Long ago, I had this thought that my journal should sync up with my teaching life, so I stopped writing here and started writing on my bassoon website. I don't know what I was thinking. The net result seems to have been that I stopped blogging altogether ( Read more... )

 The recital was fantastic! I played mostly wonderfully and had a big crowd (50+ maybe?) that all loved the music! Brett recorded it on video and audio so there will be something going up somewhere sometime soonish. But really, I'm proud. AND despite hours of procrastination and my best efforts to shoot myself in the foot, I did actually manage to ( Read more... )

Starfish and Coffee still reminds me how much I love my husband. Almost 15 years since we met, and he's still the one who fills my heart and keeps me stocked in hugs, giggles and all the other good stuff. Just don't ask me to explain WHY "Starfish and Coffee" is The Song. We've got a whole slew of them, some make more sense and some make even less ( Read more... )

Last night at dinner, my 7 year old finally got a joke he's been laughing about for over a year. We were talking about "Who's on first?" and how a kid unfamiliar with baseball might not find it funny. As we're talking, this enormous light bulb goes on over Isaac's head:

"OH!!", he says. "WHO is the name of the guy on first base! And What is the ( Read more... )

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My bassoon didn't eat my karma. My iTouch did. I typed out a very eloquent post and it ate it. Bad ljapp, BAD!

Happy Anniversary to my beloved husband of twelve years. It feels both as if we were just married yesterday, and as if we've been married for decades and I have absolutely no idea how that could be possible. He is still, and has always been, the one person anywhere with whom I am completely and utterly my self. He keeps me young and makes me old. ( Read more... )