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Rebekah's trip to Hershey Park for a chorus competition.







R is third from left on top. Her Chamber Choir and her Mixed Choir both won first place. They got all Superior (the highest) ratings. They also won the best overall for middle school choruses.
This is Artichoke Asparagus Alfredo II. Rebekah won him playing the squirt-gun-to-the-target game.

• Quotation of the day: "No, kitty, it's not your time to shine!" --Rebekah H. as she removed the cat from my face; she wanted to tell me about her chorus's victories in Hershey Park on Saturday.



• Daily double: Rebekah was doing a snapping dance that reminded me of that one scene in West Side Story. So I started singing the music from that scene. Aubrey, hearing us, told us that she had watched West Side Story in English that day.



• Last week's Bones and House back-to-back episodes were among TV's most enjoyable and well-made ever. And I've seen some TV. I wouldn't be surprised if House won all sorts of Emmys for that episode (called "House's Head"). And tonight is the season finale for both shows. Bittersweet, 'cuz I will be sad when they are over.



• Quotation of the week: "...I hate Beer brand beer." --Dr. House



• Word of the day: clobber