Of Cats and Cardstock

In July, the long-awaited, much anticipated national touring Hamilton production came to town. I had bought tickets back in December, know...

I've given this a lot of thought, and I've concluded that the hardest part of the senior year is the end of activities which have be...

Our high school jazz ensemble competed in the Iowa State Jazz Championships yesterday against top bands from around the state. Two bands are...

...Show choir being one of them. Today is the final performance for our show choirs, and the very last show for our seniors. It's the en...

Things continue to be crazy busy around here due to the fact that a certain graduating senior is in da house. In the midst of all the colle...

We've trained her well. :-)

It's the beginning of the holiday season and time for our high school's 30 th annual Madrigal Feaste . It is a huge undertaking for...

Our high school show choirs are in full rehearsal mode, preparing for the official start of the competitive season in January. This evening,...

Last night was the annual Iowa All-State Music Festival, featuring the All-State Band, Orchestra, and Chorus. Back in October, over 1,000 st...

Yesterday, our marching band performed in the state marching contest and an evening competition, taking first place and the drumline caption...

Tonight marked the first official performance of our marching band. The band is off to a great start. This season's show has a James Bon...

One of the reasons we scrapbook is to relive our memories. As I've been working on marching band layouts from last season, I've cert...

Here's a layout about the Remedy Drive concert my daughter attended last fall. Remedy Drive is a contemporary rock band that played at...

Here's a layout I finished up recently showing pictures of our drumline participating in a parade earlier this summer. Our fall marchin...

Here's a layout I finished up last week about the Iowa Jazz Championships, with a little help from my daughter. It's a pretty big de...

Here are a few pics from Spouse's Blackberry taken during Friday evening's Coldplay concert. Great show, even from the cheap seats. ...

...I thought I'd post another collage layout, this time including a collage with a vertical orientation. As you've probably guessed,...

Here's another very simple layout of our daughter's recent performance in an honor choir. This layout is based on a design from last...

Here's another layout I finished up recently using photos of our daughter's show choir at their open dress rehearsal back in January...

Over the past couple of days, our daughter participated in an honor choir event at Iowa State University. The choir was comprised of approxi...