Eighth grade honor band on the floor – 7th grade honor band on the bleachers behind them.
Hey everyone! How’s it going? Good here :). It’s been ANOTHER busy week (shocker, I know!), including a trip to a town about 45 minutes away for the 7th and 8th grade honor band concert. My oldest daughter and her bestie were both included. There were 33 area schools involved, and Maggie was first chair tenor saxophone! So out of ALLLLLLLLLLLL the tenor saxophones in South Central Missouri and my kiddo was the best today! SO stinkin’ proud of her!
It also meant she had to be at school by 630 (yuck!) but it was a writing day so I went to my friends’ rec room and slept on their futon for a bit before working on my NaNoWriMo project. Good progress was made! YAY! I’ll get to write again tomorrow which will be fabulous :D.
Are y’all ready for Thanksgiving? We are! We’ll have my sister and my mother/step-father-in-law over. It’s always a lot of fun.
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Last Week
Maggie and Ashton – besties!
Monday: Marion Ueckermann talked about different styles of facial hair!
Tuesday: Lindi Peterson welcomed guest Kristi Ann Hunter and talked about her free novella and book launch party!
Wednesday: Lynette Sowell talked abut Thanksgiving and traditions! And how things have changed since the beginning – and thanking God.
Thursday: Kimberly Rose Johnson talked abut her newest release, Island Christimas, and shared the meet-cute!
Friday: Carolyne Aarsen talked about finding novelty in routine – and how sometimes it doesn’t go as planned.
Saturday: Annalisa Daughety talked about what it’s like when the words won’t come and some things she can do to help them start flowing again!
Coming Up
Christopher and the 2nd grade daughter of a friend of ours – their son was in the 7th grade band – these two were SO EXCITED ;).
Monday: Ginger Solomon, November – Are YOU Ready for Christmas?
Tuesday: Diane Adams, STOP! Danger! You’re headed the wrong way!
Wednesday: Elizabeth Maddrey, I’m Thankful for Readers (with #Giveaway)
Thursday: CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING
Friday: Roxanne Rustand
Saturday: Valerie Comer, Love is Still Alive!
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November 2015
The Only Best Place (Holmes Crossing 1) by Carolyne Aarsen
All in One Place (Holmes Crossing 2) by Carolyne Aarsen
This Place (Holmes Crossing 3) by Carolyne Aarsen
Yuletide Cowboys by Deb Kastner
A Dash of Daring (Taste of Romance Book 3) by Elizabeth Maddrey
Christmas Star Sapphire by Hallee Bridgeman
Broken Christmas by Ginger Solomon
An Informal Christmas by Heather Gray
Merry Kisses (Riverbend Romance Novella 5) by Valerie Comer
A Season to Wed by Cheryl Wyatt
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When she's not writing about her imaginary friends, Carol Moncado is hanging out with her husband and four kids in the big yard of their southwest Missouri home, teaching American Government at a community college, reading, or watching NCIS. She's a member of ACFW and RWA, President and founding member for the MozArks ACFW group, and a category coordinator for ACFW's First Impressions.
Sweet memories! When I was in 8th grade, I was first chair of the clarinets in San Joaquin County, CA! I will always remember being the very best of something that one time! My parents were there to watch me too! One of our songs was a John Phillips Sousa patriotic song. Congratulations!!
Congratulations to your daughter and her friend, Carol. My best friend and I played the clarinet in junior high and high school. I have such great memories of getting together at each others homes to practice. I remember her dog used to howl. :)
Have a blessed Thanksgiving.
Happy Sunday Carol!
Congrats to your daughter and best friend on the honors band!! I can tell you are one proud mama!! :-) My daughter was in band years ago for 5th & 6th grade but she didn’t like it all that much so she decided not to pursue it (she also played clarinet).
Can’t believe it’s Thanksgiving week already, seems like the years go by faster & faster! We go out of town to visit my sister-in-law and niece in Washington for 4 days, have our annual Old Country Buffet, then back to their house for whatever football game is going on & have a piece (or two) of my pumpkin pie :-) I can’t wait, we need a vacation…haha!
Here’s to all the great posts for this next week, always love reading and commenting! Happy Thanksgiving everyone in the Inspy Romance world!!