Just Talkin' Turkey

This is going to be an odd statement for October but the snow is almost gone which means we can get out and get the yard ready for winter. It makes more sense if you lived here. I'm just thankful that Thanksgiving is over.

Speaking of which, Artist I warned ya. It not bad enough that Artist likes to scare me with stories of instant coffee or second-day-old coffee that she has rewarmed. This year, I dared not venture into her kitchen on Thanksgiving Day. Now bearing in mind she was feeding teenagers and their boyfriends (Who may be still under the impression that all food groups are in the shape of tubes made of pasta and bright orange) as well as she had just returned from two weeks of dog-sitting but still....A PRE-STUFFED TURKEY?!?! That is my biggest pet-peeve next to Meal in a Bag. Then she tells me she bought packaged gravy. I was already dizzy and feeling light-headed at the thought of the pre-stuffed turkey but to hit with that nearly sent me over the edge. Then she announced that the veggies were organic. That gave me a little hope that she was joking about the turkey but nope, Artist wasn't. If Artist couldn't cook, I would forgive her, but I know what that woman can do in the kitchen and she can cook. She can also bake but she doesn't want to let that secret out of the bag. I didn't ask about her dessert. There was some talk of a instant chocolate pudding pie...I left it at that. There are some things I just don't want to know. Especially after the pre-stuffed turkey.

We are only two weeks away from opening night for our latest production Nunsense. The cast is amazingzingzing. For the amount of time and work the have had to put in, in the short amount of duration for this play, they are one talented group. Its not just the singing, its the choreography of the dance steps and then there is the acting directions called blocking on top of that. Some people think we just go out there and do our thing but they do not see the amount of work these people put in. And we are just on the ameture level. I would hate to think what the pros are like.

Not only are we insane enough to volunteer, we are insane enough to continue even when our lives are torn apart. Our one cast member is a lovely, vibrant woman who is the minister of the United Church in the middle of town. Where the church is located, that plot of land has always held a church since the late 1800's. Not anymore. Some one or some thing burned it down the other night. The fire was so intense that the only thing the firefighters could do was watch it burn while keeping it contained. The Lutheran Church was the following night. Our town is upset, angry and shocked. There were rumors of the Catholic Church setting up guards to protect their church. But that aside, guess who showed up for rehearsal. Yep and she was even smiling and laughing. We were polite and asked her how soon it was to start cracking jokes. She said it had already begun and we were late. I hate it when that happens.