#61 See a play at the Guthrie

I have not been to the Guthrie since high school,  (just a few years) That was long before they moved it down by the river.  I love to see plays and get lost in the magic.  Dan and Nicole gave me tickets to "As You Like It" as a thank you for helping with their wedding. I had a general idea of the plot before I went, but not details.  The play was in Dowling Studio for those of you that know the Guthrie.  As with all of Shakespeare's plays it takes a while to get used to the wordage.  I did think that the first act was very confusing though.  I also didn't understand the woodland creatures.  I am not that well versed on Shakespeare, so I may be missing something. With that said I had a really good time.  The views are wonderful from the building.  I would love to watch a thunderstorm from there sometime.  The part where the floor was covered with clear plexiglass was scary to me.  I did walk across it, but very, very carefully.  I would like to thank Pete for going with me and being driver (I hate driving in the cities).  I would love to go to another play!

#48 Repaint Jason's room

This is something I have been planning on doing for quite a while.  The process started Memorial Weekend 2012.  That is when Pete repaired the holes in the wall.  Holes from moving a air vent and one that appeared when I moved their dresser.  The boys have no idea how it got there......

It went from a blue color to Timeless Taupe and Brown Sugar. The room has a ledge on the north and west walls where the bottom of the wall sticks in about 3 inches.  That part is Brown Sugar.  I am going to put a wood board on the ledge part to dress it up. This picture is looking at the east part of the north wall.  Right now I use the room for a daycare nap room.  I think it looks good, just as I had imagined it.  I had my doubts when I was just finishing up the first coat of the brown sugar.  I turned around and the taupe looked pink.  Too many paint fumes maybe  :)

# 67 Host a Murder Mystery dinner for my kids

I was lucky enough to have all of my family here for 3 days at Christmas time.  We decided that it would be a good time to have a mystery dinner.  Because my grandson (who is 8) was participating, I decided that a non-murder mystery would be better.  So, I went on the web and found "Who kidnapped Rudy the Rosy-nosed Reindeer".

 Some of the characters involved.   From left to right, Icy, Dap, Prisser, The Man (gingerbread man).
Santa had chicken feet slippers a gift that mysteriously appeared under the tree the night before.

Santa getting some sugar from the Missus.  :)

Discussion of the clues during the game.  Everyone seemed to have a good time.  We of course ate during the entire thing. 

'The Man' and his prize for guessing who-dunit correctly.  A very fun time, I would definitely do something like this again with family.