An inaugural entry with so much to say, or maybe so little. But then, we are all entitled to try something new and make a few mistakes along the way, right?

Two years ago today, I officially left behind my 12 years as a music teacher to little people (infants through Kindergarten). Of course, no one ever totally leaves behind the teaching experience - especially in sharing music with young children and watching them come alive to it. And since my new job at the fine arts museum (house museum to be exact) involved education tangentially (ooh, big word!), I guess I'm truly still dabbling in the field.

Today, though, I looked out the second story windows at work, and there lay 14 acres of green gardens, and so much more, and, even though I know that the oven of heat of the Houston summer is upon us, I was grateful. The green of the summer has hidden so many of the scars left by Hurricane Ike. The casual visitor would never realize the devastation that occurred, but it is still out there disguised - huge stacks of sections of tree trunks and branches tucked behind the greenery on the 5 wild acres of the gardens.

We were, and are fortunate. We survived, and as with many disasters in life, the worst of the memories do fade and get tucked behind something beautiful that covers over.

So here it starts. A fun new road to travel, to learn, to share.
Welcome Friends! See you again soon!