MishMash of Things

1. My cousin Pam got married the other day! It was great not only because I’m happy for my cousin, but because it was a mini-reunion for us other cousins. We used to see each other every Christmas, but in recent years we haven’t exactly stuck to that. Maybe it was the death of my lola, maybe it was just the distance that bore into us, maybe whatever it was, just wasn’t a good enough excuse. So since the last Christmas that we saw each other, it’s been maybe 4 or 5 years of growing up in between. There was so much news to pass back and forth, just trying to update each other, and becoming friends in the way older people try to be friends, which is different from kids who resented being thrown together in a mosh pit while the grown-ups talk and do business. Anyway. It was fun, and we will definitely be coming back on Christmas.

2. I’ve just finished arranging Crown Him with Many Crowns for 3-part recorder/fife, and now I’ve begun with My Hope is Built on Nothing Less. It’s fun! But I think I’m approaching a mental dryness. Time to recharge! More sugar!

3. Looking forward to vacation with the family in May! Finally, it’s gonna push through — that is, if no one gets an appendectomy or any other similar fund-draining mishap.

4. Also looking forward to the UP Christian Mass Communicators’ (Christmass) reunion in February! I hope more people will come.

5.  I’m thinking about learning the Clarinet or the Flute. Let’s see where the Lord leads! I’m getting excited just thinking about all the squeaking I’ll make (and hopefully music, too).