2005 October

Siegel Band—Superior….Siegel Color Guard—Superior….Siegel Percussion—Superior!!!  First Place Band, Second Place Color Guard and…….. LARGE DIVISION CHANCELLOR’S CUP!!!!!!!  CONGRATULATIONS SIEGEL!!!! Now for the sad news… I didn’t get to see the show.  That’s my personal sad news, and I can hardly type it without crying.  I was so sick by the time we were supposed to […]

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Brrr…I’m freezing!  I love the fall weather much better than the heat, though.  I’m heading to Tullahoma tomorrow.  Lo and behold–Siegel Freshmen will be there, too.  Maybe I’ll see someone I know when I go out to eat with my mom, brother, and his family.  It’s a small world!  Chip came home by 8:30 this […]

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So, I have updated the band web page this morning with what?  The Trumpet Weekend Photo Show, of course!  There is other info to put on, too, but I really like to get section news on there.  Lots of parents and extended family would never see what their kids are doing if it didn’t get […]

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Be Thou my vision, oh Lord of my heart Nought be all else to me, save that Thou art Thou my best thought by day or by night Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true word I ever with Thee and Thou with me Lord Thou my […]

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Trumpets Rock…They really do!!!  They’re off to Sewanee for the Section party.The Bests came over for dinner.  Emily had a new do…very nice!    I made milkshakes for the girls for dessert…   Parker thinks he makes better shakes!   Everyone had a blast—we showed last year’s VMI video to Emily—kind of a cool thing for […]

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I love pictures of the moon.  The way the clouds can cover and give such beauty.  Isn’t it just incredibly artful?      Another movie night!  Emily, Andrew, Jacque, Boog, Beth, Scott, Julie Grace, Ben, Jacob, Chip, Chelsey, Daniel, Lauren, Erin, and, of course, my sweet Annie!  Then…the big surprise was that Emily Mitchell was home […]

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Today was the Variety Show at Siegel High School.  Great job to Kate and Ali–Youth Group was well-represented!  I’ll have to get the still clips off of my camcorder so I can show off how great you two looked!  Speaking of Youth Group, Emily Mitchell might be coming to Starbucks with us on Sunday at […]

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  A couple of pictures that I needed to include, which I forgot in the grouping.  Samantha and Jenna would be so sad!  The Variety Show at the High School is Thursday night.  The cost is $6.00, and I do hope many of the parents will try to go.  I’m going to videotape it, so […]

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Hooray for my friend Emily Lupoli, who now has no braces on her teeth!! Have I mentioned lately how proud I am of the kids in the band?  They are the most incredible people, young or old.  Actually, I feel the same way about my youth group.  I am amazed at the depth in these […]

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Birmingham was oh so much fun.  Of course, it’s always more fun to win, isn’t it?  Not necessarily.  There is such thing as a hollow victory, I believe.  If we had competed against five bands that were altogether worse than we were, it wouldn’t have been much of a win, would it?  No, our score […]

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Thoughts to Encourage

Joy is the will which labors, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph.~ William Butler Yeats

Whether you think you can or think you can’t you’re right. - Henry Ford

The best way out is always through. ~ Robert Frost

Real difficulties can be overcome, it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable. ~ Theodore N. Vail

Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall. ~ Oliver Goldsmith

You must be the change you want to see in the world. - Mahatma Gandhi

Nothing helps like a good nap…

Birds are Beautiful

A Dog is Faithful…