Dillon's Flight Alabama All State Band 2008

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Dillon's Flight as performed by the Alabama All State Band on 19 April 2008. This piece was conducted by Carla Gallahan and composed by Ralph Ford.

Destination Imagination Anne Boleyn

Scribbles and her Destination Imagination team conducted a dress rehearsal of their event in preparation for the Destination Imagination District Competition.

Destination ImagiNation (DI) is a creativity and problem solving program for children from elementary age to college age. Teams of up to seven members compete in various challenges that require complex thinking, problem solving, teamwork and creativity. The goal of the program is to teach creative and critical thinking, presentation skills, problem solving, and teamwork skills.

The group's topic for the competition was proving the existence or not of ghosts. And the focus of their performance is on Anne Boleyn. Anne Boleyn (1501/1507–19 May 1536) was the second wife of Henry the VIII and the mother of Elizabeth I of England. Henry's marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution, were part of the complex beginning of the considerable political and religious upheaval which was the English Reformation, with Anne herself actively promoting the cause of Church reform. She has been called "the most influential and important queen consort England has ever had."

Honey Do

Molly started her new job this week. She enjoys the job, but the rest of the Pohick Clan is going through a period of adjustment. We had grown used to having her at our beck and call. Now we are all having to fend for ourselves a little bit. Check out the video of what happened at the Pohick house during her first day at work.

District Band Concert

Scribbles was selected to represent her school in the District Band. Luckily Yellow Hair video taped the concert, because Jake was unable to attend. (See Previous Entry) The attached video is a medley of the songs that the band performed. I'm sure you will recognize a few of the tunes.

Alone In The Wild

You're in rural Alabama on a Saturday evening thirty miles from your home. Your daughter has to get to a district honor band in thirty minutes. You're car gets a flat tire. Not just a leak or a nail, but a big old slash in the side wall. You change the tire using the stupid little doughnut tire that serves as a spare . Skinning your knuckles in the process. Then you discover that the spare tire isn't holding air either. The valve stem is broken. Did I mention that it's Saturday evening in rural Alabama. Triple AAA asks, "What would you like to do." You respond, "I would like you to take my daughter to her concert and then fix my flat tire." There is silence on the phone. Then the triple A rep asks, "Do you know that you're in rural Alabama?" I don't think you are going to find someone to fix your tire on a Saturday evening down there. When the tow truck driver showed up, he asked, "What would you like to do?" Well, can we take my daughter to her concert and then get my tire fixed?" Silence..... "Did you know that this is rural Alabama?", the driver asked.

Scribbles got one of her friends to drive her to the concert. The tow truck driver called in a favor and got a buddy to stay open late at the Sears Automotive store. Jake spent lots of money getting the tire fixed. But alls well that ends well.