My kids.
Had a great morning, made “eggs in a basket” for breakfast, which they loved. (I’ve not made them before, and I think next time I’m going to not cook them quite as long, so the yolk isn’t as well done.) Tomorrow we’re going to see Shrek The Third, and the kids are marching in a parade with their Karate Class.

My wife.
The most amazing, wonderful, understanding and supportive woman on the planet.

The Tigers.
Last night, they lost, but it was an exciting game. And Marcus Thames hit a BROKEN BAT HOME RUN! I mean, that is something that almost never happens – his swing is so powerful that when he hit the ball it broke his bat in half, and he still hit it out over the left-center-field fence. WOW!

Williamston Theatre.
Struggling right now, but so much good energy. People from the community coming in to ask if they can help. Actors donating money. Local Restaurants donating food and drink for get togethers. Great houses this weekend, after we announced our early closing of this production. Times are tough right now, but there’s a future here.

My NYC directing job.
Very excited about the show, which has some possibilities that are very exciting that I’m not quite able to talk about yet. Just the 4 days I spent in NYC last week were fun, and I’m looking forward to hanging out there for a month and making a play.

Vindigo.
A great new program that I got for my Treo, Vindigo has maps for all the major metropolitan areas that you can download. SO, on my Treo I now have, for my trip to NYC, city maps, lists of things like museums, movies, bathrooms, and all sorts of great info. And I can get them for Ann Arbor (which I probably don’t really need, since I know the city pretty well!), and Detroit (which I know fairly well, but could definitely use a map!), and anyplace else I fly to!)

An understanding Michigan State Police Officer.
I got pulled over for driving too fast this morning, right in Williamston about 1/2 mile from work. I was going about 32 in a 25, not paying attention and just going with the flow of traffic. I was just polite, and apologized saying “I wasn’t even paying attention, sorry.”, and I got a warning instead of a big fat $100 ticket.

*contented sigh*
Are there challenges in the upcoming month? Oh yes…more than I can list.
But there are things that make it all worth it.