Manners and Competitions

We found this book as we were cleaning out Marshall's bedroom not too long ago. It was published in 1922. It's clear that Marshall did not read past the 2nd page, which says under the heading of "Care of Clothing"..."Whether a boy or a girl, cultivate the habit of smoothing out your clothes and arranging them carefully when you take them off. Never throw them in a heap on a chair or on the floor. Hang them on hangers if possible." Actually, all of my kids could have done better in this regard.
This paragraph is interesting also and I'll have to see how well our congregation does next week at church. Under "Entering Public Places" it reads, "In church, however, where the family have a pew and the usher does not precede them, the man of the family precedes, whether he be an adult or a boy, and stands beside the pew until the women have taken their places. He then takes his place in the end seat." Never knew that...

Yesterday was the Tiger Marching Band Ambush Classic. Edwardsville High School hosted their first competition with 22 bands in attendance. It was a rather successful event. The weather even cooperated with relatively cool temperatures, and the rain holding out until we were on our way home. Sarah is doing a fantastic job on the keyboard in the "pit". Last week did not go as well and she was a tad nervous about doing a better job this week in front of the home crowd. It was fantastic and she did great! Heather (her Mia Maid advisor) always makes such a great effort to support her girls and was there to see Sarah perform. Their season goes for several more weeks. On top of that Sarah has also agreed to play her flute with the music ensemble group that plays for the school play, which this fall is "Man of LaMancha"...think "To Dream the Impossible Dream." Busy, busy girl.

OK, so they're not the most attractive outfits, but that goes with the territory.