I woke up to snow just dumping down out of the sky. So I checked to see if contest (and/or school) had been cancelled. (I think we may not have had school anyway.) But nothing was cancelled, so I took off for Ladysmith about 8:00. My windshield kept freezing up the whole way over. And that was with the defrost blowing so hot that I about cooked my forehead and the wipers on constantly. I almost used up the whole container of window washer melting it off every 20 seconds or so. The roads were pretty snow-covered, too, and there was a lot more traffic than I remembered on Hwy 8. But I got there okay and on time.

I was done with my first three events and had a break by 9:45. My next ones began at 2:28. And I was in Ladysmith. So what I did was go to the library and pick out a book that I thought I could finish in a day. I did get half done, but I was starting to fall asleep a bit often by lunch time, so I decided I’ll order it in inter-library loan and finish it another day, although it was very exciting. After lunch I sat in the car and listened to talk radio a while – until 1:00. Then I went by and checked out our house from the road. Then back to school.

My last events were in the auditorium, so I just spent the rest of the afternoon there, listening to mostly really bad middle school vocalists. (I don’t know how the judge could stand it.) My kids did pretty well, although none were nearly as prepared as you guys used to be. But no one comes to me knowing how to breathe properly, pronounce properly, or sing the right notes. And the balance in the ensembles is usually bad, too. But by the time we mostly have the notes, it is contest time, so I don’t get much of a chance to work on the other stuff with them. I sure wish they learned a little of that in lessons or choir, so when I mention it, they at least know what I’m talking about.

Not the greatest day.  But they  pay me…..