Holiday Madness.

I can’t believe it has been nearly a month since my last blog post.  I have been feeling a little guilty about it, but have also managed to ignore those feelings.  It wasn’t too hard since I have been busy since Thanksgiving but I do feel kinda bad.

Anyway, Mia and I went to Annie, and it was absolutely fabulous.  It was put on by a youth musical theater and to be quite honest, I expected the show to be on par with the small town high school musicals I was used to seeing growing up.  They give good exposure to musical theater, but they aren’t exactly something to rave about.  This theater group was AWESOME.  Every singing voice was top notch and the majority of them were age 11 and under.  I have seen Annie many times, from the high school production that my friends participated in when I was a child, to the Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera, to a few showings at the Shubert or Pantages in Los Angeles.  The caliber of this show was somewhere between the two latter shows mentioned.   Mia sat there enthralled through the entire show, and I almost cried during the first few scenes.  I think I was just touched because I was finally able to show my daughter something I grew up loving.   All in all we had a great night out.  At the end, Mia and I walked the cast’s “receiving line” and the girl who played Annie looked at Mia and waved.  She was completely in awe.  As we walked away, she told me she wished she had been able to touch her.  I still regret not going back, but “Annie” had many fans waiting to greet her…   I think Mia was trying to grasp the difference between reality and fiction.  She understood that Annie was in a costume, but also realized she was a real little girl, unlike the actress she had scene in the movie version.  I think by the time we got home I had explained things to the point where she “got” it, though she did ask if we could have “Annie” come over to play some time…  I’m not sure if she really wanted Annie to come over, because you know, she could have just been thinking that if Annie came over to our house, then she might to get to go to Annie’s where her foyer looked like Grand Central Station…

So, that was a fun night yet so much has happened since then.  I don’t even know where to begin.  As soon as the holidays were kicked off on Thanksgiving weekend, we have attended many holiday festivities.  The girls have been to cookie parties, I have been to a wreath making day and we have all been able to spend lots of time with friends and family.  Add to that a dose of holiday madness and you have the typical joys and craziness of the season.

I hope to write again soon, but sadly, I will be going out of town this weekend for a funeral.  I’m not sure when I’ll be home but I am sure I’ll be back for Christmas.