Prairie Home Companion

Last night was a wonderful night--rainy, thunder booming, lightning flashing. The perfect night to go out to watch a movie.

The kids were off with friends, so my only concern was leaving Raven home alone (he's kinda a chicken when it comes to storms). But we decided to go to the old Columbia Heights Heights Theater to see A Prairie Home Companion.

What a treat! We entered the old, newly restored theater and treated ourselves to popcorn and drinks. Once inside, we entered a magnificent area and directed our attention to the stage upfront. There, center stage, playing magnificently, was a man at a large pipe organ. He was playing old tunes--songs from the 20s, 30s or 40s. It was quite entertaining, and a perfect prelude to the night's feature movie.

If you're a fan of the Prairie Home Companion, or even if you're not, you'll love the movie. It's full of great music and entertainment, with an amusing, yet touching, story line that happens back/off stage.

As we walked out of the theater we noticed that the water in the streets was pretty deep. Some people got splashed just walking out the front door. We were fortunate not to get too wet as we dashed to the Dairy Queen next door to get some after movie refreshment. The rain had slowed quite a bit and when we got home I was even able to coax Raven to go outside to do his business between lightning strikes (he did his business in a hurry).

It was a fun Friday night.

Till next time,


Suzi