That title is more literal than you might guess. We finished Scrooge on Monday, with mixed results. The cast and crew got better every night, and Sunday was a great crowd, full and very responsive.

Monday was small and “appreciative”. All-in-all, everything went very well.

Now it’s over, and I’ll be spending most of the rest of the month out of the office. Yesterday was full of several errands and about 30 minutes in the office.

Today is the “pooped” part. Our septic tank at the house has backed up. Barry the plumber – a very nice man from church – is currently trying to determine whether there is a clog or if we need our drainfield redone. (“A drainfield for Christmas for me?! Oh, you shouldn’t have!”)

In the meantime, I missed the opportunity yesterday to wish my brother-in-law, Terry, a very happy birthday. So, happy late birthday, TS!

…I won’t say how old, even though I don’t think she’d really mind. After all, she is still young and beautiful. Happy Birthday to my lovely Trudi. Tonight we’re going to let her open her presents, then we’ll all go out to eat. At dinner we’ll continue with a family tradition – on anyone’s birthday or special day everyone takes a turn saying something nice about that person. We always have lots to say about her.

(This pic is from last year’s birthday.)