This and That...

So much has happened in the past couple of weeks that I don't even know what I should write about. School let out on the 10th of December, and then I joined the entire student body for a week long choir tour all throughout California. It was the first choir trip I have been able to go on since I always had to stay home before to get caught up on grading and lesson planning. It was great fun, but by the time we all arrived in San Jose on the 17th for GYC, we were all ready to stay in one location for longer than a day. We performed twice at GYC--once for an evening special music and then three selections during a Friday afternoon musical concert. It was fun. Here is a video of one of our performances.



This is a photo of all of us on stage at GYC. Photo credit by Alden Ho.

The students even made up a performance of their own. My kids never cease to amaze me in coming up with creative ways to entertain themselves when they are bored. I thought I would include a little clip of what they do when they need something to do. This year, yodeling has become a fun past time at school and one of our students has gotten quite a number of the guys to join along. Saturday night after the last GYC meeting, I walked into a room to find my students giving a yodeling concert. We were all laughing so hard since it was so amusing. There was a huge Christmas gathering in a park directly across from the convention center and there were a lot of passersby in the downtown area. One of our students suggested that they go out onto the street and see if they could get people to stop by and listen to them. They even decided to open the accordion case and see if people would throw money into the case. They actually did have people stop by and several stayed for quite a while. They even got a few donations for their cause. As you will notice in the clip, they had no qualms about asking for donations! To say the least, I thought it was a clever way to pass the time!



Now I am finally back at home and am enjoying a wonderful time with my family. It feels really good to just sit around! But in reality, I brought a lot of work with me and eventually I will get some stuff done. But in the meantime, I am enjoying just spending time with the best family ever!!

In the beauty of this season, I hope you will remember what matters most--family, friends, and most importantly a Savior who loved us enough to give us a reason for the season. May you appreciate His sacrificial gift all the more this Christmas.