Last night I attended the Orchestra Parent and Kids meeting at Lincoln w/ maeve. She was SO excited. I had zero expectations but I did anticipate chaos and too much information. However, to my delight, I left there an emotional mess overwhelmed w/ joy for the opportunities my kids have. Here they have this wonderfully gifted woman who is so passionate about music in their lives through school. SCHOOL is giving this to them. I mean, w/ some cash, but for the most part our SCHOOL is doing this. I guess I am amazed b/c I realize that our district does a lot of great things and my girls have been happy as clams there. But I never dreamt that they would have the opportunity to learn the viola. Or even to be taught what a viola is truthfully. So it's beyond my wildest expectations that Maeve will get group and individual Viola lessons from Mrs. Fry - someone who has her masters in music w/ a specialty in strings.
What a gift! Mrs. Fry didn't want to tell the kids the instrument that won her heart when she was is in 4th grade b/c she didn't want to sway the kids when the pick. But our group had already picked the instruments so after a student asked, she said "viola". I looked over at Maeve and she was beaming - smiling so wide and so excited b/c Maeve also chose the Viola. You could tell she thought that was something pretty fabulous. I drove home feeling so excited. And I said to Maeve "well you have a pretty darn good life" and she said "yepperdoodle".
Now, I realize that my sentimental journey into life and opportunity will probably come to a screeching halt when I am begging Maeve to practice and reminding her of the commitment she made and......Well, I am just going to hold onto my sweet thoughts until that moment comes. Because it will come soon enough.
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