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These are a few photos from my numerous trips to Southwestern Missouri this month. I'm the coach for the corps down in that area and have had a great time visiting them and getting to know about their work. But, it is a 4+ hour drive each way and I'm glad it's done for a while. And as you can tell by the photos, I was getting a little bored with the trip.
Christmas started for The Salvation Army in our division early in November. We had our Tree of Lights kickoff, which was excellent. We have a good team here. I've been helping out playing my horn for a few events. It's been a few years since I did that and I can tell! I've aged a bit, including my eyesight. It's much harder to read the music these days, especially if I'm supposed to be moving at the same time I'm playing. I tried to play in the Thanksgiving Day parade while trying to stay on a moving float, but am afraid I just blurted out some horrible sounds. I'm sure it was funny to watch but maybe not the best PR for us. I'll post some pictures later. I've decided to let the younger ones do that next year, I can walk along beside and hand out candy!
After that I traveled to Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with the Jordan/Arnold family. The dinner was excellent. I do love this holiday and since it is uniquely American, have definitely missed it. The rest of the weekend has been casual, hanging out with the Jordans - until this afternoon. The Chicago Staff Band 100th anniversary concert event starts. I've decided to play in the Alumni band (after the parade I'm seriously considering I've made a mistake!), so have a rehearsal then the CSB concert tonight. And tomorrow more of the same. It's nice to be home for this, as I'm sure I'll get to see lots of old friends. I'll post some pictures later. Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who it applies to. To the rest - I am thankful for you and your interest and frindship.
