I am seriously tired of this cold weather. Just had to get that on the record.
My kids gave me a paint-by-number thing for Christmas. It's a landscape, and it's so detailed that I have to use a magnifying glass to read the numbers. There is not a paintbrush in existence that is small enough to accurately fill in the tiny sections. To top it off, my hand shakes. After a few hours of working on the painting, I finally gave up trying to be precise and started approximating the outlines. The painting is close to finished. I'll show you when it's done.
I spent this weekend either painting or practicing my mandolin. I signed up for an online beginner mandolin course and a theory course. You might think that after 4-5 years of piano lessons and 3 years in a high school band I'd have the theory down, but I don't; I did not care about theory, I just wanted to play. It looks like this theory class is going to improve my playing more than the mandolin class.
By this time next week, we should have a new granddaughter. She has been giving her mother all kinds of trouble for the past month. I am not sure when we will get to meet her, given the covid concerns. Her mom is quarantining in advance of her birth and may not want any visitors for a while. She is predicted to weigh more than 9 pounds at birth, even though she'll get here a couple of weeks early. I should probably go buy her some new clothes, for she won't fit those newborn sleepers for long! She will be daughter #4 for my son and his wife.
We're having short days at work this month. Because of the covid spread, state courts are not having any in-person hearings except for emergencies. It's a weird world.
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