Update time

Wow.  It's been almost 5 months since I wrote on here and I think one is long overdo.

So our first update is my life in the theatre.  As of the last post, I was preparing for my role as Joseph in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."  I absolutely loved that role and can now mark it off my list of roles I would like to perform in my career.  After that, I directed "Steel Magnolias" and had an absolute blast.  After I said that I was going to take a break from the theatre to spend time with my new family(more on that later), I was brought back to play the part of Pirelli in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."  I am having a blast with the role because of the accents I have to do.  After Sweeney Todd is over, I will be the lead in "I Hate Hamlet."  We had our first read-through today and it was funny as hell and will be an amazing show.

Now, onto the family.  Samantha and I are doing just fine.  On September 27, we welcomed Makenna Lavon Shewell into the world.  She had a rocky start which included three days in North Kansas City Hospital's NICU but she is doing better.  Sam has determined that she HATES the month of October.  She spent more time in the hospital in October than anywhere else.  But, she finally got her gall bladder taken out and is doing so much better.  Her sister, Leigh, visited for the weekend and then a week later, her mom spent a week out here.  She didn't know her mom was coming out and so we surprised her and it WORKED!!!!!!!!

Other than that, we are getting ready for our first Thanksgiving and Christmas as a family and if anybody who reads this feels inclined, I would REALLY REALLY REALLY LOVE an XBOX 360 for Christmas.........just saying.

Until then, Happy Holidays and Everybody be happy, healthy, and safe