What a day it has been!

I took advantage of a couple of additional sleep hours before showering and going to lunch with a teaching colleague, Carol Chatfield. We try to grab time as often as possible, and I think it was before Thanksgiving that I last saw her. We dined at First Watch and I believe we solved all the world’s problems.

And then, it hit! 

The weather began rearing its nasty side. While talking to my son in London, he asked, “Are those tornado sirens?” Yeh, they were.

My 3 PM and 3:30 PM students were huddled with other students as their schools would not release them until the storms had passed. I finally taught my first student via Zoom so they’d not have to journey through the heavy rain. I was fearful the electricity would fail but it did not.

Deeds kept the other four companions on their paws all afternoon and evening. One student wore a long full skirt that kept him entertained the entire thirty minutes as he ran inside her skirt and around her legs.

The wind continues to be strong as I type during a break in lessons. I teach via Zoom until 11:45 PM. Tomorrow, one piano student and I will make his lesson as part of the Fairmont High School choral concert and later discuss the music.

The spring has already begun filling up with shows, winter guard/percussion contests, school and professional concerts, and other events. It’s exciting but also quite a lot.

And it’s time to start my 11 PM lesson, the last one for the evening.