Finished.

HALLELUJAH!!!!

I am done with my master's program.

Now, off to sleep for a few days....

Good good life

Random tidbits...

1. Parents love you more and know you better

than anyone else. Take your troubles to them.

The advice they give has your best interest at heart.

2. I get to be home in beautiful Montana for 2 whole weeks

at Christmas and New Year's!! I don't know

if words exist to express how excited I feel.

3. I will be finished with school in 6 weeks

and, supposedly,

I will be a "Master" in school libraries!!!!

Wahooooooooooooo!

Now to find a job....

Stay tuned I am going to post my

First Annual Christmas List:

A guide for every age (and budget)

in a few....

Boston Pops

I had a band teacher in high school who was ...

well, simply put - awesome!!

Every spring we played a pops concert complete

with tables on the gym floor and kids serving food and soda.

We played the funniest and most entertaining things.

One year he dressed up in a powder blue tuxedo to conduct

(complete with a ruffled shirt).

All of this was brought back to my mind

after my recent attendance at a Boston Pops Concert.

It was a stunning performance.

It was a tribute to America and patriotism.

They had the flag from the Twin Towers in NY.

It's tattered edges and insides mended with american flags

from other towns across America who also faced disasters.

They had rescue workers (including a rescue dog!!)

who had helped rescue

and recover at ground Zero.

Do you remember singing

"This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land"

in elementary school?

Arlo Guthrie, the son of Woody Guthrie, who wrote the song,

came and performed.

He sang his own music

as well as that famous song of his father's.

He told a lot of jokes.

He was very funny.

The world premier orchestral piece written about the

3 Kennedy brothers Bobby, Ted, and Jack

was performed and narrated by 4 amazing actors:

Cherry Jones, Robert DeNiro, Ed Harris, and Morgan Freeman.

The music was powerful,

the words were taken from speeches

given by each of the three brothers,

and the photos accompanying it all provided

a true view into history.

All in all, an amazing night.

And - the best part -

getting $15 tickets to the "cheap seats".

I may not have had the best view,

but it was good enough for me!

As my mom said,

it doesn't matter if you can see or not,

as long as you can hear!