Band Concerts and Other Normal Things

Tonight was J's 6th grade band concert.  He plays the alto saxophone.  It was a typical middle school band concert.  They managed to play together.  There were only a few times when the band was supposed to be silent, but one person took an impromptu solo.  There was a fun song played by all three grades about the revenge of the dust bunnies, with a live vacuum cleaner at the end.  They performed in their gym and had the performing band in the center, and the two sitting bands were in the back of the room seated in chairs.  J fidgeted like a 6th grader.  He whispered to classmates while other bands were performing.  He couldn't stop talking about how much fun the evening was.

Quick Update

J had a long day at the hospital getting CT scans, labs, and follow-up visit.  The long and short of it is that the lymphoma remains in remission.

Remembering

Anniversaries seem to assume a celebration of sorts.  But people who have lost or have been hurt also know there are sad or somber anniversaries.  It has been a year (Feb 11) since we found J's lymphoma.  Talking with J tonight he said, "It doesn't seem like it could have been a year since that all happened, it doesn't seem like it has been that long."  I reminded him he was in a bit of a daze during a few months of treatment.  He chuckled a bit and said, "Yeah".  I asked him earlier what he thinks about regarding his experience over the last year.  He said he kind of prefers not to think about it at all.