Bon
Jovi likes to wash dishes in his JBJ Soul Kitchen. You know about
his restaurant(s) in New Jersey? He wants everyone to have a
nutritious meal. You can pay with a donation or you can pay by
working.
Watching
the occasional celebrity interview teaches me that most of the time
when you actually get to know a little bit about a person, you will
like them. You might not care for their politics or their style of
music or whatever, but when you get to know the human being, you
learn to appreciate them as fellow humans, fellow children of God.
I
imagine you run into that all the time as you meet people from all
areas of life. At first glance, you might not see anything that
attracts you to them, but when you get to know them a little, you
learn to love them as a child of God.
Meanwhile,
in other entertainment news, Saturday we enjoyed two musicals put on
by Elk Grove Musical Theater Company.
Naomi
played Veruca Salt (I want it now) in “Willy Wonka Jr.” She was
a brat! I anticipate teasing her about being type cast and not having
to stretch her acting skills but could just act natural. I am not a
big Willy Wonka fan, but they did a great job. Probably my most
favorite part was when Violet Beauregarde blew up into a giant
blueberry. Great costuming! And when the Oompa Loompas took her off
stage, there was a giant POP and bits of blue came flying on stage.!
Oh! Another thing, I liked about the production was that Willy Wonka
explained why Charlie won even though he, like other kids, had broken
a rule. Of course, Charlie was nice and loving while the others were
selfish brats, but the difference was Charlie confessed and
apologized. I missed that explanation in the movie, I think.
In
“Mary Poppins Jr” Esther was the Banks’ housekeeper and Jared
was a policeman and a chimney sweep. Another play well done. The
movie is so good and Dick Van Dyck’s Bert so incredible, I feared
disappointment despite making allowances that these are children.
They changed the story a good bit, but it was a good one. I will say
that this Bert was very charming, not, of course, as athletic as DVD,
but he had some good moves and expressive face. Mary Poppins was
delightful. And of course, Esther and Jared did their parts well.
Tom
was the Technical Director for both shows. The hours he put in the
last couple of weeks partly explains why nothing has happened on my
kitchen job. First, the holidays and now the plays. Well, they
perform next again weekend and then, I think it is done. But they
will start Strauss rehearsals soon. Sigh.
Team
Patch babysat Sam and Peter a couple hours last week while Ruth and
Esther were at a Strauss workshop. Tom and Naomi were working with
EGMTC, and Jared was sick in bed. The big news there was that Sam
was SO GOOD. He is a VERY person and often he is very stubborn and
angry when you ask him to get ready for bed or pick up his toys, but
he was very cooperative and cheerful. A joy. Peter was quite good,
too. A pleasant evening. Hoping for a good evening again on the 31
when we watch them while Ruth ushers the performances. That will be
a long one. Grandparent/grandchild time has good emotional and
health benefits for both. I need to work on that more.
Your
mom posted on FB a memory of when you were microwaving some soup and
complimenting the soup and the bowl. Do you remember? 4 years ago
“Acadia
is complimenting the bowl of soup, which she just heated in the
microwave, "You know bowl, I think I can say, without a shadow
of a doubt, you are definitely the 'hottest' bowl in this kitchen.
And you too, soup. You're the 'hottest' soup I see. Good job guys,
group effort!"”
Always
lots to do. Let’s see if I can make any progress today.
Love
you lots,
Grandma
Barbara
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