Happy Winter Solstice to You!

Happy Winter Solstice everyone! Happy birthday to my friend EK!

I was amazed at the fact that although there are several total moon eclipses that last night's was special. It was the first time in over 400 years that the eclipse comes on the same night as the winter solstice! It won't happen again for another 400 years. MAC was very excited to see it but when I tried to wake her up to go outside she whined and said she didn't really mean she wanted to get up and to go away. It was 4:50 am and I was cold and tired, I left her alone and went back to bed.

Tonight was her winter concert. It was a combined concert of the Bates Chorus, PVA chorus, Liberal Arts Concert Band, PVA Band, PVA Chamber Ensemble, and the Bates Jazz Band. It was one of the longest concerts I have ever been to! MAC had to be there at 6:15 and we left somewhere around 9:15. I could hardly believe it, a school night to boot! I must say, it was one of the best concerts we have ever been to though. The kids were all very well behaved, and were quiet during all the set changes (of which there were 6). It really did get everyone into the Holiday mood.

She is really looking forward to the last day of school tomorrow. Of course what she is seeing: a whole week and two days off of school watching TV and playing with her friends, what I am seeing: time to finish up her Italian study guide, and to do the reading for Language Arts. Yeah vacation and 6 hours of being in a car together!