I know it's an overly dramatic title. Music is not really dead, but I feel a large part of Firstborn's life is being put away. Firstborn has been playing in an orchestra since just after his third grade year. That's roughly 12 years. It has been the "medicine" which helped him work through emotions when [...]
This last week I accompanied Lawboy as a chaperone on his school's orchestra/band trip to Chicago. I've been to Chicago a few times before, and the city never fails to make me happy. I love, LOVE, the variety and quality of food there. I love the museums, the cultures, and the architecture. I love the [...]
I'm trying something new for this blog. I'm connecting to social media. I'm pretty new at linking the blog to the various accounts, but it might help me post some snippets about our life more quickly. We're getting Lawboy ready for a trip to the Windy City with his school orchestra and band. Here is [...]
Wow! I had high hopes, but Whirlwind it's official! He has been accepted into all three schools he applied to. Academically he was sixth in his class at the beginning of the year, (I'm not quite sure where he stands right now), but one of the schools he applied to only has about a 53% [...]
