Brett’s surprise
Oct 20, 2003 Family
Because I was sad about the birthmom not picking us, Brett surprised me Thursday night with two tickets to Urinetown: The Musical. We went on Sunday and it was really pretty fun. I don’t usually like to see a show if I haven’t heard the soundtrack yet because it lessens the anticipation but I enjoyed it and highly recommend it; it’s kind of the ultimate parody of musicals and so if you love musicals, you’ll get a kick out of the send-ups and if you hate musicals, it’ll make you snicker.
The cast was fantastic. I was so impressed with the performances.
We’ve decided to institute family game night for Shabbat. Noah really wanted to play that Lutheran game again last night but Sunday nights are my time to get a solid four hours of editing and invoicing together so I couldn’t do it. We’ve been looking for a way to celebrate Shabbat and it used to be the whole fancy dinner bit including homemade challah. Only that kind of ruined Shabbat for mommy since I had to clear the afternoon for baking and cooking, which isn’t always possible, and I usually can’t find a dinner that’s going to be special and delicious for everyone. I think this game deal will work out much more nicely for all concerned.
October 20th, 2003 at 9:45 am
Quick tip: bread dough freezes well. Next time you get a yen to bake challah, you can double or triple the recipe and freeze a few loaves. Let it rise, punch it down, braid your loaves, then wrap in plastic wrap and foil. Freeze. When you thaw it, let it sit in the fridge for about 8 hours. Then bake as usual. Sometimes I find it needs a little extra rising time somewhere warm after it thaws.