Unexpectedly large band turnout

 

Monday

It was a bit of a hard night. Something wasn't quite digesting and RLS kicked in after I went to the bathroom. I took some mineral drops and a homeopathic remedy and that seemed to help the RLS. In the morning I realized that my phone was never turned off.

I woke up around 8. I did the usual to get ready for the day. I found a gallon of milk in the fridge so I heated half of it to 100 and put it in the dehydrator. I heated the other half on low to 180 with the automatic stirrer. I entered VMIS hours. I jotted notes for my blog. I turned off the stove and added vinegar to the milk. While it curdled, I made egg salad.

I ate fiber gel early. Then I went to the library for copies and pinata treats. I went cleaning for 90 min. Finally I went home for breakfast. Later, I went to the library to borrow two easels.

After cleaning for another hour, I went to the chapel. Isadora and Eryne came to work on the dino head. It took about an hour to add the treats and paper mache the roof of the mouth shut.

Then they helped me move a table to the sanctuary and got out the boxes of bells. I started copying bell notes to staff paper. By 5:30, I finished but needed a second copy. So I went home to make a copy, but it didn't copy well. I ate some seed crackers and went back to the chapel. I worked on retracing the notes and note names until people started showing up.

People brought their kids to drum along with the band.  Michele and Eryne came to play handbells. I had to let them sort out the music and which bells they needed. Meanwhile, the band practiced hymns for Sunday and a few Christmas pieces. Then we went through one of the Thanksgiving pieces over and over while the bell players tried to wrap their heads around which hand to play when. I suggested color-coding the notes and they did that while the band practiced another Christmas piece. Then they asked for a third bell player. Since the chaplain had arrived (for the first time ever), I directed him over there, but he had a hard time. So a new lady walked in ( just randomly?) and he handed it over to her. She did well. It turns out she plays violin and is willing to come every Monday night to play with us.

I dismissed everyone at 7. Then Kyle helped carry the bell boxes back to the closet.I stayed to clean up the bell table and move it back to the fellowship hall. By then, everyone was gone except Jenni. So she and I talked for awhile. She said she invited the Messiah choir to sing at our chapel on Thanksgiving Eve, and they accepted. Wow!

I went home. I ate some beef heart and mushrooms. I read e-mail and worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. I stayed up to read online, then went to bed.