Nothing New

I haven't blogged in a while because my mother always told me if you've got nothing to say then keep your mouth shut. So that's what I've been doing.

Everyone got back OK from the Mt. Hebron High School band trip to Disney World. There was a nominal band competition while they were there (Mt. Hebron won) but I think the whole point of the trip is to have fun and not spend a lot of time competing. I had to be at the high school when they returned to pick up the kids. The spry, sporty attitude of departure had morphed a uniformly tired appearance. My kids slept soundly that first night back as did the other 250 members of the band I'm sure.

The rest of spring break was fairly routine. The kids hung out, S- went to Rehoboth Beach for a quick getaway, we went to church on Easter, and I cooked a great Easter dinner. (I made chicken pot pie and I make a mean chicken pot pie. I know chicken pot pie sounds pedestrian but mine really is good. Not at all like Swanson's.)

After a lot of thought, prayer, and discussion, we kind of reached a decision on college. I think our family made a decision that is, overall, best for us but it was a compromise and we all hate compromises. There was a lot of disappointment and some tears. I'll say more about all this later because one family's experience may benefit others. But not now. For now let's just say that Mick Jagger hit the nail on head.

I've got a 10K race on Sunday that I'm absolutely not ready for. A- is running it too. I'd like to say A- is running it with me but that would be a lie. We shake hands at the start; he'll finish 20 minutes before me. D- will be acolyting while I'm running. Probably the first time I haven't been there when he's been an acolyte.

That's it for now. I'll keep a weather eye out for good blogging material but if you don't see anything remember I'm just following my mother's advice.
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