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We had a lovely time yesterday evening. The school jazz band did a wonderful job, and the younger students who had been learning swing dance were out in force. Grant is an excellent dancer! He danced with me, with his grandmother, and with several schoolmates. A young couple, high school or college age, wowed us all with their moves as well.

T even got out on the floor with me for most dances, and a couple with Mother. The school gym was lovely — pretty tables, nice posters and luscious desserts.

The school music instructor, Mrs. S, has done a remarkable job with her students. The new baritone sax, for which the dance was a fundraiser, sounded really great, too!

All in all, a fine weekend. Mother and I spent yesterday morning happily shopping at the Scholastic Books warehouse sale. No matter how much restraint we try to show… 🙂 we had a grand time!

And later today, I will go over and Mother and I will make a lemon cake for a late tea after M’s last rehearsal before next weekend’s concert.

or not… things move so quickly sometimes. M’s concert is not this coming weekend, but the next, so it won’t be as hectic as I had feared. I injured one of my knees apparently, and was laid up yesterday, but better today.

The garden is looking nice — still a couple ornamental beds that really need attention, but will have to wait until I have a day with enough time. Nothing urgent at the moment. I do want to get some veggies in soon, though.

And the rest… not bad. The children are well, M is a little more jumpy and irritable than he was a month ago, but not sure if it’s stress or just needing some med adjustments to keep up with his growth. G seems mostly happy and healthy.

G is late to school today — last minute decision to do the work we asked him to do over several days… and he missed his bus. When he is older, we will need to be less helpful in situations like this, but for him it was a step just to finish his work. Unfortunately, the quality of the work has suffered, and he didn’t do as many things as he might, but I think it will be okay for this project. He studied geodes and made rock candy to show how the crystals grow.

His violin class has their last recital tonight. He is also nervous about that.

And M has a “pre-contest” concert at the same time… I think we’ll have T go to that one.

I don’t have anywhere I “must” be today, so will finish this blog, play some babble and get to work in the garden again… I am ready to plant those dahlias, and need to get things ready for the other tubers Mother bought me in February.