Rabbit (That's Me!)

After three straight days of solid rain, the sun has finally come out. What a relief. Normally this wouldn't be too big of a deal, but we are at band camp this week and good weather is of utmost importance. We marched in the rain for three days. Today is the first day I have felt dry since I left home Monday morning!

The food here is terrible. Horrible! I am eating a LOT of toast. Pretty much every single meal. They put away the cereal each day after breakfast so I can't even eat my usual Lucky Charms dinner for every meal.

Tonight is our performance for the parents. We are at a disadvantage this year because of the rain. Amazingly enough, the kids worked their butts off regardless of the weather, and we are still going to be able to perform all of show 1 and 2/3 of show 2, plus the drum feature. Things might not be as tight together as they normally are (not that they are ever really 'tight' after just 4 days of practice) but we will perservere and get through them successfully, I just know it.

Tomorrow, it's back home...laundry to do (pleeeeeze let the dryer get fixed!), horse business to take care of, and then packing for our family's trip to the southwest. Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah...visiting every national park within driving distance. I can't wait to see my first real mountain!

OK, I am rambling, just wasting time during my break, waiting for supper. I am sure it will be delicious....*sarcasm*

 

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Today is my last day to sleep in for the next full week...I should be sleeping all day to store up all of the sleep I will be missing the week of band camp. But here I am, woke up at 8am, laid there for an hour then gave up and got up to start the day. Immediately facing me as I came down the stairs is a large box of papers that are screaming to be stapled. Oh how I hate stapling. The charts are all 9+ pages long, which means I have to spread them out on the floor and sit on the carpet, hunched over collating and stapling by hand. When I am done, I will feel like I unloaded another 200 bales of hay! The world has yet to make a fullproof (or is it foolproof?) stapler that never jams. I can get about 5 charts stapled, then he 6th and 7th will jam up. Of course that means I have to pry the bent staple out of the paper with my fingernail, breaking it in the process. Oh, life is rough!

Today this is the last day I will spend completely by myself. Starting omorrow morning I will be surrounded by people at all times, 24 hours a day, for the next full week. That sometimes can be tough on me, I need my cave time (like sitting in the bathtub at night with a book all by myself!). It's just necessary to give me a chance to recharge my batteries and get ready to face the public again. Most people need their down time, I am sure. I will spend today stapling and doing barnwork and other chores and enjoying the silence for a while...preparing myself mentally for the stress of the week to come.

I am hungry...time for pretzels!

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I am sitting here alone. The city is exploding with fireworks, and it seems everyone in the entire city is sitting with loved ones watching the display. I am sitting here in my house, alone, in silence. Sometimes I do feel lonely. Funny, but often I feel lonely when the house is full of people. I have this feeling of being invisible, or of being a negative force.

I sit here tonight, and I am really melancholy. I've been making fun of myself all evening. What is my problem? What is the reason for these low feelings? I need to get a life! Oh yeah, I do have a life, but it seems that it isn't here right now. Maybe it's on sabbatical.

I am wondering if there is someone out there, anyone in this vast universe that might be thinking of me right now. Maybe an old friend, who happens to let my name cross their mind? Maybe a family member? Maybe someone loves me and is missing me right now? I highly doubt it, but it's an interesting throught.

My solution to all this drama is to go out in the backyard. there's someone out there that no matter WHAT the mood, the weather, or what stupid things I may have done, she is always happy to see me...overjoyed, in fact!

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My head is whirling with shapes. Lines, curves, circles, ovals, arcs that bend and then flip inside out, you name it. I got up at 9am and started working on marching band charts. Other than a short 2 hour break in the evening to go ride Corky, I've worked on charts straight through until 11pm. Oh, but I am not really complaining. I have taken quite a bit of time out in the past two weeks to hit horse shows in various states...I knew that by doing so I was forcing myself to have a couple major marathon days working at my computer. So I sit here all day working, but still enjoying the aftereffects of a very fun weekend showing in West Virginia. I will be spending the 4th of July at school running the copy machine. Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do! Besides, it was cloudy and gloomy all day, so staying inside wasn't too much of a hardship!

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