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Well, it’s been awhile, so I figured I’d do a little update. Let’s see… Keith’s birthday was a week ago. It was pretty low key. I just ordered a couple of pizzas and we had ice cream cake. Kasey fell asleep in the car and was a nightmare and didn’t want to eat dinner. So, he just had cake for dinner. What a bad mom, huh?

Last Wednesday, amongst a nasty snowstorm, Keith, Kasey, Denny, Linda and I headed out to the Flynn for Sesame Street Live. It was a Christmas present for Kasey from his Meme and Grandpa. We didn’t get to leave Plattsburgh until well after 4:00, so, needless to say, we didn’t get there any too early. We had just enough time to scarf down some food at Scuffer’s and trudge through the snow to the Flynn. Kasey really loved the show, but I do have a couple of complaints. First of all, why the hell would a show start at 7:00 when it is intended for children? Honestly, but intermission, Kasey was fading quickly. Luckily he made it through the whole show and chattered about it most of the ride home. Secondly, why does everything have to be so damn expensive. I mean seriously, $8 for a mylar balloon? $25 for an Elmo. Geez. Kasey convinced me to get him a figurine set of all of the characters, but that was still $25. Oh well. I guess these are the things you do for kids.

Speaking of the snowstorm… Nine years ago, almost to the day of Sesame Street Live, I was headed to the Flynn with my best friend Stacy for a Guster and G Love concert in the middle of a blizzard. My how history repeats itself…

Friday night I had another interesting night at the Flynn (I really should become a member). My mother and I decided to go to the Ladysmith Black Mambazo concert. Yes, it’s true, I am a huge fan of this South African a cappella group. Call me a geek, I dare you!! Anyway, I rushed out of work at 5:00 Friday and met my mom at Gus’s (aren’t we fancy??). Just as we were getting ready to leave I received a frantic call from Keith asking where we were. Apparently the ferry crashed at 5:30 and he was scared that we were on it (knowing full well that we have shit for luck). Luckily we weren’t, but it still meant a really long delay. Once we finally got to downtown Burlington, we had to wonderful task of trying to find parking on a Friday night. Needless to say, Jenny the Garmin was useless. We tried to go to the parking at the Burlington Towncenter, but it was full, which meant driving in reverse out of the parking garage. Luckily, my mother was driving. We finally found a rather shady parking garage with spots left open and we ran to the Flynn. We barely got our tickets in time and the lights were flickering shortly after walking into the building. Now our seats… I guess I should have taken into consideration the fact that there are a lot of fat people in this world. If I had, I would have bought another ticket just for an empty seat. I was squished next to this fat woman who had the nerve to continually elbow me in the ribs. Don’t get me wrong, she looked nice, but I wanted to knock her teeth out. I guess we’re lucky my mom didn’t sit there because we would have ended up in jail. The concert was absolutely amazing. Ladysmith only comes to the States every five years or so, which makes this a truly special event. They are so energetic live that I bought a DVD (again, I know I’m a geek). At the end, my mom and I rushed to buy the CDs we were missing and the new DVD because there was going to be a meet and greet with some of the guys. Well, my bladder won out over waiting, so we dashed to the bathroom. Luckily, we didn’t miss the meet and greet and we were able to get two signatures on all of our stuff. Finally we were headed home. I ended up rolling into bed about 1:30 in the morning and, for once, I felt like my old pre-mom self. It’s nice to act out of character every now and then.

Now Sunday, I think, goes with out saying. WAY TO GO STEELERS! Kasey was the most excited out of all of us. He kept saying, “Football cake for football party.” It was really cute. He helped me decorate and was persistent about eating that cake. He managed to make a mess of everything, but he had a blast. I have to admit, it was a great game. I hate blowouts, but I would have enjoyed a little more wiggle room.

Monday was chaotic. I preemptively took the day off anticipating fatigue and a slight hangover. Well, I was right about the fatigue, but I also forgot to factor in Kasey. He was CRAZY yesterday. I didn’t get very much done, but I guess that’s just how it goes sometimes. We did however; get our BlackBerry Storms in, which took the whole day to set up. Honestly, I don’t know what everyone is bitching about. I love it and it’s so easy to use. I am officially addicted! Also, Monday was my dad’s 45th birthday.

That’s about all for now. I am hoping for a calm week and weekend for a change.

Kano E