Brief Catch Up

It's getting late and I'm quite tired so I will give you a quick and not so interesting update and hope to post at least once a week from now on...we'll see. It's been a crazy couple of weeks! Son and wife dropped of their dogs for us to care for over the weekend of the 11th while they went to Chicago for a wedding. While they were gone their dogs attacked my Sookie and one of them bit her leg which is now infected. I have spent over $300.00 visiting the vet (3 visits so far - at least on more on Wednesday). It has been very stressful and I had pretty much shut down emotionally for a few days as I was on overload.

This past weekend Daughter and Hubby came up to stay with us while they attended a wedding in town. It was good to see them. They left this morning and the house is way to quiet tonight since Hubby is out with the Pastor and some other mountain bikers on the trails.

Today I had a great time at the organ with Mentor. We got into a wonderful discussion on articulation in Bach. I'm working on a Bach prelude and Fugue to play for a church prelude as soon as I can get it ready.

In between all this I have been scrapbooking like crazy. I have created several pages I plan to scan and share with you all in an upcoming entry. It and my music are what is keeping me somewhat sane these days. Tomorrow is cleaning day. I must get this house back in order.

Back To Routine

I'm sitting here this morning dawdling over my coffee...because I can. I cleaned house yesterday and I have to say, it felt good to be able to do that. After being laid up for a week with bursitis in my shoulder (and yes, Carol, it did keep me from my music for a while, but I'm back at it now), I am thankful to have been able to scrub the bathtub without pain and I actually enjoyed doing the dishes last night...it's strange how God can give us a new perspective through trials. So...my house is clean this morning and it does feel SO good!

I could and probably should go practice this afternoon, but I really feel a strong desire to stay home and just be...if that makes any scence to you. I need a day to just enjoy my home and enjoy summer. I'm going to "putter". I have plants to water, bird feeders to re-fill, some laundry to do, some computer work to tend to and this afternoon I'd like very much to plan out some scrapbook pages and get my supplies ready for our next "Craft Day" which is coming up on the 11th of this month. I'm once again focusing on my family heritage album. I'd love to finish it this summer. 

I'm also looking forward to tonight which is the Pine Mountain Music Festival Organ Concert. I get to go and listen to someone else play the organ that I have my lessons on. Mentor told me on Monday that his program looks to be very good and much of the music he has chosen to play is music that Mentor and I play so it will be interesting to hear someone else's interpretations. I'm excited! I always love a good organ concert. I've asked Hubby to go with me and he worked hard so he could join me. 

Speaking of the concert...I have to giggle...I think Hubby got jealous! When I told Hubby I was planning on going to the organ concert and asked him if he could join me, somehow he got it in his head that I was going with Mentor! I mentioned that I was grateful that Mentor had mentioned it, because if he hadn't I would have missed it since I was thinking it was scheduled for later in July, but Mentor and I have never gone to a concert together without Hubby being with us. We both attend and sometimes wind up seating near each other, but we never go together! I have to say I think that is why Hubby made such an effort to go, because he didn't want us going alone/together LOL. 

I have to hand it to Hubby though, all these years of Mentor and I working together and he's always trusted us. I think there were times he may have felt a tinge of jealousy, and maybe even felt left out which is why in recent years he finally started attending these events with me. "They" say "you can never just be friends with the opposite sex". I'm here to tell you I disagree with that statement. Mentor and I have been working together for over 20 years now and we have never been anything more than teacher/coach and student. Our relationship has at times crossed over into a brother/sister relationship, but never, ever anything beyond that. We both realize though that we have to be careful, just because of how we may appear to others. We've always been careful to make sure that even our "alone" time together was in a public place. I remember when we first started working together, a dear friend of mine had me over to tea and proceeded to tell me how wrong I was for doing what I was doing and she said "you're going to ruin your marriage". It upset me to hear her speak this way, but I did understood her fear. A few years later, after observing Mentor and I together, she apologized and said she was wrong and can see we are close, but not in that way. I honestly don't know what got hold of Hubby this week, but I have to giggle a bit. 

This is the second year we have blooms on my Mother-in-laws "Black Prince" rose bush that we transplanted from her home. Aren't they pretty? 

And also the pansies that Daughter #2 gave me for Mother's Day ~