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Friday, November 22, 2024 We went to see the “Christmas” play at Lyric Arts tonight. It is the third in a series about the Bennet sisters (ala Pride and Prejudice) and was definitely the best. It was very funny. I laughed out loud several times, which is saying something about a play set in 1815-20. […]

Thursday, November 21, 2024 That is my best impression of the machine from The Princess Bride. (If you haven’t seen it, then stop reading this and go watch it. Don’t be ridiculous.) It is not the sound this machine makes, but it is what I thought of, so there it is. It was mammogram day.

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 A new not-soprano cornet arrived in the mail today. Or in the UPS. Or in the FedEx. I wasn’t here, but the man getting the new toy was. As with all of his toys, I got it for him. 🙂

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Oh, God. That’s what I said. I was sitting at the computer, Christmas shopping! I want to get something for someone that has choices – the bane of my existence. I need all the information, fifty times over, to make a decision. It is an $11 item. Anyway, it was sitting

Monday, November 18, 2024 The alarm went off. I got right up. The day went well. I wasn’t tired. I came home from school (which is nap time on an ordinary day) and tried to nap, but couldn’t. We ate dinner. We watched a short show. We watched a second short show. Then I was

Sunday, November 17, 2024 As if a Mediterranean vacation wasn’t enough, today we indulged. I read all day. Keith arranged music all day. It took me a while to stop feeling like I should clean the house and buy groceries and do laundry (okay, I actually did do the laundry), but once I gave in

Saturday, November 16, 2024 I cleverly woke up before my alarm this morning. I am often feeling like I am on fire, and it wakes me up. Today it was just before 4am – “conveniently” before my 4:30 alarm. Keith and I were ready to roll at 5:25. The tiny elevator took only him and

Friday, November 15, 2024 We had heard lots of horror stories about waiting to get into the Vatican Museum. Everything we read said take a tour take a tour take a tour. I wasn’t really interested in a tour, because I have been on a tour before. I didn’t need anyone to tell me about

Thursday, November 14, 2024 Today Benjamin is 35! I think this is the first year Keith and I have not played what were you doing 35 years ago RIGHT NOW for the past 48 hours. It was not smooth sailing getting that guy, but we have enjoyed knowing him every second since. In recent years

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 The forecast was for rain, so we did not set early alarms. The ship being pushed sideways into dock at 7am made alarms unnecessary. We resisted getting up (hahahaha lies. We just went back to sleep) until 9, then went to trivia. We joined Frank and Sterling (he was DELIGHTED that