Peabody Concert and Christmas Cookies

Maya's orchestra concert was the highlight of the day. My life truly revolves around Maya's schedule of activities. She leaves the house by 8 on Saturdays, today her friend Sarah came with us, we drive downtown to Peabody where Maya spends the day with a group of young musicians. She plays with a quartet, with a 'baroque band', and with an orchestra. She had a concert at 3:30 with her orchestra, so she had an especially long day practicing and playing.

I managed to get to my morning yoga class with Sid, which is 90 minutes and absolutely wonderful. Sid somehow has the ability to make me work harder and better and move in ways that hardly seem possible at my age and size. I cannot help but feel lighter and calmer and more peaceful after an hour and a half of meditative movement. I am a fan!

It was Maurice's last day with us. I have hardly seen Eric or Maurice this week. I wake up early and take care of Maya and get her to school and go to work. Maurice and Eric have usually been up half the night and try to sleep in a little and then take a 'zipcar' to work (with only a car and a motorcycle, when Eric needs a car, he rents a 'zip', which are stationed at several places in town). He picks one up and pays about ten dollars an hour, and drops it off when he is done with it. There are locations at Hopkins, so he often rides his motorcycle to work and 'zips' from there. When I get home with Maya, I take her to her classes, feed her, get her to bed, and am asleep before Eric and Maurice come home.

Maurice and Eric have been in the lab working all day and all night for the week. They had a rough few days early on, but had a great night of physiology Thursday and worked until 3 in the morning. They both look pale and exhausted. I made dinner for Maurice and Noah on Sunday when both first arrived, but have not had a meal with them since. After yoga, Eric and Maurice and I went to Miss Shirley's for brunch and then Eric dropped me off at Peabody while he drove Maurice to the airport.

Maya's concert was lovely. I am so proud of her! For our evening entertainment, we visited the Toyota dealership and tried out the new Prius. It felt so different from the one I have, I am not sure I like it. We desperately need a new car! We celebrated with Cold Stone Creamery ice cream before dinner. Maya's friend Emily came over for dinner and wild and loud games before bed. The kitchen is a disaster after chocolate chip cookies and almond biscotti and more.