The Great Regal Beagle in the Sky

First Mr. Roper, now Mr. Furley.

So very sad.

Can Joyce "Janet" De Witt be far behind? (Sorry, Dave).

C

Another Shameless Plug

There are only FREE of CHICKEN (aka 3 of 6) performances of Guys and Dolls left at El Dorado, and much to my surprise, it has actually come together quite nicely. If you have a free night and feel like seeing some high school theatre, come on down. Mark will be going Thursday night with his folks. We sold out last night, so if you think you are going to be able to come, let me know and I will set aside tickets for you.

Kathleen

But wait, there's more!

Effective March 1, I am winding down the practice of law and leaving ECG. I will be going into real estate development with a (former) client.

Better hours, more flexibility, more fun, less stress, less lawyers and (hopefully) more coin.

You'll get to meet my new partner at our baby shower, which will prolly happen around June-tyme.

I will update you all with my new office and contact info within
a week or so.

C. Diddy

To what should be no one's surprise, Kelly and I will be on Dancing with the Stars tonight*

Yes, you can finally exhale, the moment you have deep inside anticipated has arrived. Kelly, Abby, and I have danced with the stars. I'm not sure Drew and Cheryl can take my moves. I busted some Re-Run on them followed by a death rock signature trace-the-tear-down-your-cheek then ended with some Paula Abdu. They prolly won't put that on the show because I obviously shamed them. They were totally moted.

We went to Disneyland on Sunday and they were filming Dancing With the Stars. We went to where they were filming and were cast in the following roles:

Dave: Screaming Idiot #127
Kelly: Woo-Hoo Girl With Arms Raised #86
Abby: Cute Toddler Under Disney Induced Euphoria #chicken

By the way, anyone else have Disney passes? Let's have a big Disneyland day. We'll play hide-and-seek on Tom Sawyers Island and enjoy Pirates of the Carribean before it is changed forever.



*Full Disclosure: I would be insanely surprised if you could pick us out of the crowd. It's really akin to someone saying, I'm going to the Dodger game, look for me in the stands on TV.

I'm away for a few weeks and you kids go nutso on me

First, papa Corey and mama Suzie! Wow. That's what I'm saying: Wow! You crazy kids. If I still had a 12 month old or 18 month old, I would say, Yipee--it's the best, you'll love it! Now that I have a 2 year old, I'm thinking, are you sure you wanna do this?

Congratulations. Enjoy the pregnancy. Get excited. Don't let jaded parents of older kids get you down (no, I am not one of them--I was kidding above). Don't freak out. And keep us posted.

I feel like this is as good a time as any to introduce Abby's new numbering system. She's been able to count to 5 for a while, but has recently ventured into the murky waters of beyond-five. Here's the new math:
One
Twoo
Free
Four
Bibes
Chicken
Hate
Four
One
Free!

Ok, and secondly, Cathy and the breakup. Sorry to hear the news. Do you need Swit and I to bust out a pair of plyers and a blow-torch and show him how we take care of business Anaheim style? Or will just a few upper-cuts do the trick? I am reminded of a break-up I had years (and years and years) ago. I downed an entire (albiet not large) bottle of tequila in about 5 minutes, called Cathy and said, "I'm coherent, but just for a few more minutes... I think you'd better come get me." I know she did, but not surprisingly, I have no recollection of what happened next. So, um, I'm going to go ahead and not recommend that approach.

Hang in there.

As always, I'm just saying.

Dissin' SNL

Follow up to Chronicles of Narnia. Some people have too much time on their hands. Funny though.

Link

Come see my show, you bums

Ok. You aren't bums.... but you should still come see the musical at EDHS, even thought at this point I am not certain how well it is going to go. We have three more rehearsals and, as usual, my lame students are waiting for that "opening night magic" that I wish just once would not occur so they could learn the importance of preparation.... but I digress.
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The show runs Wednesday through Friday, Feb. 22-24 and March 1-3 and it is at 7:30 pm. Tickets will not sell out... I promise. But I would love to have you there. Hope you can make it... If you let us know you are coming, we can arrange to have Mark there as well since he doesn't go every night even though he builds half my sets, acts as my sound technician, and generally gives way too much of himself to my program... Yes, honey... that was my pathetic attempt to kiss your ass for building the benches, etc... But I bought you the bear holding the heart, and nothing says I love you like a bear holding a heart.

Oh... and it's Guys and Dolls. Basic Plot: Some Guys, Some Dolls, Some Gambling, Some Stripping (wholesome family style stripping involving 9 adolescent girls)

Hope to see you guys there..

Kathleen

Since we're divulging stuff...

Most of you already know this...but in case you have been in the dark, Bret and I are calling it quits, er...rather, he called it quits and I just agreed. Our house is in escrow and it looks like we'll close in the middle of March. The rollercoaster of emotions that one would think would accompany such a break-up has yet to occur (on this side at least) most likely because I've been busy renovating my condo. I will be moving back to Aliso Viejo as soon as the renovations are finished - which should be in a few weeks...

I will need help moving all of my furniture, etc. JUST KIDDING!!! :) I have a GREAT moving company, so all you all can put away your Advil and Vicodin...

C

In a Family Way

In case you have not heard, Suzie and I are expecting. She is just over 12 weeks and is due on August 18. We heard the heartbeat on Friday - very cool. God willing, the next 6 months will go smoothly.