Janet on one of her humanitarian projects - the one connected with her trip to India. my gifts will be utilized for good worldwide! and volunteer hours will be monetarily matched through the matching gifts program at work!
one of the attorneys at work asked me to join the Proximity Team! he knows I'm an event planner and love karaoke, so I get to plan one activity with that theme. of course that means checking out venues, so I sang karaoke one more time at another newish spot .... for research purposes of course!
on the last day of the month I read Haftarah at Temple. I am now on "hiatus" for several months. only the Lord knows when I will be back.
