and i’m so tired that i’m sort of in a mood to cry. not because anything is wrong, but just because i’m SO TIRED. rehearsal lasted till 10:35 tonight. we had to get there at six to practice the can-can, and it’s much better than it was on thursday. it was hot when i got to new salem, but as the night wore on, it got more and more chilly, and my jacket wasn’t thick enough. crazy.

my weekend wasn’t bad. i can’t think of any traditional memorial day-type things that i did, except we did cook out last night. saturday night i saw “rounding third,” a play at the hoogland center for the arts. it was a two-man play, with jason goodreau and mac warren, and it was really good. it’s nice to be able to see good theater right here in springfield.

because he pays attention as well as being thoughtful, on friday B. (Bluto) lent me a flashlight to take to new salem so erica and i won’t have to be scared to death walking to the car. i dragged it around in my purse all weekend long, and although it’s not a huge flashlight, it’s not that small, either, and tonight before i left, i tried to turn it on, but it wouldn’t work. i must have accidentally switched it on in my purse, and the battery ran down. luckily i realized this before standing in the dark, and mom lent me another one.

i wanted to put up a couple of photos from my birthday party, which seems like it was a million years ago. i’m feeling right now, though, that i don’t have a good grasp of time or anything, because my brain has decided to go to sleep without me.

this is the family, on randy’s patio, which is quite lovely.

birthday partyers

and here’s randy himself, looking very dashing…

randy

ok then, must sleep right now…

gracezzzzzzzzzzzz…….