{"id":84929,"date":"2024-12-07T08:30:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T15:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=84929"},"modified":"2024-12-09T09:07:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T16:07:15","slug":"a-busy-day-indeed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=84929","title":{"rendered":"A Busy Day Indeed!"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-84929-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/whatchld.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/whatchld.mp3\">http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/whatchld.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-84930\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/449471486_1827941707697932_1004403523492241619_n-650x868.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/449471486_1827941707697932_1004403523492241619_n-650x868.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/449471486_1827941707697932_1004403523492241619_n-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/449471486_1827941707697932_1004403523492241619_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today is busy with a capital &#8220;B.&#8221;\u00a0 We rose late today and diddled around the house before preparing for the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/Christmas\/Christmas2024\/2024-12-07-carol\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">annual Christmas Carol Play at the South Coast Repertory Theater.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 This was my 37th year of seeing the play. At this point, I&#8217;m pretty sure I could audition for a role\u2014maybe the part of &#8220;Person in the Audience Who Can&#8217;t Stop Laughing.&#8221; The actors probably know my laugh better than their lines! If I see one more dramatic pause, I might start shouting the next line from my seat. At this rate, I&#8217;ll need a loyalty card for all the popcorn I&#8217;ve consumed\u201410 shows, get the 11th free!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_84933\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84933\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84933\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-carol-102-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-carol-102-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-carol-102-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-carol-102-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-carol-102.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just us! Like a two-person band playing with a kazoo and a triangle\u2014I mean, who needs a whole orchestra when you\u2019ve got this crazy duo?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_84932\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84932\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84932\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-carol-100-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-carol-100-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-carol-100-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-carol-100-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-carol-100.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Let the show begin!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_84931\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84931\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84931\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-carol-030-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-carol-030-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-carol-030-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-carol-030-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-carol-030.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We had a glass of wine at the hotel adjacent to the theater.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We departed the theater after a glass of wine at the Westin and headed to the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/Christmas\/Christmas2024\/2024-12-07-elks-gala\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elks Lodge for the annual Christmas Gala.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_84934\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84934\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84934\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-gala-101-650x865.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-gala-101-650x865.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-gala-101-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-gala-101-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-07-gala-101.jpg 916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinner and dancing with friends!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The gang is here tonight; we are just missing Dianne!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_84935\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84935\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84935\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pix-1190-650x854.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pix-1190-650x854.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pix-1190-114x150.jpg 114w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pix-1190-768x1009.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pix-1190.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iris (98 years young) comes to visit!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What a day! We rolled out of the Elks like we\u2019d just run a marathon, only to collapse at home like a pair of exhausted heroes in a bad action movie. Tomorrow, we do it all over again\u2014because who needs sleep when you have questionable decisions and potential regrets to look forward to?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-84936\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2020-12-07-100-650x648.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2020-12-07-100-650x648.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2020-12-07-100-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2020-12-07-100.jpg 769w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is busy with a capital &#8220;B.&#8221;\u00a0 We rose late today and diddled around the house before preparing for the annual Christmas Carol Play at the South Coast Repertory Theater.\u00a0 This was my 37th year of seeing the play. 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