I’m getting ready to go see the musical, Wicked.

I’m going with my husband and friends, Max and Brigitte. 

I’m so excited. It took me 8 hours to get the tickets, but I really wanted to give Jonathan a great 10th anniversary present.  I saw this show in London with my friend, Chelle but no one else in our group has seen it.  

I have a special affinity for Elphaba.  I relate a lot to her. Except I’m not green. Or able to make a broom fly.

I hope it’s as good as I remember.

And that I can handle the hour drive, eating out, and a 3-hour musical at 34 wks pregnant feeling like I do. (At least I know that there is a good medical reason for a much of it, but more about that tomorrow.)

(GULP)

I’m going to participate in a show on Blog Talk Radio today (Friday, April 17th) that honors sweet little Maddie Spohr to talk about ways that people can help those that are grieving the loss of a child. The host read my post about her on Blog Nosh and asked me to phone in. 

I’ve done radio before but this is over the phone and is also a subject so close to my heart.  I’m glad to have the opportunity because I feel like there are a couple of really important things regarding grieving parents (especially those of babies and small children) that I didn’t talk about in my post because I was snotting and crying and couldn’t see the screen to type. And of course, my focus was on Maddie (as it should have been). 

It will just feel good to feel like there is SOMETHING I CAN DO right now.  I haven’t been able to donate yet, I can’t walk in the March of Dimes walk (I might be able to get permission to drive the hour to at least hand out water and cheer people on, but my dr. has to sign off on it.), I couldn’t go to the funeral. It’s hard to just sit here and only be able to turn my avatar purple for her.

Though I am not nearly as close in friendship association to the loss of sweet baby Thalon just days ago, hearing from his sweet mother on my blog after his loss, his story, age, and just the way he looks is SO similar to my little bug it ripped my heart open all over again, so doing SOMETHING, anything, will be a relief.

If you want to listen, call in, or live chat during the show you can HERE. The show begins at 1:30 pm Mountain Central Time and lasts an hour. I will be calling in around 1:50.

I hope it goes well.

I’m nervous.

I texted my husband saying that I REALLY wanted chocolate.  (I ask for things like this all the time to zero avail, so I wasn’t expecting anything.)

GUESS WHO BROUGHT ME A DOVE CHOCOLATE BAR HOME?!

I about passed out with shock and “OMG, YAY!” as the chances of something like this happening are like Rush Limbaugh suddenly announcing his mad desire to make out with Ted Kennedy. (For reals).

This makes me wildly, wildly happy.

:)