Tale of Two Problems
First Katelyn hurt her elbow in PE (whacked it on a metal ring in the pool while swimming) on Tuesday. Kathie had to take her to the doctor and for xrays (luckily nothing broken), so I had to leave work and get Haley to her drum lesson. So now she can’t move it well enoguh to play her saxophone. On Tuesday night she spent 20 minutes trying to convince me that attending band rehearsal in the morning (the second-to-last rehearsal of the year) would be completley pointless. I tried to explain to her that listening, watching the music, and fingering even without an instrument were all different ways to rehearse music. She was absolutely convinced it isn’t, and she would be bored out of her mind. She is sure I’m cruel and ridiculous for waking her up 75 minutes earlier to attend class. Had a nasty altercation yesterday morning getting her out of bed. Not a great way to start a day.
Then Haley lost her Social Studies book. Couldn’t do homework, so borrowed a book from the teacher the next day to finish it and turn it in a day late. Then the teacher insisted on taking back the borrowed book, so she couldn’t do her homework again last night. We’ve torn apart our houses and can’t find it. Guess she’ll have to pay for it, but meanwhile doesn’t he realize she can’t do her homework without a book? Oh, and the school and public libraries don’t have a copy. Sigh.
Band Upheaval
We learned ove rthe weekend that Doug Miner, the band directory for both Mills High School and the West Bay Community Band, was in a serious motorcycle accident on Saturday the 19th. He will recover, but it will be a slow process as his injuries are relatively serious. The school is finding a substitute to cover the last few days of school and the performance at graduation. The WBCB is looking for another conductor for a while. One of the musicians led the group at Sunday’s performance at San Carlos Hometown Days, which I missed.
Best wishes to Doug – get well!!
NWLC
I spent the weekend in San Jose at the Northwest Leather Celebration. It was great to hang out with friends and attend some classes, receptions, and parties.
Val leaves for a visit
Val left on Friday the 18th to go to Italy to visit Erika and Charles. She was also excited because Tracey, Jason, and Laurie were coming to Italy also! She’ll be back on Sunday the 27th.
Haley and Kathie go to Disneyland
Haley was part of the Taylor Band who performed at Disneyland and the Heritage Festival in Fullerton over the weekend. Kathie went as a chaperone. They left in the early afternoon on Thursday, May 17th, and returned on Sunday, May 20th at about 11pm. It was really hard getting Haley up for school the next day!
Haley’s Field Trip: Home of Peace Cemetery
Haley’s religious school class went on a field trip to the Home of Peace Cemetery in Colma. I accompanied. Rabbi Feder went over some of the rituals we have around death, reinforcing what had been taught as part of the “lifecycle” studies. We took a trip through history, looking at graves in different sections from different points in time. We ended up at the Peninsula Temple Sholom section, where Haley and I both placed stones on Rabbi Raiskin’s headstone.
Katelyn’s field trip: Church of Scientology
Katelyn’s religious school class had their last field trip of the year, to a Church of Scientology.
Mothers’ Day
We went to visit Mom for Mothers’ Day. Just a few hours and a trip to Sizzler, but it was nice to do it.
Hillbarn Theater
Val and Marilyn went to see “The Producers” at the Hillbarn Community Theater in Foster City. Marilyn got the tickets through a silent auction benefitting the Peninsula Jewish Community Center (PJCC). The production was good, although a bit long.
Lunch with Bennett
I had a delightful lunch with Bennett. She works at Genentech, so it was fun to go back there and have lunch where I used to work.
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