stronion smoothies

Yes, in my infinite wisdom, I have committed another blonde blunder. I cut up all my veggies for dinner the other night, and being the thoughtful wife that I am, I decided to go ahead and cut up the strawberries for Mark to make smoothies for dessert later. I gave the cutting board a quick rinse, then capped and sliced the strawberries. I left them on the cutting board for Mark, and went on with dinner. Later, I was doing my homework upstairs and Mark and Alexis assembled our dessert. Alexis brought up a nice, sweet creamy glass for me to enjoy while I slaved away. I took a sip and thought, "This tastes a little funny. Maybe the bananas were a little green." So, I kept drinking it, not reallllly enjoying it, but not wanting to be rude to the chef. When I finally mosied downstairs later, Mark asked me how I liked it. "Oh, it was fine," I lied. "Really?" he asked, "So you like onion flavored strawberry smoothies?" The reality hit me like a brick through a plate glass window. Yes, I had chopped onions on the same cutting board, and my quick rinse had not ridded the board of the insidious onion juice. So, next time you come over, be wary if we serve you smoothies. They may just be our new house specialty: stronion smoothies!

audition hades

Why do I do this? Why do I drag my kid all over creation in order to audition for these shows? Yeah, I know, because I love her and she's worth it. Alexis auditioned for "A Christmas Carol" at Ford's Theatre in DC. She made callbacks and had to learn a couple of pieces by the following day. No joke, we drove 3 hours round-trip for her to spend less than 2 minutes in the audition room. She didn't get the part, but it was still good experience. However, the gas money for two straight days makes me dizzy.

In other news, Alexis will be performing, if that's what you want to call it, at the Leitersburg Haunted House beginning on Oct. 12 and running for three weekends. She was also cast as the understudy of Oliver in "Oliver Twist". Unfortunately, she may never get to do the part as an understudy, so she may just be seen as an orphan/thief. That's ok, because she still gets Oliver pay. She is also planning on doing the Antietam Rec Christmas show again this year.