It\’s been a very exciting weekend here in Casa Booski — Grandma is visiting!

Rain — and by rain, I mean sheets of water hurling themselves from the sky at incredible speed — delayed her flight roughly 3 hours, so Noah was sound asleep by the time she arrived on Friday night. That didn\’t stop him from discovering the joys of puddles and how much fun it is to throw rocks into them, during a lull in the deluge.

Saturday morning, Grandma came downstairs bright and early, about an hour after Noah woke up. He was wary at first, but within another hour or so, he was climbing into her lap so she could read him the bobo book.

We had an exciting day, going to music class, and then to Target, where Noah spent half an hour riding a \”bike.\” He sobbed hysterically when we removed him from the floor model to head home — the cardboard box with a picture of the bike in our cart was NOT convincing as a substitute. Also? Noah was very hungry.

So Noah had a hot dog and promptly fell asleep in the car. That half an hour was almost the entirety of his nap.

Jill and I got a DATE out of Grandma\’s visit: dinner, drinks, and a theater production. All were lovely, but the theater production was breathtaking.

This is the world premiere run of the musical version of Gloria Naylor\’s The Women of Brewster Place. DC readers, GO SEE IT!!! It travels next to Arena Stage, with the same cast & crew I think. If you can find a volunteer sitter, go with that — the show is looooooong. It doesn\’t feel long, but it is. If it travels to where you live eventually, GO! GOOOOOOOO!
I cried twice, once in each act. The singing and acting were amazing. It makes the top five list of shows that I have ever seen. Truly heartbreaking, inspirational, and breathtaking.