One Day Off

Well, the rehearsals are over and we have a day off  before the REAL performances begin. It's that time of the year again. With more people in the cast this year, it is a full house on the platform for the passion play 'the Mystery'. The passion play runs March 31 to April 3. Check out  http://www.millwoodsassembly.ca/   There is excitment as the new participants hustle about wondering if they will remember their lines, or their places, or if the person standing beside them will remember theirs! Andy, the donkey, is ready to go. He seems to be the only one who is relaxed. He does his part well and then he gets fed so he has great motivation! Hey, maybe we should do that as well.

One of the pharisee's had to leave the production on the morning of the 2nd rehearsal night. His mom had passed away suddenly so he was off to the east coast to be with family. There are no stand-ins for this production. We are all volunteers. But thankfully one of the pastors is game and away we go again. Thrown into the flurry of activitiy and memorizing lines, he is doing a great job as are all the others who just got their lines a few days ago! It always seems to work out each year as for a concentrated period of time, everyone eats, drinks, thinks, and breathes their role in the play!

Last night I took a few pics of the rehearsal. It is nothing like the 'real' thing but gives an overall impression. If you are nearby Edmonton, come and see it.

My hubby is Caiaphus (the one with the gold medallion). Rehearsals definitely get the blood flowing!

At least the weather is nice and the sun is shining and the snow is gone. No predictions of snow storms around the bend. Saturday should be a great day and evening for our first performance. Looking forward to the real thing as usual! What a great way to start the Easter celebrations.

One More Birthday!

I had a good birth-day on Saturday. We went out for supper to Cactus Club and enjoyed a great evening - just the two of us. We had never been there before and it was really different. Very busy - even at 5 pm - which we thought we might catch a quiet moment before the rush but we still waited 20 minutes for a table. Food was very good and ranged from $11 - 32 dollars but a nice variety too. There was a lineup the full 2 hours we were there.

Sunday evening we went to the Sawmill restaurant and enjoyed some fellowship time with our friends. Still celebrating, we enjoyed $25 off because it was my birthday and we had a gift coupon as well, so we 'lived it up a bit'!

Well, another year has come and gone. Still feel pretty much the same and can't say I look too much different than last year at this time - although thankfully I can say I am a few pounds lighter. I hope I say the same thing next year at this time!  Surprisingly, I didn't take any 'birthday' pictures. Oh well, next year...

He loves me...he loves me not...HE LOVES ME!!

Early birthday gift - who can argue with that? Absolutely perfect - each one! What a guy! Thank you, hon, I love you too!

Setting another deadline

It's time to work on the spare room again! Tomorrow we are getting our upholstery and carpets cleaned. The big ticket item is to clean off all the 'accessories' to help move the furniture which is a great incentive for me to clean up that junk room! Although I had a ladies event this morning, I have taken today instead as my 'D' day to get that room cleaned out. No excuses - oh..maybe one...my nephew is coming for supper and since I also have a meeting tonite, we are eating early which will cut into my 'cleaning' time! Here's hoping I can actually accomplish my task. I am the first appointment in the morning for the cleaning crew!

ONE WORD

I was taking some time this morning to read my Chatelaine magazine. Usually I get it but never 'get around' to reading it. Then my hubby is telling me to clean out the papers and it often goes with the recycle. There is so much to read in Chatelaine - lots of little articles. I like that.

I read the Editor's letter (Jane Francisco) which was called "in a word" about an 'art exhibition' called "Mille Femmes".  In order to take part, she needed to contribute one word to describe herself. (The exhibition was the brainchild of French photographer Pierre Maraval, who travels the world shooting portraits of 1,000 people within a given community.)

Anyway, she posted the pictures of her contributing staff for Chatelaine with the many 'one word' descriptions they offered about themselves. I found it very interesting. I tried to think of one to describe myself before I allowed myself to review all of the words shown on the page. I came up with a word for my hubby - POSITIVE - and I also asked him to describe ME in a word. He said 'NICE'. It took me a long time to come up with my own descriptive word and I needed to develop a list and then scratch off all but one! So, my word is............................................................ you're right...I can't decide! I think it depends on my mood. Maybe the kind of day I am having. Perhaps what I am involved doing at a given time? or is it just that it is hard to wrap yourself up in ONE word?  I am not sure. I will continue to think on it. I am sure there is something out there that I would feel comfortable in describing myself as being.

What about you? We're all so different. How easy is it to describe yourself? Maybe once we think about it, we'll see ourselves in a different light? Maybe we need to improve in certain areas? or perhaps it is just what we needed to realize we CAN DO different things and we are complex! Stop being so hard on yourselves and like my hubby, be more positive - more productive - more caring and concerned with others.

Anyway, I will leave you with that 'thought for the day'. Have a good one!

Your Call Cannot Be Completed...

I'm doing some volunteer work so that means answering the phones.

 It's a different system than what I am used to and provides all sorts of interesting moments.  The incoming call rings and lights up on two separate lines so that either myself or the other receptionist can answer. If I am on another call, it will still ring on the other line and if she is not there, it will ring on a 3rd extension and a 4th in the work room. Just having one call come in lights up two lines so you can imagine 'the fun' I have when more than one call comes in at a time! You can put the call 'on hold' if you need to find an extension but that just adds another 'flashing light' to contend with. I must admit there were many anxious moments!

Today, I have cut off a few people who graciously phoned back and said they were disconnected somehow - not inferring that I did something wrong.



I put them through the 2nd time without problems. One time, the system went down but I guess that is expected every now and then as they are having a few problems. Great...just what I needed to hear!

Thankfully, it is a fairly quiet day - obviously - I am doing my blog!  This is volunteer work not paid hours of work!

Pictures

It's always nice to see a picture now and then so here's a few:

Half/door in the ladies biffies at Tortillas Flats - caught ya'

John & I with Abe Lincoln in Fountain Hills

The fountain in Fountain Hills



Local plant life!