Anticipation

Time is said to be going so fast, but lately it seems to be dragging. That is probably because I am so lonesome for my children and grandchildren. I guess the reason it is dragging is because at least some of my family and friends are getting to come here during August. I can hardly wait!! The only 2 drawbacks I see about the whole thing is that only part of my kids and grandkids will be here, and I have to work part of the time while they are here. (Jobs sure do get in the way of things that are truly important) I am glad though for the time we will get. I am glad Jim and Lindsey will have time with them. I am also glad that Jim and Lindsey will be in a play while they are here, and it is a play the grandkids should love. (Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) My family, my faith, and my friends are the most important things in the world to me. I wish there was a way to gather all of the family closer and enjoy each other more often.

Plays and Pet Peeves

Jessica, Austin, me, and Jake in "Singin' in the Rain"


Me as "Dora Bailey" in "Singin' in the Rain"


Lindsey as a Coconut Grove girl in "Singin' in the Rain"

Ok, here is an update. Besides sharing a few pictures I am also posting a recent pet peeve.

Lindsey and I just completed doing the stage production of “Singin’ In the Rain”. It was really a fun and an excellent show. We had 11 performances and 11 standing ovations. My cousin’s husband who has seen 6 Broadway shows said it would match anything he has seen there. We were fortunate enough to have Austin Owen come and do the leading role of Don Lockwood. Austin just complete a two-year run of “The Producers” with a Broadway touring company. He is so much fun to be with on stage. It is exciting to have a theater group that promotes families performing together. Lindsey and her dad are currently in rehearsals for “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”. I hope you enjoy some of our pictures of the show.

Now, about my most recent pet peeve. Over the last couple of years it seems like there has been a dramatic increase of dim wits in the workforce. Let me give you an example; I was at Sonic ordering drinks to take back to my job. There were 4 cups. I told them I needed them in a cup holder. (I was alone in the car- a cup holder would be helpful-right?) The girl comes out with 2 cups in a cup holder and 2 cups not in a holder. She said they didn’t have any 4-cup holders. I wonder why she didn’t give me them in two of the 2-cup holders…..duh. Hence, I still have two individual cups to keep upright while traveling back to work. I didn’t figure it was worth the effort or the time to get a second cup holder from her.

Next, it is July in Texas. Recently our family decided we where in the mood for milk shakes or the like. We decided to go to Dairy Queen. We order Blizzards or at least tried to. Their ice cream machine was broke or at least they think it was. Ok. We decided we would just go down the street to Jack-in-the-Box and get milk shakes. We get there and they had FORGOTTEN to fill the milk shake machine so there weren’t any milk shakes. No ice cream that night! GRRRR.

Two days later, after play rehearsal, we again thought we would try the ice cream thing. All we wanted was two ice cream cones. This time we try McDonald’s--guess what—you got it-- NO ICE CREAM!! What is with this!!

Also workers now a days don’t know how to count back change. Don’t even try to give them the odd cents need for a transaction after they have entered the amount in the computer – they can’t compute how much to give you back.

So many people can’t seem to think through something and come up with a simple solution. I AM SOOOOOOOOO PROUD OF MY CHILDREN. THEY ARE THINKERS AND PROBLEM SOLVERS. I not sure where so many of these dim wits come from but there are a huge number of them out there.