Finally

Our older daughter's engagement is finally "official", meaning she has the ring. This was hardly a surprise since they have been talking about it for a while and have a tentative date. And, oh yeah, there's a wedding dress in one of our closets. Now I'm free to tell people so I announced it during "joys and concerns" this morning at church (as a joy). I know there will be lots of planning ahead and it will cost $$ but I'm excited for them.

Last night we enjoyed a concert by the Boise Philharmonic. We received free tickets from a couple from our church who couldn't use their season tickets because they were going out of town. The orchestra is searching for a new music director so last night we had the opportunity to observe one of the applicants conduct. She was Brazilian with Italian roots, tiny, and a bundle of energy. We went to the reception afterwards and one of the long-time musicians said she is really easy to follow with great facial expressions. We had a conversation with the previous music director and he encouraged Bob to dust off his old trumpet and start playing it again. He's thinking about it.

Today was the Ada County CROP Walk. After church and a quick stop at home to change we headed to Julia Davis Park, the starting point. There were several hundred people from a number of area churches there to fight for the cause of ending hunger. I managed to collect $255. We walked 6.2 miles or 10 kilometers, visiting with people from our church and the church where I work. The weather was not the best. We got a little bit of rain but it wasn't bad and the temperature was around 60 degrees. I walked the last half of the walk with a lady from our church who is nearing 80 years old (much to my surprise). I'm a bit tired and stiff tonight but not too bad. We had our usual TCBY (reward) and pizza afterwards. Walking is a small thing to do for a good cause. "We walk because they walk".