This Saturday, I shall find myself at Schuster Center from Noon until 11 PM for a dual performance of Tchaikosvky’s THE NUTCRACKER.

Friday began with feeding the pooches and letting them out while I ate my breakfast. Then, I returned to bed.  I rose at 9:30 AM to prepare for my 11:30 AM – 4 PM shift at Schuster Center.

I was in charge of signing in our Volunteers/Ushers and then situated myself on The Loge level where I sat for the duration of the modified performance.

I could not return home quickly enough on Friday afternoon as I just felt “odd.” On the bus, I ordered my dinner to arrive shortly after my return. The dogs ate and were pottying when my dinner arrived. I ate and crawled into bed at 5:30 PM. At 8 PM, I woke up and did some prepping for today. I am dreading the long twelve-hour day.

On this date in history: (2009) Avatar, a science-fiction thriller directed by James Cameron, was released internationally; it went on to make more than $2.7 billion worldwide. (1944) In World War II, German forces attempted to push through Allied lines in the Ardennes, beginning the Battle of the Bulge. (1899) English playwright and actor Sir Noël Coward, best known for his highly polished comedies of manners, was born. (1773) On this day in 1773, in what is known as the Boston Tea Party, American colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians threw 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company into Boston Harbor to protest a tax on tea. (1653) British soldier and statesman Oliver Cromwell became lord protector of England.

Make it a great day!