Friday Letter 2 - 8/28/10 (Not Actually a Friday)

Thoughts on the week:

OPB (OTHER PEOPLE'S BLOGS)
A very good friend of mine has started a fashion blog. As I noted on Twitter, we should all be surprised that I have a friend who started a fashion blog. Check it out at fashionrehabbed.blogspot.com. Running a Twitter search on "Rocheport," I came across this photographer and her blog. This post features loves of pretty Rocheport shots and one of our house in particular.

BACK TO SCHOOL (INCLUDING A BENEFIT FOR MOM)
One of the nice things for both Tracy and me about working a places that employ college kids is getting to see the cycle of the school year. I think we both enjoy the start of the year (even though it also marks the start of Tracy's busy season). It also means that football season is almost here. So, old friends come back into town, as well as new classes with new friends to be made. As part of the return to school, the Eyrie players of CMU are performing "I'm Not Rappaport" as a benefit for Mom's memorial fund tonight (Saturday). It was a great production this summer and I'm sure will be excellent tonight. Many thanks go to the students and to Mark Kelty for their love and support for Mom and our family.

BOONVILLE RIVER RATS (AND WHAT'S ON THE HORIZON)
The River Rats have beed the driving force behind Gumbo Bottoms, an original production with which I've been involved for over a year. They have announced that Gumbo Bottoms will be mounted in Columbia this October, and I'm excited that it's going up again. It will have a slightly modified cast, and it will be a lot of fun. The Rats have also announced that they will produce a 3-minute play in a few months. I had the pleasure of helping pick and perform in those plays last year, and I think it is one of the most enjoyable projects I've been involved with -- and that's saying a lot.

Friday Letter

Well, taking a page from my Uncle Richard and from his dad before him, I now come to you with a Friday Letter -- what's in my life and my brain at the end of the week . . .

In the interest of limiting my rambling, today I limit myself to 3 things that have been on my mind recently:

1) Bev is in town with her daughter, Kiriana. They are here for a lot of reasons, and are basically on their way to their new home of Portland, Oregon. I'm excited for them, and glad to have spent some time with them. Last night they and Tracy went through a lot of mom's clothes. There was much to sort. As Bev said, "you'd think that Dad would have wanted one of these dresser drawers."

2) I am ready to be moving on to the next part of my life. By which I only mean that there is some stuff I've been going through that I'm ready to be beyond -- I'd like to get the house clean, I'd like to move past Mom's death, I'd like to be in a better place at work (but not at a different place), I'd like for Wesley to be recovered from his recent surgery, blah, blah, blah. And all of this stuff is set to happen, it just isn't yet. So for now, I am just looking forward to 2011 being here.

3) Locust Day -- Locust Day is the holiday Tracy created when she was 10. It is on August 17, but we will be celebrating Locust Day (observed) with a party tomorrow, and I'm glad we will be able to have people at the house. Certain rooms are cleaner than they have been for a long time.

Mom is Sick

For anyone who might stumble across this blog and not be aware, my Mom is very ill, and we are appreciative of any prayers that you have to share. Information is available at www.caringbridge.org/visit/nancyjonescomo.