Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?

We dropped off one of our day/night shades at Weiss Blinds this morning. They work out of their house, which turned out to be on the way to our Friday morning Darryl Lipscomb dance. After the dance we ate our packed lunch and then went to the HEB on Trenton before stopping back by to pick up our shade. It was all restrung and ready to go for $30. We actually managed to work together pretty amicably to get the valence and shade reinstalled--yay!

This evening we picked up Hardy and Judy and headed to Nikki Rowe High School for a performance of the musical, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?

A group of impressively talented young people put on an entertaining show. We heard some great voices and saw some great performances. Since I went to Catholic elementary and high school, a lot of the references were very familiar, but the one that unexpectedly moved me the most was the singing of the chorus from the song "Bring Flowers of the Rarest" that was sung at May crownings. I had a hard time stopping myself from singing along: "Oh Mary we crown thee with blossoms today...." Memories of grade school innocence just welled up inside me.

After the performance and the applause and bows, the students asked everyone to stay while they gave a tribute to their drama teacher, who is retiring after this year. The students gave heartfelt speeches of praise and gratitude that seemed quite mature. It's clear that we have young people here who are going far--and who give us cause for hope for the future.

Tribute to a wonderful teacher (photo is out of focus--taken with my cell phone from high up in the auditorium)

It's still cold and miserable. We want to see some sunshine!