April 1st got the last laugh on us. We picked up almost 5 inches of heavy wet snow and made for a nasty drive to work at 5:20 a.m. I think nobody wanted to do any plowing at this late date.
As near as we can figure Joseph, our rabbit, is 9 years old. He seems to have gone into a different phase. He’s started chewing like crazy as seen above. He’s noshing on a small plant stand that Greg made years ago. It’s been in that spot as long as we’ve had Joseph and he’s never paid any attention to it. It’s going to need some serious refinishing. He’s also been hopping out front and nibbling on shoes. He spends most of his time out in the open now. In the evening he likes to hop up on the couch and be petted. I’m not sure what brought about all this change. Maybe it took him this long to finally decided we weren't going to hurt him.
Derek has been teaching Winter Percussion Marching Band at a nearby high school since January. When he interviewed for the job they thought he looked young but decided to take a chance on him because of how highly recommended he came to them. It paid off. The kids have been competing the last few weeks in Marching Band competitions. Last Saturday was the final event. His kids scored the highest that they ever have in the history of this group for the school. They didn’t win but they basked in a personal best.
The instructors were given sweatshirts and tee shirts.
The theme the group competed with was the music from the Magnificent Seven.
This job has been a great experience for Derek. He can be a very tough task master and has demanded excellence from his students. In return they have worked hard and come to respect him. They want him back next year and Derek is hoping he will be hired to run the fall Marching Band Percussion as well as the Winter Percussion group. The middle school band instructor has mentioned hiring him to teach percussion over the summer. Derek continues to be a member of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and Boston Civic Orchestra. They will be winding down the end of this month. The last 2 Sunday’s he’s been working with one of the women that hired him for the Marching Band group. She has a music studio and teaches flute. He has been working with some of her kids on rhythm things and really enjoys that. There are a lot of irons in the fire for him right now. I’ll keep you posted as things pan out. One more perk of this job has been a girlfriend. Leah taught the color guard so when they were at work they had to pretend nothing was going on. Some of the kids thought otherwise but they didn’t let on.
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