Happy Kansas Day

At piano lessons today my teacher showed me the song she wants me to play next year: "Prelude" by Debussy. I was astounded at the number of glissandos and cadenzas in there--she has that much confidence in me? It does look like a fun piece. I just hope I'll play it well.

MAACS...it went pretty well, but apparently it didn't go as well as I thought it did. There were six people competing, two of whom were Lydia and I. Two of those people used music, and when you use your music, your rating drops a point. Later, I learned that one of those placed second--beating Lydia and me out. It makes me wonder what my score was.

And...I'm very busy with school. Afternoons fly by before I'm even fully aware that they've arrived!

We have snow! It snowed about eight inches Saturday night, but we made it down to church anyway. The roads cleared off very quickly. Then yesterday evening the Rippes came over and we went sledding.

That's the extent of what's worth repeating. I hope everyone is staying warm in their houses this month!

Year in Review

I know the change in years has come and gone, but I thought it might be fun to give you a review. At the prompting of Austin, I've decided on a few books and movies that I really enjoyed this year. Below are a few lists.

Books of:

• Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
• Reunion by Karen Kingsbury
• A Moment of Weakness by Karen Kingsbury
• The Truth Seeker by Dee Henderson

Movies:

• Dunstin Checks In
• Firewall
• Miss Congeniality
• Ladder 49
• Flightplan

Please note that these lists are in no particular order.

Since I'm constantly teased for being a blonde, here is what my year looked like (just kidding):

January - Took new scarf back to store...it was too tight.

February - Fired from pharmacy job for failing to print labels...bottles won't fit in typewriter!

March - Got excited - finished jigsaw puzzle in 6 months...box said "2-4 years!"

April - Trapped on escalator for hours...power went out!

May - Tried to make Kool-Aid...8 cups of water won't fit into those little packets!

June - Tried to go water skiing...couldn't find a lake with a slope.

July - Lost breast stroke swimming competition...learned later, other swimmers cheated, they used their arms!

August - Got locked out of car in rain storm...car swamped, because top was down.

September - The capital of California is "C"...isn't it?

October - Hate M &M's...they are so hard to peel.

November - Baked turkey for 4 1/2 days...instructions said 1 hour per pound, and I weigh 108!

December - Couldn't call 911...there's no eleven button on the phone!