Vuvuzela

They may be banned at the London 2012 Games, but the sound of the vuvuzela was loud and clear in our house today, thanks to Madison.  We received about five in the mail this afternoon, with the hope of using them in a skit sometime pretty soon.

They really are annoying, and long too.  Not really sure why you'd want to bring one to any sporting event - other than for the express purpose of being in on the joke.  At least, I have to assume it's a joke: these things make loud, annoying noises.  Let's just stick with the cowbells... that is, unless those are banned too.

Tonight, Madison got to spend some time with Ye-Ye and Nana, as Mommy and Daddy had our date night.  We got a free invitation to see a play with one of our friends in it - she played an Oklahoma oil heiress in a production of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."

It's been years since we've seen this movie, but it was a good one.  The play was good too - the cast did a great job with the material.  It was interesting turning it into a musical, and everyone involved in the production made it work well.  Tonight was an interesting night:  earlier we mentioned it was free.  The reason for this was that certain people were invited to tonight's show to see the dress rehearsal performance.

The show officially starts tomorrow, but we were blessed to get to go see it early, and at no charge!  Again, despite it being a dress rehearsal, everyone there did a fantastic job.  We really enjoyed the evening, and in fact are looking to find a copy of the old movie now!

"May I take your trident, sir?" - Arthur