May Happenings

Since I had not posted all of last month, here's a recount (I'll try not to bore you) of the month of May.

We attended my cousin's wedding in Kenilworth, New Jersey. It was a beautiful ceremony and fun reception. Jackie had a wonderful time dancing with her great uncle. It was really nice to see my relatives again after so many years.

Coming home from New Jersey we acquired an additional passenger - my aunt from California who also attended the wedding. She stayed with use for 5 days. I took a few days off from work to be her tour guide/chauffeur. The Sunday we got back from New Jersey, I was called in to work in DC, just for couple of hours. We took my aunt to Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Air and Space Museum) in Chantilly, VA - a very impressive place. Go if you haven't gone. We watched Forces of Nature at the IMAX theater - Jackie had her ears covered (with my hands) the entire time. She does not like very loud sounds.

Jackie missed her last hip hop class, but she started piano lessons with a new teacher. The new teacher is very good. He is a retired high school teacher. Kinda eccentric looking with resemblance to St. Nick - white hair, long beard, big tummy. She had about 7 lessons with the previous teacher, and I found out that Jackie was never taught the proper posture. I sat in her first session with the new teacher and immediately he emphasized the importance of the hand position and form. I really like this guy - he is a keeper. Jackie already made big improvement in the way she plays. He was quite impressed with Jackie's ability to read and play the music in her piano books.

Don had his birthday on the 27th. We did not have a birthday party, but on Sunday (Memorial Day weekend) I invited Beth over to play Rock Band. I got sick that day - with fever. But, even with fever I thought I was a good host, and was able to play Rock Band with Beth, Don, and Mike. I played the drums, Beth played the guitar and later did the vocals, and the two boys did the guitar. By the time Beth left, around 8 p.m. I was under 2 sheets of blanket shivering. It was around 2 a.m. when my fever finally broke. I was ill with fever and sore throat for several days and had to take Tuesday off.

At work, May was a frantic month for me. My main project was to complete the IT equipment inventory for the entire company, which is a very tedious task. I am so glad it is done - at least for now.