2 Interesting "things" happened at Jaxom's 4th grade concert tonight.
As the concert was concluding, the principal marched up on stage after the kids played some Bob Marley songs on. their. recorders. She presented a speech about how the remainder of the year they will be testing to see which band instrument best fits their personality for next year. And. Then......she thanked us for our abundance of patience as we listened to hours of practicing on the recorder. I didn't think that they would be considerate...or understood how practicing a recorder is equivalent to the sound of nails grating down a chalkboard. I do feel that this year was only a warm up for next year.
After the concert concluded, they dismissed the students by class. Jaxom was escorted out by his reading teacher. She had that quirky "now I've got you" smile on her face. She asked Jaxom, "Should I tell her or are you?"
My heart sank and all my hopes and dreams...well they faded.
He said, "You can tell her."
He looked like he was hiding a smile.
She pulled out a piece of paper, and again, my heart sank.
She said, "Jaxom wrote this."
I said, "Lies...I can read it."
She said, "It took him an hour, but I just can't take his cruddy handwriting anymore...it had gotten so bad he couldn't read it either."
I looked at Jaxom, "Now that is what we both expect from now on."
He looked pitiful as he realized that he had just tripped over a double edged sword...we were proud, but he revealed that he could do it...now he has to work harder to replicate it.
3rd surprise...Gunnar did not have a melt down during the concert, but he did announce to everyone on the stage left by sound and smell that he had farted.
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