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The Fabers come to town

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Linda has been hard at work coordinating a joint conference between the Kansas and Missouri Music Teachers Association, being held this weekend.

The keynote speakers are Dr. Randall Faber and his wife, Nancy Faber.  They have authored some of the most popular piano teaching books; many piano students have likely played some of their material.

Dr. Faber performed a most wonderful concert last night at the conclusion of the conference day.  Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, and Gershwin were offered to the audience in amazing lyricism and technical prowess.  Most enjoyable.

Afterwards, the kids met with them and got autographs on their respective books.

Finally back…

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Yes – we’re finally back.  We didn’t go anywhere, but we’ve just been quite busy.

Ultimately, I’ve spent more time on my new MacBook that I got for work and spend very little time on the iMac that has the working file for the website.

Good news – I now have the file on my MacBook and I can keep up on the website much, much easier.

Many things have occurred in our household since my last posting on May 17.  The girls had their dance recital, school talent show, and – most importantly – finished school.

Linda completed her goal of riding 194 miles across the western half of Kansas.  There’ll be more to post about this later – it deserves a good post.

Anyways, I plan to keep up with the website much better.  I also hope to be able to add a “comment” section.  This is gonna require some research, but I think it’ll be worth it.

Thanks for waiting for us….

Sally works hard around here

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Sally spends much of her day waiting for the girls to get home from whatever activity they’re doing.  She waits patiently, saving an amazing amount of energy.  When they arrive, you’d think she had the spirit of Tigger in her as she pounces in high gear – boy, is she happy to see them.

She is just about the sweetest, most loving dog I’ve ever seen.  We love you, Sally.

Happy Mothers Day

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Anna and Emily stayed up late and then got up early to finish up the banner that they hung over the entry into the kitchen.

They took every free moment they had yesterday to create cards on the computer.  We really had a nice time before church.

The girls served as alter servers this morning, giving me and Linda the opportunity to sit quietly in the pew to enjoy the service…and then a family with 4 kids under age 5 sat right behind us.  God sure has a great sense of humor.

We had lunch at Zardas (awesome barbecue) and dinner at Jose Peppers (even more awesome mexican) – mm, mm, good.

Finally, as a special gift, I mowed the lawn so Linda wouldn’t have to.

We need a little Mother for Mother’s Day

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So, this blog has been up and running for a couple weeks now and there’s been very little mention of Linda.  The real reason for this is that she’s usually not in the picture.  Always busy and frequently behind the video camera – she rarely gets her picture taken.

However, she is the rock of this family.  Full time mother, full time wife, full time piano teacher…she is always busy.

The end of her spring teaching semester is coming to a close, but the judging season has picked up.  She’s out of town here and there listening to other kids play for her.  Last week she judged in a small Missouri town and they requested a picture that could be given to the local paper so her picture could accompany the story about her coming to judge.  The above picture is the one she gave.

Beautiful wife, adoring mother – we love you!

Blast from the past – meeting Mike Sweeny

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In a blatant attempt to make you smile, I’ll be posting some “Blast from the past” pictures.

Way back in July 2002, Linda took the girls to stand in 98-degree weather outside a Leawood restaurant to get the autograph of Mike Sweeny – their most beloved player.  As you can see on Anna’s face, this was just right!

This picture is proudly displayed in our cabinet of Royals memorabilia.  How we miss thee, Mike Sweeny.

Shawnee Mission South Strings Concert – Spring 2010

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We were back at Shawnee Mission South High School once again this week to watch Anna play violin with the rest of the 4th-12th graders in the South portion of the school district.

As noted on a recent blog post, Anna has really come a long way with her violin in just over 2 years of playing.  She has been taking private lessons and seems to enjoy the challenge that it presents.

I’m very proud of her work with music, dance, and school.  Seems the nut doesn’t fall far from either of the parental trees…

P90X Completed – I DID IT

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First – I apologize for any shock I may have caused you by forcing you to view my bare chest and flexed muscles.  However, you need to understand how hard I’ve worked to be able to show this to you.

If you look at the very top of this page, you’ll see a “P90X” heading in the menu bar.  Clicking there will show you all of the progress pictures throughout the 90-day program.

Thanks to all of my family and friends that supported and encouraged me through this adventure.

Next up?  I’m planning on doing another 90-days of the same thing.  Let’s see what I look like August!?!