Ten tons of gravel in the backyard – done. Surprisingly enough, I am not nearly as sore as I was last week, with only three tons moved. Maybe I should be physically active more often…

Saturday night’s rehearsal went pretty well – I was handed a new piece of music, and did not mess it up too badly. TMBWitW and her best friend and their “Momma” were cracking up because I apparently had a perplexed/lost look on my face most of the time. Yeah, thanks for the moral support, honey. Nothing more helpful than your lifemate rolling in the aisle as you are trying to play…

Friday night, TMBWitW and our adopted parents (T&S) went to a concert at Celebrity Theatre. It’s a “theatre in the round” type of set up, only the stage rotates, ever so slowly and gently, as the artist is performing. The opening act was Mark Schultz, who was worth the cost of admission alone, in my opinion. He did a lot of his best stuff, including “Remember Me” and “Letters From War” – a song which I love and cannot listen to at the same time. When the stage started rotating, Mark stopped playing and said “Do we have to do that?” Turns out he gets motion sickness. He was adapting pretty well, until after three rotations the stage started going the other way. He stopped again, in the middle of the song, and said “Wow. That’s fantastic.” I don’t think he meant it.

The main act was Phillips, Craig, and Dean. I hadn’t been to one of their concerts in some time; actually, since a Christmas program that the choir I was in at the time sponsored and they sang the front. They’ve been together for 16 years, and still harmonize like nobody’s business. About halfway through the concert, TMBWitW (she’s pregnant, you know…) said she wasn’t feeling well, so we bid T&S good night and went on home.

Sunday was very relaxing. After church, I sat down and watched the race, and enjoyed watching Matt Kenseth pretty much dominate the race after Dale Jr. had a bobble in the pits. Jeff Gordon was charging, but just didn’t have enough for Matt.

That was my weekend. How was yours? Sorry I don’t write much anymore. I miss the interaction, and can only get on the home computer when TMBWitW doesn’t have homework or a paper to write. Did I mention she is working on her Bachelor’s in Accounting? Yup, full time job, full time student, and soon to be a mommy. Quite the dedication, I tell you.

Mom update: Early this morning, she had a cardiac arrest. The medical types (I’m losing faith in doctors right at the moment, bear with me) finally read the notes sent to them (two weeks ago, when she arrived in Vegas), and started treating the lesions on her liver. Oh, and to “reduce the stress” they sedated her – the stress is what triggered the CA, and the only reason she is still with us is because her husband didn’t want to leave her alone – so at 3:00 this morning, she spasmed and started bleeding form her mouth. He hollered for the nurse, she came running in, started CPR (or whatever they’re calling it now) and the nurse called a Code 99, resulting in a roomful of medical staff doing their best to keep her alive. Now that she is stabilized and in the ICU again, they are treating her problems. Thank you all for your prayers, and if you could continue, we would appreciate it.

God bless you all, and stay safe. Gawfer, I hope you and Mrs. Gawfer had a very boring flight home.