good things

[bronze_ribbons]

* In spite of miscellaneous mistakes, the chamber choir sounded good at this morning's services. (Enough that someone exclaimed "Wow!" right as our opening anthem ended. It feels wonderful to connect to a listener to that degree.)

* Today was the first day of this year's Religious Education classes. The minister and RE director read a charge to the teachers (all volunteers) themed around Noah's ark that included the line, "Remember: the ark was built by amateurs, the Titanic by professionals."

* Went fly-fishing yesterday at Newsom's Mill with four guys from church. The weather was perfect for wading around in the Harpeth River -- which was good, because the fishing was best where the water was up to my bra. It's not going to become a new hobby (too much driving and gear involved), but damn, casting is cool.

* Dinner was shrimp boil, with homemade key lime pie for dessert.

* Tired and frustrated and feeling like a turtle, but also hopeful and jazzed about there being so many things to make/do better.

Comments

[qrssama.livejournal.com]

So, I shouldn't look into buying you the rocket-launching fishing pole? (when I saw it advertised, I thought, "There, they just took the only fun part of fishing out of the equation." But, it does launch lures, rocket style, at least 40 feet.)

[slightlymadmom.livejournal.com]

Sounds cool! Keep up the hopeful and jazzed feelings...and get some sleep ;-)

[athenakt.livejournal.com]

Oh, but I adore singing in chorus; it's been far too long. My best memory by far was representing Florida at a Bicentennial celebration in 1987. Part of the field trip to Philadelphia was visiting one of the buildings which displayed the Constitution of the US, etc. We all spontaneously decided to sing our arrangement of the Pledge of Allegiance there and the acoustics were astounding. The people all gathered as we sang and we got roaring applause after the last note rang echoing through the halls.

I still shiver in remembrance. :)