It’s been an exhausting but mostly fun week. Monday I was terribly sick with a fever that reached 104 and made me feel pretty bizarre at times. Celeste and her friend Jordan were so nice to me, bringing me wet rags for my forehead, ice water and aspirin. (Geoff was in Morgantown.) Whatever bug this is has now moved to my throat, where it’s making my voice alternate between sounding like a long-time smoker and a 13-year-old boy whose voice is changing.

The rest of the week has been a wild mix of book promo things and play practice.

On Wednesday, Celeste and Geoff were on Good Morning West Virginia, then later that same day, she and I participated in the “Meet the Press” event at the Town Center Mall. There were reporters, photographers, circulation staff, our NIE director and other staff members on hand to talk with students interested in a newspaper career, as well as those who just wanted to stop by and say hi. They invited Celeste to come, too.

And then there’s play practice. Every single night. I know the reason they only do two shows a year–it’s so we parents can have time to forget what a pain these last two weeks can be.

This picture above is of Jordan Holmes, who plays a troll in the play. He lives across the street from us and I absolutely love this kid. He’s hilarious. Born to be on the stage. He has the most powerful singing voice (which is not always a good thing, especially when you’re in a small call with the windows rolled up).

Saturday and Sunday we’ll be at the Book Festival. Geoff and Celeste are sharing a booth along with Keith Estep, who has written this fantastic book about growing up in Nitro. And then on Sunday, the set for the play will be moved into the Clay Center and we’ll have our first practice there from 6 to 9.

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