Yawn....January update.

For someone who hates snow, I'm really enjoying our current weather. (Snow, if you had to ask.) When the roads are bad, it's an excuse to stay home and "catch up", whatever that means. It also means I don't have to talk to anyone face-to-face. (Three of Seven has just put her face into mine and said, "Whadya mean?")

It means I'm perfectly content to be just with the family, or even alone; I don't get lonely, and I never have.

But classes have started this week, and "face the music" (pun intended) I must. The conducting professor was forced into having to speak to me, since I was one of only seven people in the class, and he couldn't bloody well ignore me. My suspicions that he did not view the final exam video tapes were, I think, confirmed, since he didn't cite a single example of what I did wrong OR right. Oh wait - yes he did: he said I needed to have more "confidence". I replied that I was extremely confident at the final, and I couldn't believe that I would be so confident and that he couldn't see it. I believe he looked away at that point.

Could this be an example of God's Will being shown to me? I had been considering doing a double Master's degree in Organ AND choral conducting. I see that it's not something to consider, at least not now, and not at this university. So instead of grumbling, I should be thanking God.

Thanks, God! And I truly mean that.

Miscellaneous This, That, and the Other:

1. For all you local people: My Junior Recital will be Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 2 p.m., and it'll be over slightly before 3 p.m. And on Divine Mercy Sunday, no less! How cool is that?

10. If you're feeling a little cocky about how doggoned smart you are, head over to TH2's place, and enjoy his latest post. I love his writing, even if I have to Google the lofty vocabulary. Anyway, as I looked out the door this morning, his post inspired me to consider writing about Snow Drift Chaos Theory. Or maybe I'll just post a picture of a snowdrift.

11. Do you save your Christmas Tree tinsel each year? I always have UNTIL NOW. I was picking that stuff off ONE STRAND AT A TIME (why? To keep it orderly, of course!) when I asked the question that haunts all philosophers, mathematicians, and dog groomers: WHY?

So I grabbed my non-biodegradable plastic bag and chucked it all. (Fun fact: Tinsel is made of PVC. So don't eat it.)

100. The March for Life is January 22 in D.C., and the two oldest and I will be joining the first-ever bus trip from Athens for the event.

101. With one notable exception that I won't go into, God has not seen fit to give me Consolations; he gives each person what they need, when they need it, and I believe that Consolations would be detrimental to me spiritually. Nevertheless, He knew I needed encouragement; I substituted at the Sunday Masses last week, and got several nice compliments after the first Mass. I appreciated it not because I need to have my ego stroked, but because I see it as an affirmation that I'm doing His Will. Especially the part about the Saturday music (including the choir) being "a religion saver". It can't get better than that.

110. I detest manipulative people, especially when they psychologically harm the people I love. The motivation for such behavior is BEYOND me. Don't try it on me, because I will see through you. You will NOT succeed.

111. I worry a lot about my salvation. But when I was being medically anesthetized over Winter break, I was fully aware that something could go wrong and I may not wake up. But I wasn't scared at all. I told Jesus that I loved Him, and I prayed that His will be done in all things. To be calm about it felt really good.

1000. Did you really get this far? You possess great fortitude! :-)