We left on time for Ann Arbor with Brandon and his dad. It was an enjoyable trip down to U of M. Brandon went to his appointments and we walked through town a little and had some good pizza at a nearby pizza place. Jeff met us at 1 pm for the prospective student meeting and campus tour. Parking was frustrating for everyone. At first Mary was a little overwhelmed by the size of the central campus, but after all was said and done, Michigan is still a top contender for her college choice, along with Hope College and Michigan State. A favorite place on U of M was the Law quad. It reminds me a lot of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Next college visit is Western Michigan on March 28th.After we arrived back in Greenville, we stopped at church for a "Captive Free" concert at our church's lock-in event. It was ok, I had a hard time understanding the words. Matthew stayed till midnight then came home for good rest. We had another early morning on Saturday.
Matthew and Mary were on the school bus with the Greenville Choirs headed for choir festival about 30 minutes away by 0730. Jeff and I left an hour later and listened to both choirs, their critique and sight reading. Both choirs received a rating of '1', but the concert choir also had the title of superior. I guess the rating systems have changed and you can have a '1', but not superior. I guess Village Green missed superior by 1 point. The sight reading was a little more difficult.
Everyone was tired this afternoon and took naps to catch up on sleep. Later, I worked on Sunday School attendance certificates, Jeff worked in his office, Matt watched TV and played the Wii, and Mary went to a play by our community players "Suessical the Musical". She said it was very good. Now I am getting the laundry finished before the next round of laundry for next week. It never ends.
Looking ahead makes me tired just thinking about it. Tomorrow is Preschool Sunday and the praise team is singing. Bowling in the evening. Monday I work 6 hour days, kids and chimes in the evening. Mary will be in Lansing most of the day with her "Simply Strings" quartet for a clinics and competition. Matthew has baseball tryouts this week. Mary takes the ACT/Michigan tests Tuesday -Thursday. I work Wednesday night shift. Quilting and orchestra are on Thursday. Sarah will be going to the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association conference in Ft. Wayne on March 11-14. Then she has spring break. I will pick her up on Saturday sometime.
That is enough for one week, don't you think? Better get to work, we have to spring forward tonight, so we will lose an hour of sleep too.
Don't miss church! Set your clocks before bed.
Grace
