A Trip to the Symphony

We attended an Alabama Symphony Orchestra's Young People's Concert today. It was the first of the school year and was titled "Themes and Variations." Four composers were featured who used the technique of themes and variations in their work: Gliere, Copland, Beethoven, and Elgar. Our favorite was Edward Elgar's "Enigma." The 14 variations of his theme are fascinating, depicting himself, his wife, and many of their friends and family.

We always enjoy attending the Young People's Concerts with our homeschool group (plus My Only Sunshine's Grandma and Great-grandma). Today we also had My Only Sunshine's Grandmother (The Referee's mom) along. Afterward, we enjoyed lunch with Grandmother at her favorite chinese restaurant.

My Only Sunshine didn't have much schoolwork to finish when we got home, but math was the snag again today. Dawdling is at its worst with math and chores. Hmm... ;-) After a brief, but serious, conversation about the folly of wasting time dawdling, she finished the rest of her work in a timely way. (I was cleaning the carpet in the den while all the dawdling was going on.)

The Referee was working tonight (high school basketball). On our way to her basketball try-outs, My Only Sunshine and I stopped by to visit a good friend and her one-week-old-Boy#5. We also visited Boys#1-4 while we were there. ;-) There's not much on this earth sweeter than cuddling a newborn baby!

After try-outs, we went to our congregation's monthly Ladies' Devotional. The lesson addressed what we think of our christian sisters when they make mistakes. Do we criticize them in our minds, or do we reach out to them and try to encourage them? (Romans 12:10 & Ephesians 4:32) This was good medicine for my critical nature.

The warm bed covers are calling to me at the end of this our first cold day of the Fall. mom2one