Had Gwynn's Holiday concert tonight...her first in Band with her saxophone, and Chorus...and Chamber Ensemble...and Select Chorus...and...and...and...Let's just say she was a busy girl, and we were proud parents.

My heart always swells when we get to go to the kids' musical performances. Each and every time I am taken back to my own days performing. I loved it so much. Band was my "big thing," as you couldn't really be in both band AND chorus at our school, until they finally rearranged the schedules my senior year. That was the first time I got to sing in a group, and I got to go on to All County and Area All State that year as well. I will never forget that experience, and what it felt like to be surrounded by all of those human voices. To this day, it's the choral singing that really gets me. Someday, I want to find a way, and the right place and group, to sing again.

Music truly does touch a different part of me, deep in my soul. I am thankful tonight for that.