I cannot believe how terribly fast three very long days of teaching flew by. The next four days are mine, doing what ever I please, spending some time with writing, and enjoying time with some dear friends. Actually, I won’t be doing a lot of what ever I wish, as I do have quite a few things on the schedule.

Thursday morning, I will breakfast with one of my dear friends, Bill Hetzer. Friday evening, I will join to other dear friends, Suzanne Grote and Aaron Jacobs, for dinner and a show at Centerville high school starring one if my students. Saturday morning I hope to attend rail fest at Carillon Historical Park. The late afternoon hours will be spent at First Lutheran Church in downtown Dayton, playing piano for the wedding of one of my former students, Joey Saliba. Joey’s younger sister, Alaina, who is one of my current voice students, will be singing during the service. I am very much looking forward to sharing this special moment with one of my former beloved students.

I had a very different Wednesday evening, tonight. I played Uncle Darin to four of my students and attended their swim meet. I am so proud of Eleanor, Brianna, Brandon and Jacob. Super job, kiddos.

Flyer is holding her own. The past few days of been very high and very low for her. This morning, while finishing our walk around the high school campus, she slowed down tremendously from what I believe to be the side effects from the phenobarbital. I carried her the last five minutes of the walk. Throughout the day she was a little listless, but always ready to go out to the living room to greet arriving students and their families. When I returned home tonight from the swim meet, I thought I was looking at my little girl from two months ago. She was energetic, seemed to not be disoriented as she has been the past several weeks, and was very eager to see me. This has elevated my own spirits tonight, and I am grateful to see a little bit of my old girl return.

From DLJH’s iPhone
“Make it a great day!”