How do You Measure a Year?

I am so excited that CEC has RENT on their lineup this season! RENT and Into the Woods, two of my favorites and perfect fodder for our one year anniversary. Roxanne reminded me that I never updated the blog after Bo's scans. They were clear, and here we are again in baseball season--right where we were last year when everything fell apart. June 10th, yesterday made it one year since the pool accident. And what an amazing year it's been. Bo had cancer, we totalled our old car, I got sued, but everything has worked out and life goes on. But as I contemplate life, which I do a lot, there are two songs--one from each musical--that hold even more special meaning for me since last year. I leave them for you to consider--some words need no elaboration. And let it serve as a teaser to CEC's next season--be there, community theater rocks!

RENT--Seasons of Love (abbreviated slightly):

525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear.
525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year?
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee.
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.
525,600 minutes - how do you measure a year in the life?
How about love? Measure in love. Seasons of love.
525,600 minutes! 525,000 journeys to plan.
525,600 minutes - how can you measure the life of a woman or man?
In truths that she learned, or in times that he cried.
In bridges he burned, or the way that she died....
It's time now to sing out, the story never ends let's celebrate
remember a year in the life of friends.
How about love! Measure in love. Seasons of love!

Into the Woods--Children Will Listen (abbreviated slightly):

How do you say to your child in the night?
Nothing's all black, but then nothing's all white
How do you say it will all be all right
When you know that it might not be true?
What do you do?

Careful the things you say
Children will listen
Careful the things you do
Children will see and learn
Children may not obey, but children will listen
Children will look to you for which way to turn
To learn what to be
Careful before you say "Listen to me"
Children will listen

Careful the wish you make
Wishes are children
Careful the path they take
Wishes come true, not free
Careful the spell you cast
Not just on children
Sometimes the spell may last
Past what you can see
And turn against you
Careful the tale you tell
That is the spell
Children will listen

How can you say to a child who's in flight
"Don't slip away and I won't hold so tight"
What can you say that no matter how slight
Won't be misunderstood
What do you leave to your child when you're dead?
Only whatever you put in it's head
Things that you're mother and father had said
Which were left to them too
Careful what you say
Children will listen
Careful you do it too
Children will see
And learn, oh guide them that step away
Children will glisten
Tample with what is true
And children will turn
If just to be free
Careful before you say
"Listen to me"