Nunsense

Last Friday night I went to see Nunsense in Montevallo, put on by a local theater group. It took place in the library theater. In attendance were: me, Kathy, Jennie, Kristi, Jenni, Amy and Kim. It was very funny and we all had a good time. The weakest cast member was the person who played the Mother Superior and she should have been the strongest. In the version I've seen on TV, Rue McClanahan plays the Mother Superior and she is fantastic. But, of course, we only paid $10 to see this, so we got our money's worth. The other 4 cast members were great. If you want to see some of it, you can find it on UTUBE (the real play, not the one in Montevallo.)

Before the play, we went to the Eclipse Book and Coffee shop for dinner. It was a quaint little place that looks like it was once a house. They serve soups, salads and sandwiches (and milkshakes). After the play, some of decided to go back for milkshakes. Well, we go there to find a Poetry Slam going on. The whole restaurant part of the place was filled with people listening to the 'poetry'. After each recitation, the audience would rate them on a small dry erase board and hold it up for all to see. We listened to several of them while we waited on our shakes and Amy summed it up by saying the all needed to be on antidepressant. It reminded me of seeing those poetry readings in old 1950 and 1960 movies with beatniks in them. The beatniks were always in that setting. The only difference was that in the movies everyone applauded by snapping their fingers. I don't remember if anyone actually applauded these 'poets' or not.

Moss Rock and other things

Amy, Eamon and I went to the Moss Rock festival on Sunday afternoon. It was a beautiful day. We say Aunt Jen, and some of Amy's church friends there. Eamon got to pet a snake and pounded flowers to color a wrist band.

In the last few weeks, I've make Eamon's holiday outfit and his Christmas stocking. I'll post pictures soon.

For those of you who have been keeping up with the slow pace of our bathroom remodel, just wanted to say that the skirt and trim on the tub and the trim on the vanity were installed yesterday! Hooray. I plan to look for a pretty shower curtain this week and then paint. Hopefully, I can get the painting done this weekend. It's a small bathroom, shouldn't take too much time. If all goes well, it will all be finished and decorated by supper club next weekend.

Race (well, walk) for the Cure

Last Saturday, Amy, Eamon and I walked one mile in the Breast Cancer Race for the Cure. The weather was not ideal, misty and drizzly, but never really rained while we were there. We werew supposed to walk with my friend, Pat and her family, but they decided not to because of the weather. We met up with Amy's friend, Jennie, her mom Mary, who is a breast cancer surviror and Ashley, Emily and Rowan and walked with them. It was overwhelming to see the number of people who showed up and staggering to thing about how many people are impacted by breast cancer.

I haven't done much, but go to work this week, since I've been fighting off some kind of sinus/allergy crap. Feel much better today and hope to have a great weekend of sewing. Also need to straighten up the house. Since we got the new TV, I've got stacks of movies on video tapes that I need to decide what to do with.

I'm still working as a temp and still looking for permanent work. Had an interview last week at UAB that sounded promising at first, but then found out they wanted me to actually do some fund raising - asking people for money. Withdrew my application immediately. Not my thing. Hopefully, something will come up at least by the time my services are no longer needed at Samford.

An Unexpected Trip to the Beach

Amy and Ed decided to go to the beach for a few days before Amy started her new job. Did I mention Amy got a new job at UAB? Hooray! Anyway, they invited me to go. At first I was a little hesitant since I was worried I would be in the way and also didn't want to take off from work since I have no vacation. After Amy reminded me that my dear friend, Debbie, lives right accross the bay on Dauphin Island, my mind was made up.

We drove down on Sunday, September 27 and got down to Foley in time to do a little shopping before check in time at the condo in Gulf Shores. Ed got us settled in at the condo and went back to the main road (about 12 miles away) to buy groceries. They fixed fajitas that night. The condo was very comfy. The only disappointment was there was no washer and dryer, but that turned out to be no big deal.

Eamon loved the beach, the birds, the pool, the other guests and the food. Amy packed his trains, tracks and trucks and he played with those anytime we were inside.

The weather was great, I thouroughly enjoyed my vacation. Debbie came over from Dauphin Island and visited with us on Monday. It was so good to see her. We had a great visit.

We ate out some, we ate in some, no real schedule, just what a vacation is supposed to be.

And In Other News

I was contacted by a recruiter about a temporary contract job with AT&T. She interviewed me over the phone and then the next day I had a phone interview with her boss. She said she thought I might have a shot at it and is sending my resume in to them today. My chances are probably slim to none, but it was neat to called. Apparently, my 31 years at BellSouth impressed somebody. She said she is going to keep my resume on file in case something else comes along.

I'm still a temp here at Samford, so I might as well be a temp somewhere where I can use my experience and make more money.

What's new with me

Not much. I went with Amy and Eamon and Kristy and Jennie to the Leeds Folk Festival last Saturday. It was a rainy day, but we had fun. We went to a drum show especially for kids and Eamon had a blast, he danced and danced. Everyone was looking at him and laughing. Ashley, Clarence and Rowan met us there. We walked around a while and found a cow, which Eamon got to pet. Decided not to eat at the fair because it was too wet. Stopped at a local Leed's barbecue place on the way home and it was pretty good.

Went to a friend's house Saturday afternoon for an Open House in honor of her son (an old friend of Ely's) who was home from DC. After we left there, we went home because Amy had invited her whole crew from earlier in the day over to watch the Auburn game on our new big flat screen tv. They grilled hot dogs. Rowan and Eamon played, they were so cute to watch. Eamon calls Rowan, Bebe (baby).

Success

Went to yet a third Walmart after work yesterday, found what I wanted, found someone who waited on my and brought it to my care. Out of there in 5 minutes. Hooray! Now to get somebody to get it out of my car and into the house......