Ups and Downs day

Well, it was a busy and "fun-filled" day yesterday. It started with tech for the kids drama school show. 8 or 9 hyperactive 8 or 9 yr olds (ok I don't know what the range was, but they seemed to be that, or younger). After that, I helped S paint the floor for the evening Tech. As the paint was drying we found time to get out to the Gardens. Really nice time, as always, but once again, I was taught that to have expectations is to hear God laugh. I was looking forward to a nice peaceful time alone with S, and ended up taking our Marketing Directors kid with us as well. Grrr. Nice kid, but a damper on personal conversation.
We had to rush thru the last bit of the gardens to get back to work to put the next coat of paint on the floor before rehearsal (which didn't quite get finished to allow drying time). We then had tech for the Benefit show performing tonight. Slides needed to be created (oh by the way... can we use your laptop?), just titles, so no sweat, but still very last minute. It'll be a great show, telling the stories of Rockfords Homeless, as a benefit for one of the shelter/aid agencies here in town. Two sold out houses this weekend. They even hosted a party (free food, AND drinks) that I wasn't too thrilled about, until S said that she wasn't going if I wasn't. Well that all changed when we found out the cast of the show. All actors from TOMMY, and all friends of S. Sure enough, at the party, S was at a little table with the actors, and I was stuck at a table with Boss (probably a good thing after all, since I need to work with him another year). I had a few drinks, had some yuppie pizza, and took off early.