Long Drive Again

Mr. Strega and I had another long drive to and fro, to see my son Riff perform at his music camp, for which he got an extremely good scholarship this year. Riff played bass in his band (one goal of the first week of camp is that the young folks create a band and put together a performance). Riff's band performed an Iron Maiden song, and I was quite impressed at my son's growing showmanship as a performer.
He did the wild man hair-toss dance, but very skillfully, while playing extremely well.
He's one of a select group of musicians going on tour from the music camp in a few weeks, to various locations, and I'll be going to a bunch of those performances, too.

And yes, at the moment, Riff plays some metal songs, but his musical tastes run the full gamut. We were very lucky to finally find him a guitar teacher in Santa Cruz who can actually teach him. So, hope y'all don't mind the brag--with three kids in college next year (one bound for graduate school), sometimes I focus on what that's all about! I am extremely proud of all four of my kids, all pursuing extremely productive lives after having been through many difficulties. As Riff said (quoting from Calvin and Hobbes), "Hey, mom, it builds character."

So, I got a cut rate on lamb tonight, and am making stuffed zucchini with lamb, mint, rice, and a yogurt-mint sauce to go on top. And then, I will be working on my book, with lots of joy in my heart that my youngest is happy tonight with his life and all that he hopes and dreams will come true for him. I believe it will--because I'm his mom!