Well, tomorrow is the day of the piano recital. My job is done, and it is up to the kids to play the best they can. When you are the student, you are only nervous for your self; The teacher is nervous for everybody. And I HATE public speaking!!!!! I used to write a speech, but this year, I haven't had time to really even think of what to say. Oh well.....and then one of my students said she knows my face gets red when I speak in public, because she has seen it happen before! Thanks! I was only trying to calm her nerves by telling her I was nervous as well!! But to top it all off, one of my students stopped taking lessons with me this week, and started piano lessons with someone else. I think I'm over that now though. Anyways, I know all the kids will do well, and I am looking forward to hearing them play.

Happy Birthday Hannah!!!!!

I love Hannah's expression in the bottom picture.

I bought Saylor a new sheet,which is lighter than his blanket. Today was the first day he wore it since the temperature was supposed to be in the 40's. I wanted to take a picture before he went and got it all dirty.......

New York City.............

The reason for our trip to NYC, was to attend the launch of the Tap Project. This project is to have participating restaurants around the country, ask those who order tap water, if they would be willing to donate a dollar for every glass they drink while dining.The funds then go to help people in developing countries who are in need of clean, safe drinking water. This project continues through Saturday which is World Water Day.

The event, called the Tap Launch, was hosted by Esquire magazine. Carolyn and I were picked up outside of the club we were staying at by the UNICEF employee who invited us. The three of us then took the cab to the Hearst Tower, where the event was being held on the 44Th floor. It was amazing to be that high up, and to be able to look over the city.

I was able to meet Lucy Liu, who is a UNICEF Ambassador, the Editor-in-Chief of Esquire Magazine, the director of UNICEF, and also one of the most prominent chefs in NYC, who is also an UNICEF Ambassador. The event was very much NYC style. There was nothing Vermont like about it. I was nervous prior to the event, but Carolyn gave me some good advice, and I know it helped me.

While we were not able to promote Pure Water for the World very much, we were able to spend quite a deal of time with the women from UNICEF who invited us. We spent much of the time at the event with her, and afterwards we had supper together, which was a blast. So if anybody learned more about Pure Water, it was her. Hopefully we will be able to work together in the future.

I am learning so much about the water situation in developing countries. Even though this event was a lot of glitz, there was a number of things that I learned that I had never thought about before. Children in developing countries are not able to attend school because they need to travel great distances to gather water. The children then suffer a great deal of sickness caused by drinking this contaminated water. 4,500 children die every day from diseases caused by drinking unsafe water. What I had not thought of before was that these children have to walk all that way, and for the most part the country is not safe for these children to do so. I wouldn't let my brothers or sisters walk down the road alone,and the problems we have in this country, are in these other countries as well. So not only are the children gathering contaminated water, they are not safe while they travel to get it. I am amazed at how blessed we are in this country.

I was very grateful to be able to attend this event, and also to visit NYC for the first time.

It was informational, and fun as well. Definitely something I wouldn't mind doing again......

Another picture that isn't very good. This is St.Patrick's Cathedral.......
Rockefeller Center......


Dunder Mifflin Inc. Paper Company!!!!!!! Spring is just around the corner. I told Carolyn that we were supposed to go next week......... the tulips will be in bloom then.

Grand Central Station

This picture isn't very good, but I think it looks neat.......
Grand Central Station at 10:30 at night. It was amazing how many people were still on the streets at that hour.

This is a view from the club we stayed at. It was taken from our room, since no electronic devices were allowed outside of the private bedrooms.
The Museum of Fine Art........
I would love to play this piano!!!!

Of all the paintings I saw, this was one of the ones I liked the most. There were a couple of Monet's that I liked, but I didn't get pictures of those.

The event my boss and I will be attending, has to do with the project described in this link. While I don't agree with the helping without changing your life part, I thought it was interesting.
http://www.tapproject.org/

My 100th Post!!!

Today I started working with Saylor trying to get ready for the show in May.......and it was not as easy as I thought it would be. It is a good thing I like my horse.

I am going to New York City next week!!!!!!!!!

The trip is work related so it will be interesting, but I'm looking forward to it........

The sugaring season has begun.....

My Grandpa started boiling today. The sap ran quite a bit yesterday, so the guys had to gather today in the pouring rain. I was "invited" to go along, and I quickly declined. Instead I stayed at the house and made blueberry muffins and baked beans.

The calm before another storm...........

This is one of the best horse videos I have found. The gray horse reminds me of what my horse tries to do sometimes. Thanks to Nathael for showing me how to post videos!!1