How do you play a cannon by yourself?

Live- My wife is sick.

I don't like it.

I don't like it because there's still a bunch of stuff that she has to do that no one else can. I want to be able to take care of her and let her rest, but all the stuff she has to do, I can't do.

Things like...grading...watching the kids when I'm at work...breast feeding...

The kids got to do something really nice for her today though. They gave her a present. Sleep.

Today was probably the first time they have ever slept in in the morning. They made it until about 8:00am!

It was the first time that I've left for work and both kids have been sleeping.

I was really glad to see teachergirl in bed when I left. I know she hasn't slept well in about 2 years.

She deserved the almost 4 hours in a row. 


Love- We recently had two teacher work days at work...because...where else do you have those?

 The first one, I used to the fullest. I planned for approximately 7 hours. Not bad if I do say so myself.

Granted, I am a music teacher. So some of my planning was learning how to play Hava Nagila on the guitar and how to dance the Bele Kawe...But still, 7 hours is pretty good.

The thing I loved really happened in the second day. I got to actually play my instrument. I played the trombone and it was really good.

I love when you haven't played in a while and when you pick up the instrument, the slide doesn't need grease. I love it how the tone slowly gets more clear and mellow...how the lip slurs become more smooth and how, after you've made the best music you have in a long time, your top lip is swollen and you have a brass hickey.

One thing I really liked was learning a Cannonic Sonata from one of my books. I really liked it. I don't know why I liked it more this time than the other times I tried to read it...

It's probably a combination of me not hearing good musical music in a while and me actually trying.


Make Music- The music I have been listening to has mostly been at school...and in prep for the fifth grade performance coming next week! AHHH.

I was really worried this week until the full rehearsal we did today.

They sounded really good.

I don't know what it is about choirs but it always sounds better with more people. When every class but one sounds wobbly and weak in class, it apparently doesn't matter because as soon as you take those unsure singers and put them together, they sounds good.


Today, when they all sang together, I felt joy. I loved it.

Music. Rocks. Make some.