Music Man

While Steve was busily at work, Wm and I had an equally busy weekend! By late Saturday afternoon, Wm was BEAT. The highlight was probably getting the chance to play the accordion with Guy's teacher!

Love the face: Rock n' Roll Accordion 

Wm ultimately decided that he wants to stick with his plan of joining the string orchestra at school next year. I think it's probably better for him since he will be surrounded by squeaking friends at the same level. One of Wm's challenges is that he thinks he immediately has to master something. So if someone sits down and plays Mozart on the violin, he gets frustrated that the first time he touches a violin he can't play Mozart. So private lessons are tough where the teacher is, obviously, excellent - and Wm, as a beginner, sucks. If all his peers are at the same level, he won't feel "behind" and should be able to just settle down and practice!

On Sunday, Wm went to a birthday party that was 3 hours long! It was like a carnival. They had all kinds of games, face painting, you name it - and there were 20 kids there! It was intense! It was nice because I had a delightful 3 hours of alone time to take a walk, go grocery shopping, read…But, when I went back to get Wm, the he was exhausted. He also ate nothing. They had all sorts of food (including pizza! and cake!) and Wm ate none of it. So it was 3pm and he hadn't eaten since breakfast. Wm never eats when there are exciting things going on. So he was a wreck. I got him home and stuffed full of grilled cheese and grapes and all was well.

Next weekend is Wm's party! The weather is supposed to be gorgeous on Saturday. Which is excellent - because I plan to herd them all outside and lock the door.