Last Day of Freedom for me

So today is the kids last full day in school. For some reason the school gives half days for the last week of school. Maybe the kids are thrilled with this idea but as a parent it royally stinks. I mean who wants to drop the kid off at 8 something only to have to retrieve them at 11:30. It is like having the kids back in pre-k but of course I must be grateful because I don't have to go back and get other child at the end of the school day. See there is a positive to this situation.

Then with these half days comes the fun of the end of the year recorder concert which is tomorrow. Now don't get me wrong I love watching my child up on stage with the rest of her uniformed class playing instruments and every year getting better and better but to be quite honest I get migraines and I am still waiting for the better and better years. I cant help it I almost come to tears watching them with their huge milestone because it marks another year of schooling down as well as another year of recorder done but it also reminds me why the recorder stays in school. I think all parents should give the band/ music teacher in their school the best gift because lets be honest we have to hear this music at the end of the year when they have practiced and if it sounds like this now I wonder how it sounded before they practiced.

Yet more end of the year fun. Dance recitals now this I must admit I love. We went this past Saturday to Cas' drama recital concert it was wonderful again the tears almost came and I was the emotional Mommy. Now I must ask am I the only Mom that comes to tears just because my child is on stage before they even doing anything? I know I am the emotional one in the family but sometimes I even get upset with myself. Yesterday we have the recital dress rehearsal. So cute but again my loving daughter reminded me that she does not know her dance. She had a rough year and she busted her butt, but boy oh boy those tap moves are difficult. I recorded their performances in hopes of showing it to everyone but I haven't figured out how to do that yet so please bear with me.

So here it is my full last day (well now hour of that day) left of school then tomorrow they get dropped off at 8 then the recorder concert at 9:30 then back to pick them up at 11:30. Don't be to jealous of my fun day. At least I have Saturday to look forward to when I get to sit through an amateur performance of the nutcracker and 15 different hip hop dances to Swagger.