Rockets, Trumpets, and Famous Composers

Hey everyone! I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer. Things are going pretty great here. I miss NJ more than anything right now. Well, not the state, but my friends and all the wonderful things we did together. I definitely miss band. I wish I could be right there with you.

I have been very busy here, which is why many of you have not heard from me. That and there is absolutely no

cell service here whatsoever. This past week, I have been aiding a man named Paul lead a group of 15 10-year-olds build rockets. 10-year-olds and rockets are VERY hard to handle, but we did alright. Today was launch day and the kids

had a great time. No one had a faulty take-off, and all of the rockets survived their landing. Most importantly no one got hurt. It was a miracle. And on such a lovely day too. I hope those kids are proud of themselves. It was a lot of work making those things. I have also been helping out with the drama class. Tomorrow, the class is presenting the Bible story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Very exciting if you ask me. I am going to use the trumpet that Mom is borrowing to teach trumpet lessons to announce the arrival of King Nebudchanezzar.

Mom and I have been honored to volunteer at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough. I am so excited. This is wear Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland have gone to compose. It is where "Porgy and Bess," "The Lovely Bones," and "Our Town" was written. And that is only to name a few. We are hanging up posters for "Medal Day." Medal Day is a day to award a certain artist or writer with a special award. This year, the man receiving the award is Edward Albee, who wrote "Who Is Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" And we get to be there for the ceremony =) I am so glad to be a volunteer at a place as cool as this =) It will be a lot of fun =) Well, I suppose that's all for now!