Saturday, October 13, 2007
It's Gettin' Chilly Around Here...
We are well into the fall season here with temperatures frequently dipping into the low 40s and high 30s on a regular basis. A good 90 percent and more of the leaves have fallen from the trees with some very nice yellows, reds, and browns. I finally took an hour this past week to rake up the leaves on the front lawn and get them to the curb (TRF comes around with these yellow utility trucks that suck the leaves up very neatly for us). We actually had snow this past week, though I didn't see any of it, knock on wood...
Fall activities snuck up on me so fast that before I knew it, over a month went by before I realized I hadn't updated this blog yet. It's hard to remember what came first or when, but suffice it to say we've all had a few irons in the fire at the same and various different times since school started. Of course I have choir practice again, though I've added the task of full-time Sunday school teaching whereas last year I only substituted. Aaron started playing the string bass this fall and the boys both are involved in the weekly youth group at the Free Church down the street. Add to those activities my recent endeavor or rehearsing for a "madrigal" singing group, which is set to perform at the community college for a "Madrigal Dinner" at Christmas with four or five other musical groups. I practice with that group one day a week, though I now get a few weeks off this month before heading back for a half dozen more practices.
Just when I started wondering about sports schedules, Aaron brought home his sign up sheet for the TRF Backcourt Club basketball registration, so both boys have been signed up for that and I'll likely be roped into coaching again for the 3rd and 5th graders this season. I'm looking forward to another fun season for the boys as they continue to learn new skills. Speaking of sports, we've taken in our share of Prowler high school football games out at the community college's field and watched Brett Drevlow play his last game at the old Franklin practice field. We're really looking forward to another great hockey season and regular Tuesday/Thursday nights out to the Ralph Englestad Arena to watch the games.
In other news, Trinity will be holding its annual Lutefisk Dinner come November, I think, so we'll be involved in running and cleaning up after that this year I figure. That will be a busy week what with basketball practice, madrigal rehearsal, and everything else that week. I've also had a busy week this past week with school lunch. It was some kind of special "voting for school lunch" week and the way my schedule was, I ended up having lunch there an unprecedented four out of the five days last week. Out of all the lunches, I'd have to say it was a tie between the chef salad and the meatloaf, with the meatloaf edging out the win in my book.
I've been trying to watch out for my own well being lately with all the stuff bombarding me from all different directions so the other day I picked up my first acoustic guitar ever from Kezar's and I've already managed to learn to play four different cords, though I have a long way to go. I'd love to be able to play along with the old folk hymnal we used to have in Luther League years back, as nobody really plays guitar for music at Trinity. Aaron has been more interested in his guitar too now that I have one of my own. At the least it is a fun way to blow off some steam after a long day of work and other stress without having to drag my cello out of its case, rosin a bow, and spend an inordinate amount of time just in preparation. I can just pick the guitar up off the stand and start strumming some chords. I'm also looking forward to just sitting out front of the house on the park bench come spring and summer next year and playing whatever comes to mind. I can see now why brother Bill likes the instrument so much.
I've finally gotten on the stick and started to send the boys' school pictures out to everybody this week and next so hopefully I'll have that done soon. If you don't get a picture and you want one, please send me an e-mail or give me a call and I'd be happy to send you whatever I can. I didn't get too many pictures, but I do have plenty of wallet pictures, I think. They turned out pretty good this fall.
Sugar beet harvest is in full swing over here and I'm now looking forward to Halloween, Thanksgiving, and the first real snow storm of the early winter. With this being officially our fourth Minnesota winter, I think we now know the drill pretty well and the boys are as excited as I am to experience some fun in the snow, though we could do without the colder temperatures.
Hopefully I've shared enough news to update everyone on our latest goings on around here. Like I said, when I let too much time go by, I end up forgetting most of what happends, but hopefully I covered most of the major bases here. Take care everyone...
Fall activities snuck up on me so fast that before I knew it, over a month went by before I realized I hadn't updated this blog yet. It's hard to remember what came first or when, but suffice it to say we've all had a few irons in the fire at the same and various different times since school started. Of course I have choir practice again, though I've added the task of full-time Sunday school teaching whereas last year I only substituted. Aaron started playing the string bass this fall and the boys both are involved in the weekly youth group at the Free Church down the street. Add to those activities my recent endeavor or rehearsing for a "madrigal" singing group, which is set to perform at the community college for a "Madrigal Dinner" at Christmas with four or five other musical groups. I practice with that group one day a week, though I now get a few weeks off this month before heading back for a half dozen more practices.
Just when I started wondering about sports schedules, Aaron brought home his sign up sheet for the TRF Backcourt Club basketball registration, so both boys have been signed up for that and I'll likely be roped into coaching again for the 3rd and 5th graders this season. I'm looking forward to another fun season for the boys as they continue to learn new skills. Speaking of sports, we've taken in our share of Prowler high school football games out at the community college's field and watched Brett Drevlow play his last game at the old Franklin practice field. We're really looking forward to another great hockey season and regular Tuesday/Thursday nights out to the Ralph Englestad Arena to watch the games.
In other news, Trinity will be holding its annual Lutefisk Dinner come November, I think, so we'll be involved in running and cleaning up after that this year I figure. That will be a busy week what with basketball practice, madrigal rehearsal, and everything else that week. I've also had a busy week this past week with school lunch. It was some kind of special "voting for school lunch" week and the way my schedule was, I ended up having lunch there an unprecedented four out of the five days last week. Out of all the lunches, I'd have to say it was a tie between the chef salad and the meatloaf, with the meatloaf edging out the win in my book.
I've been trying to watch out for my own well being lately with all the stuff bombarding me from all different directions so the other day I picked up my first acoustic guitar ever from Kezar's and I've already managed to learn to play four different cords, though I have a long way to go. I'd love to be able to play along with the old folk hymnal we used to have in Luther League years back, as nobody really plays guitar for music at Trinity. Aaron has been more interested in his guitar too now that I have one of my own. At the least it is a fun way to blow off some steam after a long day of work and other stress without having to drag my cello out of its case, rosin a bow, and spend an inordinate amount of time just in preparation. I can just pick the guitar up off the stand and start strumming some chords. I'm also looking forward to just sitting out front of the house on the park bench come spring and summer next year and playing whatever comes to mind. I can see now why brother Bill likes the instrument so much.
I've finally gotten on the stick and started to send the boys' school pictures out to everybody this week and next so hopefully I'll have that done soon. If you don't get a picture and you want one, please send me an e-mail or give me a call and I'd be happy to send you whatever I can. I didn't get too many pictures, but I do have plenty of wallet pictures, I think. They turned out pretty good this fall.
Sugar beet harvest is in full swing over here and I'm now looking forward to Halloween, Thanksgiving, and the first real snow storm of the early winter. With this being officially our fourth Minnesota winter, I think we now know the drill pretty well and the boys are as excited as I am to experience some fun in the snow, though we could do without the colder temperatures.
Hopefully I've shared enough news to update everyone on our latest goings on around here. Like I said, when I let too much time go by, I end up forgetting most of what happends, but hopefully I covered most of the major bases here. Take care everyone...
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