Hollyhocks

Driver's ed is going ok, but I'm alive, so it's not all bad. I'm still not allowed to practice with parents for who knows how long...I have to spend 6 hours of instruction in a car and 24 hours of instruction in a classroom. I have spent 18 hours in a classroom and 1 hour in a car. I also have to finish all of this by the end of July. Today is Mom's Birthday! Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Mom, happy birthday to you!!!! I asked her what she wanted for dinner & dessert, and she said: Creamy Chicken with Linguine with Chocolate Chip Cookies for dessert.  I have our chocolate chip recipe memorized!! Hee-hee. I have been having some fun on my clarinet lately. I don't have viola lessons thru the summer, so... more time to practice other instruments. I walked over to a bookstore while our tires were being changed... I LOVE BOOKS. I found so many things I needed, er, wanted. Cookbooks, CD's, an awesome book that taught you spanish by using lines from movies like Princess Bride, Finding Nemo, most of them were movies I have watched. It went on and on. If I ever stumble across $1,000, that is where I would go. I could spend that much within five minutes. The End for now.
PS- Answer to joke in last post.... "Hampede!!"

You can draw otters

Radishes grow fast. I checked out a 280-page book at the library last night and finished it before bed. Now I have to find someone to drive me all the way to the library to get another book. I was not supposed to read it that fast. When you are surprised, try saying 'Gasp!' with a lisp. It would sound like this: 'Gathp!' It makes people think. Books are fun to read. I have to leave. I had hoped I had had more too say. Wow! I fit 3 "had's" in one sentence! That is neat. Note: What do farmers yell when a multitude of frenetic pigs are quickly progressing in one direction? Answer comes next post!

Summer is just around the corner... my siblings believe its been here for almost a month now, but if you go by the calendar, we have to wait till June 21. Yesterday I performed in the festival of the arts downtown. It is indeed a strange feeling to be in front of a crowd outside on a windy day, only to have your music blow off the stage. It didn't happen to me, but I did still had to secure my music to the stand with six clothes pins. You have no idea how hard page turns are when you have to undo six clothes pins, turn the page while holding down the other ones, and put all the clothes pins back in place while playing Haydn's Symphony No. 104., Mvt. I. After the performance, I had the brilliant idea to buy some ice cream from a concession stand, and didn't realize till afterward that I had to eat it before it melted while carrying my viola and music. What an adventure. Snacktime...oh, by the way, today is national cello appreciation day. So listen to some cello music if you find time. Better yet, if you play cello, play. And if you don't play cello...ask someone you know that does if they can recommend a teacher. And remember, harpsichord appreciation day is the 11th. 

I like toffee

I like toffee. My name is not George. Here are some recipes you might enjoy.
1. (Caleb, this is the one you requested)

Chocolate Toffee Trifle

1 devil's food cake mix, made as directed

1 small instant chocolate pudding mix, made as directed

16 oz. whipping topping

6 Heath bars

Freeze Heath bars. Make cake as directed, in a 9" x 13" pan. Cool and cut into 1" pieces. Make pudding as directed. Crush Heath bars (note: A sledgehammer works best!)

Layer 1/2 of the cake pieces, 1/2 of the pudding, 1/2 of the whipped topping, 1/2 of the Heath bars in a glass bowl and repeat. Cover with clear plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

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2.

Chocolate Delight

German chocolate cake mix                            8 oz.  non-dairy whipped topping

1 can sweetened condensed milk                    6 Heath Bars

1 jar butterscotch/caramel sauce

Bake cake according to package. Punch holes in the top of the cake after it is baked (but while cake is still warm) using the handle of a wooden spoon. Pour can of condensed milk over the cake, making sure it dribbles into all the holes. Spread the excess around. Pour 1/2 to 3/4 of the butterscotch/caramel sauce over the cake in the same manner. Cool completely. Spread whipped topping on cooled cake. Crush Heath bars and sprinkle on top of whipped topping, chill until you find time to eat it. Caution: Ingesting this material may greatly multiply one's love for desserts in general. Side effects include: Raiding the local Meijer, smearing whipped cream over one's face, and the overpowering desire to count blades of grass. Have fun!

Translation

Something along the lines of... Can you understand what I am saying?  

Wait!

I can read German, it just takes a while...warning to people who try to rub in that they know more German than I do! (That means you). Be right back
P. S. - If you are confused about the meaning of this post, I am responding to a recent comment. 

Concert coming up!

Our next concert is coming very soon, and I can't wait! The youth symphony is doing Rhapsody in Blue, which I love. My orchestra is doing Beethoven's first symphony and Schubert's Overture to Rosemund. The day after is the Skip Gates Concerto Competition. I will be playing Telemann's Concerto in G, Mvts. I-II.
I am very excited about the warm weather! Daffodils are poking through the snow, and the muskrats are out of hibernation and swimming around in the parts of the lake that have melted. I am also hoping the grape hyacinths I planted last year will come up soon. Opossums are ugly creatures! We have seen them on and off lately. Fortunately, they don't seem to have any fear of humans, which make them much easier to... dispose of.
Heehee! I have a great idea!
I have to write a short story this semester, and it will be mysterious and haunting. Coming to a bookstore near you June 14, 2011.