Remembering...

The Lord says to my Lord:

"Sit at My right hand

Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet."

The Lord will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying,

"Rule in the midst of Your enemies."

Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power;

In holy array, from the womb of the dawn,

Your youth are to You as the dew.

~Psalm 110: 1-3

Music of the Week

Returned, at last! Yes, I know you've all been missing your weekly dose of classical music!

Maybe not. But, anyway; here it is, probably one of my favorite songs that Senior is doing this season.

It's even more beautiful (the first half, anyway, which is all that we're playing) played slowly so one can hear all the cool stuff that the violins are doing, but the cellos would probably all die, and then revolt.

Christmas Concert

Ah, yes; concert is next week. For some reason I can hardly wait for it to get here, though I know I'm going to be nervous and shaky that day.

It's one of things that, ready or not, you've got to launch into. And boy, are we ever launching. Choir was so unprepared for the massive song load that we had to call an extra practice this Saturday. Eek!

For those of you that might be interested, the concert is:

December 17, 7:00pm at the Holt Highschool.
Free music, free cookies, and a lot of rowdy homeschoolers in blue. 

Anyway, yeah. There are going to be six groups performing, so expect a lot of diversity.

Oh, and at the end there's a sort of surprise (which really isn't a surprise anymore since we did it last year) sing-along Christmas hymns thing. So you can sing with the symphony orchestra (not that it'll help) and whatever is leftover of the choir after we've all been sorted into the orchestra (I can't sing and play at the same time, unfortunately. I and my stand-partner discovered that last week). Anyway, it's unforgettable, you'll like it, come.


Oh, and watch out for fainting choristers. Our last song is very high, loud, and intense, and some of us might drop off the risers.

Bring a camera!

Return of the Je...the Author

*Is sheepishly dragged in by procrastination elves*

Ehe.

Well, where have I been these last few months? Not on my blog, evidently. Do not fear, readers, for I have returned with something of a determination to return to regularity (or at least a post here and there).

Blame the portals.

Okay, don't blame the portals. I've just been busy with school and orchestra and the musical and choir and writing and chores and...

Hmm. Maybe I should put it this way:

School started in September
Orchestra started in September
Choir started in Spetember
Sibling's music started in September
Wizard of Oz consumed much time through September and October
And....Nanowrimo was last month. Oh, that was quite a tremendous roadblock.


Those really aren't viable excuses, but that's what I've been doing this fall. And, hey, I won Nano again this year (for those of you who don't know, Nanowrimo stands for National Novel Writing Month, in which participants try to write a fifty-thousand word novel in thirty days. No easy task).

Anyway, more updates and normal blog stuff will be coming this week. I have to finish making lunch.