Too much busyness

Hi Ms J. Boy have I ever been busy lately! I attend rehearsals in Caledon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. On Wednesdays, I go to an Alpha meeting with Christine and Leigh Ann. Nearly every night is a late night for me. I haven't had more than four hours sleep any night this week. And this past Monday, there was a special rehearsal in Caledon made necessary by the fact that we open on November 4th and none of the cast know their lines. I am quite stressed about that, actually. This play, "Caught In The Net", is the most challenging one I've ever done. The director feels the same way, and he's been involved in community theatre for thirty years!

I know. "Let go and let God." Yeah. I'm trying to practice detachment here but it's difficult to let go. The play will run. The curtain will open and we'll either sink or swim. I'll do my best to learn my lines, and assume the others will do the same. That's all I can do.

Christine and Leigh Ann and Bob will be joining me on stage at church this coming Saturday. We're going to provide some after-dinner entertainment for about 120 people who'll be attending a great reunion party at Wesley-Mimico United Church. My friends and I will be performing four short vignettes from a play we did two years ago. We've had only one rehearsal and we're a bit rusty, but it's surprising really, how quickly it all comes back to you.

A man cornered me at work yesterday and asked if I'd like to play Santa Claus at the company Christmas party. I did it a couple of years ago, and I got a lot of positive feedback.

I felt myself getting ready to say yes, but fortunately, at the last minute, I was able to stop myself and utter a firm "NO." I have enough on my plate already, thank you very much.

I got my car back from the repair shop yesterday. They did a great job. It looks as good as new. The total bill was $2470. My insurance company paid all but $800. There was a $300. deductable on the policy and I also had to pay for some new steering components that were badly worn and in need of replacement. So, all in all, I guess I was pretty lucky, really. The poor deer didn't fare nearly as well, did he?