It was an eventful weekend.
-My mother-in-law is in town, and she has been nothing but helpful.
-Seabury lost its first game of the season against Garrett by a score of 11-8. It was a good, close, and fun game.
-Friday night, the Yamada clan avec Grandma Wright went to see Westside Story at ETHS. It was performed in what had to be the biggest high school theatre in which I have been. The performance was really, really well done. Hannah S., the daughter of a Seabury student, played a very convincing officer Krupke; and Anna L., daughter of the former Dean, sung well as part of a trio (this particular version of WSS had three high school young women singing “There’s a Place for Us”). I love WSS. It was a great show.
-Saturday night we celebrated Michelle’s birthday, which was last Thursday. She decided on Merle’s since her mother has not had decent BBQ before. What a feast. Ribs, ribs, and more ribs.
-Sunday, I began a six week adult ed. series at First Presbyterian Church, Arlington Heights. The topic: “Gender and Sexuality in the Hebrew Bible.” It should be interesting. It was a lively group, and much larger than I expected. Looks like Presbyterians want to talk about sex too. Imagine that.
-Sunday night, I finished my final revisions for my now library ready dissertation. I burned 639 pieces of paper, 426 of it acid-free (btw, which you can purchase at Office Max, but not Office Depot). For you math majors, that means three copies at 213 pgs each. Michelle and I stuffed them into an undersized FedEx box, and I shipped it off Monday morning. Whew! Glad that’s done.