Memorial Day

(Marching Band listens to the service during the Memorial Day observances.
Nod is the right, with the camera lens, taking pictures - of course!)

Monday was a really busy day for us. The Kiddies are in Marching Band and Jazz Band, ya see?

Band Boosters decided to sell baked potatoes in the park (many groups sell lunch stuff after the parade and services). So I was helping wash, "prick" and foil-wrap a whole bunch of potatoes and stuff them into the ovens at a church (not commercial ovens, either ... it got interesting!)

We got worried that they wouldn't sell, since it ended up being 96 degrees. Not to worry, we just about sold them all - many took them home (just about everyone walks all over town). Not to mention that we got the potatoes for free. It sure helps to have a BB prez that's a business owner and can badger/haggle well.

The Kiddies had to be at the school at 8:15 to pick up their uniforms (uniforms that are meant to be worn in the fall and winter and not suited for Florida or Memorial Day - i.e. HOT). They were marching with the Middle School band (7 & 8th graders who had never marched before). Parade at 9:30. Memorial service in the cemetery at 11:00 (played two pieces). Sit thru speeches.

Get back to the school to turn in the marching uniforms. Have some pizza. Put on Hawaiian shirts and get back to the park's gazebo for the Jazz concert. Play for an hour. Pack up the chairs, stands and equipment. Go BACK to the school to unpack the van.

By the time they're all done and we're home, it's 2:30. That's when I noticed that the temp was at 96 degrees F. Summer is here, indeed!