Up at 7 a.m. and immediately showered and got ready for the day. Downstairs, Hubbie accompanied Mother to our house around 8:30, and we got busy preparing lunch.
I started by cooking spaghetti, while Mother diced veggies. Hubbie had to make a dash to grocery store, of course, to pick up bell pepper, a jar of green olives, and French bread for the meal.
Once the veggies were diced, I sauteed them, and added them, along with the mushroom soup I made yesterday, chicken broth, and diced cooked chicken to the cooked spaghetti. Put the recipe in a large baking dish, topped it with Parmesan cheese, and set it aside to be baked later.
Mother also diced veggies for salad...cucumber, tomatoes, and bell pepper...and grated carrot. We put everything in separate bowls so family could choose what they wanted to top their salads. Mother also sliced and buttered French bread for the oven.
Daughter, Granddaughter, and two great-grandchildren arrived around 10:30, and we visited until time to serve lunch at 11:30. We had lunch early, because Hubbie and I needed to be at the theater by 1:15 to man the ticket booth.
About a quarter to one, we headed to the theater...all of us but Daughter and Great-Grandson. Daughter opted to stay home with Great-Grandson, because he is too young to be able to sit still though a play. And since we arrived about 45 minutes ahead of curtain time, he would really have gotten bored.
At the theater, there were already a couple of people taking care of the tickets, and Hubbie and I were not needed. So we went ahead into the theater, where last-minute rehearsals were taking place.
The play...the musical, "Oliver!" began at 2 p.m., and with an intermission, it lasted until around 4 p.m. For a local production, it was very well done, and we enjoyed it. Well, some of us enjoyed it more than others. Great-Granddaughter is fond of live theater, so it appeared she was pretty absorbed in it. But both Hubbie and Mother nodded off from time-to-time. Mother quipped that she could have slept better if there hadn't been so much singing.
The theater was pretty chilly, but I made sure Mother took along a sweater, and I took a fleece hoodie. But even with the sweater, Mother was cold, so I draped my hoodie over her. "Next time, you need to bring something for yourself," she joked. It frequently happens that wherever we go, I end up giving my jacket or sweater or whatever to her, because she gets so chilled. I really need to start taking an afghan for her.
Both Granddaughter and Great-Granddaughter wore shorts and short-sleeved shirts, but they seemed perfectly comfortable in the air conditioning.
There was quite a nice size audience for this last performance of the play, and as I understand it, they've had good attendance both weekends.
We were back home about 4:15, and enjoyed helpings of the angel food/pineapple cake, with whipped topping.
We visited a while longer, and then Daughter and family headed home. After that, Hubbie accompanied Mother to her house, and then he and I watched TV for the rest of the evening.
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