FUN WITH SCISSORS

Did any of you know that baby scissors can cut hair?

Guess how the Shepherds found out?

How long do you predict before her nonexistent bangs can pass as normal?

 

THEATRE ROCKS!

     We finished the second weekend of Snow White at Beef and Boards and the audiences were awesome.  I’ve never in my life seen so many awestruck little girls in princess dresses.  

    I was especially happy to see my late coworker Don Foss’s family at the show after I got them some tickets! Here are Zach and Megan at right (my post-show hair had gotten a bit “wiggy” I’m afraid)

   Megan’s one incredulous question for me - did you REALLY  kiss the prince??  I love the collective EEEWWWW we’ve heard from little kids, especially the boys,  at some of the performances. Priceless!

FINDING THAT MAGIC  

 I sort of worried when I committed to this 8-week run that I’d be drained and exhausted, but getting back on stage (after about a 4-year hiatus due to kids and career demands!) I realized that I’m actually drawing more energy than I’m expending somehow from this process!  Yes, at the end of the second show Saturday, after a full week of newscasts and a long Friday of theatre in the morning, news at night, I was pretty beat, but I was smiling.  I have to say, after some of the darker news in the world, it’s not so bad living in a magical, musical fairy tale for an hour.

     There’s always been something magical that live theatre has done for my soul that nothing else quite can match.  I wish everyone could find that one unique thing that does that for them, and find a way to carve a spot for it in their life.

  It is good to be back.

A MONTH OF BIRTHDAYS

  I have two October babies, Clara’s early in the month and Calvin late, so it seems like the birthday celebrations keep going.  This weekend, I had lots of family in town to see the play, and we threw a mini b-day bash.  They are officially spoiled so rotten they’re starting to stink.

 

Cal LOVES his new superman suit. Can you say - ABS OF STEEL?

He tried flying.  Didn’t work for some reason. Probably the cape.

 

 

 

  

 

THE STORYTELLER

 My Grandad (from central Illinois at far left in the photo as everyone sang happy b-day) and his wonderful wife Elaine made the trip over. Grandad managed to mesmerize the kids with the stories he told to go along with the wooden gifts he’d made them.  He is a retired minister and along with being a gifted carpenter, has always been an incredible storyteller.  I’ll be lucky if I’ve inherited an ounce of his talent in that department. It was really good to see them and especially to see my kids caught up in his spell, even just for a moment.

I know my “Greatest Auntie Corky ” (second from right) who also came for the show, took a bunch of photos so I’ll add them as soon as she sends them my way! 

HD DIFFERENCE

  Are any of you watching in HD? We just switched our cameras and system last week. Can you tell the difference?  I applaud all our engineers and technical staff who are working their tails off to get us looking as smooth as possible. I’ve become increasingly paranoid about my makeup and flyaways, worried that every little flaw looks 10 times clearer! 

Thanks for checking in - see you on the air!

Trish