Sleeping in

It's eight oclock and we are just now getting up and around. I love days like today. The weather is cool. The trees are beautiful outside and none of us have school today. I have lots and lots to do here at home, but for this moment, I am going to enjoy my unhurried cup of coffee.

Tom's brother came in yesterday. We are going to visit him at Jan's this evening. I think I will bake an apple pie and take it over. The visit should be nice. Jan has to work Fri., Sat., and Sun., so we will entertain Uncle Skip on those days. That's nice because we can have today to do stuff.

I have to take Becca to the dentist today for a filling. That should be interesting, and then Laura wants to go shopping. Yes, my Laura, shopping. I can't keep up with her. One day she is anti-anything girlie and the next moment she wants to go shopping for girlie clothes. Ah, hormones. I just want to let my Mom know now. I AM SORRY!!! I can't remember anything specific that I need to apologize for, but there must have been something as my hormones went crazy.

We went to the Regional Marching Band Competition last night. We had a blast. We so love the band director's family. We have gone to church with them for years. The really cool part was, WE WON!!!! I say "we" because that's what it feels like. It is the high school that my orchestra feeds into (so I knew all the directors) and it's the high school band that Laura will play in, in three years. She has already picked out her spot as "drum major". We will see. That would be cool. The band just advanced this year to a 5A school from a 4A. This means that there are over 1800 kids that go to the school. Wow. Laura has her work cut out for her. Please keep the band in your thoughts and prayers as today they travel to El Paso, Texas for yet another competition. Last year, this band was number one in the state of Colorado and numer 26 in the United States.

All the glory with the band makes me both very proud and a little nervous about my orchestra feeding the big school. I know there are great expectations that I hope I can fulfill. I am honored and again, nervous. Yesterday, I went to the high school to borrow music. It was awesome. They have totally opened their arms to me. The band director introduced me to a couple of folks as "family". Wow, family. I guess in a family, you take the good and the bad and just love each other anyway.

I leave you today with a quote from a magnet that Jen gave me to go on my refrigerator. I read it daily as I run, start an orchestra, deal with my kids, and all those other things I am not cofident about. Thanks Jen.

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face...Do the thing you think you cannot do." by Eleanor Roosevelt

I wish fear wasn't so ugly to look at. Ha Ha Have a great day......