Saige had her 8th grade holiday concert last night. The bands sounded great. The choir also sounded good....I am impressed with the new choir director trying really hard to rebuild a program that used to be pretty good, and then sort of tanked out. The new band director is doing a great job with these kids, and I am happy that the music programs in our district are doing great!
Saige had 15 minutes after we picked her up from wrestling practice to eat, and get dressed for the concert. She wasn't in the best mood. Thankfully, a quick trip to Casey's and borrowing Mallory's bathroom and hairbrush, and she was better! I am glad Mallory has a house in town, and doesn't get too upset about us invading her space! Luckily, Saige brought her own clothes, I remember a time when Mallory was sitting in a concert Quincy was in and said "hey that those are my clothes she is wearing!" No closet raiding had to happen last night!
I am going to tell a funny story though, because sometimes you have to find entertainment where you are. Jim was taking pictures for me, as I was using my phone for facetime. He would frame in Saige, and then snap the picture. His phone has about a 1 second delay on taking the pictures and in that one second, the band director would move her arm, and his photo would be of the arm, not of Saige. It happened over and over again and it was hilarious. If you want to find Saige in the video, look in the band director's armpit! :) Sorry Jim - I know you didn't find the humor in it, but it made me laugh anyway. (and thanks for your help).
This is our first of about 30 concerts to attend, and is also Saige's last grade school holiday concert. I should be sad about it, but I am not. I love the band. I love that the kids are learning to play music, and I love the people who put countless hours into helping with my child getting musical education. I hate sitting in a gym filled with coughing, sneezing snotting sick people. I hate that they don't set up more chairs so that you are not crammed in like sardines, and leave there feeling like you need to take a hot shower in bleach and lysol. Love/hate for me for sure on concerts, particularly during the holidays. I do love Saige, and I am happy she is learning to be a clarinet boss!
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