I’ll tell you what’s up next.

Yikes.

But first, a shout to the cast, wait staff, crew, production staff and parents of Dinner Theatre. Well done! And one of the best parts of the whole run was having some awesome people there to cheer them on. This year’s profit from ticket and merch sales will top several of the last few years. Yay for the kids. Yay for choir tour.

And yay for Suzanne, my Dutch Girl pal from the Netherlands. (Shhh…she’s sleeping right now.) We had a great chat last night when I got home, and will have another this morning before she takes off back to Michigan to spend time with her mama. She leaves for Amsterdam on Tuesday, and it’ll be another year, at least, before I see her again.

Me? It’s back to lesson plans, choir rehearsals, grading papers, and the everyday insanity known as the push to Christmas performances. What’s new, right?

FO

OK, we’re in it. So far, so good. Last night went very well, with the exception of a few technical glitches in the 5:00 show, which were all expertly sorted by Jim, our awesome sound guy. The kids — from the cast to the crew to the wait staff — were wonderful. Second show was much improved, and it was fantastic to see Bando and her handsome husband.

I get to experience an awesome trifecta today: Sis Mavis, BFF Kay and the most excellent Suzanne, my longtime fiend from the Netherlands, all of whom I have not seen for far too long. They’ll all be at one table tonight. Time to clap hands for that.

Shouting out my thanks to Mavis this morning also, as she baked two fabulous cakes and donated them to the cause, after which they quickly disappeared. (Shoulda asked her to bake two more…)

So off I go this morning…grading more papers to try to keep current on things, and getting the guest room ready for Suzanne’s arrival this afternoon. Vamos — legs breakin’ & all.

Hugs to all, fiends — have a great Saturnday!

FO

After the week from you know where, it was time to calm down for a bit. So what did I do?

Took a NyQuil, went to bed at midnight, and didn’t move until 7:45 a.m. Wow! I barely had to smooth the blanket to make my side of the bed this morning.

It’s always a weird feeling: the not having anymore rehearsals thing. The morning of a show, I’m deep in thought. What was left undone? I need to go in early to practice in the pit. Gotta make a list of notes to tell the cast before they go on. That kind of stuff.

Today, however, there’s an added thought: Get the guest room ready for RtB fiend Suzanne’s visit! We are all excited for her arrival. Tomorrow’s the day!

But for now, today’s the day. Curtains up, light the lights…on with the show, this is it!