Good morning fellow pipe banders and general clingers-on.
I hope 2012 finds everyone in good spirits. We at the Big Blue Machine certainly are!
There's a lot of news kicking around so I'll get right to it.
We welcomed a couple new family members before Christmas. Baby Graeme from the Ford clan joined us and the whole family is doing very well. Alan is slowly taking to the idea of not being the only kid in the house, and we're all adjusting to Papa Al!!
We also had a new Schneider Baby arrive December 8th!! Phil, Allison, and Isla brought baby Malcolm into the world and based on his size (9lbs, 21") he'll be carrying a bass drum around before pre-school. Everyone is healthy and happy and Malcolm is already arm wrestling with Dad!
So we entered the New Year with some sleepy parents but smiles all around.
We have had to make some tough decisions as a band this season. We had initially planned on another run at Scotland, but due to expense and holiday restrictions etc. we have decided now to go back to Maxville for the North Americans.
This was a tough decision and it wasn't made lightly. The game plan is Scotland 2013 and we've already begun planning.
Our annual concert has been booked. April 14 is the date, and a second show is being added April 15. Both shows will be held at the beautiful Franco-Manitoban Cultural Center (Centre culturel franco-manitobain) we hope to see many of your smiling faces.
I hope to have some more time now to spend blogging and keeping up with Pipe band things.
Take care and see you all soon!
Sean
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