Sorry!!!!!!!!!

I am SO sorry for taking ten days to post anything!!! It has been really hectic around here.

For starters, I have had three orchestra performances in the past six days. One on Friday, one Saturday, and one last night. Let me give all of you, who DON'T go to orchestra, a brief overview of these past three days.

Friday: Regular orchestra day. With the Beethoven and Brahms orchestras and Bel Canto Chamber Choir performing at the Hammens hall that night, right after orchestra practically.

Saturday: We got up, ate, found every body's performance clothes, got the instruments, music, and stands out in the van. Then after picking up one of our friends, Kara P., we headed to the designated church where the performance was to be held. We got there, and hurriedly found a place for our instruments and other stuff. The Concert Choir and the people who were left in Beethoven, with a few Alumni people, ran through For the Glory and the Hallelujah Chorus. Then Bel Canto figured out our standing arrangements in the choir loft. Then, I at least, had about 10 minutes of breathing time before Bel Canto had to go out to the foryer to do the pre-concert. After that, the real concert began. Let us just put it that waiting for the cue to go up and do my thing was a little nerve racking. We finally were able to go up for Bel Canto. We then did our little thing, and everybody loved us. At least that is what I am telling myself. Then it was time for Beethoven and Brahms. In Brahms, I was so out of it by then. Well, to start out, I had not seen hide nor hair of a program. So I thought that we were doing the same order as the night before. So, I get the music out, put my harp in the right key for the song, look up at the girls, who sit in front of me, and see a totally different song on their stands. So, I get that music out, change the key, and wait for Mrs. L. to start the count off. By the time I was ready, I was hearing Mrs. L. saying that we were going to skip that song, for a time saver, and go to the second one. AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! So I watched everybody in front of me to see what the song was, got it out, changed keys one more time, and then we played our next two songs. The rest of the day went by without any other notable disasters. On my part that is.

My Tuesday: I am going to give you all the load down for Tuesday, so you all can see just how hectic it was for Kara my mom and myself.

It starts out with Lessons for us three older girls. We then go pick up Kara P. and go to the R's. house for pizza and speech class. We then drop Kara P. off at her house so she could get ready, go home, get ready ourselves, pack the van up, pick Kara P. up again, and go pick up James P.(No relation) We then head to Springtown for our performance. It was to be "performance's" but the weather had turned bad by the time we were done with the first one. So we scurried out, packed up, went to go eat, got gas and chocolate, then headed home. We dropped Kara P. and Emily C. off at their houses, and went home ourselves. It was tiring.

I had to babysit today. It was ok. For a babysitting job.

So other that what I have said above, my days have gone by fairly well.

What Next?

The title practically says it all. We finished Orchestra Thursday, so I have nothing to do. Well, if you count school, music lessons, babysitting on Wednesday nights, and church on Sunday things worth doing then I agree. But orchestra was such a big part of my life that now its over for the summer, the things I mentioned above will have to do. As I mentioned in a previous post, I'll also have to look forward to V.B.S. this summer as well. Yesterday felt like a Saturday, Thursday felt like a Friday, and today feels like another Saturday. The second in a row.

I got my hair cut Thursday!!!! I don't know how much(in inches) I got cut off, but I know it was a lot. If you want to see my before and after pics, go to "Kara's Blog" in "My Favorite Blogs."

Catching you all up

This week has not been a good one for me. I have been sick with a head cold. It's not as bad today as it was yesterday. I actually feel better that I have the entire time I have been sick. So that means that I am doing better. But I was not well enough to be able to go to orchestra. I still have a stuffed-up-nose and a cough but I am better. I am staying home because I would rather play it safe than sorry. Hopefully Beka is there to teach theory.:P I am staying at home with My youngest brother Luke and the sister that I am closest to in age Madalyn. She woke up this morning with what I have had all week so she, of course, had to stay home.


Sunday night, I was babysitting at my church. Near the end of it I was lying down on the floor. I had my hair out all over the floor so as not to lay on it. And one of the two little girls that I had that night came over and started to just roll around in it. Laughing as though it was the funniest thing ever. So I moved over to lay on my side and she came over and lay down right in front of me with her hand under her chin. I wish I had a picture of her doing that, it was SO cute. And we just lay there for about two minutes. Then I pinched her nose in a playful sort of way and she instantly sat up on her heels, threw her head back and laughed as though it was the funniest thing in the whole world. Then she went back down to the same position I was still in, I pinched her nose, she sat up, threw her head back, and laughed again! Judy(the other lady I work with, I've known her a looooong time, she used to babysit me.) and I were just laughing and laughing until we were almost to the point of crying. Then we got up and went on playing as though nothing had ever happened. But it was sooooooooooooooooo funny. I wish I had pictures of that night, it was so fun.