omnium-gatherum part deux

[temporal1]

When she started Catholic kindergarten, and her early years, her teachers would sometimes remark, “she really knows the Bible!”
i would hedge. “really?” o.hmm.

i often got to sit in or help in school or other activities, they encouraged grandparents, imagine that -
there were others that “knew the Bible,” too. some more than she.

when she went to public school, she was told right away, “no Bible here!” that was a bit of a blow for her.
she did her best to respect the rules. she was motivated , an enthusiastic student, and didn’t complain.

she was glad to return to Catholic HS as a junior. and has thrived there.
she chose a small (remote) Catholic college. in remote-ish Montana.

i’m not sure she knows what “remote” means. nor “real” winter.
she’s always liked “winter”. i don’t relate Seattle winters with “real” winters.

we’re about to find out.

[temporal1]

she plans to do something with music, she hopes to take her cello. (cellos are big.)
a lot of the school’s music is in the basement of the freshmen dorm. that should be nice.

i’ve urged her to participate in choir - it’s mobile!

she used to hum and sing frequently all through her day, i loved it. she has a sweet voice, on the low side, not soprano.
i wouldn’t know how to label it. just that i love it. nice speaking voice, too. in her C school, they routinely had all students reading aloud to the class and at events. no time to develop fears of public speaking!

unfortunately, she was in a community choir where she was told, “your voice is like a goose!”
i don’t think she’s sung again, or even her little hums she always had.

i’ve encouraged her. sad how an offhand thoughtless remark can change things.

surely there’s got to be a place for a non-soprano singer.

anyway. maybe at college:
https://www.carroll.edu/academics/program-finder/music
^^i see a cello there! she might be quite welcome.



i would like for her to find her voice. it was so natural for her, humming her way through her young days.

[temporal1]

even from my old Latin, i don’t think SCHOLA SANCTUS translates to anything about the sun. but, ok.
poetic license

[HansMacDonald]

she plans to do something with music, she hopes to take her cello. (cellos are big.)
a lot of the school’s music is in the basement of the freshmen dorm. that should be nice.

i’ve urged her to participate in choir - it’s mobile!

she used to hum and sing frequently all through her day, i loved it. she has a sweet voice, on the low side, not soprano.
i wouldn’t know how to label it. just that i love it. nice speaking voice, too. in her C school, they routinely had all students reading aloud to the class and at events. no time to develop fears of public speaking!

unfortunately, she was in a community choir where she was told, “your voice is like a goose!”
i don’t think she’s sung again, or even her little hums she always had.

i’ve encouraged her. sad how an offhand thoughtless remark can change things.

surely there’s got to be a place for a non-soprano singer.

anyway. maybe at college:
https://www.carroll.edu/academics/program-finder/music
^^i see a cello there! she might be quite welcome.



i would like for her to find her voice. it was so natural for her, humming her way through her young days.

That is some beautiful singing by the choir. Love it.

[temporal1]

Last night i attended my grdaughter’s HS Senior Baccalaureate Mass. In a Catholic Church.
i didn’t before know there was such a thing.

It was very nice, my tears weren’t too much, my grdaughter assured me, i had my fears.

The homily was to the point about the importance of retaining faith after HS, not leaving it behind.
i pray they listened.

No one would have guessed the night before, all these young saints got in trouble for an unplanned, unapproved chaotic Senior Prank - about 150 of them. Mostly boys in this class. My grdaughter came home, late, looking like she’d been in a fight.
i had a hard time sleeping. Her mother expected a call from the dean .. o.no.

It appears life will go on.
i don’t think there were injuries or vandalism. Freestyle furniture-moving was involved.
One of her teachers is Samoan, another from Somalia, i presume they’ve got it in hand.

Graduation Monday.

[temporal1]

Time is the oddest thing.

[temporal1]

The Samoans take the prize for celebration.
A mini unauthorized Haka in the balcony .. infants in arms ..

[temporal1]

Looks like an excellent opportunity!

she started this week. i don’t see how it could be better, short of a Swiss Guard detail.
P.4+ / https://forum.mennonet.com/viewtopic.ph ... 0&start=30

she’s one of 7 new interns for the summer, M W F, 9-1pm.

they started Monday, yesterday they went on a 3 hour hike around downtown Seattle, looking at all sorts of architectural details and structure, esp KPFF projects. i follow KPFF’s instagram page, they appear young+busy!

the weeks will fly by, she leaves for college in Montana on her last day of work!

i’m hoping one of the 7 will be on her light rail route. seems feasible to me.