Category Archives: Day to Day

From the back row, where I was standing was that it went pretty well.  The dancers were great.  And that added a whole important element to the show.  In fact they were what really gave it class and made it a show rather than a recital of sorts. 

We butchered the Brandenburg though.  I think that was the worst we have played it in a long time.

One more concert we are in on May 2nd I think and then this season is over.

I am tired.  I just spent the last two hours trying to keep up to the incredible speed with which we are trying to play a couple of the songs for our concert.  I am beginning to ask myself why am I doing this.  Is this supposed to be fun?  Right now it does not feel good at all.  Feels as if my ego has just been nicely flattened like a rotten tomato against a brick wall. 

If I keep this up I will either have no ego left or I will learn how to play this instrument. 

Brandenburg Concerto – here we come. 

Around here:

– Me plunking away at my music.  Big year end concert on Sunday at 7:30 pm at the EA Rawlinson Centre.  You are welcome to come if you do not heckle me!

– Sara ordered this fantastic leg machine thingy.  She thinks it will work magic.  Then she can bake cookies and eat them too.  She likes to bake tooooooo much.  And I like to eat it – not good. 

– There has not been a lot of exercise done by me this week.  Too much concentration on the music.  An hour of practice a night eats up the evening time. 

– going to be going down to Regina for a course on Saturday.  Conscious Sedation.  That is actually what I was doing today.  Maybe I should aim towards more unconscious sedation to keep the noise levels down.  It is tempting to send all these kids to the OR for general anesthesia but then our waiting lists get too long.

What with everything going on this is going to be one busy weekend coming up!

It was beautiful walking along the riverbank this afternoon – at least walking away from the wind.  The wind still bites walking into it.

I am amazed over and over again by the bravery of the Canada Geese.  They return before the river even has a hope of thawing, sail right on in and skid to a stop on the frozen surface.  In pairs.  What a honeymoon they have!  Up here we don’t mind the geese so much since they tend to keep away from people places.  They have enough wild places to settle in to I suppose.  I hear that down in Regina they are already making pests of themselves on Wascana lake and in the parks. 

I had a royal visit from a tiny princess last night.  We had tea together and her dad watched this ridiculous show about demolition derbies from southern Ontario.  What a crazy weird bunch!  Didn’t know we had such backwoods boys in this fair land!  The old guy sure needs a set of teeth.

The weekend was a bit chaotic. I was so tired yesterday. It was all very good and I was so happy to have all the kids home over the past few days but it is still more tiring than I realize until they are gone and the quiet settles in again.

I got a bit of time to go up and visit my littlest granddaughter yesterday afternoon, thinking that I would get a chance to do something useful for Michelle and help her out a bit. Instead, Kimia slept the whole time pretty much. I did get to hold her but I was also falling asleep. It was cozy and warm in the sun. Then Michelle got me a cup of tea and we chatted. I think they are doing fine. She is such a beautiful little thing.

Yesterday I also took about an hour in the afternoon and again a half hour in the evening to practice my bass. The songs are improving. If they didn’t go so bloody fast, I would be anticipating the concert coming up in two weeks with more excitment. Maybe I will be up to speed – but I doubt it. I will hit the occasional note and try to look "with it".

Today it is back to work. I wish I was still at home for some reason. This week is promising to be pretty cool, however and so, in spite of the geese’s return, I think spring is going to be a while in the coming. I hope I will find time this year to plant and putter in the yard.

Did you know that the geese came back today?

Promises of spring coming on the day that we celebrate the resurrection and the fulfillment of God’s promises to us  for love and life everlasting.

I thought that was pretty cool.

It has been a good and full day – from the very cold (-13C) sunrise service at 7am to this beautiful afternoon (+2 C).  There were 16 or so around my tables at noon aged from 84 yrs to a week and a half.  We had turkey and ham and all the trimmings and then there was the great Easter egg hunt.  Two boys running around so excited for each egg they found!  And now Zaka has eaten just about all his chocolate eggs. 

We were standing around the island watching Zaka deviscerate the chocolate bunny.  There was a large hole from side to side – as if he had simply blown a hole in it.  Right through the belly.  I guess tonight he goes off with his father for a week or two.  The guy showed up and wanted to take him away today but G stood her ground and he has been here with us and his cousins to help us all enjoy the day.  We were discussing Zaka’s consumption of chocolate and the upcoming trip and what too much chocolate can do to the gut of a small boy.  I guess we were not trying to keep him away from the chocolate that hard.  I hope we can be forgiven for such things.  I hate to see his mom so blue anticipating his departure.  I am praying for a safe trip for him as he drives with his father to Edmonton.  And a quick return.  We love him so much.

Kieran got a new puzzle for Easter and that is what has been occupying him all afternoon.  He can be entertained for hours with a puzzle.

Other children and grandchildren have come and now are gone again.  At dinner, we had all five of our grandchildren and their mothers together.  Picture time!

It was a good and very blessed day.