Last night was fun!

The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA), the circle of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Dayton Ballet, and the Dayton Opera, had their season premiere and it was a grand time. I loved seeing so many patrons dressed in snazzy attire. The production was enjoyable and the post-event was beautiful.

The best part was having a majority of the house managing team back at the helm after so many took off for the summer hiatus.

I was originally scheduled until 10:15 PM as a house manager, and it was later adjusted to 12:30 AM to assist in overseeing the post-event. The last bus out of Dodge was 11:40 PM and my supervisor kindly adjusted the schedule, and I was on the 9:55 PM No. 17 bus, home by 10:15 PM.

I was so eager to see the FabFive all the way home and as I opened the front door, I noticed an odd silence from the older four with only Col. Deeds yapping excitedly. Ahhh… there was a definite reason. The Colonel had chewed up his third pillow in less than a week. It was a smaller pillow I use… used while sitting at my desk. The stuffing was throughout my study and the hallway. When I got to the gate that blocks the living room and central hall, the older four were shirking in the study while the younger pooch jumped and wiggled as I opened the gate. The time I hoped to use sitting on the floor to pet the quintet was spent picking up the larger chunks of stuffing and pulling out the vacuum to sweep.

This morning, The Colonel is bugging the hell out of the others who are not receptive to his early morning playfulness.

I will have two full days of teaching from 4 PM – 11 PM, tonight and Monday, and Tuesday evening I will be back at The Schuster for house manager and volunteer training. Other than that, it appears to be a quiet week leading up to my birthday, one week from tomorrow. My goal is to accomplish a terrific amount of writing and research. I might even attempt a hike through Woodland Cemetery.

Make it a great day!