Dramamama's Blog

I've noticed that the only TV show people on Fox seem to discuss is American Idol. (This year I barely watched it) At work everybody watches Lost, CSI, and nothing I seem to watch. I'll sit at lunch and want to saw, 'so..how about Dwight and Angela??" but crickets would chirp. 
So.... any Office Fans out there?? I love that show! It just cracks me up. My husband won't watch it, so I am left to laugh out loud alone with nobody to share my fun. Does anyone else look forward to Thursday nights after a hard days work? 

Ok Folks, if you want to see a hilarious, and clean,  play, go to the Opera House and see the musical The Drowsy Chaperone. I went last night with my husband. I'd bought my tickets last year as I'd seen this play in NYC, and wanted my husband to see it. It is here for about 2 weeks, I think. The lead part is played by Jonathon Crombie, or "Gilbert" from the Anne of Green Gables mini series. I didn't know he was that funny. I dragged my husband to see it and he loved it also. It is only 90 minutes which is another plus. It is well worth seeing. I'd seen it a few times in NYC w/friends, and hoped it would still be as good as I remembered it. It was better. Don't let this one pass you by. 

I was working at school and it was time for the 1st grade lunch. The First Graders were getting ready by putting on their coats and getting their lunch baskets. One boy named Brandon was first in line. As often happens, all the kids coats, backpacks, lunches smell like their homes--strong tobacco smells. Brandon had his coat on, and was standing in line. Another boy, was coming back from the bathroom, and as he passed Brandon, through the crowded doorway, he paused and looked at him and said, 'You know, Brandon, you really shouldn't smoke'. 
I laughed out loud. 

Yesterday I took my 87 year old father in law to do grocery shopping, since his car is broken down. (yes, he can still drive) While we were going up and down the aisles at the store, he was checking off the items on the list. He wanted some health food organic type tortillas. I looked at the price and told him they were $6 a bag, and he should get the cheap store brand. He said they were lower in salt and fat. I just looked at him, and said, 'you are 87 years old. I think you'll be ok with the store brand'.
Now in his cart, he had 3 big bags of cheetos, cheese nips, 2 lg bags of Peanut M&M's, several bottles of soda, bottles of cranberry juice, oranges, green peppers, brocoli, and several stouffers dinners of stuffed cabbage, and various other meals, many soups, potato salad, baloney and a loaf of bread.
He stores his junk food in his 50 yr old oven as he never turns it on, and puts his food in his 50+ yr old refrigerator. He stores his frozen foods in a large freezer in his basement, and it's filled to the brim with microwave dinners, and Klondike bars.
I left him with his cheetos, and M&M's, next to his easy chair and his remote control on his side table. He was going to make himself a hot lunch, then watch all the 'judge shows'.
Ahh the good life!

I thought how nice it must be, to have survived to a ripe old age and be entitled to have half your shopping cart dedicated to your favorite junk foods.

What books did you get for Christmas??

I got A Thousand Splendid Suns, from my sister in law, and I could NOT put it down! Read it in 3 days! One of my all time new favorites. It's written by The Kite Runer Author. I love true, realistic, informative type of books.
I gave her Girl From the Jungle, by Sabine Kuegler, true story about a girl who grows up in the jungles. Another wonderful book.

Did you get any good books to share with us readers? I'm looking for some suggestions.

I have a sister, who writes e-mails so funny, I actually forward them to some of my friends, who then forward them to their friends. I think she should write a column on Motherhood for the newspaper. I called her on the phone yesterday, she told me about her latest trip with her kids. Now my sister had 3 kids in her 40's (yes, naturally!!) and they are now 13, 11, 8. She took her girls, and a friend, down to Bakersfield,CA (she lives in the mountains and it's an hour drive) to go ice skating. As she pulled into the parking lot, her 11 yr old said, 'I'm sick', and threw up all over the car, and then got out. She sent the girls in, and cleaned the car up. When she went inside, the girls were all sitting at the snack bar, with skates on and decided they were done skating and didn't want to skate anymore. All 15 minutes of skating. Miffed, my sister, put them all back in the car, drove back up the hill, to find that the freeway had closed, and the detour was hours out of her way. A compassionate cop, let her take the freeway to her town, and when they pulled in the driveway, her daughter threw up again. As Sister was cleaning it up, with Daughter, her daughter told her it was her fault she threw up as she didn't really want to go ice skating. I told my sister, 'welcome to the tween years--it begins'.
Another time, as she was driving up the mountain w/ kids, and dog in tow, the dog got sick, on both ends, and as she was driving, the kids were all screaming, the dog was bouncing around the car, getting sick on everybody, and by the time she found a place to pull over, the car was a smelly mess. She pulled into a rest area, and was rummaging around in a public trash can to find something she could wipe up the mess. A homeless man came up to her and asked her if she had spare change, and she spun around at him, with a wild eyed look and screamed, 'do I LOOK like I have spare change!!!', and he cowered away. Her autistic son wet his clothes twice and was wrapped in a sheet, her girls were yucky, and the dog was whimpering, the car smelled like a sewer, as she drove into her driveway. Her husband came out to meet her and foolishly asked her if she brought home dinner. I think he's still cowering in a corner to this day....

I've been saving her e-mails. Someday I might compile a book.....

It's the day after Christmas. It's been 3 days of parties! Husband's birthday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and I feel like I have a hangover, and I don't even drink! My sister in law makes the best food ever, with the best baklava in the world, mint brownies to die for, peanut butter chocolate balls, rich cakes, cookies, pies, etc. On Christmas eve, we meet with friends and family and ate, sang carols, talked, and went home on a sugar high. I have mounds of brazilian and lindt chocolates on my table, from my boys. I headed out the door to get Atkins diet book..... I need to detox.
What works for everybody else?

My husbands birthday is tomorrow. (23rd) It is emblazoned on everybody's mind, as we have a tradition in our house. On your birthday, EVERYONE, and I mean everyone, is your personal slave. You don't have to do anything your don't want to do, and if you drop a pencil at your feet, you can ask anyone to come pick it up, and they have to do it. We even have a song, from that Community Auditions tv show, of Star Of The Day, but we sing, 'slave of the day, who will it be, it will be you, it won't be me'. Get the picture? Well, because my husbands birthday is so close to christmas, he 'claims' that growing up, he always got short changed. So when we married, I had a big surprise birthday party for him and all our friends. Well, it's 25 yrs later, and we still have 'the annual Captain XX surprise birthday party. Though not this year. Everybody is too busy. It's gotten to be a joke at church with everyone asking when the party is. Well, this year. it's just us and the missionaries in our church, who are away from home.
Does anyone else have Christmas time birthday or birthday traditions?

Oh feel free to wish Captain a happy birthday, at captain.seapig@juno.com Hee Hee Hee

As I was listening the kids at school discussing whether or not Santa was real, it reminded me of when I was small, and having the same discussions with my friends. The other day, a little girl told me that she saw Santa at her house on Christmas morning. Apparently someone dressed up like santa and came to visit her. She told me how he knew her name and then with stars in her eyes, told me she got to pet him reindeer. I asked, 'did you see them fly?" She paused, then said, 'yes!" I chuckled, at her excitment and belief that she did see them fly in the sky. I remember gazing into the night sky searching for Santa , with my big brother. Steve would wake me up at 2 am, and we'd run to our parents room. They'd tell us to go back to bed. 3am, we were back. Go back to bed, they'd say. 4am, 5 am, Finally at 6, they let us get up. How early did you get up? And did you ever think you saw Santa flying in the sky?

Last night I went to see Les Miserables' at North Shore Musical Theater in Beverly. Wow! I've seen it Boston, NYC, and London, plus I directed a production of it a couple of years ago. This production was amazing! Done w/ professional NYC actors, in an arena style, it captured the emotion of Les Miz more than I've ever seen, as the actors were so close to the audience. This is a must see! It is only there till Nov 18th, and worth every dime. I went w/ my nephews wife, as my husband had 'seen it enough times'. I don't think you can see Les Miz too many times. The story is a timeless story of love and forgiveness. Don't miss out on this wonderful experience. www.nsmt.org

I just finished reading Child of the Jungle by Sabine Kuegler. An excellent bio of a german woman who grows up in the jungle w/ her missionary liginistic parents, and the adventures/ observations, and her tramatic transition into the Western world. Excellent read. I highly recommend it! There is a whole world out there, that we don't even know exists and this opened my eyes on the tribes of New Papua, in Idononisia.

Am I the only one who can't believe this show is still on the air? This man, who is the chef, is the most abusive and hateful person I've ever seen! WHY would anyone want to work for him?! I watched part of the first season and was so disgusted by his behavior, I stopped watching.
And here we are watching promos of him spitting into another chefs food, and a 3rd season.
What do other viewers think?

Hey Fox News,
I see you have a news, entertainment, sports, weather and now my music blog section. I'm always looking for good book recommends. Right now I'm reading VB's recommendation of the book, entitled, Manhunt, about John Wilkes Booth, and I find it fascinating. VB, do you have anymore recommendations, or do any other Fox Readers out there? I love the Classics, stories about real people, real events, or books that teach me about other cultures. Any suggestions?

I come home from a long day at work, and am on the computer reading blogs, when what to my surprise, but I notice that "MY" bio and picture have been changed, by my 'more computer savvy' husband. I guess he's been waiting all evening for me to notice, because when I say, 'what the heck?!", I hear a stiffled laugh from the couch. I only wish I was more computer illit and could change things around on HIS site!

I've always loved a good HARMLESS practical joke. April 1st is coming up and it reminded me of a joke I played on my husband, 20 years ago. It was April 1st and my husband called me on the phone and said something dumb, like 'there is a spider on your head', and I told him that was the dumbest joke I'd ever heard, and he said, 'well, you think of something better'. I hung up the phone and said, 'ok, I WILL!" I promptly called up one of my friends, who can act and has lots of guts, and asked her if she'd help me play a joke on my hubby. My husband is a painter, and had just finished painting a 'nightmare customers' house. I told Pam, to call him on the phone, (this was before Caller ID) and pretend to be a customer. I gave her the laundry list of 'nightmare qualities' in a bad customer, ie, tell him you'd fired 5 painters before him, you needed the job done NOW, you had in laws coming and needed the mirror off the ceiling, he was not allowed to use your bathroom while working, you didn't trust too many people, and on and on. I also told her to refuse to accept 'no' for an answer, and in the middle of the conversation, to hold the phone and start screaming at your 'kids'. Then I waited for the evening phone call to arrive. I heard my husband talking to her, and saw him motioning to me that he had a crazy customer on the phone, and trying to tell her he was busy, and trying, unsuccessfully to give her the number of another painter, as he was 'way too busy'. Well, I watched him panic and sweat, and finally get off the phone. He came in the room and said, 'you will NOT believe the customer that just called me!" I just looked up at him and smiled. He paused and said, 'was that Pam?!" I said, 'Now THAT'S a joke!" He told me he suspected it, but when she started yelling at her kids, in a foreign language, he knew this had to be a real customer.
That was the first, and last, joke I ever played on my husband. I'd made my point. He has called me before, and pretended to be telemarkers, or other people as he is a very good impersonator. 98% of the time, I know it's him, but a few times, he's fooled me, and told me later, when he came home for dinner.
Anyone else have some harmless practical jokes stories? April 1st is coming up!