Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday to both my sister Annie and Chuck's dad George! They celebrated their birthdays yesterday. I hope George got to wear the special Latshaw birthday hat.

Chuck and I both visited the dentist on Wednesday. Of course Mr. Perfect Teeth had no cavities (he never has) but I have a small one. I also got my eyes checked the same day and I am going back to order my glasses this weekend. So I had a really super fantastic week.

But Thursday was a little more fun. It was the annual School of Music staff outing to the Indiana State Fair. We went specifically on Thursday because it was "IU Day" at the fair. However, it rained about 70% of the day, so we spent most of our time wandering around the animal barns.



We saw the latest in sheep fashion.




We also enjoyed the finest in fair cuisine.




This weekend my friend Amanda is moving into her new house so we are going to visit it tonight. Tomorrow morning is my glasses adventure. Monday, Chuck's interview is scheduled with the Pacific Symphony VP of Education!

Tough guy

Last week someone asked if Lenny was a pit bull. No joke.

Well, we went back to the dog park last night and I ended up with my foot in my mouth. Lenny's two rottweiler buddies showed up again, and I started complaining to Chuck about how mean they were and about their bad owners.

They came in on their leashes like perfect angels, and one of the girls told me that they were doing special training that their trainer recommended to avoid any "leash aggression" - they were trying to cut off bad behavior before it got worse. So yes, they were being good, responsible dog moms.

They let them off the leashes and ran and played and barked with all the other dogs, and everyone lived happily ever after.

Muddy fun at the dog park

I found some pictures from a couple of weeks ago at the dog park. Lenny and I tried to go running this past weekend. OK, I tried, but he's still dragging along behind me. Yet at the dog park, he can run just about like normal!



Chuck has good news - he's been asked to do phone interviews with the Holland (MI) Symphony and the Pacific Symphony in California!

Go Bucks!

The Buckeyes are ranked #1 in the coaches' pre-season poll!!!
My parents are coming out in October and meeting us in Columbus for the OSU vs. Indiana football game - we managed to get tickets through IU. We are really excited to see them and about the game!

We had a great time last weekend with our friend Renee and Chuck and I are still both trying to recover from all the excitement. The last two performances of "The Mikado" are this weekend, which Chuck is doing the pre-concert lectures for. I get to sleep in this weekend for the first time in about a month! (Chuck has to drive his friend Philip to the airport at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.)

If you would like a CD or DVD of last weekend's Beethoven 7 concert, just let us know! There are also clips on Chuck's website.