Thursday, December 15, 2005

No way, it’s been a week?

What a week it’s been.  So, promptly after my last writing class I got sick.  Not kind of sick with a cough and a sneeze, but sick with a fever, the chills and upset stomach.  It wasn’t very pretty.  I came home from work early on Thursday and spent the afternoon lying on the couch moaning, shivering and burning up.  I felt better by Friday afternoon, but I was still very weak. 
Saturday was an adventure of a different kind.  One of the ladies in my critique group is a season ticket holder at the Paramount Theater up here.  Her dog just got out of surgery, so she was unable to go to the show.  She offered tickets to me and I snatched those babies up!
They were for Mama Mia, the musical based on the music (of all things) of ABBA.  I took mom to it.  We had a blast.  I think it’s the most fun I have ever had at a musical.  It wasn’t serious, as most traditional musicals are.  The storyline was fun and the use of the music and costumes turned everything up a notch.  The seats were fantastic, 9 rows from the stage.  It was…amazing, fun, the cast was energetic and lively. 
After the “end” of the musical portion, the cast came out and did a few dances and sang a few songs, in full costume.  They had us dancing in the isles, singing along to the greatest hits of ABBA.  I immediately bought the CD of the performance. 
One of the best parts about seeing this musical was going with mom.  She’s been having a stressful time at work and I know that life isn’t always what she would like it to be.  I don’t spend as much time with her as I used to, I get all wrapped up in my own life and neglect her.  So this was really special to me, I got to see a great show with my mom.
I honestly don’t know how much I will blog over the next two weeks.  Work is picking up again and with the holidays, it’s tough to remember to do everything.  My plan is to work on my schedule after Christmas so I can figure out what I am missing, what I might be over doing and what I need to add back in.  I haven’t done a very good job these last few months of keeping up the things I want to do.  My fault completely, but I’m stating to get cranky.