Well, it has been a month, but a tumultuous one. Where should I even start? There was a plumbing issue, for one--as if the previous owners of our houser weren't already morons, we have now found out they fancied themselves plumbers. I'm no plumber, but I do know that water doesn't run uphill. And I knew that before water started dripping from the living room ceiling, then we spent $500 on plumbers and drywallers to fix things. Damn fancy shower--beware! Then last weekend we noticed the kitchen sink drain has a 360-degree coil in it. Amateur plumbing galore! What the hell were these people thinking? Oh, right. These are the same people that had mold in their crawlspace and didn't know about it, and had an unpermitted deck when they put their house on the market, and didn't have extensions on their drains. They weren't thinking AT ALL. We still can't use the master shower, because we have to remove more grout before we can caulk. I understand, home ownership is hard work, blah blah blah--we stained the deck this weekend, which was a lot of work (big deck), particularly because it hadn't been done before...and there it is again! How these idiots managed to get themselves fed surprises me. Anyway, grumble grumble. The worst is over, we think...

I did get good news about a role a few weeks ago. I don't have the contract yet, so I can't shout it from the rooftops, but it's Mozart in German, for a company I last sang for about three years ago. A bit of sleuthing could tell you exactly what role in what production I'm in. Especially since there is exactly one German Mozart role in my fach. ;)

Also, my brother's fiancee wants me to be a bridesmaid. And wear this. Yes, that's the David's Bridal prom site. Yes, I will look like a fool. Yes, she has met me, and knows that I am extremely curvy, but perhaps does not realize that I am going to fall out of the top of this. But how could I say no? I only have two brothers, and I was already in the other's wedding (to similar effect!)... I think I'm going to try to add illusion netting under the spaghetti straps so I can wear a regular bra. At least this one has a wrap. Maybe I can pin it on so I'm covered. As long as I don't wear the black bra. LOL She also wants me to sing--which I would gladly have done without being a bridesmaid. I was even looking forward to buying myself a nice black dress that I could use for oratorio... le sigh. So yeah, this is the LAST TIME I will be a bridesmaid.

Let me show you some knitting. The baby blanket came out really well, but it was such a bear by the end! My poor hands...


The shower is scheduled for May 22. I still want to pick up a few cute things at H&M (since one just opened here), but six weeks of hard, hard work is a fine shower gift by itself. I want to make a Baby Bobbi Bear once the baby's born.

I will leave off with a promise to write again next week (for real!), and a photo you may enjoy:


Godzilla versus Dalek?! Who would win that battle? Eh, probably the Dalek...