Two sure fire ways to tell that it’s May around here: 1) there are at least 2 spring/end-of-year concerts or performances a week and 2) the weather changes drastically from cool and rainy to HOT. My bedroom is miserable – even with the air conditioning on – when the temperatures are above 85 or…
Just Another Barbershop Weekend #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
This past weekend was the yearly Barbershop Youth Adjudications for my daughter’s quartet (along with the adult International Prelims) in Harrisburg, PA. I was lucky enough to be able to spend the weekend as the quartet mom (aka world’s best chaperone), tagging along on all of their adventures in Pennsylvania. It was exhilarating and…
Holiday Concerts Galore! #PSF
‘Tis the Season…for holiday concerts! Last week, we had 5 nights of play performances, this week is choir (and quartet), and next week is orchestra. For your holiday listening pleasure, here is one of the songs that Afterglow performed at last night’s winter choir concert: Last week’s middle school performance of How to Survive…
Harvest of Harmony 2014 #WW
I am so proud of Necco, my 15-year-old, and my 3 other “quartet daughters.” The girls’ quartet, Afterglow, was invited to perform at the Harvest of Harmony concert in Washington DC this weekend, and although we couldn’t take photos or video during the concert, I did capture a few videos and pictures after the…
My Guy {Afterglow} #PSF
Afterglow is back and they are rocking it already this school year! My daughter’s quartet, Afterglow, performed at their first concert of the year last night, and they brought the house down. I love that in just a year since they first started singing together they have not only improved so much, but they…
Brad Paisley Concert #WW
When tickets for the Brad Paisley concert at Jiffy Lube Live in Virginia went on sale on Groupon a few weeks ago, I did something a little out of character. I bought tickets for the entire family. The weather was perfect. The sky was clear. The bands were on fire. We danced and we…
Jeepers Creepers! #WW Link Up
This past weekend, my 14-year-old daughter spent another fun music-filled day at a youth singing festival with the Alexandria Harmonizers, where she and her barbershop quartet were asked to perform at the evening concert (a first time honor for a high school quartet!). Not only did they get to do a ton of group…
Barbershop Quartet Youth Adjudications #WW
My second daughter, Necco, has always been a singer. Not only does she have a fabulous voice, but she loves to perform. During her first semester of high school, she decided to try out for a barbershop quartet, and she was snatched up immediately as a tenor (luckily her teacher recognizes her crazy talent,…
Piano Fingers #WW
My son had a friend over today, and I thought it was so adorable that the first thing they did together was sit down at the piano, side-by-side, and play a few songs. Aren’t these adorable piano fingers? (Please ignore the condition of my piano. We found it at a yard sale in 1999…
Winter Concert Time #WW
Tis the season for winter concerts…and we’ve had a ton of them! High school barbershop/chorus, elementary school orchestra, high school play….and later this week we’ll have high school orchestra. Fun times! What have you been up to lately? Seven Clown Circus | Parenting By Dummies | Angry Julie Monday | Live and Love Outloud…