Something old, something new
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wiseheartMy choir #2 (aka the Oldies) invited the children's choir of our school for a pre-Christmas get-together today. The kids were ecstatic, of course, as it meant they were allowed to leave school (and miss at least 3 lessons), not to mention lots and lots of home-made cakes and cookies. Even though they went right for the candy and the chips. *shakes head* Today's youth really doesn't know what's good for them.
In any case, it was a lovely morning. Both the kiddies and the Oldies sang a great number of Christmas carols, then we sang them together, as there were a lot of them both groups knew. Uncle Paul (one of the oldest of the Oldies) played his zither, to the great delight of the kiddos, and the lady who plays the piano when the kiddies sing brought her guitar and taught them some new songs, and there were small gifts exchanged... The Oldies really, really know how to throw a party.
Of course, since our choir leader had no idea how to get to the community house where the whole thing took place - people who drive a car can be amazingly clueless and unable to navigate when using public transportation - I had to go to the school first and pick them up, and then had to escort them back to school, so it was half past one when I finally got home, dead on my feet. Have you tried to board public transport with 37 kids, most of them under 10? Well... it is an adventure, even though they were really well-behaved... for kids.
Still, I was very happy that I had already baked my cakes for tomorrow's Christmas party (with choir #1 this time), so I could collapse on my bed for some more hand-stitching in front of the telly.
I'm working on the remaining Santa's socks, just for fun, since I had cut out twice as many pieces as I could finished before the fair. It is really relaxed work now; I finish as many as I can comfortably finish till Christmas Eve and put them on the tree. And if I can't finish them all (which is very likely at the moment), then they will go onto the tree later. We always keep the tree from Christmas Eve well into January, so there's no need to hurry.
BTW - can someone tell me how I could download videos from a shared Google drive? We have great records from both concerts, but I can't link them from there - or can I?
In any case, it was a lovely morning. Both the kiddies and the Oldies sang a great number of Christmas carols, then we sang them together, as there were a lot of them both groups knew. Uncle Paul (one of the oldest of the Oldies) played his zither, to the great delight of the kiddos, and the lady who plays the piano when the kiddies sing brought her guitar and taught them some new songs, and there were small gifts exchanged... The Oldies really, really know how to throw a party.
Of course, since our choir leader had no idea how to get to the community house where the whole thing took place - people who drive a car can be amazingly clueless and unable to navigate when using public transportation - I had to go to the school first and pick them up, and then had to escort them back to school, so it was half past one when I finally got home, dead on my feet. Have you tried to board public transport with 37 kids, most of them under 10? Well... it is an adventure, even though they were really well-behaved... for kids.
Still, I was very happy that I had already baked my cakes for tomorrow's Christmas party (with choir #1 this time), so I could collapse on my bed for some more hand-stitching in front of the telly.
I'm working on the remaining Santa's socks, just for fun, since I had cut out twice as many pieces as I could finished before the fair. It is really relaxed work now; I finish as many as I can comfortably finish till Christmas Eve and put them on the tree. And if I can't finish them all (which is very likely at the moment), then they will go onto the tree later. We always keep the tree from Christmas Eve well into January, so there's no need to hurry.
BTW - can someone tell me how I could download videos from a shared Google drive? We have great records from both concerts, but I can't link them from there - or can I?
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Date: 2019-12-17 01:06 am (UTC)See if you can see this photo
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6HXL8mIOnsGNE9IYUxYS1hVc1pDN0Izc1hwS2JkX3lSQXYw/view?usp=sharing
If you can, this how I shared,
You click in the far top right corner of google drive and a menu appears. Click share. Wait for it to load then copy the link, making sure it is set to public.
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Date: 2019-12-17 07:30 pm (UTC)Edit: Okay, I'm obviously an idiot because I don't find the right menu. Will try to ask one of the younger colleagues for help.
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Date: 2019-12-17 09:02 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-12-17 09:40 pm (UTC)