it has been a VERY long time since i've written one of these things.  needless to say...life's just too busy.  it really is.  course, the choices we make tend to cause that, however, sometimes things just happen & we have to roll w/ it.

so...to catch everyone up on what's been going on...
hmm...i went to a lock-in the night of all state...that was pretty fun.  it's getting easier to play piano in front of people...my sight-reading & hymn-playing is also improving.  definitely good there.  then...last weekend i went to a Gaither concert-- southern gospel music.  it was good:)  & this past weekend we went up to south dakota to visit my brother & his family.  we had a good time.  i felt bad cuz i couldn't exactly play w/ alexis or avery...& everyone kept yelling @ alexis to stay away from my leg...poor kid.  i felt so bad!:(  i couldn't run around w/ her or get down on the floor w/ her...man...oh well.  i'm also not very fond of the 7 hour drive...especially when my leg cramps up.  hehe...that's not very fun.  ick. 

so...other than that, my days are snowed w/ school, physical therapy, orchestra, cantata practice, homework, whatever music stuff i have after school...blah de blah de blah.  i'm pumped for christmas break.  & thanksgiving break.  i've already figured out that until thanksgiving, i won't have to go to a full week of school...YES!  tomorrow, we have our conference vocal festival...wooptidoo...then wednesday we get out early!!!!  then next week, we have our band festival...then i miss friday for all-state.  then the next week is thanksgiving!:)  woohooo!!!:)  i'm so SICK & TIRED of school.  it just needs to stop.

my knee's getting better...sometimes.  well it is...but sometimes it just feels like it's @ a stand-still.  i've been able to bend it 100 degrees...so that's good.  um...i have trouble straightening it because i've been working on making it bend.  i have to massage it & rub all the really tight places out of my leg before i do anything...it's been a month since surgery...seems like eternity.  my physical therapist says i should have my massively bulky brace off by this week...i hope.  & i'm starting to kinda walk normally...it bends sometimes.  & going up & down stairs is slow, but sometimes i try & step up w/ my bad leg...sometimes it works...sometimes it doesn't. 

eh...whatever.

welp i gotta go...
bye!