-- Ruby seems to be coming down with something...again. She had a cold/runny nose/ear ache for 3 weeks. She was healthy for a mere 9 days, and now her nose is running again, she's running a fever and not sleeping well. Poor thing. And if we are going to be honest here, I'm kind of feeling sorry for myself here, too. When she doesn't sleep, I don't sleep. And I don't really like that.
--- Today I went to Helaman Halls to bring a printer to one of my Chicago Mia Maids who is now a freshman at BYU. Walking the Halls was nostalgic for me, and it was also hard to believe this little 15 year-old girl of mine was now an official adult. It was fun to see her in her new element and the best part was when her roommate thought I was her 20 year-old friend stopping by. It was awesome. I hope I still look 20 in 10 years.
--- Today Cade wasn't nearly as happy to do chores and homework when he got home as he was the other day. I left to go to the temple a little while after he got home. Our babysitter reported that he happily did it all when I was gone. So this must mean he needed space from his mom. Are we really already there? That makes me sad. At least it's good to know he's a self-starter. Just sad to take in that he seems to be happier when I'm not around. I'm deciding to take this personally.
--- Cade starts piano lessons tomorrow. This is very unfamiliar territory for me. I haven't yet decided what my attitude about this will be -- there's a number of different philosophies. There's a. the "you must take lessons until you are 18 years old and I don't care what you feel about it!" philosophy. Or, b. try it out for a few years and see how you like it. Then c. you don't have to pick the piano, but you MUST choose one instrument to play d. uhhhh? I had been feeling lately that I should expose him to it and then see where it goes. It has amazed me how hard it has been to fill callings for primary pianists and I suppose this is my way of doing my part to help insure there are pianists in future wards. I heard about this fabulous teacher who lives quite close who charges hardly anything. She's talented and also amazing with the children. I told Cade about it when Savannah was at the dinner table and said it like this: "Now Savannah, please don't get too jealous, but I've signed Cade up for piano lessons. When you are 7, you can sign up for piano lessons, too, okay?" It worked like a charm. Savvy was visibly bummed that she got left out of this "special" treatment, so Cade decided he wasn't going to throw a fit about it or mope. So I guess we need to get a keyboard or something until I can make a commitment to a piano.
--- Savvy finally got to go to her dance class today. The car battery (thanks to my dear, sweet neighbor) was fully charged and the car was able to get us out of the garage for the first time in 2 days. She loved the class, reported that her teacher was super nice and told me next time she wants the class to last longer.
--- A dear friend of mine told me yesterday she has breast cancer. It has really brought perspective back into my narrow-minded little world. I'm devastated for her, but she is young, optimistic, prayerful, giving and a very healthy woman otherwise. She will beat it. I just wish she didn't have to go through with this. It is a tough journey; one that hits so close to home.
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Hey Michelle-
Sorry to hear about your friend! I hope everything goes well for her.
About the piano situation... my parents always told us that we would regret not learning the piano, so we were forced to take lessons, practice, etc. BUT, all we had to do was learn how to play 50 hymns, then we could quit. They weren't trying to make us into concert pianists - they just wanted us to be able to be of service at Church, baptisms, etc.
So, it was up to us as to how quickly we wanted to learn those hymns so we could quit. To ensure that we actually completed the goal, we also were not allowed to get our drivers licenses until those 50 hymns were learned. My sisters and I got to that point around age 14 or so (we all ended up being ward organists during high school, actually), but my brother eked by with only knowing about 20-30 hymns (he also had to get his Eagle, so he probably had a little more leniency with the piano thing).
Anyway, just an idea! It might be nice to give your kids an end goal in mind. They might actually think it would be cool to know how to play hymns, so that could be real motivation. Good luck!
So sorry about the cancer . . . always such a hard thing.
Also sorry about the sickness. My SIL had a lot of problems with her little kids being sick when her older kids were in school, then her pediatrician told her that the second her kids came home they should wash their hands and change their shirts to keep from spreading germs. She said it helped. Good luck, hope some sanity comes!
Well you have your own experience with the piano (option e) You can take lessons as long as you practice. Do you wish now you'd had more incentive/push/threat to continue lessons.
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