Christmas Concert

Josh and Kate have been the best of friends since they were one year old.  We used to joke that they would end up married someday, but we don't think that anymore.  They are really funny together and fight like siblings.  During the summer there is a well worn path between our houses. 

I have no idea what movie they were watching.  We have 3 large TVs in various rooms and they preferred to watch on a 7 inch screen.

Clara joined in.

Later that night we went to the school Christmas Concert.  These two brilliant people are the President of the Board of Trustees and the Superintendent of the school.  I am great friends with both of them and think that they are amazing and did I mention brilliant?

This was Josh's group.  You can see him poking his head around somewhere in the middle.

I couldn't get Clara to look at the camera.

Hailee is in the middle.  It was so loud, but she heard us yell her name.

This is our fantastic principal. 

Clara and Hailee are both in this picture if you can find them!

Like most Christmas Concerts at schools these days, this one was loud and chaotic.  It was fun for the kids, though, and that is what is important!

Music

I am not a music guru. I'm not. I love music. I leave the guru stuff up to Kacy and Carly. My taste is eclectic and I honestly cannot tell you anything on the radio these days unless it is on K-Love. And you can mock me, but it's good music. I've even converted a few people to listen to it. It's uplifting and I don't have to change the station for my kids.

Anyway, there are a few songs that are my "defining" songs. Like I said - eclectic.

1. "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel - this song is timeless for me. If it came out now I would still love it. And not just because of my timeless crush on Lloyd Dobler. It's more because of my crush on Dave Totten. He doesn't want to buy anything sold, bought, or processed, either.

2. "All I Want is You" by U2 - it is so intense. It is so powerful. And I loved that they used it in "Reality Bites".

3. "Purple Rain" by Prince - I don't know - I had a thing for Prince in the 80's. I like most of that album - a few songs glaringly excepted.

4. "Rainmaker" by Hans Zimmer - This is actually from the soundtrack to "The Power of One". I like to listen to it turned way up. I love African music. It's very spiritual. This isn't the complete song, unfortunately. I would recommend it.

5. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" sung by Josh Groban - I like his version because Josh Groban's voice has an addictive chemical in it. Like Kentucky Fried Chicken. Two points if you can figure out that reference. Seriously, though, this song pretty much sends my soul soaring.