I got it!

You are now looking at the proud new owner of a Toyota Matrix, and it is totally awesome!

I got a great deal I think, but I let them make a little money on me in financing.

First, I was told that the Matrix (along with other Corolla based vehicles) are among the top 10 stolen, so I got Lowjack. The good news is I got a great insurance discount because of that, and over the term of the loan, Lowjack will pay for itself!

I also did an extension of my warranty that covers labor costs on various repairs. I know this usually is a rip off, but I with my experience with my Saturn in Houston traffic and weather, I think it will be worth it. I totally burned through my A/C in less than 5 years, and alternators went quickly too.

And Cosmic Blue is totally awesome. I was a little scared about getting a light blue, but it rocks!

Zoom - Zoom - Zoom!

Nice work if you can get it

Blogging is tough work. I only follow two or three blogs, and I just spent an inordinate amount of time catching up with them. I posted like crazy on ThreeBedTwoBath. Such charged topics!

Anywhoo, I have been doing a children's show for almost 5 weeks now, and we are going into the home stretch! Woo-hoo! I am pooped, and who knew doing three shows a day six days a week would be SO stressful! It is making us all a bit grumpy and some a bit emotional. One rollercoaster ride.

It is a fabulous job to have, but I am defintely looking forward to the break from the stage over the summer. Plenty of managerial work to do at the theater. Plus, we are doing at least two fundraisers this summer. Each have a performance aspect. I would hope I would be involved with at least one. But I am not going to be needy or greedy about it. Save that for later ...

An Awfully Big Adventure

So, I saw the farewell tour of Cathy Rigby's Peter Pan this week. My friend the Wendy-lady had seen a previous leg and highly recommended it. Since she is the expert and I had free tickets, how could I say no?

I had seen Rigby play the part years ago but had no specific memory of her performance. Then I watched some of the A&E special when they taped a "stage" production. It was absolutely horrid. I was forced to turn it off half way through the nursery scene. Michael and John were still asleep! Thus, I went to the current production with great trepidation.

I was pleasently surprised. Rigby was as good as my friend said. She embodied the soul of a pre-pubescent boy quite well. It may not have been a landmark performance, but certainly capable. And the pirates were quite enjoyable. There seemed to be one pirate from every corner of the world, including one in a kilt. How could you not enjoy a pirate in a dress?

Finally, Rigby's curtain call, which involved her flying out over the audience and practically landing in the Gallery above, was worth it all. What a magical moment. Yes, you know she is on a wire, and you can even see the guy in the pit yanking on the rig set up on the outside of the proscenium, but you just don't care. Peter Pan was flying through the house sprinkling fairy dust over everyone. Who couldn't believe in that?

I do believe in fairies! I do! I do! I do!

Spring Cleaning

I did a little spring cleaning this AM. Cleared off two chests in the bedroom, gave them a much needed dusting and freshened them up with a little orange oil.

Then, only put back that which should live there. The challenge is, of course, to only put the proper inhabitants of the chests on top of the chests. To be avoided are lunch receipts, coffee receipts, any receipts of any kind actually that are not reimbursable. And let us not forget assorted pocket dwellers that get dumped every day.

I give it a week ...