Miscellaneous Mumbo Jumbo

The boys have been practicing all weekend for their band concert. It was really worrying me. If two kids can sound this bad, how horrible will all the kids sound? But, they pulled it off! The beginner band played three songs and the intermediate band played three songs. They were all recognizable and even enjoyable!! We followed up with a dessert reception where my boys ate their weight in cookies and I just nibbled daintily. Don't laugh.

Today was our final co-op of the semester. I must admit I'm relieved to be done with it for a while. I love, love, love co-op. I'm just very bad about waiting until midnight the night before to plan my lesson. That means, if I don't have the stuff I need on hand, I have to stop at Wal-Mart on the way to co-op. It's hard enough for us to get anywhere in the mornings without throwing a shopping trip into the mix!

My lesson today was on The Kentucky Derby. We made this horse and raced them on ribbons. I don't know how much they learned about "the greatest two minutes in sports" but they all had fun.

We came out of co-op to discover the sun! Matthew actually cried at the bright light. LOL I can't believe it's this warm in December. The boys rushed home and changed into shorts. I found that to be a bit unnecessary but they're outside playing (and leaving me alone) so they can wear whatever they want.

Evan's doing great with his cast. He's not in any pain and it's only mildly inconvenient to be casted from fingertips to armpits. I think he overplays it a bit at times. He's been enjoying having Rye fasten his seatbelt for him but I don't know if Rye's going to be that generous for the whole month.