A Study in Red and Green

This afternoon I said goodbye

to our youngest, watched the cat power struggle and looked at my new favorite magazine.
What did you do?

I am Kit

and I am in charge.

Christmas 2011

Our Christmas Eve Dinner: Baked Salmon rolled with feta cheese and spinach, Butternut squash soup, Braided rolls, Cookies, Water

Our Christmas Dinner: Spiral Sliced Ham, Mashed potatoes with Borsin Cheese, Green Bean Casserole, Braided rolls, Cookies, Water

Merry Christmas

May your day be bright and wonderful.

Christmas images

Bear on chair.



Butterflies on the tree this year.

Since Kit was last at our house

(for Thanksgiving) things have changed. There is now a tree in the livingroom! For a 6 month old cat this requires major investigations. (She belongs to S1).

Our favorite restaurant

is closing Dec 24th due to landlord issues. Husband and I made the last trip today and even though it was packed and the staff upbeat it was still sad. We have eaten there for years. Taken our children and had wonderful family breakfasts there. My parents have gone there with us. Lots of good memories.

Conversations that I had today that you did not

Me: Did you wipe your nose on the back of my shirt?

Child: Yes.
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Me addressing a group of boys that likes to wrestle: When you see me wrestling Mrs. X(coteacher) then you may wrestle.

Indignant child: But you two never wrestle.

Coteacher: Exactly!

And the trumpet came through

last night in a blaze of glory. I was at the Messiah Sing In at the local big university. It was the 44th year and has always been led by the same gentleman.

It is an evening of singing, humor, and for me watching the violinists play. Also waiting with anticipation for the trumpet player. Last year I did not go. The previous few years to that were a disappointment. The trumpet players treated it as something cavalier. Thinking that maybe they were better than the music and therefore would show up and ace it without giving it the respect that Handels Messiah deserves. And every year that attitude bit them and disappointed the audience.

Last night 2 girls showed up. One with a letter jacket on. And the other with short braids. Age maybe 20 or so. I watched Girl with Braids with hope. Conducting to herself as the music was approaching her part. Serious. Into the music. I could feel the hope rising in myself . . . .

She played beautifully. The trumpet player that so many of us had been waiting for. So wonderful was the playing that the conductor had us do the piece over again. We gave her a standing ovation then. And we gave her another at the end of the evening. The smile on her face was priceless.

The Christmas Tree

 

was cut down today. Young families, older couples - some with chain saws, some with borrowed saws. A sweet time on the Blue Ridge Parkway.