After my failure to be able to hear all of the Tuba Christmas concert in Ann Arbor because I was too cold to sit through the whole thing, when it turned out my friend was playing in another concert in Howell, under an hour away, I decided to go.

It was going to be held outside, with a contingency of an indoor venue in case of inclement weather.

( What did I wear? )

I'm feeling so overwhelmed with "stuff" to do, that I could have stood to have a bunch of extra days at home, but that's not the sort of weekend this is.

Thursday we met some friends for turkey and cranberries and noshies and conversation, and it was all good.

( Friday -- cut for length and whining )