Tomorrow, Monday November 18th, I am scheduled for an out-patient procedure to repair some female plumbing so I have been madly working all week to finish up two major projects - the third volume of my mother's life history and the civic orchestra December concert program. Blurb always has a super Black Friday deal of fifty percent off and, since these books are rather pricy, I want to take advantage of that discount. And, our December concert is on Saturday the 7th and the printer likes to have the program two weeks prior which means they want everything by November 22nd. This surgery is supposed to be quick and easy but I just don't want to have any possible complications pop up and render me unable to finish my two big projects. I want to RELAX all this coming week - well, and deal with possible pain issues. As of this blog posting, I have just one last page to do for the program and about ten photos to identify and a table of contents to create. Huzzah!
One thing I will not be able to do for six weeks is lift anything heaver than ten pounds so I have been finishing up some yard winterizing projects. First I dug up my HUGE elephant ears and THAT just about killed me. Those roots are SO heavy! Here are two photos - how large the plants got this year and the roots with the leaves cut off and just after I have hosed them.
We have not had a hard freeze so far but I am glad I dug them up now because I certainly could not have done that after tomorrow. And, Steve's back is getting so bad, neither could he have done it. I also enlisted Steve on Saturday afternoon to help roll up the two garden hoses for storage in the basement all winter..
Beckie came over Thursday morning to join us on our morning walk. We still have beautiful autumn color mid-November!
Our upcoming orchestra concert features a couple of classical pieces like the Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 and the Faure Pavanne but we are including quite a bit of holiday music. Kirsti is also playing in a south Utah Valley community orchestra and both her group and mine are playing the Polar Express. I love that connection!
Last night, Saturday, was a huge Kindness Begins With Me fundraiser - a Trivia Night. A trivia DJ was hired and he prepared eight rounds of ten trivia questions each in assorted categories. There were twenty tables with about eight individuals at each table. One had to pay $200 per table but, with eight players, that is only $25 per person. The fundraiser also had a silent auction and a raffle and other ways to make money throughout the night. Steve was asked to be a judge and I helped sell "grab bags". It was a great success and, in talking to the DJ afterwards, I have learned that St. Louis is particularly keen on their Trivia Nights. I had never been to one before but next year, I plan to buy a table and populate it with me, Steve, Emily, Joe, Noah, Beckie, Elise and Steven. What a formidable team we will be!!!
One final p.s......We took Sarah to the airport Monday afternoon. And we watched the 1983 Pirates of Penzance with Kevin Kline and Linda Ronstadt. It was silly and charming (like all Gilbert and Sullivan musicals are)
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