Wednesday, 16 May 2018

Today's Musings

Again, I've not been on the computer that much this week.  It seems last week I had something on Every. Single. NIGHT! From meetings, to writers' group get-togethers, to my kid's dance class, to the school musical.

Anyway, my kids' school staged a production of Disco Inferno last week.  I went along with  my youngest, who surprised pretty much everybody by not having auditioned for it.  We loved it. So much talent in this town. I kind of knew what to expect because I had seen another school's production some years ago.  What impressed me is they didn't 'sanitise' songs, which is what happened in the other production.  One of the kids sang a Gary Glitter number (Wanna Be in My Gang), and I'm sure it wasn't included in the other production I saw. I would remember if it was because it's a bit of a contentious thing to do, include Gary Glitter's songs in a show. Also, I'm a fan of Gary Glitter's music, given I'm something of a glam rock nut. Yes, the sprog and I had a lovely night. Unfortunately there was no sausage sandwich stall, and our dinner that consisted of popcorn, which I happily bought for us as I parried the questions along the line of: Why isn't your boy up there?  (God, do I sound like a pushy Mama Rose stage mum type, or what?).

Anyway, two more sleeps until the Royal Wedding. It's been fraught with drama, and I'm sorry for the poor bride, having the family hassles she has been having. It's been dubbed the Markle Debacle. I just want the damn thing to be over because I am so over hearing about it. I like the couple and wish them every happiness. I just wish the media would stop saturating us with pointless twaddle. Oh well, it's very rare that the path to a wedding is smooth, when there's family involved.  People seem to forget the wedding is about the couple, not THEM.  One of my peeves with weddings is the people who refuse to attend if their children are not invited.  Can't get a sitter? Then just one of you attend. I remember reading on a forum a comment that a person had refused to attend a family wedding to which the kids weren't invited with the explanation: 'We attend as a family.'  (Yeah, the bride and groom really want to have to feed your kids as well, you entitled pratt). Years ago, at a playgroup Mums Night Out, one of the mothers was talking about an upcoming family wedding, and added she had told her husband, 'If the kids aren't invited, then we're not going!' Unable to take any more of the bullshit, I put down my knife and fork and pointed out that the couple possibly did not want children there.  Geez, my husband and I didn't have kids at out wedding, either.  Some people do want children there and that's there choice, bless them, but it wasn't for us.

So who's going to walk Meghan down the aisle?  I'm kind of hoping it's her mum. Prince Charles has offered to do the honours.  Maybe she will shrug it off and walk herself down the aisle.

Oh, and they're having lots of kids in the wedding party.  Hopefully they will behave themselves.  I think having children in a wedding party is kind of like herding cats (main reason we did not include our nieces and nephews).

Anyway, I've got a couple of days off to shiver and stress.  It's cold here, and I've had a blood test today because I've been unwell.  Don't like feeling apprehensive and nervous, but it's how I feel.

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