Sunday, October 15, 2006
Marching Band Competition
This afternoon was my daughter's second to last performance this year for marching band. It was a competition in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Their band took last in their class (AAAA). The class is determined by the number of students in the school...unfortunately, there are only 80 kids in this band, compared to 300 to 330 in the other two bands in town. Their performance was great and outstanding....it is just that with only 76 kids...their sound gets sucked out in the wide open spaces of the stadium. Very discouraging for the kids.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Homecoming
My "little" girl went to her first homecoming today. The football game was last night and the dance is this evening. She got together with friends to get dressed and prep, all the parents showed up for photos before they went out to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner before going to the dance. She wore a black halter dress and she looked so grown up and beautiful. I'm a very proud mama. :-)
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Winter Here We Come!
It sure was nippy outside today...woke up to the high 30s and with the wind, it didn't warm up much. It is hard to believe it was so warm this past weekend and then the weather switches up and we've had snow flurries twice this week already. Only in Wisconsin!
There is nothing more pleasurable than being a mother to an outstanding young lady. My 14-year-old continues to do well in school while juggling marching band and volleyball. Tonight was her last meet at another high school in town and after the meet, the varsity coach told us she will move her up to the varsity team for the last week of practice! It will help her improve her skills as a middle, let her compete with players who are more talented than her and give the varsity players experience working with someone as tall as her. She has 2 inches on their tallest player. I'm very proud of her!
There is nothing more pleasurable than being a mother to an outstanding young lady. My 14-year-old continues to do well in school while juggling marching band and volleyball. Tonight was her last meet at another high school in town and after the meet, the varsity coach told us she will move her up to the varsity team for the last week of practice! It will help her improve her skills as a middle, let her compete with players who are more talented than her and give the varsity players experience working with someone as tall as her. She has 2 inches on their tallest player. I'm very proud of her!
Monday, October 09, 2006
Fall Blunder
As warm and lovely as yesterday was, today was alternately grey & cloudy with occasional bits of sun. The wind picked up and I believe today's high was around 60* Farenheit (compared to yesterday's 80*F). What a difference a day can make!
Speaking of a different day - it was so refreshing to spend a day at work without a coworker getting under my skin. It was quiet (she was a talker) and productive for all of us who sit nearby. Friday was her last day before moving into a new job somewhere else. Good bye, good luck, good riddance! :-)
It is nice to have the family unit as one again. Sarah got home from an all-weekend trip up north late last night...she found her phone somewhere (after going the weekend without it) and all is right with the world!
Speaking of a different day - it was so refreshing to spend a day at work without a coworker getting under my skin. It was quiet (she was a talker) and productive for all of us who sit nearby. Friday was her last day before moving into a new job somewhere else. Good bye, good luck, good riddance! :-)
It is nice to have the family unit as one again. Sarah got home from an all-weekend trip up north late last night...she found her phone somewhere (after going the weekend without it) and all is right with the world!
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Fall Spendor
What a wonderful weekend in Wisconsin! This is what I came back to Wisconsin for back in 1992....crisp, fall days--apple cider vendors, long walks, farmer's market and no need for a jacket.
Yesterday we began our day downtown at Metro Market...purchased some chicken breasts for supper as well as some eggplants. Also visited with our friend Bill Palmer who sells honey outside at the farmer's market. He's good by the way--easy to strike up a conversation with and his product is delicious! We bought blueberry and raspberry flavored honey dip and he gave us some pecan dip....all very nummy. After wandering around in the Third Ward for a while, we decided to stop at the new Palermo's pizza villa for lunch, only to find it is only open Monday - Friday. So we opted for a Greek restaurant on the south side. I enjoyed my spinach feta omelette but it could have used more feta. Corey's chicken sandwich was a bit on the greasy side as was Megan's grilled cheese sandwich. Because the day was so nice, we decided to drive up to Holy Hill.
The drive was perfect....sunny and clear--the leaves on the trees were brilliant shades of red, orange, yellow and green. Very scenic. We saw a sign for the new Cabella's store and decided to visit there as well. It was their grand opening and there were cops all over. I think the cops directing traffic was a bit overkill for the time we were there. They had a man demonstrating carving logs into bears etc. He used small chainsaws. They had a kettle corn vendor, boating vendors, a race car...quite the grand opening. Mr. & Mrs. Cabella and their son were there signing post card pictures and I had one signed for my dad.
Holy Hill was breathtaking. The winding, curvy drive was very scenic, but the location is just fantasic for open vistas and enjoying the brilliant day. Because Megan isn't the quietest person, we opted to skip visiting the chapel and decided to stay outdoors. We followed the stations of the cross, but we followed them backwards. We had missed a turn off on the main road that would have allowed us to follow them in order. So we started with 12 and worked our way down. It was a workout for us because Megan is 35 lbs. now in the stroller and most of it was up hill.
It sure has been nice to spend the weekend doing relaxing things with the family. Too bad Sarah had to be up north for her marching band competition. Hopefully we'll have warm weather next Saturday when she has off from volleyball and marching band so we can perhaps go for a hike at Lapham Peak and shop in Delafield.
Yesterday we began our day downtown at Metro Market...purchased some chicken breasts for supper as well as some eggplants. Also visited with our friend Bill Palmer who sells honey outside at the farmer's market. He's good by the way--easy to strike up a conversation with and his product is delicious! We bought blueberry and raspberry flavored honey dip and he gave us some pecan dip....all very nummy. After wandering around in the Third Ward for a while, we decided to stop at the new Palermo's pizza villa for lunch, only to find it is only open Monday - Friday. So we opted for a Greek restaurant on the south side. I enjoyed my spinach feta omelette but it could have used more feta. Corey's chicken sandwich was a bit on the greasy side as was Megan's grilled cheese sandwich. Because the day was so nice, we decided to drive up to Holy Hill.
The drive was perfect....sunny and clear--the leaves on the trees were brilliant shades of red, orange, yellow and green. Very scenic. We saw a sign for the new Cabella's store and decided to visit there as well. It was their grand opening and there were cops all over. I think the cops directing traffic was a bit overkill for the time we were there. They had a man demonstrating carving logs into bears etc. He used small chainsaws. They had a kettle corn vendor, boating vendors, a race car...quite the grand opening. Mr. & Mrs. Cabella and their son were there signing post card pictures and I had one signed for my dad.
Holy Hill was breathtaking. The winding, curvy drive was very scenic, but the location is just fantasic for open vistas and enjoying the brilliant day. Because Megan isn't the quietest person, we opted to skip visiting the chapel and decided to stay outdoors. We followed the stations of the cross, but we followed them backwards. We had missed a turn off on the main road that would have allowed us to follow them in order. So we started with 12 and worked our way down. It was a workout for us because Megan is 35 lbs. now in the stroller and most of it was up hill.
It sure has been nice to spend the weekend doing relaxing things with the family. Too bad Sarah had to be up north for her marching band competition. Hopefully we'll have warm weather next Saturday when she has off from volleyball and marching band so we can perhaps go for a hike at Lapham Peak and shop in Delafield.
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