Sometimes You’re Up….
Remember last week when my daughter made All-State and I said I was going to ride this wave of euphoria as long as possible? Well… that was short. I guess the universe heard me complain about the humidity and said “Oh yeah? Let’s give her something real to complain about!” – because now we have a HURRICANE heading our way. Seriously? A hurricane in November? The next two days of school have been canceled, and in a stunning stroke of bad luck, these were probably the most eventful days of the whole year. My daughter was supposed to have an all-day rehearsal for the county jazz band, a field trip to a Holocaust museum, and then the jazz concert tomorrow night. The jazz band event has been postponed until April (April???) and the trip to the Holocaust museum is not able to be rescheduled at all. They were supposed to meet actual Holocaust survivors, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, because as my daughter pointed out (with her usual tact) “These people won’t be alive much longer!” Yes, the mood around here has turned grim. But I’m reminded of a line from an old Woody Allen movie, Deconstructing Harry. Billy Crystal’s character says life is like Vegas: “Sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down- in the end, the house always wins. Doesn’t mean you didn’t have a good time.” Yep, we’ll be up again soon. But right now I have to go. I have to get ready for a hurricane.