I spent the weekend here with three of the five kids (#2, 4, and 5). #1 and #3 went with my husband to Indianapolis for…you guessed it…Taylor!
My husband wanted to see the show, and since his brother was bringing two of his children, and his mother and one of his sisters live in Indy, they could make it into a family visit. My daughter didn’t actually want to go to the concert, she wanted to hang out with extended family, so my husband and son went — probably one of few father-son pairs attending the Eras concert. They had a really fun time.
In the meantime, I was here with three of the boys (and the dog – another rambunctious little boy…). I had a dress rehearsal for the Durufle Requiem and then we sang it on Sunday morning as part of the service. It was really beautiful. On both afternoons I played outside with the little boys for quite a while – which was also beautiful. The leaves are truly gorgeous right now. We have a circuit of bike riding, trampoline bouncing, and tree climbing. It burns off some energy.
In other highlights, the 9-year-old had his first trombone lesson. He actually has the same teacher as the 13-year-old (trumpet) and I am always grateful for small efficiencies.
I spent today on the road with the 13-year-old going to see her eye doctor/potential surgeon (have not quite decided when/if this is happening – she had two surgeries when very young to correct a condition and they didn’t work) at Johns Hopkins. We have made this trip to Baltimore a great many times over the years, but she has grown up and become good company in the process. We sang a lot of Christmas songs on the way there and back, and ate lunch at Panera. They now have chili in a bread bowl, and I may be going there for lunch weekly now…
I hope everyone managed the time change well!
In other news: I enjoyed reading The Frugal Girl’s interview over at Optimistic Musings. Bloggers collide!
Photo: Light through the maple leaves. No filter!