My Summer So Far

I've been on summer break for one week, and so far, so good. This year, I kept hearing about "MAYcember," apparently a clever way of saying, "May is as crazy as the winter holiday season, only without the presents." I survived MAYcember, and that's saying a lot for a music teacher. I made it through all of the end-of-the-year recitals, festivals, graduations, and concerts (aside from one more studio recital in June).

I ended the school year with a wonderful group of choir kids. This year, my choir also included a sixth grader who accompanied us on drums.

My fifth and sixth graders had a successful run in our annual musical, Mary Poppins.

The last week of school, we had a fun Kindergarten Graduation and third grade camp sing along.

My three-year-old nephew finished his first year of preschool and listed "singing" as his favorite subject. As you can imagine, that made his Aunt Becky super proud!

Speaking of my nephews, my brother and his family visited us on Memorial Day. I can't think of a better way to spend my first weekend of summer break.

And then I found out . . . Sleater-Kinney is coming to Boise!

Me waiting to see Janet Weiss and Kathy Foster at Treefort, the best little concert no one knew about . . .

Little known fact: I saw Janet Weiss and Kathy Foster (The Thermals) at Treefort in March. They performed in a highly unpublicized set that Dan and I just happened to stumble upon. I was so close to the stage, I could see their tonsils.

Sleater-Kinney! Guys, this is as exciting as my Weezer (AND The Pixies) proclamation! Not bad, for my first week of summer . . . so far . . .

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