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The Long Road Home

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The RHSMB did not make the finals cut last Saturday, but they tried their best. There were a lot of kids fighting off illnesses, plus being tired and probably not eating the best, drinking enough water, or getting enough sleep. BUT! I think they had fun, and certainly made memories that will last them a lifetime!

I don't think they'll be heading to Grand Nats next year, but I bet they'll do a regional trip to St Louis, which will be another fun adventure. Ava commented that she thinks that she WILL do marching band again next year, which makes this band loving mom really, really happy!

Can you find Ava in these pics?




The five motorcoaches pulling onto the RHS property, and the hundreds of people waiting to welcome the marching band home!




This week was all about Ava catching up on school work from being out for a few days, and battling a cold (mostly just a sore throat and a runny nose.) Ava and I did volunteer some time at the high school on Friday night, sorting/passing out strudels (from a MB fundraiser), and then on Saturday morning, we volunteered by bagging groceries at a local grocery store. It was pretty busy since it's the weekend before Thanksgiving, and people seemed to be really happy to support the local marching band. Yay!

The RHS football team won their semi-final game on Friday night, so they're heading to the state championship game, and there's a chance that the RHS marching band will be playing at the game. I think it would be pretty neat if both the football team and the marching band from the same high school are both the state champions. (Reminder, the RHSMB won that title back in October!)

I think this is Scott's last weekend up north for a while, so the kids and I are enjoying movie nights and lots of hot chocolate while trying to keep warm on this frigid weekend. Brrrr! Hope Scott's staying warm up north. Pria sure doesn't like to go outside for any longer than she needs to. She runs out, does her thing, and comes back in right away. Walks seem to be a distant memory for that southern girl!

We're looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving with the grandparents this coming week. I think we're all really happy to have a short work/school week, and enjoy a few days off with family, and prepping for the next big holiday. (Scott reminded me we'll need to setup the tree this coming week, and it struck me that we are getting close to Christmas. Yikes!) Looking forward to all of the joy and excitement that the beautiful holiday brings!

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