On Monday, Lyn performed in her first handbell choir concert. Dan and Margie were not able to go, due to Dan's set building, Margie's One Act supervision, and John's piano lesson, but we heard great things! We are looking forward to seeing her perform tonight.
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| I love how happy she is in this picture. She loves bell choir and wishes it would last all year! |
Margie spent much of Tuesday getting ready for the Cub Scout Pack Meeting, which was held on Wednesday. Then she attended her 6th class in entrepreneurship. She's halfway through!
On Wednesday, Margie continued to spend time preparing for Cub Scouts, then she had lunch with a dear friend, then she rushed off to One Act rehearsal, then she rushed off to set up for Pack Meeting, then she hosted our special Christmas-themed meeting. Whew! It was a crazy busy day. She was so exhausted by the end of it, that she left all the Pack Meeting stuff in her car, left all her dirty dishes piled in the kitchen, left many Christmas decoration boxes strewn about the house (because she ran out of time to finish decorating), and went straight to bed.
This turned out to be a mistake, because...
The next morning, she started carrying some things downstairs to put them away, while at the same time carrying a chocolate breakfast shake, slipped and fell, tumbling down the stairs, spraining her ankle, and splashing the shake EVERYWHERE.
She sat on the stairs, wondering what she should do, and finally decided to call Dan (luckily her cell phone was within reach). He opened the door to the basement, saw the mess from the shake, and nearly had a heart attack because he thought it was blood!
Anyway, he managed to get Margie upstairs, brought her some clothes (because she was soaked to the skin with chocolate shake), and got her set up with some ice, while he wiped down the walls, put away the things she was carrying and had dropped, and pre-treated the carpet stains, before heading off to work. What a hero!
Later, Margie's neighbor came and brought her some breakfast, and a woman from church came and cleaned the carpet. You can hardly tell anything happened! Well, at least as far as the carpet and stairwell go. Margie had to cancel two jobs, as she sat around all day popping Advil and icing her foot. The good news is that the injury is not nearly as bad as she thought it was going to be. She is back on her feet, still taking it easy and taking a good amount of Advil. It could have been so much worse!
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| Margie's friend from church also came and wrapped it with kinesiology tape. |
On Friday, John ran sound for his first real performance of A Christmas Carol at LTA. From all accounts, it went well and he did a great job. He still has a couple more performances on the schedule, but if you wanted to see it, too bad--it's sold out until the end of the run!
On Saturday, Dan spent most of the day building is set for A Lion in Winter at The Arlington Players. Meanwhile, our current AirBnB guest used our home to host a Christmas party for her family. Due to some political family issues, she was not able to hold it in her own home or that of her family. It was so gratifying to be able to lend our space to them. This kind of thing is exactly why we did the remodel and continue to work to improve the space--for the benefit of others, more than ourselves.
That evening we attended the church Christmas party. It was really a delight to be able to show up and have NOTHING to do with it and just enjoy. Margie was not asked to lead the singing, the kids were not involved in the pageant, no one had to set up or break down the chairs. It was just so nice to finally be able to relax and just be the recipient.
And that's been our week. Tonight are excited to hear Lyn's bell choir, as well as other musical performances as we attend the "Christmas at Mt. Vernon" concert. It's not really at Mt. Vernon. Kind of complicated as to why they call it that. But it is what it is.
We hope you are enjoying the season!
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