Loving Lydia: 8 posts from October 2009

Happy Halloween

Posted at 09:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

People have dreams. Some people dream about climbing Mt. Everest, some about curing cancer...my dream was a simple one. I wanted to be a part of a zombiewalk! What's a zombiewalk you ask. Click here to see a short video of a zombie walk on You tube. I know, I know, probably not your idea of a good time, but to me, it's a little slice of heaven. Those of you who know me personally and long time readers know I'm a horror fan and specifically a zombie fan. I have a zombie contingency plan. (In case of zombie apocolypsy break glass!) Seriously I "dig" zombies. (How Punny! LOL) Also those who know me and long time readers know I live in the sticks where a zombiewalk is less than likely to occur. But still I've haunted Zombiewalk.com for years, hoping--nay praying for the miracle that a zombiewalk would come to a town near me. Finally, my dedication and prayers paid off and Paducah Ky, hosted it's first annual Zombiewalk. I nearly missed it. I found out only the day before, so I cancelled rehearsal, desperately sought out a babysitter and rushed a costume and makeup job. But I made it! It was great! It was awesome! It was all I thought it would be and more! Now for next year I'm gonna help organize the zombies! Pure heaven!!!

(P.S.The"victim" in the picture is our babysitter Ashlan--who is also playing Mother Miriam Ruth in Agnes of God which I am currently directing. Lydia took the picture. I think she did a really awesome job!)

Posted at 02:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Movers in Concert

For Liddy's 5th birthday we got her tickets to see the Imagination Movers. Russell had to work, but I went with her to the concert and it was great. The Movers kept in mind their principal audience (the 10 and under crowd) while also being entertaining for the adults.(They did a pretty decent cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" that I had a great time singing along with anyway!) Lydia and I danced and sang and clapped our hands. The Movers spent as much time in the audience as they did onstage and shook hands with all the kids. Mover Rich even came over to Lydia twice and told her she was "one of the prettiest girls he'd seen". Lydia is dying to tell her daddy about the whole concert--and so am I!

Posted at 11:27 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

More Pumpkin 09

I've not had a lot of time here recently, between shows, doctor, school and my Farmville addiction (oh and going up for promotion too!) I've been swamped. We've just lost our water heater too...so showering has been an adventure around here as well. (Let's just say--naked mommy with naked 5 year old following her around in the costume shop searching for the one shower that will actually give you hot water is getting old!-Thank God the plumber is comming tomorrow!!!)