Last night was Jarrett's final performance as a trumpet player. At the beginning of school this year he wanted to play the trumpet so we bargained: If he got a trumpet he must finish the year out with band. No quitting. And we kept that bargain even though it was hard. Practicing, driving to school early for band rehearsals and general misery ensued. But he stuck it out and I am proud of him. It was a very spiffy affair and required dress clothes since it was held at the high school auditorium. I filmed it with the camera and cringe to think of how many times I had to tell Max to sit down or be quiet and so on.
Last week we went to school to the drama club play(I didn't know the elementary school had a drama club!!) and had a blast. With Jarrett's love of performing I had to ask why join the band and not drama? Next year's plan is join the drama club and ditch band since he doesn't like it. I think he would have done very well. The play was the Wizard of Oz and since they stuck to the movie script I know he would have aced it. I guess with doing his movies at home it never ocurred to him that he could do both.
A mildly interesting development is that Max evidently has an imaginary friend named KISS which probably looks like Gene Simmons. Ever since he saw Wishology and KISS sang Rock and Roll All Nite, he's been obsessed. He loves that song and demands to hear it whenever we go somewhere in the truck. Now I guess he's going to want a Gene Simmons doll.
My children are exceptionally special( Mikey says thats code for weird but I say it's his fault they're weird!!)
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