Bye bye band........for now.

Well, it's official. Marching band season is over. I was never in marching band. I was in middle school band in Northern Maine. When we moved away I joined chorus and found my niche. I loved chorus and even made Allstate 2 years. My daughter followed in my footsteps and was in chorus all 4 years. Jonathan has been in the band. He can sing but doesn't like anyone to know about it for fear he might have to actually sing. He has excelled at band though and has been playing the trumpet for the last 6 years. This last year he has been playing the baritone. He also taught himself to play the guitar and some chords on the piano as well. Anyhow, with some sadness I have to admit I'm going to miss it. He had marching practice Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday after school until 5 and then had a game on Friday and sometimes competitions on Saturday. It's been a busy season and no one has had a life, as it were. However, it's pretty amazing what 150 kids can do with some music, creativity and lots of practice. Our kids came in 2nd in the Georgia Marching Band Series. This is the second year of this competition (we were the "Grand Champions" last year, but they changed the rules a bit this year). I'm proud of them. All of them, even though they aren't my kids I feel like they are. I think that's why I wanted to be one of the chaperone coordinators. I wanted to be there to see every performance. They are very cool when they march into the stadium every Friday night! I'm so proud of them! Thankfully we have a few more things: Veterans Day Concert, Christmas Parade, Christmas Concert, and Spring Band Trip (I might be missing something). Anyhow, I love the chaos and busyness and will miss the marching band until next year!!