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So is it even worth playing catch-up on here?  It's August, and I'm still in the previous year as far as blog posts are concerned.  Um, oops. 

Maybe I'll go with the brief version.

One of our last year-end activities was a trip to see the musical Newsies.  Highly recommend if you ever get the chance to go!  "But Karmen," you might say, "you say that about all musicals.  You seem to  like them all."  Good point.  But trust me on this one.