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Recital Fanfare

The highlight of this week was Ava's final baton recital for the year. She's been doing this baton gig for several years now, and since she's been on performance team, we became accustomed to the multiple shows/recitals that she would participate in each season. Once COVID entered the picture, everything changed. The 2020/2021 season was a blur...we were in several different practice locations, and ended the year with a recital in a VFW parking lot (for safety, we couldn't have an indoor recital.)

This year was much more smooth. We used the same facility for practice all season, only had a handful of weeks where the practice was done via Zoom, and on this past Friday night, friends and family gathered for the end-of-year recital. Due to size limitations, the recital was split into two parts, so we weren't able to see the National Team perform, but that means we were there for only 30 minutes (which is ideal after a long week.) We used a local community center gym and brought in our own chairs, but it was great! It was nice and cool (we're having a bit of a heat/high humidity spell right now), and the kids did fantastic. Ava caught her one-spin (YES!) and had fun with her friends. We don't know if she will be continuing with baton next year (she's taking a break from it this summer), so I'm very happy that she ended it on a high note.



G really wanted to be in her baton pic :)



Ava is the 2nd one from the right...she's really improved over the years!


After the show, we celebrated her success with a flower, some candy, and a fun family dinner out at the new restaurant in town. It was the perfect way to end a very busy week at work/school.

Scott has been busy working on our new back deck (off the service door). With this work, our central air unit had to be disconnected, so with the super warm temps and high humidity this week, it's been a bit rough for him to cool down at nights. It will be amazing (for many reasons) once that project is done! We're shooting to have it wrapped up on Memorial Day weekend. I like that it will give me another place to enjoy some coffee in the morning, with a bit more privacy than our larger deck off the kitchen.

I spent a few hours on Friday afternoon volunteering with my company to pack food for local groups. It was the first in-person volunteer event that Patterson hosted, and even though no one from my team participated, it was still good to see people working together, and I even met a few new people. Another great way to top off a busy week!

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