Monday, December 4, 2023 Keith and I always take a day off in December to shop at the Mall of America. It started when the boys were little little and we would send them to Gramma’s house for an overnight trip. Usually we are done with our shopping before we go – it falls later […]
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Sunday, December 3, 2023 *** serious sadness included today *** We drove over to Chippewa Falls, WI, today to hear our friend Mike’s band, Northwinds Brass Band. Mike arranged two new songs for the band, and we looked forward to hearing them. They were both very good and we enjoyed the whole concert. Keith helped
Saturday, December 2. 2023 Right after we saw Monroe Crossing in the fall, I checked their schedule to see when we could see them again. Luckily, they have a Christmas show and we went tonight. I enjoy the bluegrass music, but I really, really enjoy watching each of the players. I sure like to listen
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Friday, December 1, 2023 We went to the Meetinghouse Church in Edina for a brass band concert tonight. We sat in the balcony and the sound just rose and flooded the air around us. They played a medley from Polar Express and I was just lost in the beauty of the music. Well done.
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Thursday, November 30, 2023 Tomorrow advent starts and I made Keith an advent calendar. It is totally copied (with permission/encouragement) from a lady on the internet. Yay lady on the internet who thought it up. I had fun making it. I had fun putting stuff in the little houses. I hope Keith has fun opening
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 What a fun show. The big band was a horn section and a rhythm section, so not the biggest of big bands, but fine nonetheless. Shaun Johnson is a good singer and a very funny announcer. Our seats right down front behind(ish) the piano player were wonderful. I enjoyed the whole
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Tuesday, November 28, 2023 I was at work today, talking to Keith at lunch and singing the I’m Cold song. You know the one, the one where I sing quietly (I’m cold I’m cold I’m cold) while he is talking about something of substance. (That brings up another important song that hasn’t been written yet.
Monday, November 27, 2023 It must be time to decorate the kitty. Sean decorated Eggy B and we all told him how pretty he looked, then forgot about him. He wore his ribbon a lot longer than he really had to – quite a good sport. I subbed in 4th grade today. I enjoyed it
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Sunday, November 26, 2023 Sean has been doing cool mending on Benjamin’s favorite sweatshirt. I have been mending my whole self after breaking from the diabetes class. I know I wrote about it, so if you read regularly, you know I was very upset. I can’t quite bring myself to reread it now, although I
Saturday, November 25, 2023 Sean, Benjamin, and I went to the Christmas market in St. Paul. It had very cute little buildings holding vendors of food and drink as well as things to shop for. It was the delicious (DELICIOUS!) wafting aroma of the sugar nuts that held us enthralled. How do they smell that