Will it be before Christmas?
Thanks, I live for these jolly's....
In Wyoming it was always something to do with snow...too much snow on the power lines or something. I don't know. But it can be out for days at a time. I remember one blizzard when I was in...First grade maybe? It was a 3 day blizzard. We had to have jugs of water and non perishable food stuff. Mom covered the windows with plastic and blankets, rolled up towels in front of the door and hung a blanket over that, too, to keep the drafts out and keep the heat in. When the blizzard finally broke, there were shoveling parties all over. We couldn't get our front door open at first. I have a picture somewhere of our mall and someone standing in front of a snow drift up over his head. And I remember when I was doing my student teaching that we got a storm one night and my car was completely buried. It took my mom and I 2 hours each to dig it out. There's a good reason people go a little crazy with buying groceries before a storm. It might be different if you live in a heavily populated urban area, but in the plains/mountains where towns are spread far apart, you HAVE to stock up because you DON'T know how long it will be before the truck can get to the store to deliver. And you don't know how long before the roads will be open before YOU can get to the store. And you can't risk going if it's at all iffy because if you end up on the side of the road, it could be a couple of days before anyone can get to you to rescue you. That's how most people die in the blizzards. They don't stay put and they underestimate the danger, land in a snow bank or can't find their way back. They either freeze to death, die of carbon monoxide from car exhaust, or they starve.
Great, I'm glad you have a nice Christmas planned. Life can happen after January!The more I'm thinkin' about it, I'll probably put it off 'til after the first of the year, since it's more of an annoyance than an emergency situation.
Our schedule is pretty packed with Christmas events from here on out. Both mine and DWifeys office Christmas parties, various family Christmas gatherings, etc.
I've dealt with it for this long, so I think I can handle it for another few weeks...!
That is nice. I can do my share of chatting, but my wife is the real on who chats a lot.
I understand, as my garage was under snow, and it took me 11 hours to dig out. Hubby was out of town at the time. Winter is serious for the mountain states. We haven't had a big snow for a few years....at this age, we will have to stay in until summer. I have two jars of peanut butter and 5 boxes of crackers, just in case.
Good, the more the merrier! She can join our group too!
I put it in early for you.
So funny. I'm afraid, if I'm not on here ketchup will be impossible. Heck, I can't always remember what happened yesterday. Can you all say Paxil?
You are so sweet xoxo. I love my friends on here. Thanks for the support!I put it in early for you.
I told her about it. She loves Disney, but she is a Medical Student in her Residency and is extremely busy.
Just like sis and me. Brother was so much older that we didn't count him in. He was married before I was out of grade school.
Nothing makes a parent (a good one anyhow) rise to the occasion as an emotionally upset-sad, hurt or sick kid. My role.
Understand. She has a lot of pressure on her right now. Good luck to her.
Thank You, She is definitely the brains of this outfit and she does it all with a 2 year old daughter as well. Thank God for Grand Parents.
You are so right, mother's never run out of hugs for their kids no matter how old they are. And the love, they can be an adult but life can get in the way....illness, and other things. We were born to think of our kids as our always kids...Thank you.
I'm a grandparent of two wonderful boys, grandparents loved those kids, and love spending as much time as they can with their grand kids. I love, when we are called on to sit. We take over crafts and things to do together, puzzles and games are fun too.
Oh I have seen it,
It's far better to just keep some canned items, peanut butter, crackers and munchies etc., at home and a few loaves of bread in the freezer, on a regular basis throughout the year. The only item I would run out of would be milk, but I really don't care about that for a few days, if I couldn't get to a store. (Plus I use half & half in my coffee, and that lasts a few weeks in the frig anyway.)
Good luck, and I hope this stuff misses you. Winter, is the four letter word of the world.....SNOW.....
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So what happens when you go to the Phantom of the Opera tour (first time seeing my favorite musical live in 10 years) after working in philanthropy for 2 years? When the show is over, and the cast is on stage, and one of the actors talks about Broadway Cares, and how for a $40 donation, you can get a tour of the set... you run down the stairs and get in line (and your best friend joins you)! I know I give the upcharge events at Disney a lot of doubt, but this was my own Phantom upcharge event, I guess, and I could not stop smiling(and it's a really good cause).
The tour was led by the head stage guy (... or stage manager...) and Christine Daaé- Katie Travis, who is sooooo tiny! Wasn't allowed to take pictures backstage of the set and props, but they're amazing. The way the set movesDuring the main number, The Phantom & Christine walk down stairs THAT LITERALLY APPEAR FROM THE WALL AS THEY WALK DOWN THEM! It's a pretty grand revolving set.
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We were able to take some pictures with the chandelier. Lots of pyro in that thing (and in the stage). They go to Chicago next, and apparently that theater has different, more restrictive pyro rules, so we were the guinea pigs tonight for some of the effects they'll use there.
Raoul showed up briefly, so while there are unfortunately no pictures of him and Christine
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That's Derrick Davis, aka the Phantom, aka the guy who kept making me cry throughout the showHe's amazing. And so nice!
Ok more tour things. Almost all of the wigs are made of human hair. The wigs that are not are from the 'Poor Fool' scene, and they're made from yak hair.
There was time at the end for a Q&A (because apparently I wasn't asking enough questions during the set tour). I had to ask how they were able to do Buquet's death (last time I saw it I'm pretty sure they just threw a guy- aka dummie- over the rafters), since it looked pretty technical (he was literally standing on the stage, Phantom created a noose- I couldn't concentrate on the ballet during this- and hung him from the side of the stage). They explained it was a very hidden harness. The trick that they were not allowed to explain was how the last scene went down. It also deviated from the original show (lots of new things here), but anyone could figure that trick out easily. This was a lot more graceful and magical.
Anyways, while the new choreography, set, lyrics, and costumes (if you like the giant Masquerade monkey in Act II, you won't be happy) threw me off initially, I learned to love the changes. They kept me on my toes.
It was a good night
