Sweeney What?

Went to see Sweeney Todd last night. Talk about bizarre shows. I wasn't feeling great and couldn't stop coughing, so I left after Act I as did Mom and Dad. Since I was looking forward to the play, I was disappointed that it wasn't what I hoped it would be. Oh well, they can't all be winners.
Joey spent the night last night with Aunt Cindy. In addition to the play, I had conferences AND Greg is out of town. Joey was fine with an over-nighter; it's his mother who has trouble with the concept. Especially since I am snowed in right now and can't go get him! My four wheel drive will be put to work soon-I want my kid!

Loved the Spiderwick movie. I wouldn't recommend it for kids under 10-it's pretty scary with the goblins attacking and Mulgarath changing forms-but it is very engaging. You also don't need to have read the books either, since the film version was only loosely related. Joey was frightened at times, but he was a real trouper and dealt very well with the scary bits. Usually I don't worry about PG movies, but maybe this one was rated incorrectly...

Building Our Dream Home

I'm finally in recovery mode from whatever the bug is that is going around. Lucky me, it's tax time! Greg and I are also trying to get things in gear for getting our house on the market and building a new one. Greg's uncle is designing the house. He has put a lot of work into planning our dream house. It's really amazing to see all of our must-haves put onto paper. Ed is doing a phenomenal job!
In the meantime, I'm working on the financial aspects. Filling out paperwork is not much fun-especially when it's loan applications. Margaret at the bank and my dad have been very helpful for which I am grateful.
This afternoon Joey and I plan to join some of my students at the movies. In class we've been reading The Spiderwick Chronicles which was made into a movie that came out yesterday. Joey is a little nervous about seeing a movie with the bigger kids, but since some of his classmates have siblings in my class, I'm sure there will be a few first graders around too.
I can't wait to see Sweeney Todd at the Aronoff next week. As part of my birthday present, my parents got tickets for that show as well as Wicked. If you've been reading this, you know that I LOVED Wicked, and I'm sure that ST can't compare in the sparkly department, but perhaps it will be my favorite macabre play. Who cares? It will be great anyway!

Catching Up

A friend recently reminded me that I have not posted recently which is very unlike me. I have been sick for the past week, so haven't had anything to share. Luckily, Joey and Greg have stayed well so far.
In other family news, Grams had a birthday on February 4. Grandmother fell and cut her leg, but it is not healing quickly at all. Grandma Janet had back surgery and seems to be recovering nicely which is a relief for everyone.
How about all that happy news?!?