Another year in the books!
In many ways the contest finals are getting easier each year. I know what to expect, and I can head off problems and issues a little sooner, or just easier because I’ve dealt with it before. We’ve been working on streamlining the process to catch up with the times (technologically) so where we used to have all paper forms, we’ve been able to move to emails and other advancements. We are no where near being an all tech event, but there are dreams of the future… being able to walk up and scan your QR code, then walk to the judging room and have the dookeeper scan your code again to check in and walk in and have the judge write the critique on a laptop and then be able to directly email those critiques to the teachers……… all dreams at this point. But who knows.
It also helps that the kids are getting older, so me being away for 3 days isn’t as traumatic as it once was. Tim, of course, is amazing and can handle it all in stride. The only hiccup this year was him being on worship team. It proved to be a little tricky getting all 4 kids to church for rehearsal and church and then he had to be onstage… but again, it wasn’t anything that he couldn’t handle. They really needed him to play this week, so he made it work. I so appreciate how he doesn’t complain about me being gone all weekend.
Chloe surprised me this year with a note each morning in my van. It was precious. I couldn’t believe it when I opened my door to leave (ridiculously early) and there was a note attached to my steering wheel.
And then second morning there was a note to go back and look in the fridge… and in there I found a plate of whoopie pies (that she and Jen had made the day before) for me to take with me.
I just love her and her sweet, generous heart.
Jen is pretty sweet, too, I’d say! You really are blessed with a precious family!
Aw! That is very sweet!