01/06/2025 to 01/12/2025 Weekly Update
Monday night, Katie E. Smith, Artistic Programs Director for the Reif Center, released the cast list for Newsies Jr .🗞️ and Andrew was selected to play the part of Albert. He is very happy with his role; castings are always very stressful! 🎭
On Wednesday, Andrew had Drum Major tryouts for the Grand Rapids Marching Band in front of Dale Gunderson, Sander Grotjohn, and one current & two graduating, Drum Majors. We found out on Thursday that Andrew was selected! He will be traveling to University of Colorado, Boulder July 8th through the 11th to attend George N. Parks Drum Major Academy. When I had attended my first Fill the Hill, I had thought how cool it would be if Andrew made Drum Major - and here we are today! So proud of him and what a fantastic opportunity. For the 2025 GRMB season, Aaron (Junior), Joslin (Sophomore), and Andrew (Junior) will be the Drum Majors.
Saturday Kim had her dog Willy pull her down Wendigo arm on her kicksled to our house to say hi 👋. It was approximately 12 degrees out but she was dressed right and seemed comfortable.
Saturday afternoon, I finished reading Skeletons On The Zahara, Dean King🐪. There were two ideas that stood out while reading the book, communal sharing of food and drink to support nomadic living, and negotiation and bartering for preservation of relationships. I also got strong Dune vibes from the book. I will probably never visit Western Sahara, but after reading this book, I almost feel like I’ve been there. After finishing the book, I decided that my 2025 New Year’s resolution will be to read more books. 📖
Saturday evening, Tiffany made Snow Crab for dinner; they were very good. 🦀. We like King Crab the best but they haven’t been affordable for quite some time. I miss the days of going to the Nine Mile Bar for all you can eat King Crab! There is a litany of reasons why King Crab is so expensive and this article, The Great Alaska King Crab Conundrum: Why Prices Are Skyrocketing This Year by Leon Martinez, pretty much sums it up.
Saturday night/Sunday morning we finally got 5 to 6 inches of snow. Long overdue and not nearly enough yet. Sunday morning was actually the first time I used my snow blower, I was very thankful I had it serviced this last fall.
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