Xen's Mixed Bag

Today would be my birth Mom, Edie's birthday. She died Jan. 3, 1997. I will celebrate her here by including her in a performance that i will do tomorrow.  the debut of my 'one woman' show.  I have features my work at several venues over the year howver, this is the first time i get to perform for an hour. 

"Poetry As Art" will be the theme. i will have the oppurtunity share my work, introduce my  deceased friend Blossom Flowers Burns work  and show off pictures of my family to a captive audience. It is a dream come true and my mom would have loved it.

Just as i am typing this, my brother, the former Honorable Mayor calls and informs me he will go to China for a month. He will represent the country and our family for a joint enterprise with the Chinese, the first of it's kind.  They will produce a show with wonderful stars that will be filmed and presented all over the world. He said his new website will be availabe soon and will be ready to share with you soon.

His wildest dreams have come true as well as mine. I tell him today is mom's birthday. He is surprised and tears spring to my eyes as i realise the joy she would feel if she were here to see us fulfill long held dreams.

Just a few weeks ago, i felt the same way as my child fulfilled a dream of hers. I wonder how many of us have watched Sesame Street and sang along with the theme song , "...will u tell me how to get , how to get to Sesame Street?"

Nikki loved Big Bird and the other characters and she and her brothers loved to watch and learn with with them while growing up.  Nikki shared the experience with her daughter as well, so it was a dream come true when as part of her career activites she was able to visit Sesame Street.

She called me from the set that day to say she finally fulfilled a goal and got to Sesame Street. I was thrilled for her. She said she met several of her heros and also got to take a pic with one of them that welcomed her to their home. Here are the picture she promised me. 

Wow, dreams really do come true. Happy Birthday, Mommy. 

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