ode to joy

We went to a band concert in the gym last night.   It was warm in there even though it was very cold outside.  The musicians had been practicing and it was a great performance.

There is a commercial on TV that plays constantly during the morning and late evening:  "Call Blue Ox Heating and Aiiiiirrr: Legendary service with legendary care."  It's a jingle that gets on a loop in the mind, no matter how tiresome after a while.   Yesterday morning it was the first thing I heard when I woke up and it had been the last thing I heard the night before while searching the sheets for the remote to shut off the TV at 11 pm.

I muttered to Jay, "These ox people never quit."

Well.

This concert ended with the entire group, from Grade six through the seniors all together on Ode to Joy, and how gorgeous it was, that moment all together in the warm, crowded gym with that very familiar old melody pouring to the rafters.

That's the kind of music to have on repeat.

Love, Grandma