Dec 19 2008
And the beat goes on..
Yesterday was my youngest son’s Christmas concert. It was one of the best concerts the kids have had yet. Not because they sang better, not because it was more organized, oh no. This one was short, sweet, and to the point. It was great. The kids never had a chance to become restless and start running around like crazy.
This year, the elementary decided from now on, the Christmas concert will be done only by grades K-2, while the spring concert will be done by grades 3-5. In other words, split them up and have less down time by the kids. Each class sang two songs, and then at the end, they all sang one song together. My son sang to his little hearts content. He was smiling, and never once looked off bored to tears. Bravo to the singers and the music department for making a smart move. So a concert that normally lasts almost 2 hours was cut down to under an hour, the best kind yet!
There was one bad spot to the night however. I was smart and left everything at home except my wallet, camera, and keys. I even left my cell phone on my desk(I didn’t want it ringing in the concert, and there was no point in bringing it). When I got home, apparently my ex had called not only the home phone, but my cell as well. I called him back, but no answer.
After talking with the kids, it turns out dad was going to come to the concert, I can only assume the phone call was trying to find out more information or location. Problem is, I gave him a list at the beginning of the year, and he could have called the school during the day to find out. More than likely this is going to lead to another fight about me supposedly hiding information from him. Well, not my problem. He has the same numbers I do, use them. It’s not up to me to let him know every little thing going on, he’s known for weeks the kid had a concert coming up, he just had them last weekend and not once asked me about it.
Ahh, the joys of shared parenting, a concept great on paper, and impossible to apply by only one parent.
Ahh, the Christmas concerts. Ours had their church choir concert on Wednesday. The little ones (2-5) went first, followed by the older kids choir and then the adults. We left right after our 2 and 5 year old finished. No way they would have made it through. The little one was asleep before we got home…7 minutes later, lol.
Good to see schools are promoting Christmas and the joy. My school was always closed in the month of December and most of Jan (for vacation), so it was more of me enjoying Christmas at home with family.