Memorial Day Band

Downtown in front of the monument. Jamie, the girl in the front right, played "Taps". Mikayla at the bridge playing the Navy Hymn.

Nathanael at the bridge right after playing the Navy Hymn.

Mikayla and Nathanael have sure enjoyed band this year. They were in the marching band for the first time this past Saturday. The band did very well, and played a bunch of great patriotic songs. I'm looking forward to the spring concert coming up on Thursday, where they will play most of the same ones, and several others. Mikayla is in the fife group. Not sure what that means yet, but can't wait to find out. Nathanael thought that he had the "Taps" solo for the parade, but a high school kid got it, which really makes more sense. They both did great in the parade. I wish that I had been able to record Nathanael playing the Navy Hymn. As he was playing, one fat tear rolled down his cheek, but he just kept right on playing. He was too embarrassed to talk about it later, so I am not sure what caused his emotion. He is so tenderhearted. I love that about him!

School Year in Review

This year has been very FULL! We have had science experiments, soccer, soccer, and more soccer, field trips, music lessons, band, band ,and more...BAND, not to mention the "down to the nitty gritty" school work. Here's some pix of us doing what we do. Nathanael's model of a earthquake proof building.Soccer

Piano
Science

The best field trip ever! The metro...talk about life experience.



The Museum of Natural History

Air and Space Museum


Nathanael found something he liked at the Museum of American History

Oh, and don't forget the trip to Ye Ole Alma Mater.

The "nitty gritty"

Remembering and Missing Dad on His Birthday

O Teach Me What It Meaneth

Happy Birthday, Dad! Remembering you today and missing you! We know that the celebrations in Heaven are so much better than we could ever imagine

This is a hymn that Dad asked me to find the words to. I think the words might have been found for him before, but I had never been able to find them. Well, I happened upon them the other day while searching for something else. It is sung to the tune of "The Sands of Time Are Sinking", another old hymn. Dad loved the old hymns. Mostly because they had so much to say, and I'm sure he felt that he had so much to learn.
My generation has mostly adopted contemporary music. But, just read this poetry and dwell on the deep, rich meaning. I love the second verse! If I was the only sinner, Christ still would have died for me.

Injury!

Yesterday, Alana was jumping on the trampoline during a break from her schoolwork. She came in limping and saying that she had landed on it funny. I looked at it, made lunch, and sent her to work on her math. She complained briefly about not wanting to do math while her ankle hurt, but being the suspicious mom that I am, figured that she just didn't want to do her work. She finished up all her schoolwork and then went back out to play. I said to myself, " I guess, I was right and that ankle isn't really hurt since she is playing again." Later, she came in limping again and sat in the recliner. She whimpered a little and said that it hurt more now. I reached down and pulled off her sock and was surprised by what I saw...a blueish, swollen ankle! I called Terry who came home to take a look. He was a coach and has seen many injuries. He wrapped it and put ice on it, and she was all set. I'm so glad he was there or I would have run her straight up to the emergency room. And all I could think was, "and I made the poor, little thing do math!"