Oh mara. I hope the day goes smoothly.
No. And yes. It's always sudden.
Tara ,'Storyteller'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
askye - May 02, 2026 5:59:07 am PDT #12496 of 12498
Thrive to spite them
Laura - May 02, 2026 6:05:27 am PDT #12497 of 12498
Our wings are not tired.
I hope the weekend gathering brings comfort, meara. Restaurants are pretty nuts on Mother's Day. Maybe you can get a takeout feast and go to a park?
Mother's Day here is the Air Show this year, which super fun from my balcony. The hotel across the street sold out at $599 for the show! (per person, but does include an open bar and hors d'oeuvres) I'll serve food, but BYOB. My eldest son will be here, and maybe my nephew and sister. Not sure what other family will come.
askye - May 02, 2026 6:06:19 am PDT #12498 of 12498
Thrive to spite them
My brother's neighbor was at the musical and it surprised my SIL. She said later the neighbor's mom has advanced cancer and the neighbor is her mom's primary caregiver but needed to get out of the house and just have an escape and going to the Musical really helped.
So if you ever need to just escape for a bit of cheap entertainment and also want to support your community try a local high school production. I'm going to see if there is anything with the local high school to support them.
Oh! And at the end of the show when the cast came out the students who had been in the audience mobbed them for autographs. It was so fun to watch the kids sign the playbills.
M suggested to E that he get some playabils and have the cast sign them all and send them to both his grandmas.
It was a quick visit but a good one and the drive is beautiful.