It Has Been A Very Busy Few Weeks!

You may have guessed that it has been busy for me.  I was doing so well posting every Friday until November hit and it became a bimonthly post.  If has been crazy busy for me and I have had some interesting situations happen too.  First of all, I have now lost 90 pounds and am just 12 pounds to go until I reach my goal of losing 100 pounds.  After I hit that goal I am planning to lose at least another 20 to 25 pounds to reach where I would like to maintain my weight.  I have to say a big "thank you" to all who have supported me along this journey.  It really does help, thank you!

We had some excitement last Saturday: we were on lock down in our homes while the police were searching for a suicidal man that was armed and wandering around our neighborhood.  We live in a suburban subdivision that is normally very quiet and has always been safe.  Our kids play outside, ride their bikes, go to the park, etc. so for this to happen it was kind of a shock.  Rory had a friend over who happen to get to our house as soon as the police were driving around the neighborhood ordering us indoors.  She stayed and played but after 3 1/2 hours she wanted to go home because it was getting scary with the SWAT team in the neighborhood and a police helicopter flying over head.  That is real excitement around here.  Finally after 4 1/2 hours of lockdown the person of interest was found and we could go on with our normal lives.  Rory was a bit scared so I took her to Chuck E Cheese's to have some fun and she did.  It was the perfect distraction and she forgot about the whole incident.
This weekend is a busy one for a couple of reasons.  I have a lead role in my church's Cantata and have been working on my lines since I got the script a couple of weeks ago.  I have a lot to learn but I think they are finally in my head.  We are doing two services tomorrow.  It is also my birthday tomorrow so I have a double duty day!  Learning the script I have a huge appreciation to actors and all the lines they have to learn.  Wow, it is a bit overwhelming.

How was your Thanksgiving?  We had a big family gathering, we do live in Florida where we CAN do it, and it was fun and delicious.  It was good to have a "normal" Thanksgiving again where we could enjoy food and drink and being together.  We all had our COVID shots and our booster shots. 

Finally, have you seen the movie "Belfast"?  If not, go see it!  Wow, it is fantastic.  I have seen it twice in the movie theaters and I have now only seen 5 movies twice in the theaters.  It is now available to rent through Apple, Prime, YouTube, Spectrum, Direct TV and Dish TV.  So, if you still are not ready to go back to the theater rent it.  You will not be disappointed.  It stars Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Doran, Judy Dench, Ciaran Hinds and introduces Jude Hill.  The movie was written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. It is said it will be one of the Academy Award front runner for several nominations.  I hope so, it has been a long time a movie has been made that you can take the whole family too.  Go see it.  

Check back next week and see how the Cantata went!