{"id":665,"date":"2007-10-01T14:23:30","date_gmt":"2007-10-01T19:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alisonblogs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2007\/10\/01\/the-cult-of-marching-band\/"},"modified":"2007-10-01T14:23:30","modified_gmt":"2007-10-01T19:23:30","slug":"the-cult-of-marching-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alisonblogs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2007\/10\/01\/the-cult-of-marching-band\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cult of Marching Band"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We hosted a band competition on Saturday.  Preparations were intense, everyone had lots of things to do.  I was there from 11AM to 11:30PM, with a break for lunch, then the kids had a sleepover afterwards.  I stayed and chatted with another mom for a while.  Sunday I was slightly better than walking dead.  Tonight is rehearsal for Audrey, helping with Bingo for me, then tomorrow is a parents&#8217; meeting, Wednesday is rehearsal again, Friday is a football game, and Saturday is a competition.  <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never gotten excited about the approach of Thanksgiving until this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hosted a band competition on Saturday. Preparations were intense, everyone had lots of things to do. I was there from 11AM to 11:30PM, with a break for lunch, then the kids had a sleepover afterwards. I stayed and chatted with another mom for a while. Sunday I was slightly better than walking dead. 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