Thursday and Friday were days off from school because of parent/teacher conferences. We sent Rachel to an art camp for the day called Lola's Lab. It was held at a nearby elementary school, and the kids spent their day making puppets, putting together a big paper dragon and watching a play. (They also got to watch a movie, and Rachel insists she is ready for "The Wizard of Oz." I don't know, Mom, what do you think? The flying monkeys scared the hell out of me right into high school).
When I went to pick her up on Thursday, Lola exclaimed, "Rachel was really out there! Most kids her age just hold back, but she dived right in!"
I ended up chatting a bit with Lola; turns out a friend of hers is a member of Potomac Harmony, a Sweet Adelines chorus out here. As soon as I get a job, I plan to get back to singing with some kind of group. I also met Earl, one of the "teachers" at the camp, who is a personal chef, and he showed me photos on his smartphone of all the food he has cooked. He also loves singing, and we got into a long discussion of why harmony parts are better than melody parts.
I continue to be amazed at how many points of interest I have in common with people here.
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