It’s almost time for band camp for area marching bands. Many young musicians will be outside in the hot summer sun most of the day working on their drill and choreography. Here are items that will be useful for the kids during band camp.
Water Bottle. With those long hours outside, it’s so important to stay hydrated. A large, well insulated water bottle is a necessity.
Continue readingI turn 40 in about 40 weeks, so I started making a list of things I want to do before I turn my 40th birthday.
1. See a bald eagle.
2. Get a Brazilian wax.
3. Go on a ghost hunt.
4. Visit Navy Pier.
5. Play a round of golf.
6. Get a chiropractic adjustment.
7. Go to a tea house.
8. Go to a casino.
9. Donate blood/plasma.
10. Zip line.
Six months. Half a year.
Some days are okay. Most days are okay.
Then, I feel guilty for being okay.
Then, I’m not okay.
Grief is weird. I can be perfectly content, then a thought will pop in my head. A memory. Something about that last day he was alive.
I still have a lot of things I wish I would have said over the years. Funny how the last three months that we had, they didn’t seem like important things to say. Now, I wish I would have said thing. Asked questions that are pulling at my heart.
But, yeah, most days are okay.
Dad’s 75th Birthday
Forever 83.
Today would have been Dad’s 84th birthday. He’s not here to celebrate with us, so I thought today would be a good time to reflect on the last 3 months.
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