Random thoughts for today

Random thought #1:

My daughter is in 5th grade. 5th grade was the year I started to understand myself and find what I loved. It was the year I did my first play, an elementary-school version of "Midsummer Night's Dream" complete with Elizabethan English. Just less of it. And I'd guess a lot of the innuendo was cut. I lost the script somehow.

At any rate, I was cast as Demetrius, opposite the charming, intelligent, and so very cute Sasha Christy as Helena. Naturally, during the show, I got a massive crush on her. It was an unrequited crush, as demonstrated by one of my favorite memories of that entire year. Tom (as Demetrius) "Spurn me, reject me, only let me follow you!" Sasha (as Sasha, with complete disgust all over her face) "Gross. Do you know what that means?" I honestly had no idea what she was talking about.

I wonder if my daughter will have similar experiences. Ah, 5th grade.

Random thought #2 :

A little bit of "life on earth" perspective. I was sitting in church today, thinking. I thought about going home to my kids, how glad I'll be to see them. My girls have cried because I'm gone. They'll be glad to see me. We've talked on the phone (Google phone is amazing for international travelers, BTW), but it has been 3 weeks since we've seen each other. The reunion will be sweet.

I've been away from my Heavenly Father for 35 years now. I hope that I have been a good enough kid that when I see Him again (a long time in the future), that we'll both be happy to see each other again.

Random thought #3:

I really really really really hope that Katrina lets me take Aria to rehearsal on Monday. But I'll do whatever she wants me to do - I've had plenty of time without little ones the last few weeks. Plus I can use the time to resolder my airplane battery connectors. They need it.