Day 17 Rainy Day in NH

Yesterday was perhaps the last of the sunny days we will see in New Hampton. It started raining a little after midnite and is raining steadily now at mid morning. The forecast is for rain, fog, mist, and steady temperatures in the mid fifties for the next several days.

Yesterday was a modified schedule and a free nite after 6:00PM. There was a movie scheduled for the auditorium at 9:30 and many of the kids made the hike to the Subway. I drove about 8 kids in the Baritone line to get subs. Another group supported the local pizza delivery shop with perhaps 30 pizzas ordered and delivered. The ping-pong tournament was in full swing as was final dot book updates and cell phone time. Most of the corps went to sleep early and also enjoyed an hour of extra sleep this morning with the delayed wake-up call to 8:00AM. Breakfast this morning was pancakes, oatmeal, and cereal in the rain.

Practice this morning is indoors--I suspect visual and run-through will be in the rain on the turf this afternoon.

Tomorrow is the show for the New Hampton community--if it is raining, it will more than likely be an indoor stand-up show. Show is scheduled for 7:00PM.


Clean-up of areas is underway during breaks and each member has now practiced re-packing, and getting ready to load out several times.

Hopefully this rain pattern in the Eastern States will lighten before the shows begin--last season we were in rain nearly every day for the first couple of weeks.

Thanks for all the comments and feedback. I try to pass on all of the "say hi to ....." messages I get. It surprises most of the kids when they find out you are seeing them on-line!

Curt