animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

busy times

The weekend was kind of busy, with things going on each day. Friday night, Jake played at his school’s Coffee House event, which is like a real coffee house, where performers play music or do poetry. Jake and his friend Kat played a song (Jake was on guitar and Kat, …

sixteen

Jacob turned 16 today! I’m taking the afternoon off to take him to the DMV for his driver’s permit. He is very excited about the prospect of driving. It is hard to believe that he’s 16 already. Time flies. Happy Birthday, Jake!

the confirmed

I failed to write about Jacob’s confirmation, which occurred last Sunday. The day started off at church, of course. Jake had a good showing of family members there and we all got to sit through an hour and fifty minute(!) service (which really isn’t that much longer than the normal …

debut

Jake made not one, but two, debuts this week. The first one was his public drumming debut with the Westmont Middle School Chorus, of which he is a member. Their spring concert was on Tuesday and he played the drum set during one of the songs. The second was this …