With my extra hour yesterday, I vacuumed downstairs before church--part of the cleaning I didn't get to, but good to do while the main part of the house is de-cluttered. Walked the dogs, ate pancakes. Heavy frost on the cabbage leaves--28 degrees.

Ray and I went to sing with the choir, even though we hadn't been to the rehearsals. It was a service about playing and we wore sock puppets while we sang, "Come Play with Me." Ray and I did not bring any puppets, but I had the pair of socks I wear as part of my costume for Annie, so wore that on my hand. Lisa Brown was one of the speakers and it was really fun. Must plan a games day for UUFA.

Went to EarthFare for lunch, so Ray could get gift cards. Ate a  healthy but not particularly tasty lunch. Found parking and got to the theater in time for dressing, makeup, warmups. The show went well--there were 300 people there, including my parents and several families from UUFA--Mary Jean and Ruthie among others. At one point, one of the main characters (Grace), an experienced and reliable actor, went to the dressing room and started changing when she was supposed to go on stage. The orphans and Miss Hannigan had to improv for about 5 minutes, quite successfully, apparently.

One of our Hooverville and Cabinet buddies, Mike, wasn't there today. We figure out who would say his lines and I had to move a piece of furniture that I don't usually. I have always said there is not enough light on stage when we are supposed to move furniture and Ray and I hit heads, hard enough for me to say oh my God or some such and Ray to say are you okay? Don't know if anyone heard it. Got the piece moved and the next scene started and Ray realized the lens from his glasses had popped out and was still on stage. We were trying to see it and warn the actors to pick it up (in character) if they found it, but Daddy Warbucks took care of it.

After the show, chatted briefly with my Mom and Dad, who really liked it. Then headed to John's house, where Vildan was serving Turkish food to many members of the geology department and all the Turks. It was delicious. I ate two helpings of everything--eggplant, green beans, chicken, salad. And a glass of wine--two buck chuck from the new Trader Joe's. Which I will not patronize because it is in Oconee County. Dessert was a rich pudding with chocolate sauce.

There were two little girls there--three and four, one Turkish, one American. The Turkish girl has been here a few months, going to nursery school three days a week, and speaks English quite well. I played with them quite a bit and was intrigued by the differences, cultural, developmental, and personality-wise. The little Turksish girl (I'm sorry I can't tell you here name--Akin?) was very energetic and physically gifted. I helped them do somersaults, but they were very wound up and throwing themselves into the recliner and throwing toys around. I went down and got a ball and rolled it to them, but eventually that became a kicking contest. I wanted to read to them, but no children's books around, so I started telling a story that we could all continue, but Akin was not really interested in taking turns and using words. Karin was very good at it and got into it. Then we sang some songs--Itsy Bitsy Spider, Wheels on the Bus, and more. Man, was I tired. I had sung all I could sing that day.

We went home and watched the new Sherlock Holmes, a very interesting show. The hero is quite antisocial, just as the hero of Doc Martin. Brilliant, but not very caring. I wonder what it does to me (or anyone) to watch shows like this? Does it make me more antisocial? Stayed up a little too late and then woke up a little early because of the time change. Getting light now--yay!