Today my 3rd graders are finishing up their state tests and they have done wonderfully. Everyone I thought could pass... will, based on me walking around the room and looking at their responces. What great satisfaction comes at this time of the school year to see your kids really applying what you've given them. I remember watching one of my lower readers ponder a vocabulary question in which she had to come up with the right meaning for the word "stole" and while it took several attempts for her to come up with a responce, she got it right because she LOOKED for the context clue that made it "make sense" for her.
Last night was my first choir practice at the church we've been attending since October. Sandy joined the orchestra almost immediately but I was more hesitant to commit the time to a 90 voice choir. I haven't been part of a choir for about 3 years and it's been since college since I've done some of the material which this choir attempts. But I thought I would check it out. They've got me with the second tenors as that's where they needed me the most. I describe myself as a baritone with a rather nice range. My low end has suffered from not singing regularly and from age maybe. I can remember being a bass in high school and thinking what a macho thing it was to be able to sing "LOW" and thought all the tenors were just a little "girlie" because they couldn't sing low.
Well it was challenging for me and my sight reading was very rusty, but I think I'm gonna keep going and see what happens. It's one of those things where I have to measure my personal time vs. ministry. Theres gotta be some satisfaction for me to keep going. Maybe it will be new relationships that might be concieved. It will be challenging and that might be enough for me.
I need to talk about Britains Got Talent and the lady who wowed the judges and basically the world. Her name is Susan Boyle. When she made her appearance, the crowd and the judges weren't thinking the best as she is a little "simple" looking. But then she sang the whole place turned in an instant. She did a song form Les Miserables and nailed it. What a voice. You can check it out at http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4863134/12964979
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