Life’s Little Moments

You may remember that last year we redid all the boards on our side porch. I never did get the chance to stain it because of the weather. It took me a week or two, but on days when I had time and the weather was right, I got out and did it.

Here you see the first coat and the original wood. The boards really soaked up the stain, so I put a second coat on and it looks great!

Now I have to get out and stain the columns. I have a white stain that should really make them look good.

This weekend, after a slight bout with vertigo, I was able to head to the Homecoming parade and football game. The kids love the parade (because they get candy!) It was a good parade with a lot of floats, kids from the schools, and of course, my favorite – the band.

This year, the weather was great, so they were actually playing songs. Last year, the band walked and did some chants or something.

The team looked great and would go on to have a homecoming win. This is Sam’s brother’s senior year, so it extra special to see them play.

When the halftime show happened, I was a little baffled. When I was in band, the halftime show consisted of four or five songs. The band played two songs and (as I have complained about before) there were times where the xylophones had the melody and no one in the stands could hear it. I will never understand why those things are on a marching band field. When the rest of the band played, they sounded good.

It was a bit bizarre, though, as their show was about outer space or the planets or something. On the field, they had these four big “planets” on some sort of “planet holder” on wheels. There were people whose job was to move these planets around on the field. It was … strange. It’s hard to tell in the picture, so I circled the planets for you. All in all, I wanted to hear more music.

I was thrilled to see many parents there with shirts that read “I’m with the band.” I had forgotten how many people in the stands just blow the band off. That makes me so mad. Those kids work hard to put on that show and you’ve got people standing in the bleachers, blocking the view of the field, or just talking loudly while you are trying to listen. Sigh. I wish more people had some respect for the band.

Now that I work Fridays, I rarely get to see events like this, unless it falls on Saturday, and so it all worked out this weekend.

I love time with the family!

Lots to tackle over the next few days – praying I have the strength.