Spring? (shhhh!)

It is a lovely March day outside this morning. The temps are supposed to get up to the high 40s and even higher, maybe! Yay!

We won't think about the storm headed our way from out west though.... surely winter is not over yet.

Things here are ok. The play is in full swing. I am feeling very good about where I am--the tickets are printed and ready to sell. The program is planned and will be ready to print with plenty of time. The costumes are just about done--just a couple more dresses to finish and a heap of small alterations. The pit band has been practicing and the piano player has joined some of the rehearsals. Yay!

I wish my cast was up to speed--some of them are where they should be--on the brink of PANIC. Others are still off in la la land. (hahahahaha) And we have certainly had our share of bad luck. But that all bodes well, does it not?

The "best" bad luck we have had so far is that my lead playing Kenickie (the bad guy with the car) broke his leg last week. NOT dancing in my rehearsal, but fooling around playing basketball afterword! Everyone was so surprised I was taking it so well, but that is just the way it goes in theater.

Of course we are going to try and keep him in. He even has his part reworked to explain his injury. Falling off a motorcycle, or something like that. He is quite the trooper. The nurse and I are going to have a hard time keeping him in the prescribed wheelchair. He is ready to dance in the dance contest and jump off the car..... We might need to hire some thugs to hold him down for the next two weeks in order for him to heal up at least a bit more!

Saturday we started really working on the set, which was fun. That should come together nicely. (I hope!)

I had my first full week as full time teacher last week too. That went pretty well. I think the kids are settling into my routine vs. the regular teacher's. I gave my first quizzes and assigned my first papers to seniors. They didn't whine too much.

Alannah and Aidan are doing ok. Grades come out this next week for the first part of the 3rd quarter. Hopefully no awful surprises. :)

Scott is busy at work. It has been so miserable with weather that there isnt all that much going on outside. Any projects we have had are all play related, so nothing new and exciting around the house.

We went out to eat at a new Mexican bar/resturant in town--a very cute little place and the food was ok. Not nearly as good as Dad's, but authentic enough that it was worth the visit. Scott had the tacos and I had two appetizers: Pork Empanada's with Habenaro Cream and Beef/Potato cakes. We weren't that hungry, but they had chili relleno's on the dinner special menu that looked awesome at the next table. We learned that they are getting famous for their tamales and burritos, both which looked like they would feed a 3rd world country. The tamales have a 30 minute wait time listed in the menu--they better be good!

Today we are off to church, some major shopping and sewing as well as hopefully getting outside for awhile.

Have a good one!!!!!

(Wednesday is the big soda bread contest at work.....I have to start researching recipes!!!!)